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Lorna Slater

Scottish Green Party

MSP for Lothian (Region) 2021 - present day

About Lorna Slater

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6997
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Lorna is a member of 3 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Circular Economy

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Construction

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Lorna has 1 parliamentary and government role

Parliamentary Bureau

Member

Party Roles

Lorna has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Fair Work

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Lorna has had 6 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

05 December 2024 - 30 September 2025

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee

Member

06 May 2021 - 29 August 2025

Party Leader

Scottish Green Party

21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024

Party Spokesperson on Economic Recovery

Scottish Green Party

21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024

Party Spokesperson on Green Industrial Strategy

Scottish Green Party

31 August 2021 - 25 April 2024

Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity

Scottish Government

17 June 2021 - 08 September 2021

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Member

Register of interests

Lorna's register of interests

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

Here is the register for Lorna Slater. The date of their initial statement was 27 May 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

Until 18 June I was an Engineering Project Manager with Orbital Marine Power Ltd, a firm concerned with the design, build and deployment of tidal turbines (of Exchange Place 2, 5 Semple St, Edinburgh EH3 8BL). I received remuneration of between £60,001 and £65,000 per annum and spent approximately 3 days per month on the role until my departure, on 18 June 2021. I received a final payment of £1451.75 on 28 June 2021. (Amended interest 30 June 2021]

Gifts

No registrable interests.

Overseas visits

No registrable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

No registrable interests.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests.

Voluntary

My husband works for Heriot Watt University. [Amended interest 18 March 2025]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 31 August 2022]

I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 18 March 2025]

Recent Activity

What was said

What Lorna Slater has said in Parliament

These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.

Chamber meeting date: 26 November 2025

Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "Thank you, Presiding Officer. I do not intend to use my full time…

Chamber meeting date: 26 November 2025

Economy

Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "Since Russell Findlay took over the leadership of the Scottish Conservatives, he has taken the party into outright rejection of science and evidence and full-on climate denial, suggesting, as the motion for debate does, that understanding the implications of climate science and the importance of meeting international legal obligations is…

Chamber meeting date: 25 November 2025

Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill

Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "I do not intend to use my full time. The Scottish Greens understand the need for the bill and the proposed timetable, and will support the motion this evening."

Chamber meeting date: 20 November 2025

Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "It is fair to say that at the Economy and Fair Work Committee session where this bill was presented to us, the response from the committee was pretty nonplussed…

Chamber meeting date: 19 November 2025

Skills System

Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "The Economy and Fair Work Committee has heard over and over again about the advantages of workplace learning, not only for traditional vocational careers but also for secondary school pupils and post-secondary students…

Votes

How Lorna Slater has voted in Parliament

Find out how Lorna Slater has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19916

Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill: Timetable and Procedures for Consideration

Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Result 88 for, 26 against, 1 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19920

Revision to Business Programme

Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Result 89 for, 26 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19866

Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, November 21, 2025

Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Result 66 for, 29 against, 21 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19890

Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 24, 2025

Supported by: Ivan McKee, Shona Robison, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Result 88 for, 22 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19754.2

Education

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 64 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Lorna Slater has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6W-42201

Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 26 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 11 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that filters in cigarettes are one of the most littered items and that they leak toxic chemicals, which can threaten marine life, what its position is on calls to ban them."

Question reference: S6W-42198

Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 26 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 11 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide information on (a) the documents that have incorporated updates from the Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan to date, (b) any further documents expected to include these updates and (c) the proposed publication dates for each."

Question reference: S6W-41758

Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 7 November 2025

Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to investigate and respond to reports that Rockstar Games has dismissed staff for joining a workplace union, and how it can ensure that workers' rights to unionise are protected under Scottish employment law."

Question reference: S6O-05224

Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 20 November 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will review its interim position on the use of facilities and services at the Parliament, following the Supreme Court ruling, and seek specialist legal advice, in light of the Equality and Human Rights Commission withdrawing its interim guidance."

Question reference: S6W-41707

Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 5 November 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to the inclusion of specific diagnostic and treatment guidelines for Tourette syndrome in the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network and, in light of reported concerns about underreporting and inconsistent diagnosis and the need for clear national support frameworks for people…

Question reference: S6W-41764

Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 10 November 2025

Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any work it has undertaken to disqualify businesses who make use of unpaid trial shifts from receiving public grants and procurement contracts from the Scottish Government."

Question reference: S6W-41418

Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 20 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 4 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any progress made in developing reuse targets with Scotland’s local authorities since the passage of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill."

Question reference: S6W-40642

Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 18 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure consistent implementation of the Coeliac Disease Pathway across all NHS boards."

Question reference: S6W-40640

Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 18 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 30 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to publish further details on the aims set out in the Health and Care Service Renewal Framework, including how these aims will be implemented and resourced."

Question reference: S6W-40641

Asked by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 18 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported ongoing concerns about underdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis for people with coeliac disease, whether it plans to introduce a national early testing scheme for the condition."

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