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Scottish Green Party
MSP for Edinburgh Central (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
Scottish Green Party
Former MSP for Lothian (Region)
06 May 2021 to 08 Apr 2026
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01 July 2024 to 08 April 2026
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01 July 2024 to 08 April 2026
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26 June 2024 to 08 April 2026
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18 June 2024 to 08 April 2026
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26 June 2024 to 08 April 2026
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22 May 2025 to 08 April 2026
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05 December 2024 to 30 September 2025
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31 August 2021 to 25 April 2024
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17 June 2021 to 08 September 2021
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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 21 May 2026.
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My husband works for Heriot Watt University.
I am the chair of the committee for the community group Friends of Holyrood Park.
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: 29 September 2026
Lorna Slater (Edinburgh Central) (Green): "As a Parliament, we have a challenge before us. In the programme for government, the Scottish Government set out its aim of putting more power in the hands of people and communities, as part of comprehensive public service reform…
Chamber meeting date: 24 September 2026
7. Lorna Slater (Edinburgh Central) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether, with respect to the standards applied by the Parliament’s allowances office for MSP constituency offices, it will establish technical standards for fire detection, ventilation, heating, lighting and other safety and wellbeing factors that are recognised by surveyors and solicitors across the…
Public Service Reform Committee meeting date: 24 September 2026
Lorna Slater (Edinburgh Central) (Green): "I am concerned about the delivery of public services being pushed on to charities and our depending too heavily on them…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
7. Lorna Slater (Edinburgh Central) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to change the legislation governing short-term lets to ensure that properties operating as short-term lets in Edinburgh Central cannot do so without planning permission. (S7O-00257)"
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
7. Lorna Slater (Edinburgh Central) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to change the legislation governing short-term lets to ensure that properties operating as short-term lets in Edinburgh Central cannot do so without planning permission. (S7O-00257)"
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Motion ref. S7M-01395
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Supported by: Hannah Mary Goodlad
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Result 70 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01395.1
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Result 9 for, 109 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01395.2
Submitted by: Malcolm Offord, West Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Result 27 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01395.4
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Result 69 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01395.5
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Result 26 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that Edinburgh Food Project provided 2,896 food parcels in the Edinburgh Central constituency between September 2025 and September 2026, whether it remains committed to ending the need for food banks in Scotland and, if so, what action it is taking to deliver this commitment."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that 35% of crisis grant applications resulted in refusals in 2025-26, what assessment it has made of whether crisis grant eligibility rules contribute to reliance on food banks."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government in light of reports that 8,870 of the 26,160 crisis grant decisions made in the City of Edinburgh resulted in refusals last year, representing 34% of all decisions, and that the average award was £125, whether it considers the level of crisis grant provision to be sufficient to meet applicants' needs."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication by the Scottish Government and COSLA of the renewed delivery plan, Ending Destitution Together, what action it is taking to address food insecurity and reliance on food banks among people with no recourse to public funds."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported rise in homelessness applications in Edinburgh, what action it is taking to ensure that people experiencing homelessness or living in temporary accommodation can access nutritious food."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 10 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 22 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) permanent staff and (b) contractors are employed by (i) NatureScot, (ii) SEPA and (iii) Zero Waste Scotland."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 17 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the planned reform of NHS boards and the existing delays to the implementation of the Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Pathway, when it expects the pathway to be delivered."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 17 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the veteran community about the delayed implementation of its Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Pathway."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 17 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in the delivery of the Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Pathway, and what barriers remain."
Asked by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 17 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether, with respect to the standards applied by the Parliament's Allowances Office for MSP constituency offices, it will establish technical standards for fire detection, ventilation, heating, lighting and other safety and wellbeing factors that are recognised by surveyors and solicitors across the…