Scottish Green Party
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2021 - present day
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
31 August 2021 - 25 April 2024
Scottish Government
17 June 2021 - 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 27 May 2021.
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]
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[Ceased interest removed from entry: 31 August 2022]
My husband works for Heriot Watt University. [Amended interest 18 March 2025]
I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 18 March 2025]
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: 22 May 2025
3. Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "The Climate Change Committee report that was published this week shows that Scotland’s carbon emissions are on a disastrous trajectory…
Chamber meeting date: 22 May 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "The Scottish Green group submitted a detailed paper on the inquiry, and I am grateful that this work is being undertaken…
Chamber meeting date: 20 May 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "I reiterate the calls from my colleagues that the Scottish Government should call in this planning permission…
SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee meeting date: 15 May 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "I have a cheeky supplementary question to Murdo Fraser’s question. Mr Carlaw, we have been speaking about effectiveness…
Chamber meeting date: 13 May 2025
Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "The Scottish Greens who were elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2021 stood on the manifesto pledge to introduce “safe and compassionate laws that allow terminally ill adults the right to an assisted death when the time is right for them…
Find out how Lorna Slater has voted recently.
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 19, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Result 63 for, 40 against, 7 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Supported by: Tim Eagle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Result 31 for, 78 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Result 46 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Result 28 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Result 48 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Lorna Slater has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will launch the consultation on the necessary secondary legislation needed for the implementation of the Heat Networks (Scotland) Act 2021 to enable distributed heat provision to benefit from the same statutory undertaker rights as any other licenced utility in Scotland."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 21 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it (a) has taken in the last six months and (b) is planning to take to improve waiting times for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments in the Lothian region."
Answer expected on 29 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce legislation to require all public buildings and those supported by public funding to connect to district heating, to help provide demand assurance for heat networks."
Answer expected on 27 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide support, similar to that available for heat pump installation, to help households meet the cost of connecting to a heat network."
Answer expected on 27 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are to legislate to require waste heat to be made available to heat networks to support Scotland’s transition to zero carbon heating."
Answer expected on 27 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government which incinerators, including those with accepted planning permission, are able to destroy persistent organic pollutants, in alignment with the SEPA guidance on the management of waste upholstered domestic seating."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 2 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government which incinerators accept waste upholstered domestic seating for disposal."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 2 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 April 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025
Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider increasing portion sizes in free school meals, in light of reported comments from young carers that the portions are too small, particularly for children who may be missing other meals at home."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 April 2025