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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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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: 30 September 2025

Techscaler Programme

Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "I note the support in the Techscaler scheme for international flights and for what the Deputy First Minister calls “deep tech”, such as AI, which can have high energy needs…

Chamber meeting date: 24 September 2025

Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes."

Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2025

Junior Minister

Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "On behalf of the Scottish Green Party, I welcome Ben Macpherson’s appointment as Minister for Higher and Further Education. It is a critical appointment at a time when Scotland’s tertiary education system stands on the cusp of significant reform…

Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2025

Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "I am speaking to Ariane Burgess’s amendments because she is currently unable to attend the chamber. Amendments 300 and 301 would revamp the rules on local authority inspections of private rented accommodation…

Chamber meeting date: 18 September 2025

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review

Lorna Slater (Lothian) (Green): "It was a privilege to be a member of the SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee, and I thank the convener and our excellent clerking and research team for their work. It was a genuinely interesting and productive committee…

Votes

How Lorna Slater has voted in Parliament

Find out how Lorna Slater has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19123

Mobile Phones in Schools

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 29, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 85 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-19124.1

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 54 for, 56 against, 2 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-19124

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 29, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 56 for, 53 against, 3 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-19124.2

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Siobhian Brown, Ayr, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Supported by: Angela Constance
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 55 for, 52 against, 3 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-19123.1

Mobile Phones in Schools

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 49 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

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 ref. S6W-40640

Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 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."

Answered by Neil Gray on 30 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40641

Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 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."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40642

Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 September 2025

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

Answer expected on 2 October 2025

Question ref. S6W-40061

Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is consulting directly with (a) transgender pupils, (b) their guardians and (c) their teachers on any changes to guidance on toilets and changing rooms in schools."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40062

Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what guidelines it is providing to schools, teachers and pupils regarding transgender pupils accessing toilets, changing rooms and gender specific spaces prior to full guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) being published."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40063

Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to any transgender pupils who have reported an increase in harassment and bullying issues since the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40064

Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to any school pupils who risk having their transgender status outed against their will in the event of them receiving guidance to use gender neutral toilets and changing rooms, following the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-39047

Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Wellbeing Economy Monitor was not updated in 2024, and when an update can be expected."

Answered by Kate Forbes on 25 July 2025

Question ref. S6W-39048

Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it can display the Wellbeing Economy Monitor in a more prominent and easy-to-find location on the Scottish Government website, in order that ministers, officials and interested parties can access it easily when setting targets or charting the success of policy interventions."

Answered by Kate Forbes on 25 July 2025

Question ref. S6W-38924

Asked by: Slater, Lorna, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 23 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been allocated to deliver the new palliative care strategy."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 July 2025

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