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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 3 party roles

Party Leader

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Fair Work

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Lorna has had 4 previous roles

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

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]

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

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 31 August 2022]

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: 22 May 2025

Scotland’s Carbon Emissions (Climate Change Committee Report)

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

Committee Effectiveness Inquiry

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

Flamingo Land (Lomond Banks)

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

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review

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

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

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…

Votes

How Lorna Slater has voted in Parliament

Find out how Lorna Slater has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17598

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

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

Motion ref. S6M-17598.2

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

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

Motion ref. S6M-17598.1

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

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

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 91

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

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 135

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

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-37571

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

Question ref. S6F-04092

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

Question ref. S6W-37651

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

Question ref. S6W-37573

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

Question ref. S6W-37574

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

Question ref. S6W-37572

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

Question ref. S6W-36687

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

Question ref. S6W-36688

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

Question ref. S6F-04026

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

Question ref. S6W-36518

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

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