Scottish Green Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024
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29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024
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08 September 2021 - 18 June 2024
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17 June 2021 - 23 June 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 Maggie Chapman. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.
Until April 2019 I was Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Council for Visual Impairment (SCOVI), a charitable organisation which serves as an umbrella body for organisations concerned with visual impairment (of C/o 50 Gillespie Crescent, Edinburgh, EH10 4JB). I spent 21 hours per week in the role and received between £20,001 and £25,000.
Until 30 June 2021 I was the Chief Operating Officer of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, a charitable organisation supporting survivors of sexual violence (of 17 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh, EH7 4 HX). I spent 28 hours per week in the role and received between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. [Amended interest, 26 August 2022]
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[Ceased interest removed from entry: 22 November 2023]
I am a member of the National Executive of Democratic Left Scotland, a political organisation that focusses on the left / radical politics of Scotland. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
I am a member of the editorial committee of the Scottish Left Review, which produces a bi-monthly magazine on left politics. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
I am a Board member of the North East Scotland Climate Action Network, a hub organisation that supports and encourages communities in the North East to take local action to tackle to climate emergency. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. [Registered 22 November 2022]
I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 22 November 2022]
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: 8 October 2024
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "As others have done, I thank all those who have provided information for the debate. More importantly, I thank them for the work that they do, day in, day out, to support people throughout our communities…
Chamber meeting date: 3 October 2024
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Can the minister say what we can learn, and apply here in Scotland, from the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, which was introduced by the then Green MLA Rachel Woods, and which created an entitlement to 10 days of paid leave “for victims of domestic abuse; and for connected purposes”?"
Chamber meeting date: 3 October 2024
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Can the minister say what we can learn, and apply here in Scotland, from the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, which was introduced by the then Green MLA Rachel Woods, and which created an entitlement to 10 days of paid leave “for victims of domestic abuse; and for connected purposes”?"
Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2024
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "The award-winning journalist Vicky Spratt recently published a book titled “Tenants: The People on the Frontline of Britain’s Housing Emergency”…
Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2024
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Presiding Officer, “I send a message to all the people of the world to uphold the Olympic principles and the Olympic Charter, to refrain from bullying all athletes, because this has effects, massive effects…
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Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Result 99 for, 14 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Result 26 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Result 16 for, 96 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 30, 2024
Supported by: Mark Griffin, Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Result 59 for, 55 against, 8 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Result 60 for, 54 against, 8 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Maggie Chapman has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 7 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported comment by the Fire Brigades Union Scotland that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is in a “deadly cycle of decline”."
Answer expected on 4 November 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has produced an action plan on achieving compliance with Article 9(4) of the UN Aarhus Convention to ensure that access to justice is "fair, timely, equitable, and not prohibitively expensive"."
Answer expected on 31 October 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by Audit Scotland on Scotland’s colleges, which states that “colleges need more clarity from the Scottish Government on the aspects of their role to prioritise,” and that colleges are “making fundamental decisions about their future services without…
Taken in the Chamber on 10 October 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings of the Fair Work Convention’s inquiry into Fair Work in the Hospitality Industry."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 18 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the publication of the Scottish Civil Justice Council’s review of court rules, and, to comply with the access to justice requirements of the Aarhus Convention, how it will ensure that any reforms will be enacted before the deadline of 1 October 2024."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 2 August 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is undertaking to tackle racism in justice and community safety-related public bodies."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how its recently published public sector pay policy will support public sector workers to cope with the cost of living."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 29 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions that it has had with universities across Scotland about how public money is used, including in relation to any activities that may impact the ongoing conflict in Palestine."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to tackle wildlife crime."
Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2024
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether public sector bodies should support pregnant workers and new parents with 52 weeks of maternity leave at full pay."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 25 April 2024
See all of Maggie Chapman's questions submitted in Parliament