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 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]
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.
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I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 22 November 2022]
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]
On 21 March 2025 I was elected Rector of the University of Dundee. My three-year term in this role will begin on 1 August 2025. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. [Registered 25 March 2025]
[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.
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: 15 May 2025
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Will the member take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 13 May 2025
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "It is an honour to stand and speak in support of the bill, which aligns not only with the values of the Scottish Greens but with my personal and long-standing belief that it represents an important part of a compassionate society…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 13 May 2025
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I hear what the cabinet secretary has said about other means of income being available to many households, but does she accept that wages are the primary source of income for the vast majority of renters and that, as we know, wage inflation has clearly not kept pace with the CPI? 09:00"
Chamber meeting date: 7 May 2025
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "We stand today at a crossroads. In the face of accelerating climate breakdown, deepening economic inequality and relentless attacks on the rights of the most marginalised, the choices that we make now will define our future…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 6 May 2025
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "If I may, I will take a little time to talk about the bill overall but, before I do that, I express my thanks to the legislation team, the minister, MSPs from other parties and the organisations with which we have all had lots of conversations over the past many months. I am proud that we are here discussing amendments to the Housing (Scotland)…
Find out how Maggie Chapman has voted recently.
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 70 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 15 for, 96 against, 3 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 27 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Result 61 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Result 61 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
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 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with the NHS and local authorities to support disabled people and carers in the North East Scotland region."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 May 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the reported findings from a survey by the Fire Brigades Union that there is support and a need for 52 weeks of full pay for firefighters on maternity leave."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 30 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the feasibility study for the transport of carbon dioxide by pipeline to St Fergus in the north east of Scotland, and if the study has not concluded, when it is expected to do so."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 8 May 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Aberdeenshire Council regarding the reported financial pressures that it is experiencing."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, what steps it is taking to encourage (a) social and (b) private landlords to explore all options before a household with children faces eviction proceedings."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, what steps it is taking to prevent the eviction of households with children due to rent arrears."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its international development work is supporting the humanitarian response in Palestine."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported claims that policing of pro-Palestinian rallies and demonstrations has been disproportionate and heavy-handed."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what support can be provided to migrant workers in the agricultural sector in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on how many people with no recourse to public funds have received Best Start Foods payments."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 February 2025
See all of Maggie Chapman's questions submitted in Parliament