Mark Griffin
Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Mark Griffin
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6397
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Mark is a member of 2 committees
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Mark is a member of 8 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Construction
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Germany
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on St Andrew's Day
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Mark does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Mark has 2 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Housing
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Local Government
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Mark has had 12 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
15 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Education and Culture Committee
Deputy Convener
23 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
02 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
08 January 2015 - 15 September 2015
Education and Culture Committee
Member
03 September 2013 - 02 September 2015
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Member
12 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
Burrell Collection Lending and Borrowing Scotland Bill Committee
Member
19 September 2012 - 03 September 2013
Education and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
22 December 2011 - 03 September 2013
Public Audit Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Member
Register of interests
Mark'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 Mark Griffin. The date of their initial statement was 18 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own a flat in North Lanarkshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000. From 27 August 2016 I receive rental income of up to £5,000 per annum.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Mark Griffin 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.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 28 March 2023
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development and Use Classes) (Scotland) Miscellaneous Amendment Order 2023 (SSI 2023/35)
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I wonder how the public get the opportunity to object to the appropriateness of an outdoor hospitality area…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 28 March 2023
Community Planning Inquiry (Post-legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015)
Mark Griffin: "We are reviewing the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015. At the most basic level, has community participation improved since the introduction of the 2015 act? Has the act had any meaningful impact on such participation…
Chamber meeting date: 16 March 2023
National Treatment Centre (Cumbernauld)
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "In 2021, the First Minister promised for Cumbernauld a new national treatment centre, which was supposed to treat its first patient in 2026…
Chamber meeting date: 16 March 2023
Compulsory Purchase Orders (Conversion of Empty Homes into Council Housing)
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Compulsory sale orders are another lever that local authorities could use to get properties back into use. The Government consulted on their introduction. Is the Government’s policy still to support their introduction…
Chamber meeting date: 14 March 2023
Net Zero: Local Government and Cross-sectoral Partners
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "As colleagues across the chamber have said, the report is hugely welcome and it acknowledges local government as being at the heart of meeting our climate goals. It also sets out a series of warnings…
Votes
How Mark Griffin has voted in Parliament
Find out how Mark Griffin has voted recently.
First Minister's Appointment of Junior Scottish Ministers
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Result 71 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
First Minister's Appointment of Scottish Ministers
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Result 71 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Result 31 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 98 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Result 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 58 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Result 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 107 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Mark Griffin in Parliament
Find out what motions Mark Griffin has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Mark Griffin has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) large, (b) small and (c) medium developers are party to the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord."
Answer expected on 28 April 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding any lessons that can be learned regarding cancer prevention in Scotland, to the article, Night shift work and risk of aggressive prostate cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers (NOPW) cohort, in the International Journal of Epidemiology."
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to end any long shift patterns of its staff, in light of the findings of the article published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, Night shift work and risk of aggressive prostate cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers (NOPW) cohort."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11906 by Shona Robison on 18 November 2022, whether it will provide an update on the status of each of the recommendations, broken down by each action from the review in (a) October 2021 and (b) July 2022."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-14992 and S6W-14994 by Shona Robison on 7 March 2023, whether it will publish (a) the initial recommendations and (b) its response to Freedom of Information request FOI/202300342482, and what its reasons are for not doing so to date."
Answered by Shona Robison on 27 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commission research into private rented sector landlord exits, using the methodology described by BuiltPlace in its February 2023 Market Commentary, dated 1 March 2023, of comparing sale and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data by Unique Property Reference Number."
Answered by Shona Robison on 27 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it allocated from the Young Patients Family Fund to each NHS board in 2022-23, and what its proposed allocations are for 2023-24."
Answered by Maree Todd on 25 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Young Patients Family Fund it has spent in 2022-23 to date."
Answered by Maree Todd on 25 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will receive the Young Patients Family Fund expenditure figures from NHS boards detailing expenditure on (a) travel, (b) accommodation and (c) other expenses."
Answered by Maree Todd on 25 March 2023
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what the Scottish Assessors Association's data deficiencies are that mean that it cannot pay Warm Home Discount direct to those who have the same circumstances as Core Group 2 in England and Wales, and what assessment it has undertaken of how to overcome those data deficiencies."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 23 March 2023