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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Mark Griffin

Scottish Labour

MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day

About Mark Griffin

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6397
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

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.

Motion ref. S6M-08470

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

Motion ref. S6M-08469

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

Motion ref. Douglas Ross

Result 31 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 98 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. Humza Yousaf

Result 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 58 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. Anas Sarwar

Result 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 107 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

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.

Question ref. S6W-16569

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

Question ref. S6W-15948

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

Question ref. S6W-15990

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

Question ref. S6W-15989

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

Question ref. S6W-15804

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

Question ref. S6W-15862

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

Question ref. S6W-16005

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

Question ref. S6W-16006

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

Question ref. S6W-16007

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

Question ref. S6W-16012

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

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