MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
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Scottish Labour
MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
06 May 2021 to present
Member
Scottish Labour
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10 April 2023 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Labour
02 September 2025 to 08 April 2026
Substitute Member
02 May 2023 to 08 April 2026
Deputy Convener
02 September 2025 to 10 December 2025
Member
25 April 2023 to 02 May 2023
Member
17 June 2021 to 25 April 2023
Member
31 May 2021 to 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 to 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
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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: 16 June 2026
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the hard work that Our Union Street is doing to re-energise Union Street and the centre of Aberdeen. The project is working along with partners to bring together a shared vision of the future of the city centre…
Chamber meeting date: 16 June 2026
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the member for giving way—she is giving a very fine speech and tribute to Jo Cox.Has she been struck, in recent days, by what has been revealed by the BBC about the firebomb attacks that were made on the UK Prime Minister by another state…
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2026
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of NHS Tayside’s recruitment freeze on patient care and waiting times across Dundee and the wider Tayside region. (S7O-00051)"
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2026
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I am pleased to speak to the amendment in my name, in which we set out very clearly, as we did in the election campaign just a few short weeks ago, that Labour believes that our public services are in need of widespread, root-and-branch reform…
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026
Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The Deputy First Minister said that she met the Institute for Fiscal Studies last week to understand what learnings the Government might take. Will she tell us what those learnings are?"
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Motion ref. S7M-00356
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 15, 2026
Supported by: Simita Kumar
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Result 78 for, 26 against, 16 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00356.4
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 15, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Result 23 for, 96 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00356.5
Submitted by: Holly Bruce, Glasgow Southside, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 15, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Result 77 for, 25 against, 17 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00356.1
Submitted by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 15, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Result 111 for, 8 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00356.2
Submitted by: Julie MacDougall, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK . Date lodged: Monday, June 15, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Result 26 for, 77 against, 17 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Disagreed
Find out what motions Michael Marra has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-00309.3
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what support will be made available to organisations in Dundee that have relied on Whole Family Wellbeing Funding to ensure that services can continue where existing funding has ended and replacement funding streams have not yet opened."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the shortage of consultant immunologists across Scotland, in light of reported concerns regarding reduced access to immunology and allergy services within NHS Tayside following the loss of the Board’s sole consultant immunologist in 2022."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 3 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of NHS Tayside’s recruitment freeze on patient care and waiting times across Dundee and the wider Tayside region."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there should be parity of access to justice for all former patients affected by the actions of Sam Eljamel, regardless of whether treatment was received through NHS Tayside or privately."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on action it is taking to address the use of modified e-bikes and off-road vehicles in incidents of antisocial behaviour."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the proposals in the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill on the NHS Scotland workforce, including whether staff choose to leave the NHS if the bill passes into legislation."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on any potential impact of prolonged, non-permanent senior leadership within the Police Scotland Tayside Division on operational effectiveness, workforce morale and public confidence in local policing."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost to the Scottish Government was to refer the decision to close St Pius X Primary School and Nursery in Dundee to the School Closure Review Panel."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 3 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) Glasgow City Council and (b) Historic Environment Scotland in relation to supporting the preservation of the category A-listed Egyptian Halls."
Asked by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 20 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it routinely retains draft versions of budget spreadsheets and working documents that may change post-publication, and, if so, whether it will commit to making earlier versions available to MSPs where material changes are made in new versions."
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