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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Patrick Harvie

Scottish Green Party

MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2003 - present day

About Patrick Harvie

Contact details

Contact online

Facebook: Patrick's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Contact at local office

Glasgow Collective
15 East Campbell Street
Glasgow
G1 5DT

Committees

Cross-party groups

Patrick is a member of 5 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Europe

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Science and Technology

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Patrick does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Patrick has 3 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on External Affairs

Scottish Green Party

Party Spokesperson on Net Zero

Scottish Green Party

Previous roles

Patrick has had 40 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

06 May 2021 - 29 August 2025

Party Leader

Scottish Green Party

21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Green Party

31 August 2021 - 25 April 2024

Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights

Scottish Government

17 June 2021 - 30 August 2021

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 30 August 2021

Constitution Europe External Affairs and Culture Committee

Member

18 May 2021 - 05 July 2021

Parliamentary Bureau

Member

05 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Leader

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Employment

Scottish Green Party

26 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Equalities

Scottish Green Party

24 September 2020 - 04 May 2021

Deputy Convener

29 June 2016 - 04 May 2021

Substitute Member

29 September 2016 - 04 May 2021

Member

19 December 2018 - 04 May 2021

Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee

Substitute Member

15 June 2016 - 04 May 2021

Parliamentary Bureau

Member

16 September 2020 - 24 September 2020

Member

29 June 2016 - 19 December 2018

Substitute Member

16 June 2016 - 04 September 2018

Deputy Convener

08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016

Member

08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016

Member

05 May 2011 - 23 March 2016

Party Leader

Scottish Green Party

27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016

Economy Energy and Tourism Committee

Member

27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016

Devolution Further Powers Committee

Substitute Member

01 November 2012 - 27 November 2014

Economy Energy and Tourism Committee

Substitute Member

29 October 2014 - 27 November 2014

Devolution Further Powers Committee

Member

23 October 2012 - 29 October 2014

Referendum Scotland Bill Committee

Member

01 June 2011 - 01 November 2012

Economy Energy and Tourism Committee

Member

23 June 2011 - 01 May 2012

Scotland Bill Committee

Substitute Member

19 June 2007 - 22 March 2011

conveners group

Member

01 December 2008 - 22 March 2011

Party Leader

Scottish Green Party

19 June 2007 - 22 March 2011

Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee

Convener

13 June 2007 - 19 June 2007

Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee

Member

28 May 2003 - 02 April 2007

Party Spokesperson on Communities

Scottish Green Party

21 June 2005 - 02 April 2007

Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs

Scottish Green Party

21 June 2005 - 02 April 2007

Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations

Scottish Green Party

28 May 2003 - 02 April 2007

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Green Party

08 February 2006 - 02 April 2007

Procedures Committee

Substitute Member

04 June 2003 - 02 April 2007

Communities Committee

Member

03 September 2003 - 30 January 2006

Equal Opportunities Committee

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Patrick'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 Patrick Harvie. The date of their initial statement was 26 May 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

From 19 July to 6 August 2010 I participated in the International Visitors' Leadership Program in the United States, a three week study programme principally examining US policy on climate change. The costs of meals, travel and accommodation within the US, and occasional expenses, were met by the US Department of State Cultural Affairs Division (of 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20520) to a total of $8,100 which, on 19 July 2010, was equivalent to £5,316. The costs of travel to and from the US were met by me.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

I am an associate member of the National Union of Journalists.

I am a member and supporter of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.

I am a member and supporter of Greenpeace.

I am a supporter of Stonewall Scotland.

I am a member and supporter of Friends of the Earth Scotland.

I am a member and supporter of Amnesty International.

I am a member and supporter of the Equality Network.

I am a Vice-President of the European Movement in Scotland. This position is unpaid, and I receive no other benefits from it. [Registered 23 June 2021]

I received a donation of £500 towards my election expenses for the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary election from the Fire Brigades Union Scotland.

I am a member and supporter of the Poverty Alliance.

I am a member of the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (generally referred to as EPF), a networking organisation of parliamentarians from across Europe, including but not limited to EU member states. During Sessions 2 and 3 of the Scottish Parliament I participated at a number of conferences and study visits organised by the EPF, generally funded through the UNFPA or national family planning and sexual health agencies.

I received a donation of £500 toward election expenses for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.

I am a member and supporter of the Campaign for Real Ale.

On Friday 2 May 2014 I was given a bottle of Referendum Blend whisky by the Good Spirits Company, of Bath Street, Glasgow. The retail value of this gift was £69. This gift was given after I had participated in a launch event for the whisky.

I am a member and supporter of the Humanist Society of Scotland.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Patrick Harvie 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.

Chamber meeting date: 10 September 2025

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "Will the member give way?"

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 4 September 2025

Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "Good morning to the witnesses. I will touch briefly on the sentencing issue that others have mentioned, but most of my questions will be about the scope of the bill…

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2025

Ethical Divestment (Support for Public Bodies)

2. Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support local authorities and other public bodies to apply ethical criteria when deciding whether to divest from sectors such as fossil fuels, arms companies and businesses complicit in occupation or war crimes. (S6O-04875)"

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2025

Palestine

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "I welcome this opportunity for Parliament to endorse the recognition of Palestine. It is more than 50 years since the United Nations recognised the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and sovereignty…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 2 September 2025

National Good Food Nation Plan

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): "My question leads on quite well from that. I will talk about food education—a lot of that is about schools, but not exclusively so. At the highest level, is there enough ambition for food education in the plan…

Votes

How Patrick Harvie has voted in Parliament

Find out how Patrick Harvie has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18795

Supporting Scottish Exports in Response to Global Uncertainty

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025

Result 60 for, 49 against, 7 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18795.1

Supporting Scottish Exports in Response to Global Uncertainty

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025

Result 23 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-18795.3

Supporting Scottish Exports in Response to Global Uncertainty

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025

Result 26 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-18780.3

Impact of Accommodating Asylum Seekers on Scottish Local Government

Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Result 72 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18780

Impact of Accommodating Asylum Seekers on Scottish Local Government

Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 8, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Result 91 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Patrick Harvie has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-39821

Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 7 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for the completion of the work by the Scottish Law Commission regarding tenement law reform; in the event that it is not achieved before May 2026, how early in the next parliamentary session it expects to be in a position to introduce legislation resulting from this, and whether the reforms will…

Answered by Mairi McAllan on 1 September 2025

Question ref. S6O-04875

Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 27 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support local authorities and other public bodies to apply ethical criteria when deciding whether to divest from sectors such as fossil fuels, arms companies and businesses complicit in occupation or war crimes."

Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-37444

Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 28 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its 2014 public procurement policy note regarding illegal settlements, what action it has taken to prevent public funds being used for activities related to illegal Israeli settlements."

Holding Answer by Ivan McKee on 25 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39532

Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 23 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that it will be able to bring forward anchor funding for The Art Works project in Granton."

Answered by Angus Robertson on 19 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39435

Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has issued any policy or guidance to (a) publicly owned companies and (b) ScotRail regarding the outsourcing of functions."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39507

Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 23 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38909 by Jenny Gilruth on 22 July 2025, whether it will provide the information that was requested and confirm whether any additional Barnett consequential funding is available as a result of the UK Government’s reported additional investment for dealing with reinforced…

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39434

Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether its ministers are involved in ScotRail's decision-making regarding the reported intention to outsource its complaints handling service."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39433

Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 17 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether publicly owned companies should operate a presumption against outsourcing of business functions that are capable of being undertaken in-house."

Answered by Ivan McKee on 25 July 2025

Question ref. S6W-38909

Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 23 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether any additional Barnett consequential funding is available as a result of the UK Government’s reported additional investment for dealing with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in English schools, and whether it has profiled any capital spend for dealing with RAAC in school estates in Scotland."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 July 2025

Question ref. S6W-38893

Asked by: Harvie, Patrick, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 23 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Freelance and Forgotten report will be considered by the (a) Culture Fair Work Taskforce when making its recommendations and (b) Scottish Ministers when considering the taskforce’s recommendations."

Answered by Angus Robertson on 21 July 2025

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