MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East (Region)
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Scottish Green Party
MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
Member
Scottish Green Party
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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: 18 June 2026
Q Manivannan (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "I thank Maggie Chapman for refusing to let this crisis slip from view.A few years ago, before I was elected to this Parliament, I was a postgraduate teacher, union organiser and international student at the University of St Andrews…
Chamber meeting date: 16 June 2026
Q Manivannan (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "I thank Jenny Young for lodging the motion and for the chance, on the 10th anniversary of Jo Cox’s death, to allow ourselves a moment of pause. Grief is a drowning heaviness. It is also, I believe, something that warrants action…
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026
Q Manivannan (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "I thank Alyn Smith for securing this debate. I shall begin with a wee bit of a disclosure. I have been informed of a television show called “Dept Q”, which was filmed in and is set in Edinburgh, but it has nothing to do with my office…
Chamber meeting date: 2 June 2026
Q Manivannan (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "Given that no rent control areas are likely to be designated until the summer of 2027 at the earliest, that rents have increased above inflation in Edinburgh and Lothians East and that the increasing cost of living and high interest rates will further squeeze renters, who are already struggling, what interim protections will the Scottish Government…
Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2026
Q Manivannan (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "Thank you so much. Deputy Presiding Officer and cabinet secretary, I offer my warmest congratulations to you both…
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Motion ref. S7M-00397
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 108 for, 10 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00380
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 102 for, 16 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00367.4
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 10 for, 107 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00367.1
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 23 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00367
Submitted by: Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 15, 2026
Supported by: Tom Arthur
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 93 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 17 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in increasing use of its New Refugee Doctors Project, including to support medically qualified refugees from Gaza."
Asked by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the closure of the workplace nursery at Victoria Quay in October 2025, and reports that some staff have reduced their working hours or left employment, (a) what assessment it has made of the impact of the closure on staff with childcare responsibilities, and (b) whether it has any plans to secure new…
Asked by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 18 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maggie Chapman (on behalf of the SPCB) on 1 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment it has made of the progress in implementing the recommendations from the Scottish Parliament's Inclusive Parliament Review, including which recommendations remain outstanding and what the timetable for their completion is."
Asked by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 18 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 May 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to meet the statutory child poverty targets that were set in 2017, in light of reports that Scotland is not on track to meet the final 2030 targets across all four measures."