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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
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Q Manivannan

Scottish Green Party

MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East (Region)

About Q Manivannan

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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish Green Party
MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East (Region)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

Q Manivannan is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Q Manivannan is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Q Manivannan does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

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Previous roles

Q Manivannan does not have any previous roles

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

Register of interests

Q Manivannan's register of interests

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Recent Activity

Official Report

What Q Manivannan 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.

Childcare

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…

Childcare

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…

Childcare

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…

First Minister

Chamber meeting date: 19 May 2026

Q Manivannan (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Sorry—I was unable to do so because of technical snafus. I vote for Gillian Mackay."

First Minister

Chamber meeting date: 19 May 2026

Q Manivannan (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Sorry—I was unable to do so because of technical snafus. I vote for Gillian Mackay."

Votes

How Q Manivannan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Q Manivannan has voted recently.

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.3

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Kristopher Leask, Cara McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 15 for, 110 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.1

Submitted by: Duncan Massey, North East Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 28 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159

Submitted by: Stephen Gethins, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Supported by: Steven Bonnar, Katie Hagmann, Jamie Hepburn, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 70 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.5

Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 25 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.2

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 16 for, 98 against, 10 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

Motions made by Q Manivannan in Parliament

Find out what motions Q Manivannan has submitted recently.

Ending Conversion Practices

Motion ref. S7M-00085

Questions

Questions Q Manivannan has asked

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

Question reference: S7W-00076

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."

Question reference: S7W-00077

Asked by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 18 May 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 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."