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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Jamie Greene

Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2025 - present day

Independent

Former MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2025 - 2025

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Former MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2016 - 2025

About Jamie Greene

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6137
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Jamie is a member of 1 committee

Public Audit Committee

Deputy Convener

Cross-party groups

Jamie is a member of 5 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Building Bridges with Israel

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fisheries and Coastal Communities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on France

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Taiwan

Co-Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Jamie has 1 parliamentary and government role

Scottish Commission For Public Audit

Deputy Chair

Party Roles

Jamie has 3 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Party Spokesperson on Transport

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Previous roles

Jamie has had 15 previous roles

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

16 May 2024 - 24 June 2024

Scottish Commission for Public Audit

Member

08 February 2024 - 21 February 2024

Public Audit Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023

Criminal Justice Committee

Member

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

18 February 2020 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

25 February 2020 - 04 May 2021

Education and Skills Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 25 February 2020

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

Member

10 September 2019 - 25 February 2020

Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Substitute Member

28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Transport

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Infrastructure

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

03 September 2019 - 18 February 2020

Party Spokesperson on Telecommunications

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

06 September 2018 - 10 September 2019

Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee

Member

17 May 2018 - 06 September 2018

Culture Tourism Europe and External Relations Committee

Member

29 June 2017 - 17 May 2018

Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Member

26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Telecommunications

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Register of interests

Jamie'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 Jamie Greene. The date of their initial statement was 03 June 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests

Gifts

On 23 September 2023 I attended the Ayr Gold Cup at Ayr Racecourse as a guest of Scottish Racing (an organisation promoting and supporting the sport of horseracing throughout Scotland; c/o Hamilton Park Racecourse, Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3 0DW). The value of the gift was £378. [Registered 23 October 2023]

Overseas visits

From 9 to 13 October 2016, as a member of the Cross Party Group on Taiwan, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by the Taipei Representative Office (Edinburgh office) in the UK, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) (of 1 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7PE). I met a number of Government departments, as well as trade and cultural organisations. The total cost of the flight, hotel and ancillary expenses was £6000. These costs were entirely met by the Taiwanese Government as detailed above.

From 6 to 13 October 2024, as a co-convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Taiwan, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by the Taipei Representative Office (Edinburgh) in the UK, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (of 1 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7PE). The Tapei Representative Office (Edinburgh) offers quasi-consular assistance to Taiwanese nationals in Scotland and represents the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the United Kingdom through a manner of cultural, academic, and economic activities. On my visit to Taiwan, I met a number of Government departments, as well as trade, faith-based and cultural organisations. The visit was made up of a cross-party delegation all of whom were, at the time of the trip, members of the Cross Party Group on Taiwan. The total cost of the flights, hotels and ancillary expenses was £8,800. These costs were met entirely by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as detailed above. [Registered 13 November 2024]

From 31 July to 5 August 2016 I was part of a fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by Conservative Friends of Israel (of CFI Ltd, PO Box 72288, London, SW1P 9LB).

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

No registrable interests

Recent Activity

What was said

What Jamie Greene 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: 17 September 2025

Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill

Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (LD): "I am often asked, when schools come to visit, “What is the best part of being an MSP? Is it helping constituents? Is it meeting inspiring people? Is it changing the law…

Chamber meeting date: 16 September 2025

Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (LD): "I take the opportunity to quickly thank, at the start of today’s debate, the Parliament’s clerks, who have assisted a number of back benchers and Opposition members with the drafting of amendments where we did not have the support of the Government…

Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025

Public Sector Settlement Agreements

7. Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (LD): "To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will review its policy on public sector settlement agreements, in light of reports that £4 million of public money was spent on public sector pay-offs in 2023-24. (S6F-04291)"

Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025

GFG Alliance Business Operations

Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (LD): "The problem is that the Scottish Government has never been up front about its dealings with Mr Gupta…

Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025

Exports

Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (LD): "I am pleased to be speaking in my eighth debate this week—it has been quite a week. I will try to stick to exports and not confuse it with any of the other topics that we have spoken about. This is quite a good debate…

Votes

How Jamie Greene has voted in Parliament

Find out how Jamie Greene has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18936.1

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee Debate: SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review

Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Supported by: Sarah Boyack
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 18, 2025

Result 22 for, 81 against, 1 abstained, 25 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-18936

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee Debate: SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review

Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Supported by: Clare Adamson, Murdo Fraser, Ash Regan, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 18, 2025

Result 101 for, 1 against, 3 abstained, 24 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18883

Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 15, 2025

Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Result 71 for, 46 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 26 Amendment 148

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Result 12 for, 101 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 26 Amendment 55

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Result 63 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Jamie Greene has asked

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

Question ref. S6W-39956

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the average waiting time for households applying to the Warmer Homes Scotland Scheme to move from initial application to installation, broken down by local authority area in each year since 2018."

Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-39960

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides for schemes that assist people leaving prison to reintegrate into the community, and how much funding it has allocated to any such programmes in each of the last five financial years."

Answered by Angela Constance on 9 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-39910

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36360 by Fiona Hyslop on 6 June 2025, what proportion of its active travel budget was allocated to each partner organisation in each of the last three financial years, and whether it can provide an update on what proportion of the active travel budget was spent in 2024-25, based…

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 September 2025

Question ref. S6F-04291

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 8 September 2025

"To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will review its policy on public sector settlement agreements, in light of reports that £4 million of public money was spent on public sector pay-offs in 2023-24."

Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40149

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of 23 assaults on prison officers at HMP Greenock between 2020 and 2024, and what measures it is taking to ensure the safety of staff at the facility."

Answered by Angela Constance on 8 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40065

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed how devolved social security spending per capita varies across different local authority areas, and, if so, whether it will provide details for each of the last five years."

Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40022

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent in total on prisoner rehabilitation and reintegration programmes in each of the last five years, and what percentage of the total Scottish Prison Service budget this represented in each year."

Answered by Angela Constance on 8 September 2025

Question ref. S6O-04911

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the availability of residential social care beds in the west of Scotland, in light of reported closures and service reductions in the region."

Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-39710

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 4 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government at what time the last ScotRail service of the day on each route (a) currently departs and (b) departed in 2019."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-39709

Asked by: Greene, Jamie, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 4 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many ScotRail evening rail services currently operate on each route, and how this compares with the number of evening rail services on each route in 2019."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 September 2025

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