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David Green

Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Constituency)

About David Green

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Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

David Green is a member of 2 committees

Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Member

Rural Affairs Committee

Substitute Member

Cross-party groups

David Green is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

David Green has 1 parliamentary and government role

Committee Of The Regions UK Contact Group

Member

Party Roles

David Green has 1 party role

Spokesperson for Public Service Reform, Europe, External Affairs & Culture

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Previous roles

David Green does not have any previous roles

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

Register of interests

David Green's register of interests

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Recent Activity

Official Report

What David Green 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.

Energy Security

Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026

David Green (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (LD): "The minister will, no doubt, agree that our energy security must be considered alongside our climate obligations…

North Coast 500 (Economic Impacts)

Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026

David Green (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (LD): "The north coast 500 has been a success for the north Highland economy, but it has also exposed a road network that is struggling to keep pace…

National Health Service

Chamber meeting date: 3 June 2026

David Green (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (LD): "Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I congratulate you on your election, and all other members on theirs.Like many new MSPs, I will begin by putting on record my thanks to my family, friends and supporters for helping to send me here…

Decision Time

Chamber meeting date: 3 June 2026

David Green (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (LD): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. The system did not work, but I would have voted no."

Capital Projects (Delays)

Chamber meeting date: 2 June 2026

David Green (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (LD): "I welcome the cabinet secretary to his new role and wish him well. He will be aware that my Liberal Democrat colleague Andrew Baxter has called for a dedicated A9 scrutiny committee in this session of Parliament…

Votes

How David Green has voted in Parliament

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Motion reference: S7M-00096

Submitted by: Alison Thewliss, Glasgow Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Supported by: Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Colin Beattie, Steven Bonnar, Miles Briggs, Holly Bruce, Ariane Burgess, Michelle Campbell, Bob Doris, Murdo Fraser, David Kirkwood, Kirsten Oswald, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance

Result 3 for, 2 against, 1 abstained, 0 did not vote

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Motions

Motions made by David Green in Parliament

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Questions

Questions David Green has asked

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

Question reference: S7W-04010

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of establishing a Scottish equivalent to the UK Government's Museum Estate and Development (MEND) Fund."

Question reference: S7W-04009

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will place the Museum Futures programme on a permanent, multi-year footing rather than continuing it as a time-limited programme."

Question reference: S7W-04012

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether museum and gallery closures are likely to fall disproportionately on communities outside the central belt."

Question reference: S7W-04011

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported loss of specialist collections, curatorial and learning roles across the museum sector, and what steps it is taking to retain these skills."

Question reference: S7W-04008

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason multi-year funding settlements have been extended to the organisations core funded through Creative Scotland but not to non-national museums and galleries, and whether it will address any such disparity…

Question reference: S7W-04013

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 5 October 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £4 million of the £70 million in new culture funding it rolled out over the last two years has been allocated to projects outside of the central belt."

Question reference: S7W-03438

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 18 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 2 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the role of the 2,125 people employed at Dounreay in maintaining and developing Scotland’s nuclear skills base."

Question reference: S7W-03436

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 18 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 2 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the role of Scotland’s 5,583 civil nuclear workers in supporting the country’s energy transition."

Question reference: S7W-03437

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 18 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 2 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with industry about the future of the 2,125 civil nuclear jobs currently supported at Dounreay."

Question reference: S7W-03816

Asked by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: 30 September 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that financial barriers do not prevent people from lower-income backgrounds from pursuing careers in the cultural sector, including comedy."