Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
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15 January 2025 - 02 September 2025
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22 September 2021 - 15 January 2025
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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08 June 2016 - 04 May 2021
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25 May 2016 - 02 September 2020
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28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
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06 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
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24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
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24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
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24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
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24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
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15 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Convener
23 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
02 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
08 January 2015 - 15 September 2015
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03 September 2013 - 02 September 2015
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06 January 2015 - 24 August 2015
Scottish Labour
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
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10 July 2013 - 16 December 2014
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12 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
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19 September 2012 - 03 September 2013
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22 December 2011 - 03 September 2013
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01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
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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 Mark Griffin. The date of their initial statement was 18 May 2021.
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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: 26 June 2025
7. Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what health policies it has in place to support the neurodevelopment of children born prematurely through their early years and adolescence. (S6O-04856)"
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 24 June 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Before I ask the minister a couple of questions on the adoption of local development plans, I have a supplementary question about his comment that 164,000 homes across Scotland have planning permission but have not yet been built…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "The local government workforce has reduced by 30,000 full-time-equivalent posts, while central Government payroll has increased by 73 per cent during the Government’s time in office…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 17 June 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. Pamela Clifford, how has the introduction of the new minimum all-tenure housing land requirement—MATHLR—figures in NPF4 impacted on the identification of land for housing?"
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 12 June 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I apologise for missing the earlier part of the session…
Find out how Mark Griffin has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6M-16789
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16892
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16960
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16942
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16923
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Mark Griffin has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S6M-19832
Motion ref. S6M-18684
Motion ref. S6M-18475
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 3 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what cost per unit it has assumed for new-build homes in its outline plan to deliver 36,000 homes as part of the draft Budget 2026-27, broken down by tenure type."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to COSLA’s statement that the draft Budget 2026-27 “represents a very poor settlement for local government which fails to address the financial situation being faced by councils across Scotland"."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 7 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding commitments are being considered for clinical research on motor neurone disease (MND) in the 2026-27 Scottish Budget."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 1 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26978 by Paul McLennan on 7 May 2024, how (a) much funding has been spent through the National Acquisition Programme and (b) many social homes have been delivered in each local authority area in each year since it was first announced in June 2023."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 19 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has held at a ministerial level with (a) Scottish Veterans Residences and (b) the Veterans Scotland Housing Group regarding (i) veterans' homelessness and (ii) the impact of the housing emergency on veterans wishing to settle in Scotland; on what dates any such meetings took place; what the outcomes…
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 18 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of (a) local authority and (b) registered social landlord homes meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 16 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 13 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the types of combustible façade material used on the estimated 1,020 to 1,200 residential buildings with a height of 11 to 18m that have been identified as possibly requiring remedial work, in light of it having provided a breakdown of the type of work required,…
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 5 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 12 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much money it has directly invested in its place-based investment programme (a) in each year since 2021 and (b) since April 2021, also broken down by how much has been attracted to the programme from private sources…
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 12 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the annual report of the Scottish Housing Regulator, which has stated that three local authorities are impacted by a systemic failure of their homelessness services, and a further eight are at heightened risk of such failure."
Asked by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 16 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has engaged with the Association of British Insurers, or other relevant industry bodies, to assess whether there are any insurance implications associated with its current approach to assessing buildings with potentially unsafe cladding as set out in the Single Building Assessment Specification Document."