Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
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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
Substitute Member
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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24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
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24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
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
Substitute Member
22 December 2011 - 03 September 2013
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01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
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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: 6 May 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "A year on from declaring a housing emergency, we still do not have enough homes, the rate of building has fallen and more than 10,000 children are homeless…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 6 May 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I want to speak on Ross Greer’s tax proposals. I do not necessarily disagree with them—in fact, I agree with a lot of what he said about the ridiculous nature of having a 1991 valuation system and with a lot of his other points…
Chamber meeting date: 1 May 2025
6. Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports of local authorities suspending council housing allocations. (S6F-04032)"
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 24 April 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Amendment 1066 seeks to ensure that GPs are covered by the ask and act duties that are set out in part 5 of the bill…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 22 April 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Thank you, convener, and good morning minister. We have heard from previous witnesses that social housing tenants who have been decanted from properties that have been affected by RAAC have had a really challenging time…
Find out how Mark Griffin has voted recently.
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 30 for, 84 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, May 2, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 59 for, 55 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 28 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 48 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Mark Griffin has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many property factors have applied to join the Scottish Property Factor Register in each year since 2011."
Answer expected on 16 May 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many property factors in total are currently on the Scottish Property Factor Register."
Answer expected on 16 May 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent staff it has employed in its More Homes division in each of the last five financial years."
Answer expected on 15 May 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many property factors have been removed from the property factor register as a result of contraventions of the Code of Conduct for Property Factors in each year since 2011."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 28 April 2025
"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports of local authorities suspending council housing allocations."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when the out-turn report for the Affordable Housing Supply Programme between 2022 and 2024 will be published."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish in full the report of the review of the Affordable Housing Supply Programme; if (a) so, when and (b) not, whether it plans to publish the review’s conclusions, and, if so, when."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to the Scottish Assembly, which supports people with learning difficulties to access services, in each of the last five years."
Answered by Maree Todd on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it anticipates will be made available from the Learning Disability Support Fund to the Scottish Assembly over the next three years."
Answered by Maree Todd on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any changes to the funding criteria for the Learning Disability Support Fund, which will operate from October 2025, for organisations such as the Scottish Assembly and the leadership framework that it operates."
Answered by Maree Todd on 22 April 2025