Scottish Green Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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21 May 2021 - 01 July 2024
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29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024
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29 November 2023 - 26 June 2024
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08 September 2021 - 18 June 2024
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17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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 Maggie Chapman. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.
Until 30 June 2021 I was the Chief Operating Officer of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, a charitable organisation supporting survivors of sexual violence (of 17 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh, EH7 4 HX). I spent 28 hours per week in the role and received between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. [Amended interest, 26 August 2022]
Until April 2019 I was Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Council for Visual Impairment (SCOVI), a charitable organisation which serves as an umbrella body for organisations concerned with visual impairment (of C/o 50 Gillespie Crescent, Edinburgh, EH10 4JB). I spent 21 hours per week in the role and received between £20,001 and £25,000.
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I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 22 November 2022]
I am a Board member of the North East Scotland Climate Action Network, a hub organisation that supports and encourages communities in the North East to take local action to tackle to climate emergency. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. [Registered 22 November 2022]
On 21 March 2025 I was elected Rector of the University of Dundee. My three-year term in this role will begin on 1 August 2025. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. [Registered 25 March 2025]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 22 November 2023]
I am a member of the National Executive of Democratic Left Scotland, a political organisation that focusses on the left / radical politics of Scotland. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
I am a member of the editorial committee of the Scottish Left Review, which produces a bi-monthly magazine on left politics. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
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: 23 April 2025
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "This afternoon’s debate is a call to conscience…
Chamber meeting date: 23 April 2025
4. Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its international development work is supporting the humanitarian response in Palestine. (S6O-04547)"
Chamber meeting date: 22 April 2025
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Last weekend, thousands of trans people and their friends and allies gathered across the United Kingdom, including on the streets of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen…
Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "There has been 14 years of non-compliance, of missed deadlines, of failures to act, of opportunities missed, of procedural deficits still unaddressed and of individuals and communities waiting for promised legal aid reforms…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 2 April 2025
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Can you give a little bit of an explanation about your rationale for limiting the amendment only to rape? Do you not think that there would be value in including other sexual offences?"
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Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Result 73 for, 40 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Result 14 for, 100 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Supported by: Roz McCall
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Result 27 for, 82 against, 5 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Result 108 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Result 109 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Maggie Chapman has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Aberdeenshire Council regarding the reported financial pressures that it is experiencing."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, what steps it is taking to encourage (a) social and (b) private landlords to explore all options before a household with children faces eviction proceedings."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, what steps it is taking to prevent the eviction of households with children due to rent arrears."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its international development work is supporting the humanitarian response in Palestine."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported claims that policing of pro-Palestinian rallies and demonstrations has been disproportionate and heavy-handed."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what support can be provided to migrant workers in the agricultural sector in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on how many people with no recourse to public funds have received Best Start Foods payments."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 February 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its work on international development and support for humanitarian aid is being used to ensure the safety and security of those who are fleeing war and persecution."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 22 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its draft Budget 2025-26 will help enable individuals and communities to access justice."
Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Chapman, Maggie, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how its draft Budget 2025-26 will contribute towards promoting anti-racism campaigns and initiatives."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025
See all of Maggie Chapman's questions submitted in Parliament