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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
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02 September 2015 - 23 March 2016
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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
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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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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.
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…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 27 March 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I support all the amendments in the group. My amendments 1057 and 1090 would add an overall set of principles for the duties in part 5 to prevent homelessness that relevant bodies would work under, to add clarity…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "As Meghan Gallacher said, it is almost eight years since the Grenfell tower fire. We are now in the remarkable position of having had more ministerial statements about cladding than buildings remediated…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 25 March 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "The committee has heard representatives of tenants groups talk about a lack of trust and faith in landlords when it comes to identifying issues with damp and mould, and there are issues of trust with the contractors who remedy that damp and mould…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 20 March 2025
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I have a number of amendments in this group, all of which relate to the rights of the child when it comes to their being threatened with homelessness or being placed in temporary accommodation…
Find out how Mark Griffin has voted recently.
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 against
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 for
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 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: 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
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, what its response is to the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, and what its position is on whether children living in such accommodation are having their best interest rights upheld, as per the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, including their…
Answered by Paul McLennan on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will accelerate plans to amend the rent adjudication framework to remove the ability of the rent officer or tribunal to determine a rent that is higher than that requested by the landlord, in light of the ending of the temporary restrictions on rent increases from April 2025."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 19 March 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in Shelter Scotland’s report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, how it will ensure that local authorities receive long-term funding and the appropriate guidance to accelerate the delivery of social housing, provide permanent family homes…
Answered by Paul McLennan on 19 March 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many properties bought in the calendar year 2024 were liable for the Additional Dweller Supplement, broken down by (a) the local authority area of the property, (b) properties in the purchase price band of (i) £0 to £100,000, (ii) £100,001 to £200,000, (iii) £200,001 to…
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 March 2025
Asked by: Griffin, Mark, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many properties have had a rural housing burden applied to their title deeds in each year since 2003, broken down by (a) council tax band and (b) local authority area."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 27 February 2025