| Current Position (s) | MSP |
| Party | Scottish Greens |
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| Birth Date | 11 October 1965 |
| Location | Lothian, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Website | https://greens.scot/alison-johnstone-msp |
| https://www.facebook.com/alison.johnstone.green/ | |
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Biography
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- Member for: Lothian
- Party: Scottish Green Party
Alison is a member of the following Committees:
- Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints (Member)
- Education and Skills Committee (Substitute Member)
- Social Security Committee (Member)
Alison is a member of the following Cross-Party Groups:
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare (Deputy Convener)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Basic Income (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People (Co-Convener)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Construction (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cycling, Walking and Buses (Co-Convener)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Health Inequalities (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Heart Disease and Stroke (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Improving Scotland’s Health: 2021 and Beyond (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Learning Disability (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sport (Co-Convener)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women’s Health (Deputy Convener)
Parliamentary Activities
Member of the Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member of the Presiding Officer’s Advisory Group
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Meeting of the Parliament 05 May 2020 [Draft] : 05 May 2020
Alison Johnstone
We know that asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic people can be infectious, which is why regular routine testing is so important. The predominantly female and low-pai…
Meeting of the Parliament 05 May 2020 [Draft] : 05 May 2020
Alison Johnstone
The outbreak of Covid in a care home on Skye is having a tragic impact on residents and staff, and my heart goes out to all those who are affected. I commend the efforts that are being made …
Meeting of the Parliament 05 May 2020 [Draft] : 05 May 2020
1. Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to regularly test all staff and residents in care homes for Covid-19. (S5T-02138)
Social Security Committee 30 April 2020 [Draft] : 30 April 2020
Alison Johnstone
Thank you.
Social Security Committee 30 April 2020 [Draft] : 30 April 2020
Alison Johnstone
The UK Government seems completely unwilling to budge on the incredibly long and damaging five-week wait for universal credit. What correspondence are you having,…
Social Security Committee 30 April 2020 [Draft] : 30 April 2020
Alison Johnstone
In doing so, I associate myself with colleagues’ remarks regarding the need for a basic income, which has been my party’s policy for as long as I can remember. One of the most significant im…
Social Security Committee 30 April 2020 [Draft] : 30 April 2020
Alison Johnstone
Thank you. I am content on that point, convener.
Social Security Committee 30 April 2020 [Draft] : 30 April 2020
Alison Johnstone
You will be aware that the DWP has redeployed many staff from other roles to assess new universal credit claims. Are you aware of Scottish local authorities finding themselves under similar …
Social Security Committee 30 April 2020 [Draft] : 30 April 2020
Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)
I want to ask two brief questions, if I may, convener.
Meeting of the Parliament 28 April 2020 [Draft] : 28 April 2020
Alison Johnstone
I spoke to a notable Scottish expert about the effectiveness of the current test. Their response to me was that we must not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Source: https://www.parliament.scot/msps/currentmsps/alison-johnstone-msp.aspx
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