| Current Position (s) | MSP |
| Party | Scottish Greens |
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| Birth Date | 14 May 1972 |
| Location | Mid Scotland and Fife, Doune, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Website | https://greens.scot/mark-ruskell-msp |
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Biography
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- Member for: Mid Scotland and Fife
- Party: Scottish Green Party
Mark is a member of the following Committees:
- Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee (Substitute Member)
- Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee (Member)
- Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee (Substitute Member)
- Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee (Deputy Convener)
Mark is a member of the following Cross-Party Groups:
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cycling, Walking and Buses (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food (Co-Convener)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Lung Health (Deputy Convener)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nordic Countries (Deputy Convener)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rail (Member)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (Convener)
- Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy (Co-Convener)
Parliamentary Activities
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Meeting of the Parliament 05 May 2020 [Draft] : 05 May 2020
Mark Ruskell
As I understand it, the core purpose of the bill is to ensure alignment with the EU common agricultural policy. That policy will change in 2021, when the EU sets …
Meeting of the Parliament 05 May 2020 [Draft] : 05 May 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)
I thank the committee for its thorough report on the bill, and I send John Finnie’s best wishes to the chamber for this debate.
Meeting of the Parliament 05 May 2020 [Draft] : 05 May 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)
Of course, there is uncertainty over the nature of future trade deals, but the foundation stone of our production in Scotland is a quality environment and quality produce. Those objectives c…
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee 29 April 2020 : 29 April 2020
Mark Ruskell
I have another question. That was a useful response from the cabinet secretary. Part of the context of the citizens assembly’s work is the climate change plan, an…
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee 29 April 2020 : 29 April 2020
Mark Ruskell
Michael Russell said in the chamber yesterday that the new Covid bill that will be brought to Parliament will include a change to the Climate Change (Emissions Re…
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee 29 April 2020 : 29 April 2020
Mark Ruskell
This has been a very long road. The original powers to enable the Government to bring in a deposit return scheme were introduced 11 years ago, in the Climate Chan…
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee 29 April 2020 : 29 April 2020
Mark Ruskell
We have had a lot of discussion with stakeholders about the rate of deposit. It still seems to be a little bit illogical to have the same deposit for a 150ml can of tonic as would be levied …
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee 29 April 2020 : 29 April 2020
Mark Ruskell
I have a quick follow-up question. I think that those responses provide a little bit more clarity, but I am still trying to understand whether there is a problem in that we will not have eno…
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee 29 April 2020 : 29 April 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)
We all anticipated that there would be several months’ delay to the implementation date, but 15 months is a very long time. You said in your opening remarks that you have been testing the ti…
Meeting of the Parliament 28 April 2020 [Draft] : 28 April 2020
Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)
Many charities rely on funds from the plastic bag charge, which brought in £15 million in Scotland last year. As a Parliament, we recently agreed unanimously that…
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