Gillian Mackay
Scottish Green Party · Scotland
“There are lessons to be learned from this situation, but that will be of little comfort to the staff and patients who are dealing with an old hospital. Right now, it is 30°C in some parts of Monklands hospital, wall trims are held on with duct tape and there are historical issues with asbestos in the building.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“Since we raised the issue of hyperscale data centres with the First Minister last week, more than 6,000 people have written to him to back the Scottish Greens’ call for a moratorium. Hundreds of those people gathered outside the Parliament yesterday to make their voices heard.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“I am more than happy to meet staff and union representatives. In the interest of expediency and time, I will write to the member in more detail, because there are detailed concerns here and now about Monklands, and they need to be addressed.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“Facts and figures are important and help us to understand the issue, but the finance secretary will forgive me for a moment for highlighting the human costs, because I know that she already gets the impact on people. Gillian Mackay is right. Our offices across Europe and elsewhere have done a fantastic job.”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“We all know how damaging Brexit has been to our economy and our democracy. I am pleased to hear the minister highlight the human costs, because I think those are tangible things that everybody can realise we have lost. At a time when global relations are so unstable, we need to work more closely with our European allies.”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“I follow others in wishing Steve Clarke, the Scotland men’s team and the tartan army a safe and productive journey in the US. The racist violence that we have seen on the streets of Belfast, as well as in Glasgow and elsewhere in Scotland this week, has been utterly shameful.”
Scottish Parliament11 June 2026Source ↗