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Home rating
(CO2 emissions per square metre)*


Rob Gibson MSP (SNP)

Robwas elected on the Highlands and Islands Regional list in May 2003 andre-elected in 2007.  For much of his professional life he taught atInvergordon and Alness Academies where he was Principal Teacher ofGuidance.
His house is 13 years old and is just outside Inverness. Tell me more.

32 kg/sq m

 

Robin Harper MSP (Green)

Robinis Co-Convenor of the Scottish Green Party. He was re-elected in Mayfor his third term in the Scottish Parliament, representing theLothians. Robin's career as a teacher spanned Aberdeen, Glasgow, Kenyaand over 25 years at Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh.
Robin’s home is a Victorian terraced house in Edinburgh. Tell me more.

72 kg/sq m

Jim Hume MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrats)

JimHume is a born and bred Borderer. He's a sheep farmer in the YarrowValley and runs the family, conservation-minded farm with his two sons.He's married with three children and has a variety of animals includinga dozen peacocks! 
He lives in an old farmhouse near Selkirk. Tell me more.

80 kg/sq m

Jack McConnell MSP (Scottish Labour Party)

JackMcConnell MSP was First Minister of Scotland from 2001 - 2007. Untilrecently he was the leader of the Labour Party in Scotland. He grew upon a sheep farm on the Isle of Arran and became a mathematics teacher.
He lives in a Victorian villa in Wishaw. Tell me more.

60 kg/sq m

Mary Scanlon MSP (Scottish Conservatives)

MaryScanlon lives in Inverness and has been elected to the ScottishParliament in 1999, 2003 and again on the 3rd of May 2007 to representthe Highlands and Islands.
Mary’s home 12 years old and is in Inverness. Tell me more.

45 kg/sq m
***Important note: The carbon figures above are based on the property only.
Actualcarbon emissions may be slightly higher or lower depending on how muchthe heating and hot water systems are actually used by each MSP.



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