Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Aberdeenshire West (Constituency) 2016 - present day
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08 September 2021 - 22 September 2022
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17 June 2021 - 22 September 2022
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28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
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MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
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.
Chamber meeting date: 18 February 2025
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I apologise for interrupting the debate but I seek to move a motion without notice under rule 17.2 of standing orders, to make a variation in the standing orders for today only. Rule 13.8…
Chamber meeting date: 16 January 2025
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "I thank Tim Eagle for this important debate. Like my colleagues, I also thank our exceptional healthcare workers…
Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "Scottish National Party cuts have now created an eye-watering £26 million black hole for Aberdeenshire Council, which is part of what Audit Scotland calls a “significant increase” in the local authority “funding gap”…
Chamber meeting date: 12 December 2024
1. Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests. To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it will provide to local authorities in relation to holding public inquiries into onshore wind farms. (S6O-04113)"
Chamber meeting date: 28 November 2024
1. Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what correspondence it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding its proposed reforms to electricity infrastructure consenting in Scotland…
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Submitted by: Alasdair Allan, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 84 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 16 for, 97 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 70 for, 42 against, 1 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 28 for, 69 against, 14 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 86 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Alexander Burnett has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33251 by Ivan McKee on 23 January 2025, how much revenue has been raised from non-domestic rates levied on properties with pylon infrastructure in each of the last three years; whether any other levies are applied to pylons based on their height or size, and, if so, how much…
Answered by Ivan McKee on 18 February 2025
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has paid out from the £1 million investment in bursaries for GP trainees who stay in rural and island areas for their training."
Answered by Neil Gray on 17 February 2025
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all rural areas across Scotland have reliable signal coverage for smart meters before the Radio Teleswitch Service ends on 30 June 2025."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 17 February 2025
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many so-called Golden Hello payments for new GPs each NHS board has made in each since these were introduced,"
Answered by Neil Gray on 10 February 2025
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32906 by Alasdair Allan on 16 January 2025, whether it has asked the UK Government to introduce a compensatory scheme for people who have installed underfloor foam insulation under the EC04 scheme."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 4 February 2025
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32906 by Alasdair Allan on 16 January 2025, whether it has asked the UK Government to introduce a compensatory scheme for people who have installed spray foam insulation in lofts under the EC04 scheme."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 4 February 2025
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there is reportedly no statutory requirement on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to monitor large battery storage unit sites."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 3 February 2025
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there is reportedly no specific fire safety guidance for battery energy storage systems in Scotland, in light of there being such guidance in England and Wales."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 February 2025
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26773 by Maree Todd on 7 May 2024, whether its position regarding potentially establishing an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce remains the same."
Answered by Maree Todd on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what controls exist regarding pricing structure at public electric car recharging stations, in light of reports that the cost of recharging at home is approximately 7p (off peak) to 24p (standard rate) per kWh, while the cost of using a public charger varies from around 79p to 85p per kWh."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 January 2025
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