Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Aberdeenshire West (Constituency) 2016 - present day
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Huntly
Aberdeenshire
AB54 8BP
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20 September 2022 - 08 September 2025
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08 September 2021 - 22 September 2022
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17 June 2021 - 22 September 2022
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20 May 2022 - 20 September 2022
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21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
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21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
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21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
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11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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29 June 2017 - 04 May 2021
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18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
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26 May 2016 - 18 February 2020
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28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
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28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2016 - 29 June 2017
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08 June 2016 - 29 June 2017
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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: 6 November 2025
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests regarding the River Dee…
Chamber meeting date: 30 October 2025
2. Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with national health service boards regarding their winter resilience plans. (S6O-05075)"
Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2025
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "Apologies, Presiding Officer. I did not mean to make a point of order."
Chamber meeting date: 25 September 2025
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "Constituents are becoming concerned about the lack of oversight of privately contracted GP surgeries, such as the Alford Medical Group practice, which has a ratio of one GP to 6,000 patients—more than three times higher than the national average…
Chamber meeting date: 24 September 2025
1. Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the potential impact of the funding allocated in its budget 2025-26 on Aberdeenshire Council’s ability to invest in local infrastructure and support economic development. (S6O-04970)"
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Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 81 for, 35 against, 2 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 35 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 62 for, 36 against, 19 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 80 for, 36 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Supported by: Fiona Hyslop
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 65 for, 34 against, 19 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:17 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on piloting a community-only deer management leasing scheme that prioritises residents with appropriate qualifications."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:5 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how much each NHS board will receive from the £25.5 million of additional funds for the NHS that it announced on 3 November 2025."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:6 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether all school staff receive training in recognising anaphylaxis and administering adrenaline auto-injectors."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:15 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to protect private water supplies when determining applications for energy infrastructure developments under sections 36 and 37 of the Electricity Act 1989."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:15 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update planning or consenting guidance to ensure that the impact on private water supplies are classed as a material consideration in planning applications under sections 36 and 37 of the Electricity Act 1989."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:17 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration Forestry and Land Scotland gave to alternative lease models, such as a community-only stalking lease, before introducing the policy of exclusive use of paid contractors for deer management."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:17 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Forestry and Land Scotland has reportedly ceased offering sporting leases to the public, and what evidence supports the reported claim that previous leaseholders failed to reduce deer numbers effectively…
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:30 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 24 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy, what (a) assessment it has made of the potential impact that increased nature restoration targets might have on domestic food production and (b) action it is taking to reduce Scotland’s reliance on food imports."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:22 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS boards regarding their winter resilience plans."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:1 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40202 by Neil Gray on 25 September 2025, how long it gave NHS boards to submit bids for the newly announced recurrent funding for specialist support for long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and other similar conditions."
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