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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Kevin Stewart

Scottish National Party

MSP for Aberdeen Central (Constituency) 2011 - present day

About Kevin Stewart

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @kevinstewartsnp

Facebook: Kevin's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 01224 624719
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Suite L1, Woodburn House
4/5 Golden Square
Aberdeen
AB10 1RD

Phone: 01224 624 719
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Kevin is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Kevin does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Kevin does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Kevin has had 16 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

18 June 2024 - 13 November 2024

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

06 March 2024 - 26 June 2024

Constitution Europe External Affairs and Culture Committee

Substitute Member

29 June 2023 - 05 March 2024

Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Substitute Member

29 March 2023 - 06 June 2023

Minister for Transport

Scottish Government

19 May 2021 - 29 March 2023

Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care

Scottish Government

26 June 2018 - 19 May 2021

Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning

Scottish Government

19 May 2016 - 26 June 2018

Minister for Local Government and Housing

Scottish Government

26 September 2012 - 23 March 2016

conveners group

Member

09 January 2015 - 23 March 2016

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the First Minister

Scottish Government

26 September 2012 - 23 March 2016

Local Government and Regeneration Committee

Convener

13 March 2013 - 23 March 2016

Justice SubCommittee on Policing

Member

25 January 2012 - 23 March 2016

Welfare Reform Committee

Member

23 February 2012 - 01 October 2012

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Minister for Youth Employment

Scottish Government

15 June 2011 - 26 September 2012

Local Government and Regeneration Committee

Deputy Convener

23 June 2011 - 23 February 2012

Public Petitions Committee

Substitute Member

01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011

Local Government and Regeneration Committee

Member

Register of interests

Kevin's register of interests

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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Kevin Stewart has said in Parliament

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: 3 April 2025

Budget (Impact of Spring Statement)

7. Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the potential impact of the United Kingdom Government’s spring statement on the Scottish budget. (S6O-04534)"

Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025

North Sea Transition

4. Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reported comments made by the chair of the North Sea transition task force that the North Sea’s future should be a “national mission”. (S6F-03982)"

Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025

Project Willow

Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "During the election campaign, Labour pledged to save Grangemouth. It did not…

Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025

Spring Statement 2025 (Impact on Scotland)

Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "Spring is supposed to be the time when we see the first green shoots of hope after a long winter of despair, but there were no green shoots in the UK Government’s spring statement this year…

Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 2 April 2025

Skills Delivery

Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "Susan Love and Andrew Hughes have mentioned schools. What do we need to do in the school system to give folk opportunities to make the right decisions? I will give you an example from my own patch that I think works…

Votes

How Kevin Stewart has voted in Parliament

Find out how Kevin Stewart has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17059.1

Business Programme

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Result 31 for, 60 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17059

Business Programme

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16789

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025

Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16960

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16942

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Kevin Stewart has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6F-03982

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31 March 2025

"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reported comments made by the chair of the North Sea Transition Task Force that the North Sea’s future should be a “national mission”."

Taken in the Chamber on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36315

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the impact of taking ScotRail into public ownership, in light of the forthcoming third anniversary of this taking place."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04534

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the potential impact of the UK Government’s Spring Statement on the Scottish Budget."

Taken in the Chamber on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6F-03920

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 March 2025

"To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to tackle Islamophobia in Scotland, in light of reports of an attack on a mosque in Aberdeen at the weekend."

Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04408

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote hydrogen production and usage in Scotland."

Taken in the Chamber on 6 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35189

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with setting out a just transition for the transport sector."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04359

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it and its partner organisations are taking to tackle antisocial behaviour in city centres."

Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04336

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the impact that the UK Government’s decision to raise employer national insurance contributions will have on Scottish public services and the economy of Scotland."

Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025

Question ref. S6T-02326

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that mental health absences among ambulance crews have risen in Aberdeen and other parts of Scotland."

Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-33843

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what action it plans to take to improve Chamber Desk processing times."

Answered by Maggie Chapman (on behalf of the SPCB) on 31 January 2025

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