Scottish Labour
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
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22 December 2011 - 10 September 2013
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01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
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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: 25 March 2025
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I am grateful for the opportunity to close the debate for Scottish Labour and to support the amendment in the name of my colleague Colin Smyth. It has been a positive, constructive and, if I may say so, relatively pleasant debate…
Chamber meeting date: 20 March 2025
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Many people have been shocked and saddened by BBC Scotland’s decision to cancel “River City”, with nearly 10,000 people having signed a petition by the trade union Equity to save the show…
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 20 March 2025
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "You quoted the Spice Girls. The Rolling Stones had the song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”. Obviously, in negotiations, there will be a need for concessions and compromises on both sides…
Chamber meeting date: 19 March 2025
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. In my question earlier, I referred to the Scottish international fund. I should have referred to the climate justice fund. I wanted to clarify that at the earliest opportunity."
Chamber meeting date: 19 March 2025
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I understand that Scotland’s International Development Alliance has previously raised concerns about grant funding from the Scottish international fund going to multinational for-profit organisations…
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Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 107 for, 8 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 58 for, 52 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 52 for, 56 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Neil Bibby has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how the hospice care sector will be factored into the structural processes around the Agenda for Change and medical pay awards agreed in its Budget for 2025-26 to ensure that they can achieve ongoing pay parity with NHS levels."
Answer expected on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider giving hospices £5 million in addition to further funding in its Budget for 2025-26 aligned to the Agenda for Change and medical 2025-26 pay awards once agreed."
Answer expected on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated in its Budget for revenue and capital funding for Strathclyde Partnership for Transport for 2025-26."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to implement its policy on taking a feminist approach to international relations."
Answered by Angus Robertson on 18 March 2025
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting human rights defenders in its partner countries, as part of its work through its International Development Fund."
Answered by Angus Robertson on 18 March 2025
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many times it has raised human rights concerns, including individual cases, with representatives of international governments since January 2023."
Answered by Angus Robertson on 18 March 2025
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of children and young people leaving school unable to swim."
Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it determines what constitutes a major service change in the NHS."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2024
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-29171 by Kaukab Stewart on 3 September 2024, and in light of the commitment in its Programme for Government 2021-22 to act on inclusive communication, its consultation on new regulations between 2021 and 2022, its proposed new regulations in 2023, and its substantially revised…
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 30 October 2024
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-29611 by Jenny Gilruth on 20 September 2024, what evaluation it has carried out regarding the impact on educational performance of providing around 280,000 free digital devices and 14,000 connectivity packages to learners, and for what reason it did not provide this information…
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 30 October 2024