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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Neil Bibby

Scottish Labour

MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day

About Neil Bibby

Contact details

Contact online

Website: NeilBibby.com

X (previously known as Twitter): @NeilBibby

Facebook: Neil's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6385
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Suite 1002, Mile End Mill
12 Seedhill Road
Paisley
PA1 1JS

Phone: 0141 889 0457
Text relay calls welcome.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Neil is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Neil does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Neil has 3 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Constitution

Scottish Labour

Party Spokesperson on Culture

Scottish Labour

Party Spokesperson on External Affairs

Scottish Labour

Previous roles

Neil has had 20 previous roles

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

18 May 2021 - 18 April 2023

parliamentary bureau

Member

31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Parliamentary Business

Scottish Labour

31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Transport

Scottish Labour

01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Labour

04 March 2020 - 04 May 2021

Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee

Member

29 March 2018 - 04 May 2021

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Substitute Member

29 September 2016 - 01 May 2020

Finance and Constitution Committee

Member

28 June 2016 - 23 April 2019

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

Substitute Member

25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Transport

Scottish Labour

25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Town Centres

Scottish Labour

08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016

Finance Committee

Member

16 December 2014 - 23 March 2016

Chief Whip

Scottish Labour

08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016

Welfare Reform Committee

Substitute Member

10 September 2013 - 08 January 2015

Education and Culture Committee

Deputy Convener

10 July 2013 - 16 December 2014

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Education and Young People

Scottish Labour

19 December 2013 - 27 February 2014

European and External Relations Committee

Substitute Member

22 December 2011 - 10 September 2013

Education and Culture Committee

Member

23 June 2011 - 03 September 2013

Public Audit Committee

Substitute Member

20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Children

Scottish Labour

01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011

Public Petitions Committee

Member

Register of interests

Neil'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 Neil Bibby 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: 19 February 2025

Powers of the Scottish Parliament

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate on protecting the powers of the Scottish Parliament…

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 6 February 2025

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I want to compare Erasmus with the Turing scheme. Under Erasmus, participating countries waived their tuition fees. However, under Turing, the Government placed only an expectation on institutions that they would waive fees…

Chamber meeting date: 5 February 2025

Ferguson Marine (Running Cost)

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Securing future work will be key to securing the future of Ferguson’s yard. Board papers from May last year say that it got positive legal advice on a direct award for the small vessel replacement programme…

Chamber meeting date: 30 January 2025

Creative Scotland (Multiyear Funding)

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Scottish Labour welcomes the increase in funding for the culture sector, which, of course, has been helped by the new United Kingdom Labour Government’s record budget settlement for Scotland…

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 30 January 2025

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. Only 36 projects have been funded by the Scottish education exchange programme, compared to 199 for the Taith scheme in Wales…

Votes

How Neil Bibby has voted in Parliament

Find out how Neil Bibby has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16526

Great British Energy Bill - UK Legislation

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 voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16532.2

Independent Review of Sentencing and Penal Policy

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 voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-16532

Independent Review of Sentencing and Penal Policy

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 voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16532.1

Independent Review of Sentencing and Penal Policy

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

Motion ref. S6M-16531

Scottish Rate Resolution

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 voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Neil Bibby has asked

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

Question ref. S6O-04203

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

Question ref. S6O-04109

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

Question ref. S6W-30354

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

Question ref. S6W-30340

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

Question ref. S6W-30357

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will specify the definition that it used to outline communities that could benefit from regulations on inclusive communication when determining its legal competence to introduce laws in this area."

Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 29 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30353

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its commitments on inclusive communication, what alternative legislation or regulations were considered beyond any restrictions identified under the Equality Act 2010, and what the reasons were for any such alternative routes not being pursued."

Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 29 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30356

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, whether it will provide further details of the “restrictions related to legislative competence” that led to the decision to stop work on the proposed, and reportedly widely supported, new public sector equality duty on…

Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 29 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30355

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, how it plans to monitor the use of inclusive communication guidance, tools and resources and the impact of powers under Regulation 11 of the Scottish Specific Duties on listed public authorities."

Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 29 October 2024

Question ref. S6O-03871

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed."

Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2024

Question ref. S6O-03839

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work on inclusive communication."

Taken in the Chamber on 10 October 2024

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