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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 a member of 4 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Visual Impairment

Deputy Convener

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: 20 May 2025

European Union-United Kingdom Summit

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the cabinet secretary for advance sight of his statement. The SNP response to the UK-EU deal is miserable, opportunistic, inconsistent and out of step with the interests of the Scottish people…

Chamber meeting date: 15 May 2025

Scotland in Today’s Europe

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Will the member take an intervention?"

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 15 May 2025

BBC Scotland

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "We had BBC Scotland in front of us in January and there was no mention of this impending decision. Frank Gallagher mentioned that it was a “bombshell” and Paul Fleming just talked about a lack of consultation…

Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2025

US Tariffs (Impact on Film and Television Industry)

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Although the new US Administration appears to have rolled back slightly on its threat of film industry tariffs, the situation shows the importance of supporting a home-grown film and television sector and young creative talent…

Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2025

MV Glen Rosa (Delivery)

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I feel that I have gone back in time to three years ago, when the cabinet secretary said the exact same thing about unacceptable delays…

Votes

How Neil Bibby has voted in Parliament

Find out how Neil Bibby has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17598

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 19, 2025

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 63 for, 40 against, 7 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17598.2

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Supported by: Tim Eagle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 31 for, 78 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17598.1

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 46 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 91

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Result 28 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 135

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Result 48 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

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-04605

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met CMAL and what issues were discussed."

Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-36134

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."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36133

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."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 April 2025

Question ref. S6O-04571

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of three-year-old children receive free early learning and childcare in the week after their third birthday."

Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2025

Question ref. S6O-04521

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of action 42 in the Cancer Action Plan 2023 to 2026 to carry out a clinically led review on cancer waiting times."

Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2025

Question ref. S6O-04493

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

Question ref. S6W-35395

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

Question ref. S6W-35394

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

Question ref. S6W-35396

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

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

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