Scottish Labour
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2017 - present day
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2016 - 2017
Former MSP for Cowdenbeath (Constituency) 2014 - 2016
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Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2017 - 2017
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10 April 2023 - 27 September 2024
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17 June 2021 - 14 July 2023
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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09 January 2018 - 04 May 2021
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25 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
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26 November 2020 - 04 May 2021
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16 November 2020 - 01 March 2021
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16 November 2020 - 01 March 2021
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10 September 2019 - 25 November 2020
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02 September 2019 - 16 November 2020
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21 November 2018 - 04 September 2019
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04 October 2018 - 02 September 2019
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04 October 2018 - 02 September 2019
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15 November 2018 - 21 November 2018
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11 January 2018 - 30 October 2018
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25 May 2016 - 15 November 2017
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14 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
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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: 6 February 2025
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016, which was passed overwhelmingly by this Parliament, helped to extend the community right to buy to the compulsory purchase of land or a building for the purposes of sustainable development…
Chamber meeting date: 5 February 2025
8. Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Accounts Commission report “Local government in Scotland: Financial bulletin 2023/24”, which was published on 28 January 2025. (S6O-04297) Interruption."
Chamber meeting date: 5 February 2025
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "When it comes to tackling poverty, there are a number of different levels that we can talk about. Some members have talked about the Scottish child payment. There is no doubt that it has had an impact…
Chamber meeting date: 30 January 2025
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I thank members who signed my motion for debate and my business manager for allowing the time for it…
Chamber meeting date: 30 January 2025
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I thank members who signed my motion for debate and my business manager for allowing the time for it…
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Submitted by: Alasdair Allan, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Supported by: Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 6, 2025
Result 88 for, 28 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Result 29 for, 88 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, February 3, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Result 73 for, 48 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Supported by: Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Result 19 for, 102 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Ivan McKee, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Result 74 for, 30 against, 21 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Alex Rowley has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee report, Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland, which was published on 17 January 2025."
Answer expected on 5 March 2025
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Accounts Commission report, Local government in Scotland: Financial bulletin 2023/24, which was published on 28 January 2025."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2025
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government by what percentage the block grant from the UK Government has increased (a) each year and (b) cumulatively since 2007, and by how much the local government budget has increased (i) each year and (ii) cumulatively over the same period."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 13 December 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report by the trade union, ASLEF, Dignity for Drivers, including the claim that train drivers do not always have access to safe, clean and dignified toilet facilities, or adequate time to use them, during the course of their working day of up to eight hours; what its position is on whether…
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 December 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has allocated to improve toilet facilities across the rail network."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 December 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) ScotRail and other train operators and (b) rail stakeholders regarding improving train drivers' access to safe, clean and dignified toilet facilities, with adequate time to use these, during the course of their working day of up to eight hours."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 December 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that free sanitary products are available across the rail network."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 December 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it can do to support access to library services in rural areas."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with the review of community right to buy, and what impact the review is having on current applications."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 November 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what it considers is an appropriate amount of time for a decision to be made for applications under the right to buy Part (a) 3A of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and (b) 5 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 November 2024