Alex Rowley
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
Independent
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2017 - 2017
About Alex Rowley
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Alex.Rowley.msp@parliament.scot
Website: alexrowley.org
Post-d: @AlexRowleyFife
Facebook: Alex's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6827
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Ore Valley Business Centre
93 Main Street
Lochgelly
KY5 9AF
Phone: 01592 786725
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Cross-party groups
Alex is a member of 4 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on St Andrew's Day
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Alex does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Alex does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Alex has had 10 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
25 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Substitute Member
09 January 2018 - 04 May 2021
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
26 November 2020 - 04 May 2021
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Member
10 September 2019 - 25 November 2020
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
21 November 2018 - 04 September 2019
Local Government and Communities Committee
Deputy Convener
15 November 2018 - 21 November 2018
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
11 January 2018 - 30 October 2018
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
09 January 2018 - 29 March 2018
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Substitute Member
25 February 2014 - 02 September 2015
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Member
25 February 2014 - 08 January 2015
European and External Relations Committee
Member
Register of interests
Alex'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.
Here is the register for Alex Rowley. The date of their initial statement was 14 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of the Fife Council pension scheme.
I am a member of the trade union Unison.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Alex Rowley 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.
COVID-19 Recovery Committee meeting date: 7 October 2021
Vaccination Programme and Pandemic Preparedness
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I will pick up on a couple of things. In the past few weeks, I have met staff and trade union representatives from the front line in our NHS…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2021
Veterans (Support)
7. Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it supports veterans, and what official statistics it records to monitor this. (S6O-00241)"
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2021
Scotland in the World
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I am pleased to speak in this debate on Scotland’s place in the world and the championing of progressive values. Scots have a long-standing history of internationalism…
Chamber meeting date: 5 October 2021
Environment Bill
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I have to ask myself whether this debate is the best use of parliamentary time…
COVID-19 Recovery Committee meeting date: 30 September 2021
Ministerial Statement
Alex Rowley: "I have a quick question on vaccination passports before we move on. The evidence that we received earlier from the expert witnesses was, by and large, that the paper that was published yesterday is fairly good…
Votes
How Alex Rowley has voted in Parliament
Find out how Alex Rowley has voted recently.
Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 118 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 51 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 51 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 51 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 7, 2021
Result 50 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Alex Rowley in Parliament
Find out what motions Alex Rowley has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Alex Rowley has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made to date on each of the key actions in the Women's Health Plan."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what the estimated cost has been of establishing Social Security Scotland, and what the estimated (a) staff and running cost and (b) budget for the provision of social security payments is for (i) the current financial year and (ii) each of the next four years."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 September 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that NHS Forth Valley has the lowest figure in Scotland, at below 60%, for the proportion of people attending A&E who are seen within four hours, and what action it will take to investigate the reasons for this."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 September 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it collects statistics on the destinations of school leavers from private or fee-paying schools; what the reasons are for its position on this matter, and, if it does not collect such statistics, what its position is on the validity of its data on the inequality gap in education."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 September 2021
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 August 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent to date on infrastructure for electric vehicles, and how much it plans to spend in the next five years."
Answered by: Graeme Dey on 13 September 2021
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 August 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what additional budget it has made available to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to meet the costs associated with malicious prosecutions in relation to the sale of Rangers Football Club, in light of reports that settlement payments have reached over £30 million."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 13 September 2021
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 August 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering a vaccine booster programme for the whole population, in light of findings in a recent study of people who are double-vaccinated, showing a decrease in protection from COVID-19 after six months…
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 13 September 2021
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 August 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide support to Fife Health and Social Care Partnership, in light of reports of rising waiting times for the provision of home care packages to people assessed with such a need."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 7 September 2021
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 August 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what financial support (a) it and (b) Creative Scotland provides to the independent theatre sector, what its response is to concerns by representatives of independent theatres that there are severe inequalities in the sector and an uneven playing field when it comes to government support for theatres, and what action…
Answered by: Jenny Gilruth on 7 September 2021
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 August 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of school leavers have gone to university from (a) state schools and (b) independent schools in each of the last five years."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 31 August 2021
See all of Alex Rowley's written questions submitted in Parliament