Alexander Burnett
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Aberdeenshire West (Constituency) 2016 - present day
About Alexander Burnett
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5642
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
8 Castle Street
Huntly
Aberdeenshire
AB54 8BP
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Alexander is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Alexander is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Alexander has 1 parliamentary and government role
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
Party Roles
Alexander has 1 party role
Chief Whip
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Alexander has had 9 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 September 2021 - 22 September 2022
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 22 September 2022
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Member
20 May 2022 - 20 September 2022
Deputy Chief Whip
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
Deputy Party Spokesperson on International Development
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Europe
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 June 2017 - 04 May 2021
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 29 June 2017
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 29 June 2017
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
Register of interests
Alexander'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 Alexander Burnett 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 September 2022
Tributes to Her Late Majesty the Queen
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "Presiding Officer, “The dog bit me above the eye and the Queen came to tea,” is probably not the holiday diary that my primary school teacher had expected…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 7 September 2022
Registers of Scotland
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "I alert members to my entry in the register of members’ interests. I will start on a positive note: I have had some good feedback from professionals about some of the improvements to the service. I just wanted to pass that on…
Chamber meeting date: 23 June 2022
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app locked me out. I would have abstained."
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 22 June 2022
Broadband Connectivity
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "Good morning. Why has the voucher scheme not worked as well as you might have hoped? Why was the uptake so low? I wrote to you about the possibility of extending the deadlines for that…
Chamber meeting date: 16 June 2022
Men’s Sheds
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con): "I thank Christine Grahame for securing the debate. I am very supportive of the men’s sheds in my constituency and I want to take the time to thank Jason Schroeder, chief executive and founder of the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association…
Votes
How Alexander Burnett has voted in Parliament
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Excellence in Scottish Education
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Supported by: Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 65 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 14 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Addressing NHS Waiting Times
Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 26, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Meghan Gallacher, Liam Kerr, Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 65 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Excellence in Scottish Education
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 29 for, 64 against, 23 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Excellence in Scottish Education
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 51 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Handling of Ferry Contracts
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 26, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Liam Kerr
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 64 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Alexander Burnett in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Alexander Burnett 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: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 29 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for people aged over 65 who wish to claim non-physical disability allowance and have not previously claimed this under the Personal Independence Payment system."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on the restoration of peatland in 2021-22."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it reportedly chose not to support the Welsh and UK governments' proposals for a UK-wide ban on the sale of horticultural peat for use in the amateur gardening sector."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether a ban on the sale of peat will be in place in Scotland before the end of 2023."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to consult on proposals to ban the extraction and sale of peat in Scotland, and, if this is the case, when it expects to launch a consultation."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of peatland have been restored through its initiatives in each of the last 15 years."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 26 September 2022
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how much land that (a) it and (b) its agencies own is used for tree planting."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is addressing any concerns of rural communities regarding the use of agricultural land for tree planting."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported progress of the Lyme disease vaccine candidate VLA15 being developed by Pfizer and Valneva, what support it is giving to the development of this vaccine."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2022
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what support Redress Scotland provides to victims applying to the scheme when asking for (a) evidence and (b) supporting documents for their claims, including to find records from (i) social care and (ii) hospital settings."
Awaiting answer
See all of Alexander Burnett's written questions submitted in Parliament