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MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
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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: 10 September 2024
2. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Commonwealth games potentially being hosted in Glasgow in 2026. (S6T-02092)"
Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2024
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I associate myself with the cabinet secretary’s remarks about the late Euan MacDonald. This is a total mess, and Scotland’s artists are paying the price for the Government’s incompetence and poor planning…
Chamber meeting date: 27 June 2024
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "In recent years there has been a significant growth in participation in tennis in Scotland, with more than 270,000 children playing at least once a year, a 29 per cent increase in children playing weekly and record levels of club membership…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2024
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Last week, I asked the First Minister whether he would convene an urgent meeting to ensure on-going sponsorship of the arts and culture sector. He said that he would consider it…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2024
2. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported public safety and environmental concerns arising from the fire at Linwood industrial estate on 23 June. (S6T-02058)"
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Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 7 for, 118 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 90 for, 35 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 30 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 56 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Result 62 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its reported cessation of all “non-essential” advertising for the remainder of the financial year, what advertising it considers to be “essential”."
Answer expected on 24 September 2024
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Commonwealth Games potentially being hosted in Glasgow in 2026."
Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2024
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on issuing pupils with free laptops and digital devices, and what evaluation it has carried out of the impact of this policy on the educational performance of the pupils who have received these devices."
Answer expected on 20 September 2024
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) it has allocated to and (b) has been spent by the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund, and whether its commitment to invest £500 million in the fund by the end of the current parliamentary session remains its position."
Answer expected on 20 September 2024
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out its working definition of austerity."
Answer expected on 19 September 2024
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work on inclusive communication, following the closure of its consultation on a Scottish Specific Duty on inclusive communication."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 3 September 2024
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the feasibility study conducted by (a) Aberdeen and (b) Glasgow airport on establishing a multi-modal hydrogen innovation hub to be published, and what it expects the next steps in this process will be."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 19 August 2024
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what factors led it to choose Aberdeen and Glasgow airports as possible locations for a multi-modal hydrogen innovation hub."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 19 August 2024
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported public safety and environmental concerns arising from the fire at Linwood industrial estate on 23 June."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2024
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 June 2024
"To ask the First Minister what assurances the Scottish Government can provide to the arts and culture sector to ensure confidence, in light of the reported issues with the sponsorship of cultural events."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2024