Neil Bibby
Scottish Labour
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Neil Bibby
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Neil.Bibby.msp@parliament.scot
Website: NeilBibby.com
Post-d: @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
Neil is a member of 2 committees
Criminal Justice Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Neil is a member of 5 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Aviation
Member
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
Deputy Convener
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
29 March 2018 - 04 May 2021
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Substitute Member
04 March 2020 - 04 May 2021
Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee
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: 14 September 2023
Football
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the chance to speak in the debate. First, I must declare an interest. I love football, which is why I am leading the debate for Scottish Labour…
Chamber meeting date: 14 September 2023
Inverclyde Task Force
1. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what funding it will provide to support the work of the Inverclyde task force, including in relation to investment in facilities at Ferguson Marine. (S6O-02512)"
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 7 September 2023
Office for the Internal Market (Annual Report)
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning to the panel. The report repeatedly mentions issues to do with businesses not understanding or appreciating that regulatory divergence could occur across the UK…
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 29 June 2023
Culture in Communities
Neil Bibby: "You touched on local community planning; I want to ask a follow-on question about Scottish Government planning at the national level…
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 29 June 2023
Devolution Post-EU
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Yes; I do. Good morning, cabinet secretary. I share many of your concerns. I agree that the UK Government’s approach has been unacceptable, and it does not align with our views on devolution…
Votes
How Neil Bibby has voted in Parliament
Find out how Neil Bibby has voted recently.
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 83 for, 27 against, 3 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire
Submitted by: Jenni Minto, Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Supported by: Michael Matheson, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland's Nature
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland's Nature
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Supported by: Neil Gray, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Neil Bibby in Parliament
Find out what motions Neil Bibby has submitted recently.
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.
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it will provide to support the work of the Inverclyde Task Force, including in relation to investment in facilities at Ferguson Marine."
Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2023
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to deliver a fair pay offer to local government workers and to prevent trade union strike action in Glasgow's parking services and velodrome impacting on the Cycling World Championships."
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 18 July 2023
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment to align with EU law, what assessment it has made of how many (a) directives, (b) regulations and (c) pieces of tertiary legislation, that it considers relate to areas of devolved competence, have been passed by the EU since 1 January 2021, and how many of each it looked at, in total, in…
Answered by Angus Robertson on 29 June 2023
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions it has aligned with EU legislation, since 1 January 2021, by means other than the Scottish Ministers’ "keeping pace" power under the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021."
Answered by Angus Robertson on 27 June 2023
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions the Scottish Ministers have used their "keeping pace" power, under the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021, to align with EU (a) directives, (b) regulations and (c) tertiary legislation, since 1 January 2021."
Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 June 2023
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-14445 by Neil Gray on 7 February 2023, whether it will provide an updated table, including data for (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2022-23."
Answered by Christina McKelvie on 13 June 2023
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to prevent recent cuts to bus services in Renfrewshire."
Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2023
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what recent steps it has taken to support public libraries."
Answered by Christina McKelvie on 25 May 2023
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to address the reported crisis of staff recruitment and retention in the social care sector."
Answered by Maree Todd on 24 April 2023
Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 April 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, following the announcement in August 2022 that the next ScotRail fares increase would be postponed by two months to March 2023, when it expects to announce the new fare prices."
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 21 April 2023