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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Neil Bibby

Scottish Labour

MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day

About Neil Bibby

Contact details

Contact online

Website: NeilBibby.com

X (previously known as Twitter): @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 not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Neil is a member of 4 cross-party groups

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

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Visual Impairment

Deputy Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Neil has 1 parliamentary and government role

Committee Of The Regions UK Contact Group

Member

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

Substitute Member

04 March 2020 - 04 May 2021

Member

29 September 2016 - 01 May 2020

Member

28 June 2016 - 23 April 2019

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

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: 17 September 2025

Historic Environment Scotland

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I join the cabinet secretary and other members in welcoming to the gallery the chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association…

Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025

Paisley Disability Resource Centre

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Some of the bravest people who I have the privilege of representing depend on the disability resource centre in Paisley, which is just one of the services facing closure next week as the local health and social care partnership tries to fill a multimillion-pound black hole in its budget. My constituents who go to the centre tell me that it gives…

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 11 September 2025

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning to the panel. I, too, have some specific questions on the budget for Ms Turnbull. As a committee, our job is to scrutinise the Government’s financial decisions and the financial performance of bodies that rely on Government funding…

Chamber meeting date: 10 September 2025

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I have long thought that the issue of immigration requires a sensible, mature and informed discussion. Some good contributions and points have been made during the debate…

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 4 September 2025

Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I completely agree with your opening comment that any attack on a war memorial is cruel, offensive and deeply disrespectful. We do not want such attacks to take place in any part of Scotland…

Votes

How Neil Bibby has voted in Parliament

Find out how Neil Bibby has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18936.1

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee Debate: SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review

Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Supported by: Sarah Boyack
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 18, 2025

Result 22 for, 81 against, 1 abstained, 25 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-18936

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee Debate: SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review

Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Supported by: Clare Adamson, Murdo Fraser, Ash Regan, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 18, 2025

Result 101 for, 1 against, 3 abstained, 24 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18883

Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 15, 2025

Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Result 71 for, 46 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 26 Amendment 148

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Result 12 for, 101 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 26 Amendment 55

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Result 63 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motions

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.

Question ref. S6W-40648

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much it is spending on bringing the Tour de France to Scotland in 2027."

Answer expected on 2 October 2025

Question ref. S6W-39529

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider using the Teckal exemption for the direct award of the (a) the MV Lord of the Isles replacement and (b) round 2 of the Small Vessel Replacement Programme contract to Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow…

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39530

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Ferguson Marine meets the (a) control and (b) functional test for applying the Teckal exemption."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39527

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow’s turnover came from public entities, such as the Scottish Government, CMAL or Transport Scotland, in each year since it was taken into public ownership."

Answered by Kate Forbes on 13 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-38493

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will encourage regularly funded organisations to adopt the use of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Fair Work for Freelancers Checklist within the STUC report, Freelance and Forgotten: a report on worker exploitation in Scotland’s creative industries."

Answered by Angus Robertson on 23 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38495

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will give Creative Scotland a role in monitoring and enforcing fair working practices within the sector, in light of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) report, Freelance and Forgotten: a report on worker exploitation in Scotland’s creative industries."

Answered by Angus Robertson on 23 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38494

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will revise its Fair Work First Guidance to account for freelancers, in light of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) report, Freelance and Forgotten: a report on worker exploitation in Scotland’s creative industries."

Answered by Angus Robertson on 23 June 2025

Question ref. S6O-04605

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met CMAL and what issues were discussed."

Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-36134

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how the hospice care sector will be factored into the structural processes around the Agenda for Change and medical pay awards agreed in its Budget for 2025-26 to ensure that they can achieve ongoing pay parity with NHS levels."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36133

Asked by: Bibby, Neil, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider giving hospices £5 million in addition to further funding in its Budget for 2025-26 aligned to the Agenda for Change and medical 2025-26 pay awards once agreed."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 April 2025

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