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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

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

04 March 2020 - 04 May 2021

Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee

Member

29 March 2018 - 04 May 2021

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Substitute 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: 30 October 2025

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

5. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed. (S6O-05078)"

Chamber meeting date: 28 October 2025

International Development

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the First Minister’s statement, his report back from his trip and his commitment to international development…

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 9 October 2025

STV

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "We have rightly discussed the impact that this will have on the STV North area, but you have also alluded to the impact that this will have on other areas, such as Glasgow and the west, and Edinburgh and the east…

Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2025

Libraries

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Access to libraries is hugely important for people of all ages, but it is of particular importance for our children and young people…

Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2025

Libraries

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Access to libraries is hugely important for people of all ages, but it is of particular importance for our children and young people…

Votes

How Neil Bibby has voted in Parliament

Find out how Neil Bibby has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19456

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 30, 2025

Result 70 for, 31 against, 11 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 285

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Result 21 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP not voted

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 51

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Result 43 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP not voted

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 162

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Result 85 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP not voted

Agreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 7

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Result 24 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP not voted

Disagreed

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 reference: S6O-05112

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:29 October 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of school swimming provision, including the number of children who leave primary school unable to swim."

Question reference: S6W-41546

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:28 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to help ensure that Cumbernauld Theatre remains open."

Question reference: S6W-41345

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:14 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Renfrewshire Council regarding the decision to put the Park Mains High School expansion plan before the Planning Board in November 2025, in light of the reported concerns regarding the plan raised by Audit Scotland and members of the community, and what assessment it has made of the…

Question reference: S6O-05078

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:22 October 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed."

Question reference: S6W-40756

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:25 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure that migraine is recognised as a serious condition, in the context of welfare applications."

Question reference: S6W-40648

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:18 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 September 2025

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

Question reference: S6W-39530

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:24 July 2025

Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 August 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."

Question reference: S6W-39529

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:24 July 2025

Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 August 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…

Question reference: S6W-39527

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:23 July 2025

Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 13 August 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."

Question reference: S6W-38493

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:9 June 2025

Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 23 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."

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