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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: 20 November 2025

Road Deaths and Serious Injuries (Moray)

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Eight months ago, I raised the issue of rising road casualties in Renfrewshire. I asked the First Minister why the Scottish Government has delayed introducing speed awareness courses in Scotland, despite first promising to look into them 16 years ago…

Chamber meeting date: 20 November 2025

Road Deaths and Serious Injuries (Moray)

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Eight months ago, I raised the issue of rising road casualties in Renfrewshire. I asked the First Minister why the Scottish Government has delayed introducing speed awareness courses in Scotland, despite first promising to look into them 16 years ago…

Chamber meeting date: 19 November 2025

Scottish Men’s National Football Team (World Cup Qualification)

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I will be brief, Presiding Officer, because I was losing my voice last night…

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 13 November 2025

Legal Mechanism for any Independence Referendum

Neil Bibby: "On that very point, a clear outcome of any referendum that establishes the settled will of the people of Scotland is what is desired, regardless of whether there is a requirement for a supermajority…

Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2025

Police Scotland

4. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Police Scotland, and what issues were discussed. (S6O-05134)"

Votes

How Neil Bibby has voted in Parliament

Find out how Neil Bibby has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19754.2

Education

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 64 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19756

Scotland's Skills System

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025

Supported by: Pam Duncan-Glancy
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 61 for, 57 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19754.1

Education

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19754

Education

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 63 for, 54 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19756.2

Scotland's Skills System

Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Kate Forbes, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 58 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

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: S6W-41546

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 28 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 7 November 2025

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

Question reference: S6O-05134

Asked by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 5 November 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2025

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

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-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-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-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-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."

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