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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Neil Gray

Scottish National Party

MSP for Airdrie and Shotts (Constituency) 2021 - present day

About Neil Gray

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @neilgraysnp

Facebook: Neil's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 01236 439630
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Office 9, Airdrie Business Centre,
Chapel Lane
Airdrie
ML6 6GX

Phone: 01236 439630
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Neil is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Neil is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Neil has 1 parliamentary and government role

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

Scottish Government

Party Roles

Neil does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Neil has had 7 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

08 February 2024 - 08 May 2024

Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care

Scottish Government

30 March 2023 - 08 February 2024

Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy

Scottish Government

11 March 2022 - 30 March 2023

Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development and Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine

Scottish Government

25 January 2022 - 11 March 2022

Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development

Scottish Government

23 June 2021 - 25 January 2022

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Convener

23 June 2021 - 25 January 2022

conveners group

Member

17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021

Social Justice and Social Security 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 Gray 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.

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Chamber meeting date: 13 March 2026

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray): "I begin with a statement that I put on the record when we were discussing last night’s last group: I absolutely appreciate the sensitivities of the subject. I have absolute sympathy with Murdo Fraser…

National Health Service (Decision Making and Accountability)

Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2026

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray): "The Scottish Government remains fully committed to involving people and communities in the decision making that affects them and their NHS…

NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Financial Sustainability)

Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2026

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray): "As Ms Mochan and colleagues will remember from my comments on 17 February, given concerns over its financial sustainability, NHS Ayrshire and Arran has been moved to stage 4 of the NHS Scotland support and intervention framework for finance…

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2026

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray): "Regarding media interest in potential mould and water ingress, antimicrobial resistance and healthcare associated infection Scotland—ARHAI Scotland—notified the Scottish Government of an incident of water ingress in ward 4B in the Queen Elizabeth university hospital on 26 February 2026. Ministers were made aware of that late in the afternoon on the…

NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Financial Sustainability)

Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2026

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray): "As Ms Mochan and colleagues will remember from my comments on 17 February, given concerns over its financial sustainability, NHS Ayrshire and Arran has been moved to stage 4 of the NHS Scotland support and intervention framework for finance…

Votes

How Neil Gray has voted in Parliament

Find out how Neil Gray has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 268

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026

Result 65 for, 56 against, 2 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 269

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026

Result 86 for, 35 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 272

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026

Result 69 for, 48 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP abstained

Agreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 263

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026

Result 65 for, 52 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 56

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026

Result 73 for, 45 against, 4 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Neil Gray has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6W-05483

Asked by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 10 January 2022

Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 25 January 2022

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support public sector employers to pilot a four-day working week."

Question reference: S6W-05643

Asked by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 10 January 2022

Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 January 2022

"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to North Lanarkshire Council to build council housing in each year since 1999."

Question reference: S6O-00671

Asked by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 19 January 2022

Question reference: S6O-00654

Asked by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 12 January 2022

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 January 2022

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it and Transport Scotland have had with ScotRail and Network Rail regarding the accessibility of Shotts railway station."

Question reference: S6O-00618

Asked by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 22 December 2021

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 January 2022

"To ask the Scottish Government what support and treatment is available for people diagnosed with phenylketonuria."

Question reference: S6O-00528

Asked by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 8 December 2021

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2021

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in NHS Lanarkshire."

Question reference: S6O-00437

Asked by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 17 November 2021

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 November 2021

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of the new Child Disability Payment."

Question reference: S6O-00341

Asked by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 3 November 2021

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021

"To ask the Scottish Government what impact its revised rules on the use of fireworks have had on antisocial behaviour complaints related to bonfire night."

Question reference: S6O-00270

Asked by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 20 October 2021

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 October 2021

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its policies and actions across government to support the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and how these have been impacted by the reported cross-sector labour shortages."

Question reference: S6W-03320

Asked by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 27 September 2021

Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 14 October 2021

"To ask the Scottish Government how many children in the Airdrie and Shotts constituency it expects will receive support from the proposed expansion of child winter heating assistance."