Bob Doris
Scottish National Party
MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Constituency) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2007 - 2016
About Bob Doris
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Website: bob-doris.scot
X (previously known as Twitter): @BobDorisSNP
Facebook: Bob's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0141 946 7700
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
Maryhill Burgh Halls
10-24 Gairbraid Avenue
Glasgow
G20 8YE
Phone: 0141 946 7700
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Bob is a member of 3 committees
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Deputy Convener
Cross-party groups
Bob is a member of 7 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Health Inequalities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Migration
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palliative Care
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Shared Parenting
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Bob does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Bob does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Bob has had 29 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 June 2023 - 07 September 2023
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Member
17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
Education Children and Young People Committee
Member
22 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Deputy Convener
18 April 2023 - 29 June 2023
Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Convener
07 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
conveners group
Member
06 September 2018 - 13 September 2018
Social Security Committee
Member
15 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Local Government and Communities Committee
Convener
15 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
conveners group
Member
08 June 2016 - 15 June 2016
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
01 March 2016 - 23 March 2016
Health and Sport Committee
Deputy Convener
08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Finance Committee
Substitute Member
25 February 2016 - 01 March 2016
Health and Sport Committee
Member
15 June 2011 - 21 January 2016
Health and Sport Committee
Deputy Convener
05 June 2014 - 27 November 2014
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
03 April 2014 - 05 June 2014
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
10 January 2013 - 08 May 2014
Public Audit Committee
Member
25 October 2012 - 10 January 2013
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
04 September 2012 - 10 January 2013
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 27 June 2012
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011
Health and Sport Committee
Member
26 May 2010 - 22 March 2011
Local Government and Communities Committee
Deputy Convener
16 November 2010 - 22 March 2011
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Deputy Convener
13 November 2008 - 16 November 2010
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 26 May 2010
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
26 June 2008 - 12 November 2008
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
14 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Bob'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.
Here is the register for Bob Doris. The date of their initial statement was 04 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
Overseas visits From 15 to 22 August 2013, on the invitation of Barzan Kurda, Head of Bureau of NGOs of the democratic organisation of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) (a Kurdish political party of Karizewoshk, PUK Bureau Office, Sulaymaniyah), I visited Kurdistan to meet Kurdish officials to discuss how I can better work with the region and represent my Kurdish constituents in Glasgow and to pay respects to Kurds who lost family members at Halabja and during Anfal. The overall cost of the visit of US $5235 (US $1,600 accommodation costs, US $3,111 flights and $524 other costs), which is approximately £3,366 based on a conversion carried out on 11 September 2013, for three people was met by the PUK.
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a trustee of Spirit of Springburn SCIO (SCO 50744).
I am a member of the Possilpark Business Improvement District Steering Group. [Registered 27 September 2021]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Bob Doris 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: 28 March 2024
Public Transport (Fair Fares Review)
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "My wife has a nickname for me. She calls me Bob the pedestrian—she also has other nicknames—because I do not drive, although I am very pass-remarkable…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 27 March 2024
Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (Scotland) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/70)
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "I have some specific questions, but I do not want to cut across Ms Grahame."
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 26 March 2024
Natural Capital Finance
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "I think that it is fair to say that members will be on a learning curve for some of this. What levels of activity are there in natural capital finance in Scotland, and what impact is that having on land use…
Chamber meeting date: 21 March 2024
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Screening Pilot)
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "Babies across the UK face delays in treatment for the debilitating genetic condition spinal muscular atrophy because no newborn screening programme exists…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 21 March 2024
Extra Costs of Disability
Bob Doris: "Thank you, convener, and thank you, Mr Balfour, for the namecheck. In the earlier session, I suggested an imaginary extra £10 million…
Votes
How Bob Doris has voted in Parliament
Find out how Bob Doris has voted recently.
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, February 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Result 89 for, 0 against, 31 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Widening Access - Equality of Access to Higher Education
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 25, 2024
Supported by: Clare Adamson, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Result 22 for, 97 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Widening Access - Equality of Access to Higher Education
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 25, 2024
Supported by: Natalie Don, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Result 69 for, 49 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Widening Access - Equality of Access to Higher Education
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Result 31 for, 69 against, 20 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 18, 2024
Supported by: Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 21, 2024
Result 85 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Bob Doris in Parliament
Find out what motions Bob Doris has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Bob Doris has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, other than the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner and Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, what mechanisms exist to support the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to improve its practices, processes and decision making."
Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 February 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding financial redress for vaginal mesh survivors in Scotland, in light of the recommendations contained within The Hughes Report."
Taken in the Chamber on 21 February 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how its cities strategy supports town centres within cities to be vibrant destinations, which offer a range of services and amenities to support the community."
Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 November 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on discussions with Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership about community link worker capacity in Glasgow."
Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 November 2023
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31 October 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to respond to any (a) challenges for and (b) impacts on (i) asylum seekers, (ii) public bodies supporting asylum seekers and (iii) third sector groups supporting asylum seekers in Scotland as a consequence of the UK Illegal Migration Act 2023."
Answered by Emma Roddick on 14 November 2023
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 November 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government when the next paper in the Building a New Scotland series will be published."
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 3 November 2023
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 November 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports older people living in poverty to maximise their income."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2023
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 October 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how its proposed Electoral Reform Bill will seek to improve voter participation within the electoral process."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 November 2023
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what work is ongoing to support the development of new treatments for those living with epidermolysis bullosa, commonly known as EB."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 October 2023
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Parental Transition Fund."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 September 2023