Alex Neil
Scottish National Party
MSP for Airdrie and Shotts (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 1999 - 2011
About Alex Neil
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Committees
Alex is a member of 3 committees
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Alex is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Alex does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Alex does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Alex has had 19 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
24 May 2018 - 06 September 2018
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
07 September 2016 - 24 May 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Public Audit Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 12 February 2009
Finance Committee
Member
19 June 2007 - 12 February 2009
European and External Relations Committee
Deputy Convener
20 June 2007 - 12 February 2009
Scottish Parliament and Business Exchange
Member
13 June 2007 - 19 June 2007
European and External Relations Committee
Member
21 October 2004 - 02 April 2007
Conveners Group
Member
30 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Finance Committee
Substitute Member
21 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Enterprise and Culture Committee
Convener
04 June 2003 - 23 September 2004
Standards Committee
Member
15 September 2004 - 21 September 2004
Enterprise and Culture Committee
Member
04 October 2000 - 31 March 2003
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee
Convener
06 January 2003 - 31 March 2003
Conveners Group
Member
04 October 2000 - 05 January 2003
Conveners Liaison Group
Member
02 November 2000 - 07 January 2001
Finance Committee
Member
28 September 2000 - 04 October 2000
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 27 September 2000
Audit Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 27 September 2000
Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee
Member
Register of interests
Alex'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 Alex Neil. The date of their initial statement was 19 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
From 1 December 2016 until 7 November 2018 I was a Member of the Advisory Panel for Ivory Holdings (formely Ethx Energy) (a renewable energy company of Carnbooth House, 80a Busby Road, Glasgow G76 9EH). I received remuneration of between £10,001 and £15,000 per annum and worked, on average, one day per month. [Registered 12 December 2016, Amended interest 2 August 2018, Amended interest 7 November 2018]
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am Honorary President of Airdrie Arts Guild.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Alex Neil 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.
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee meeting date: 18 March 2021
“The 2019/20 audit of Scottish Water”
Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP): "I have a simple question about Business Stream for Dame Susan and her team. We have our own regulator in Scotland that regulates Scottish Water and its subsidiaries, and there is a parallel regulation regime south of the border…
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee meeting date: 18 March 2021
Covid-19 (Tracking the Implications for Scotland’s Public Finances)
Alex Neil: "I think that my questions have been covered, convener."
Chamber meeting date: 17 March 2021
Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill
Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP): "Thank you very much. As the Deputy Presiding Officer said, this is, after 22 years, my final speech to Parliament as an MSP, before I step down in May…
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee meeting date: 11 March 2021
Public Finances (Implications of Covid-19)
Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP): "Auditor General, I have two questions…
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee meeting date: 11 March 2021
“NHS in Scotland 2020”
Alex Neil: "As an ex-health secretary, I am very proud of how the national health service and social care services have responded to the pandemic in Scotland. It has been outstanding, and everybody should be proud of what they have done…
Votes
How Alex Neil has voted in Parliament
Find out how Alex Neil has voted recently.
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motion of No Confidence
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, John Scott, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Adam Tomkins, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 31 for, 65 against, 27 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
National Mission to Reduce Drug Deaths and Harms
Submitted by: Brian Whittle, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Supported by: Donald Cameron
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 18, 2021
Result 43 for, 69 against, 1 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Alex Neil in Parliament
Find out what motions Alex Neil has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Alex Neil has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 July 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in establishing a National Complex Mesh Removal Surgery Service."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 17 July 2020
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 June 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the eligibility criteria and how to apply to the £1 million fund for women with mesh complications."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 16 June 2020
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 May 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will, at an appropriate time, hold national remembrance events for those who have lost their lives as a result of COVID-19."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 2 June 2020
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans for the proposed £1 million fund for women with mesh complications."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 20 May 2020
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements are being made to defer council tax payments for people who have had their income reduced or lost as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak."
Answered by: Ben Macpherson on 7 April 2020
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it estimates will be saved in business rates from the introduction of the new Intermediate Property Rate, broken down by each industry sector."
Answered by: Ben Macpherson on 23 March 2020
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 August 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to make any applications to the UK Freeports Advisory Panel in order to establish Freeports in Scotland and, if so, which locations will be included in the applications."
Answered by: Ivan McKee on 5 September 2019
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 June 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government when the report from the Independent Review Panel that undertook a review of the process followed by NHS Lanarkshire Monklands Replacement/Refurbishment Project will be published."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 27 June 2019
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 June 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23747 by Jeane Freeman on 13 June 2019, what progress it has made on improvements resulting from the short-life working group on support for women with complications from transvaginal mesh."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2019
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in ensuring that women in Scotland have access to high-quality services for the treatment of mesh complications."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 6 June 2019
See all of Alex Neil's written questions submitted in Parliament