Alex Rowley
Scottish Labour
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2017 - present day
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2016 - 2017
Former MSP for Cowdenbeath (Constituency) 2014 - 2016
Independent
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2017 - 2017
About Alex Rowley
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Website: alexrowley.org
Twitter: @AlexRowleyFife
Facebook: Alex's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6827
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Ore Valley Business Centre
93 Main Street
Lochgelly
KY5 9AF
Phone: 01592 786725
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Cross-party groups
Alex is a member of 8 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 10 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
26 November 2020 - 04 May 2021
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Member
09 January 2018 - 04 May 2021
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
25 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Substitute Member
10 September 2019 - 25 November 2020
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
21 November 2018 - 04 September 2019
Local Government and Communities Committee
Deputy Convener
15 November 2018 - 21 November 2018
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
11 January 2018 - 30 October 2018
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
09 January 2018 - 29 March 2018
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Substitute Member
25 February 2014 - 02 September 2015
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Member
25 February 2014 - 08 January 2015
European and External Relations 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 Rowley. The date of their initial statement was 14 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
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 on the board of directors of Scotland’s Future Forum, I receive no remuneration for this role. [Registered 20 December 2021]
I am a member of the Fife Council pension scheme.
I am a member of the trade union Unison.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Alex Rowley 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: 18 January 2022
Retrofitting Buildings for Net Zero
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "This relatively short debate is on what is, for so many, a major issue. The level of fuel poverty in the country is unacceptable and the level of the Government’s ambition to tackle it is equally unacceptable. The debate is also topical…
COVID-19 Recovery Committee meeting date: 13 January 2022
Ministerial Statement
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I re-emphasise the point that Murdo Fraser has made…
Chamber meeting date: 12 January 2022
Covid-19 Recovery (Meetings with United Kingdom Government)
6. Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the United Kingdom Government to discuss the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and what the outcome was. (S6O-00597)"
Chamber meeting date: 11 January 2022
Labour Shortages
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "In speaking in the debate, I must first acknowledge the devastating impact of Brexit on the Scottish and UK economies…
COVID-19 Recovery Committee meeting date: 23 December 2021
Public Health (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No 13) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/470)
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "What is the Government’s current thinking on self-isolation? I note that, in England, a shorter period of self-isolation with two lateral flow tests has been introduced."
Votes
How Alex Rowley has voted in Parliament
Find out how Alex Rowley has voted recently.
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 49 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 49 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 87 for, 33 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Education Failures and Guaranteeing the 2022 Exam Diet
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Supported by: Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 67 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Alex Rowley in Parliament
Find out what motions Alex Rowley has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Alex Rowley 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: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether adopting Passivhaus standards for newbuild housing would make a positive contribution to achieving Scotland's climate targets."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons it has stated that it will not take forward the recommendation of the Climate Assembly to adopt Passivhaus standards for newbuild housing."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many FTE staff have been employed in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in each of the last 14 years."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the ministerial statement on strengthened fire alarm standards on 19 January 2022, whether it will provide detailed clarification of what the implications will be for homeowners who have not complied with the new legislation on interlinked fire alarms by 1 February 2022."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the ministerial statement on strengthened fire alarm standards on 19 January 2022, what estimates it has made of the number of homes that will (a) comply and (b) not comply with the new legislation on interlinked fire alarms by 1 February 2022."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address the reported recruitment issues in the retained fire service, and whether it will list the (a) actions that it has taken and (b) additional resources that it has provided in this regard."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has received from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding compliance with the new interlinked fire alarm legislation."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the ministerial statement on strengthened fire alarm standards on 19 January 2022, whether it will provide further details of what it has done to alert the public to the new legislation on interlinked fire alarms."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether adopting Passivhaus standards for newbuild housing would have a positive impact on reducing (a) domestic energy bills and (b) greenhouse gas emissions."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what economic impact assessment it has undertaken on the effect of Brexit on Scottish businesses and jobs."
Answered by: Angus Robertson on 25 January 2022
See all of Alex Rowley's written questions submitted in Parliament