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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
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Alexander Burnett

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for Aberdeenshire West (Constituency)

About Alexander Burnett

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @AJABurnett

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 01569 762785
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

8 Castle Street
Huntly
Aberdeenshire
AB54 8BP

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Aberdeenshire West (Constituency)
05 May 2016 to present

Committees

Alexander Burnett is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Alexander Burnett is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Alexander Burnett does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Alexander Burnett has 1 party role

Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Local Government

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Alexander Burnett has had the following roles in Parliament

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

22 September 2022 to 09 September 2025

parliamentary bureau

Member

20 September 2022 to 08 September 2025

Chief Whip

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

08 September 2021 to 22 September 2022

Public Audit Committee

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 to 22 September 2022

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Member

20 May 2022 to 20 September 2022

Deputy Chief Whip

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 to 20 May 2022

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Culture

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 to 20 May 2022

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Europe

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 to 20 May 2022

Deputy Party Spokesperson on International Development

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

11 August 2020 to 04 May 2021

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Energy

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

11 August 2020 to 04 May 2021

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Connectivity

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

11 August 2020 to 04 May 2021

Deputy Party Spokesperson on the Islands

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

29 June 2017 to 04 May 2021

Finance and Constitution Committee

Member

18 February 2020 to 11 August 2020

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

26 May 2016 to 18 February 2020

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Energy

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2017 to 18 February 2020

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Business

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2017 to 18 February 2020

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Parliamentary Business

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2016 to 29 June 2017

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

Substitute Member

08 June 2016 to 29 June 2017

Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee

Member

Register of interests

Alexander Burnett'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

Official Report

What Alexander Burnett has said in Parliament

This MSP has not made any contributions yet. Information will be added here when available.

Votes

How Alexander Burnett has voted in Parliament

Find out how Alexander Burnett has voted recently.

Investing, Protecting and Renewing Scotland’s NHS

Motion ref. S7M-00228

Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 1, 2026

Supported by: Alison Thewliss, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Result 99 for, 6 against, 18 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP not voted

Agreed

Investing, Protecting and Renewing Scotland’s NHS

Motion ref. S7M-00228.4

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Supported by: Joe Long
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Result 54 for, 55 against, 15 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP not voted

Disagreed

Investing, Protecting and Renewing Scotland’s NHS

Motion ref. S7M-00228.2

Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Supported by: Gillian Mackay, Cara McKee, Laura Moodie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Result 41 for, 82 against, 1 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP not voted

Disagreed

Investing, Protecting and Renewing Scotland’s NHS

Motion ref. S7M-00228.1

Submitted by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK . Date lodged: Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Result 27 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP not voted

Disagreed

Summer of Sport

Motion ref. S7M-00208.3

Submitted by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 1, 2026

Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Result 88 for, 17 against, 16 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP not voted

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Alexander Burnett has asked

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

Question reference: S7W-00729

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 2 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 16 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Account Commission's report, Integration Joint Boards: Finance bulletin 2024/25, which was published in February 2026, what its response is to the Commission's warning that, without radical change, the services delivered by Integration Joint Boards cannot be sustained."

Question reference: S7W-00730

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 2 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 16 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide any direction or guidance to Local Government Pension Scheme funds regarding potential investment in affordable housing, and if so, on what statutory basis."

Question reference: S7W-00733

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 2 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 16 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of local government funding was formally ring-fenced or otherwise directed to national policy objectives in each of the last three years, and what its response is to the Accounts Commission's finding that ring-fencing and directed spending reduce local authorities' flexibility to meet local needs."

Question reference: S7W-00732

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 2 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 16 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many claims for refunds of non-domestic rates paid on unoccupied properties since April 2023 have been received by local authorities, and what the total value of those claims is."

Question reference: S7W-00731

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 2 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 16 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the total costs incurred by local authorities as a result of the legislative error in the Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 2020 that provided no legal basis on which to levy rates on unoccupied properties from 1 April 2023."

Question reference: S6W-44044

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 3 March 2026

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 13 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the pledge made by the health secretary in 2018 to prioritise the development of new primary care premises in Banchory."

Question reference: S6W-44012

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 2 March 2026

Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 9 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider extending by 28 days the deadline for participation in the public inquiry into the section 37 application for the 400kV Kintore–Tealing overhead line (ECU00005225), in light of reports that several residents who have made submissions to the planning application have not received…

Question reference: S6W-43676

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 12 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the (a) prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in NHS Grampian compared with national averages."

Question reference: S6W-43675

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 12 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to implementing Modern Service Frameworks, as introduced in England."

Question reference: S6W-43797

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 18 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Grampian about infection control at the Baird Family Hospital and Anchor Centre."