Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2016 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6134
Text relay calls welcome.
31 Canmore Street
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7NU
Phone: 01383 720530
Text relay calls welcome.
Deputy Convener
Member
Co-Convener
Deputy Convener
Member
Co-Convener
Co-Convener
Member
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 June 2023 - 10 October 2024
Substitute Member
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 June 2023 - 14 March 2024
Member
25 May 2022 - 29 June 2023
Member
23 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
Member
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 - 25 May 2022
Member
17 June 2021 - 23 September 2021
Member
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Member
20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Member
25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Member
25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Substitute Member
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
06 September 2018 - 25 February 2020
Member
08 June 2016 - 25 February 2020
Member
03 September 2019 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2017 - 03 September 2019
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 May 2018 - 06 September 2018
Member
08 June 2016 - 17 May 2018
Member
09 March 2017 - 29 June 2017
Substitute Member
26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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 Alexander Stewart. The date of their initial statement was 27 May 2021.
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
From 4th to 8th July 2022 I visited Munich and Berlin, Germany, as part of a cross-Party delegation from the Scottish Parliament, meeting Parliamentarians, public officials and business representatives, as a guest of the Hanns Seidel Foundation. The costs of the visit, including travel, accommodation, meals and translation services amounted to £1460 and were paid by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (a political research foundation of Munich, Germany). [Registered 2 August 2022]
From 7 October to 13 October 2023 I visited Delhi, India, as part of a delegation of the Cross Party Group on India. The purpose of the visit was to engage with FinTech and Culture organisations and senior politicians within the Indian government. The total costs of the visit, including flights, hotel accommodation, food and transport, amounted to £2,429.96 and were paid by Amit Shah, Director of Flight Path Travel (a tour and travel agency which sells, flights, hotels and tour packages; Office No. 1, Jubilee Business Centre, 211 Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury, London, NW9 8AQ). [Registered 8 November 2023]
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
I was awarded the MBE, Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2016 and it was presented on 4 July 2016 at the Palace of Holyrood House, Edinburgh.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 1 December 2023]
I am a trustee of The Trojan Women Project (Registered Scottish Charity) which creates a platform for Syrian refugees to tell their own stories through drama.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 17 March 2025]
I am a member of the Order of St John.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 4 July 2024]
I am an Honorary Patron of the road safety charity, Central Safe Drive, Stay Alive. [Registered 23 October 2024]
Until 31 May 2023 I was a member of the 3rd Division, High Constables, City of Perth. [Amended interest 24 May 2023, Ceased interest 24 May 2023]
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: 10 June 2025
Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app did not connect either. I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2025
Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "The future of the Knockengorroch festival, which is billed as Scotland’s oldest greenfield festival, hangs in the balance due to financial pressures that have arisen as a result of the festival having running costs of more than £320,000 in recent years. What action is the cabinet secretary taking to ensure that such vital regional festivals are…
Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2025
4. Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the number of serious assaults committed by teenagers has increased in the past five years. (S6O-04747)"
Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2025
Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "This debate is a welcome opportunity to highlight the importance of empowering Scotland’s entrepreneurs and innovators. Innovation will be key to Scotland’s future, but it has also been key to Scotland’s past…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 3 June 2025
Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "When local development plans were proposed, people felt enthusiastic about them. They thought that that was the right way forward, and they were quite involved in and elated by the whole process…
Find out how Alexander Stewart has voted recently.
Submitted by: Maree Todd, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025
Supported by: Neil Gray, Jenni Minto
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 2, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 84 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 55 for, 57 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 28 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 49 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Alexander Stewart has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Stewart, Alexander, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to obtain robust data to track and identify emerging trends in Scotland regarding children’s use of (a) tobacco, (b) e-cigarettes and (c) nicotine pouches, in light of the reported 21,559 S2 and S4 pupils who answered questions about smoking and vaping in the Scottish School Adolescent…
Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 June 2025
Asked by: Stewart, Alexander, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that staff from Stirling Council’s instrumental music service were called to an urgent meeting on 3 June 2025 to be told that education officers are seeking £200,000 of efficiency savings from the service in this financial year, and further to Stirling Council's unanimous motion to…
Answer expected on 20 June 2025
Asked by: Stewart, Alexander, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-04594 by Siobhan Brown on 1 May 2025, and in light of reported concerns that battery energy storage system facilities pose emerging fire risks, including potential explosions and toxic gas releases, what its position is on whether Lochgelly Fire Station would be able to deal with…
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 3 June 2025
Asked by: Stewart, Alexander, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of reports that over 70% of brain cancer patients are diagnosed in an emergency setting, which is the highest of any cancer type."
Answer expected on 16 June 2025
Asked by: Stewart, Alexander, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported challenges in diagnosing brain tumours, whether it will commit to the creation of an optimal timed diagnostic pathway for brain tumours in the next cancer action plan."
Answer expected on 16 June 2025
Asked by: Stewart, Alexander, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the number of serious assaults committed by teenagers has increased in the past five years."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025
Asked by: Stewart, Alexander, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Supreme Court judgment in the case For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers, whether the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service will change its donor questionnaire to ensure that questions about pregnancy are only required to be answered by biological women, and whether it will issue…
Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 May 2025
Asked by: Stewart, Alexander, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it plans to provide to homeowners affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in their properties, in light of recent reports that offers from local authorities may result in unaffordable mortgage costs."
Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025
Asked by: Stewart, Alexander, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has undertaken with stakeholders in response to reported concerns regarding the implementation of the revised non-domestic rates processes for self-catering operators."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2025
Asked by: Stewart, Alexander, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that Scotland's Rural College's Elmwood Campus in Cupar, Fife, has sufficient funds to enable all courses, including animal care, to continue after the 2024-25 academic year."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 29 April 2025
See all of Alexander Stewart's questions submitted in Parliament