Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2016 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
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31 Canmore Street
Dunfermline
Fife
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
14 March 2024 - 26 June 2025
Deputy Convener
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
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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 13 to 16 November 2025, I attended, by invitation, the Parliamentary Diabetes Global Network (PDGN) Advocacy Forum in Valletta, Malta. The estimated cost of the trip for two persons amounted to £1,400 and was funded by the PDGN (of 44 Howard Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4EA) which is the world's first and only global network of parliamentarians who champion diabetes prevention, early diagnosis and the best treatments for all. [Registered 25 November 2025]
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
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]
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.
I am a member of the Order of St John.
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]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 4 July 2024]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 17 March 2025]
I am an Honorary Patron of the road safety charity, Central Safe Drive, Stay Alive. [Registered 23 October 2024]
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: 8 January 2026
8. Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting local authorities to maintain and increase teacher numbers. (S6O-05354)"
Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026
Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "I am pleased to be able to contribute to the stage 1 debate…
Chamber meeting date: 7 January 2026
Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "The independent review found Creative Scotland to be overbureaucratic, warned of a lack of transparency surrounding decisions on the use of public funds and highlighted poor leadership…
Chamber meeting date: 7 January 2026
Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "I am pleased to speak in favour of our motion, which calls for lower bills for workers, who are suffering as a result of the cost of living crisis, and for an end to the SNP’s high-tax agenda…
Chamber meeting date: 7 January 2026
Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): "I am pleased to speak in favour of our motion, which calls for lower bills for workers, who are suffering as a result of the cost of living crisis, and for an end to the SNP’s high-tax agenda…
Find out how Alexander Stewart has voted recently.
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 8, 2026
Result 65 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Result 64 for, 47 against, 6 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Result 81 for, 29 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Result 64 for, 47 against, 6 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Result 27 for, 58 against, 32 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP abstained
Disagreed
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: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 19 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on what urgent action can be put in place to protect budgets for children’s speech and language therapy services in NHS Forth Valley in 2026."
Asked by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 17 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting local authorities to maintain and increase teacher numbers."
Asked by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 18 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many payments were made by Social Security Scotland to people not normally resident in Scotland in 2024-25, broken down by the total amount paid for each benefit."
Asked by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 6 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of a potential £3…
Asked by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its just transition plan for the Mossmorran petrochemical site."
Asked by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 4 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 17 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the recent £176,000 fine issued to ExxonMobil following its flaring emission breach guilty plea, and in light of reports that the many years of flaring have had a devastating impact on the physical and mental health of local residents, what assurances it can give that the funds from this fine will be…
Asked by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 31 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that the number of people waiting for a social care assessment has risen by 32% in a year, that Age UK Scotland has stated that the government is “simply ignoring the collapse of social care in Scotland”, and that the National Care Service Advisory Board has spent £16,000 on…
Asked by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 24 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27536 by Tom Arthur on 28 May 2024, what information it has regarding how many landowners with a voluntary wayleave in place in Scotland in each of the last five years have issued the utility company with a notice to remove, also broken down by how many notices were complied…
Asked by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 24 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27536 by Tom Arthur on 28 May 2024, what information it has regarding how many applications have been made in each of the last five years by (a) Scottish Power Distribution Ltd and (b) other utility companies for necessary wayleaves in Scotland, and how many have been granted."
Asked by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 15 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what urgent action is planned to respond to the waiting times for neurodiversity assessments in the NHS Forth Valley area."
See all of Alexander Stewart's questions submitted in Parliament