Bill Kidd
Scottish National Party
MSP for Glasgow Anniesland (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2007 - 2011
About Bill Kidd
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6593
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Bill is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Bill is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Bill does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Bill does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Bill has had 14 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Convener
13 March 2019 - 04 May 2021
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Conveners Group
Member
06 September 2018 - 13 September 2018
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
29 October 2014 - 23 March 2016
Devolution Further Powers Committee
Substitute Member
29 October 2015 - 17 December 2015
Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Amendment Bill Committee
Convener
22 September 2015 - 29 October 2015
Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Amendment Bill Committee
Member
01 November 2012 - 29 October 2014
Referendum Scotland Bill Committee
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 18 September 2012
European and External Relations Committee
Member
04 November 2010 - 22 March 2011
European and External Relations Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 04 November 2010
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
25 June 2009 - 04 November 2010
Public Audit Committee
Member
26 June 2008 - 25 June 2009
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
14 June 2007 - 26 June 2008
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Bill'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 Bill Kidd. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 27 to 29 November 2011 I visited Brussels to engage with EU institutions as part of a delegation from the European and External Relations Committee. The cost of the visit, £889, was met by the European Commission (of the Berlaymont Building, 200 Rue de la Loi, 1049 Brussels, Belgium).
From 17-23 December 2015 I visited Tehran, Iran, as part of a trade delegation and to hold discussions. The cost of the flights (£653.72) were met by the Scottish National Party (of 3 Jackson’s Entry, Edinburgh EH3 8PJ) and the cost of the accommodation and meals (£700) were met by the Iranian Parliament (of Tehran, Iran).
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I attended three rugby football matches as a guest of the Scottish Rugby Union. The matches were: Glasgow Warriors vs. Connaught on 21 September 2012, Scotland vs. South Africa on 17 November 2012 and Scotland vs. Italy on 9 February 2013. The total cost of the invited guest packages was £290 which is below the threshold for registration.
I am a Global Council Member of Abolition 2000.
I am Co-President of the Global Council of PNND (Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament).
From 27 to 30 August 2012 I attended an international conference on nuclear disarmament (attended by invited parliamentarians from over 40 countries) at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan. The cost of the visit, £2,593, was met by the Mazhilis (Assembly) of Kazakhstan. I do not believe that this interest meets the prejudice test.
I am member of SCND (Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament).
Recent Activity
What was said
What Bill Kidd 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: 8 June 2021
Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Scotland
Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP): "Welcome to your new role, Presiding Officer. I welcome the new cabinet secretary to her role, too, and I thank her—or, I assume that I will thank her—in that regard…
Chamber meeting date: 13 May 2021
Oaths and Affirmations
Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP): "made a solemn affirmation."
Chamber meeting date: 24 March 2021
Trident
Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP): "In an interview with the BBC, Sir Keir Starmer has claimed that in the forthcoming Scottish Parliament election Trident is not on the ballot paper, because it is not a matter for Holyrood…
Chamber meeting date: 24 March 2021
Organised Sport (Participation of Women and Girls)
8. Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage women and girls to participate in organised sport. (S5O-05153)"
Chamber meeting date: 18 March 2021
Standing Order Rule Changes (Financial Scrutiny)
Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP): "The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s report proposing rule changes relating to the financial scrutiny of bills responds to the increasing role of revenue from devolved taxation following the changes that were made to the Scottish Parliament’s legislative competence by the Scotland Act 2016. The proposed changes primarily…
Votes
How Bill Kidd has voted in Parliament
Find out how Bill Kidd has voted recently.
Justice: Recover, Renew, Transform
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 10, 2021
Result 57 for, 58 against, 6 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Justice: Recover, Renew, Transform
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 10, 2021
Result 93 for, 2 against, 26 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Justice: Recover, Renew, Transform
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 10, 2021
Result 53 for, 60 against, 7 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Justice: Recover, Renew, Transform
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 10, 2021
Result 28 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Addressing the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Result 113 for, 7 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Bill Kidd in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Bill Kidd 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: Kidd, Bill, Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on publication of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Oversight Board final report and the Case Note Review overview report."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 22 March 2021
Asked by: Kidd, Bill, Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, following the recently announced publication of the revised Strategic Framework, whether it will provide an update on the steps being taken to support further and higher education and to support students."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 24 February 2021
Asked by: Kidd, Bill, Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the staggered return of college and university students in Semester 2."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 8 January 2021
Asked by: Kidd, Bill, Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its response to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Independent Review, and when the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Oversight Board will be reporting."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 21 December 2020
Asked by: Kidd, Bill, Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the car parking arrangements at Ninewells Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh during the COVID-19 pandemic response."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2020
Asked by: Kidd, Bill, Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether COVID-19 funding for bus operators will be extended beyond 8 November 2020."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 14 October 2020
Asked by: Kidd, Bill, Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the car parking arrangements at Ninewells Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary during the COVID-19 pandemic response."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 25 September 2020
Asked by: Kidd, Bill, Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the works at Wards 2A/2B at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Hospital for Children."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 22 September 2020
Asked by: Kidd, Bill, Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government when the Public Inquiry into the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, Glasgow, and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Edinburgh, will begin."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
Asked by: Kidd, Bill, Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 June 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government when podiatry services, including nail cutting, will be made available again to people with diabetes and other serious conditions."
Answered by: Joe FitzPatrick on 25 June 2020
See all of Bill Kidd's written questions submitted in Parliament