MSP for Falkirk West (Constituency)
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Scottish National Party
MSP for Falkirk West (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
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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 Gary Bouse. The date of their initial statement was 10 June 2026.
I am a Councillor for Falkirk Council (The Foundary, 4 Central Boulevard, Central park, Larbert FK5 4RU). I spend around 25 hours per week on this role. I receive remuneration of between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. The basic rate of the councillor salary is deducted from my MSP salary.
Until 18 June 2026, when I resigned, I was as a Key Account Manager (Scotland) for Peter Cox Ltd (Rentokil Initial PLC; experts in property preservation; of 1 Aquarius Court, Viking Way, Rosyth, KY11 2DW). Prior to my election, I worked 40 hours per week and following my election I worked 15 hours per week. I received remuneration of between £40,001 and £45,000 per annum including an allowance for a company car. I expect to receive a final payment of £1,951.40 on 6 July 2026.
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Between 2017 and 2025 I was a Director and Chairperson of the Dobbie Hall Trust.
I am a Member of the Masonic Order. I have been inactive since 2011.
I am a season ticket holder for Stenhousemuir FC.
Until August 2026 I am a Treasurer of the SNP Tryst branch.
I am a not-for-profit shareholder in Stenhousemuir FC.
I have a specialist qualification as a Certified Surveyor in Remedial Treatments (CSRT) and Certified Surveyor in Structural Waterproofing (CSSW).
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.
Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee meeting date: 9 September 2026
Gary Bouse (Falkirk West) (SNP): "I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests. I am a sitting Falkirk councillor, a former resources portfolio holder and a housing portfolio holder…
Chamber meeting date: 8 September 2026
Gary Bouse (Falkirk West) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what progress there has been with NHS Forth Valley due to it being in special measures. (S7O-00181)"
Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee meeting date: 8 September 2026
Gary Bouse (Falkirk West) (SNP): "My question touches on something that Michael Rovatsos said about the problem with predicting the future. Does that bring in a risk element that will be a particular challenge for local authorities and Government bodies…
Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026
Gary Bouse (Falkirk West) (SNP): "Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer—I will do my best to keep to time. I ask members to note my entry in the register of members’ interests as a Falkirk councillor.The issue of hyperscale green data centres came to prominence for me on 4 June…
Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026
Gary Bouse (Falkirk West) (SNP): "Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer—I will do my best to keep to time. I ask members to note my entry in the register of members’ interests as a Falkirk councillor.The issue of hyperscale green data centres came to prominence for me on 4 June…
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Motion ref. S7M-01084.1
Submitted by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK . Date lodged: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Result 17 for, 102 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01084.4
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Supported by: Carol Mochan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Result 24 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01084.3
Submitted by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Supported by: Maggie Chapman
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Result 92 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01084
Submitted by: Simita Kumar, Edinburgh South Western, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Supported by: Neil Gray, Kirsten Oswald, Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Result 92 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01084.2
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Result 27 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Gary Bouse, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 2 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress there has been with NHS Forth Valley due to it being in special measures."
Asked by: Gary Bouse, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 17 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact on the environment of the construction and operation of hyperscale data centres."