Kenneth Gibson
Scottish National Party
MSP for Cunninghame North (Constituency) 2007 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) 1999 - 2003
About Kenneth Gibson
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6536
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
15 Main Street
Dalry
KA24 5DL
Phone: 01294 833687
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Kenneth is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Kenneth is a member of 1 cross-party group
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Kenneth has 1 parliamentary and government role
Conveners Group
Member
Party Roles
Kenneth does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Kenneth has had 20 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Member
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Member
01 September 2020 - 04 May 2021
Education and Skills Committee
Member
29 August 2017 - 04 May 2021
Presiding Officer's Advisory Group
Member
08 June 2016 - 01 September 2020
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018
Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee
Substitute Member
07 September 2016 - 29 September 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
15 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Conveners Group
Member
15 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Finance Committee
Convener
25 October 2012 - 23 March 2016
Welfare Reform Committee
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011
Finance Committee
Member
02 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Deputy Convener
26 February 2009 - 05 November 2009
Finance Committee
Substitute Member
26 June 2008 - 02 September 2008
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Member
20 June 2007 - 26 June 2008
Local Government and Communities Committee
Deputy Convener
13 June 2007 - 20 June 2007
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
19 September 2001 - 31 March 2003
Social Justice Committee
Deputy Convener
09 May 2002 - 05 September 2002
Local Government Committee
Member
06 September 2001 - 19 September 2001
Social Justice Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 06 September 2001
Local Government Committee
Member
Register of interests
Kenneth'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 Kenneth Gibson. The date of their initial statement was 13 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own a flat in Glasgow with a market value of between £100,001 and £150,000 from which I receive gross annual income of up to £5,000. The costs associated with this property exceed the income from letting it.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Kenneth Gibson 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: 22 September 2021
Covid-19 Recovery (Ayrshire)
1. Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how its policies and actions across Government will support Ayrshire’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. (S6O-00167)"
Chamber meeting date: 21 September 2021
Covid-19 Update
Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP): "I am heartened by the roll-out of vaccine booster doses, which will greatly reduce the vulnerability of older people to Covid-19 this winter…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 21 September 2021
National Performance Framework
The Convener: "Under item 2, we will take evidence on the national performance framework…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 21 September 2021
Interests
The Convener (Kenneth Gibson): "Good morning, and welcome to the fifth meeting in 2021 of the Finance and Public Administration Committee. We have received apologies from Liz Smith, so Tess White is attending as her substitute for the Conservatives. I welcome Tess to the meeting…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 14 September 2021
Interests
The Convener (Kenneth Gibson): "Good morning and welcome to the fourth meeting in 2021 of the Finance and Public Administration Committee. Agenda item 1 is to invite Ross Greer to declare any relevant interests."
Votes
How Kenneth Gibson has voted in Parliament
Find out how Kenneth Gibson has voted recently.
A Net Zero Nation
Submitted by: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 20, 2021
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Patrick Harvie, Màiri McAllan, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Result 88 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
A Net Zero Nation
Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 20, 2021
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Result 19 for, 97 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
A Net Zero Nation
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 20, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Result 50 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Result 67 for, 30 against, 20 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Result 25 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Kenneth Gibson in Parliament
Find out what motions Kenneth Gibson has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Kenneth Gibson 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: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 September 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when the next round of the Scottish Crown Estate Net Revenue Allocation Scheme will be (a) determined and (b) dispersed."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 September 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much the increase in employers' national insurance payments will have on (a) the NHS, (b) local government and (c) all other parts of the public sector in Scotland."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 September 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it will contribute towards the £170 million regeneration works to support investment in site infrastructure at the North Shore area of Ardrossan, which includes a new community campus, harbour and marina improvements, international marine science centre and residential and business developments."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 August 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when proposals for the introduction of Compulsory Sales Orders will be brought forward."
Answered by: Tom Arthur on 2 September 2021
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S6W-01033 by Humza Yousaf on 15 July 2021, what is meant by "certain infectious and parasitic diseases.""
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01033 by Humza Yousaf on 15 July 2021, for what reason influenza, pneumonia and other infectious diseases were not included in the figures provided."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government by what date the £60 million that it committed to renewing every play park in Scotland during the current parliamentary session will be distributed to local authorities, and what mechanism will be used to determine the resources that will be allocated to each local authority."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 17 August 2021
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people died of food poisoning in each of the last five years for which figures are available."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 23 July 2021
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many children aged under 16, who went missing in 2019, were still missing a year later."
Answered by: Ash Denham on 19 July 2021
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people died of infectious diseases in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by disease."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 14 July 2021
See all of Kenneth Gibson's written questions submitted in Parliament