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Patricia Gibson

Scottish National Party

MSP for Cunninghame South (Constituency)

About Patricia Gibson

Contact details

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Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Contact at local office

Suite 4
Caledonian House
100 High Street
Irvine
KA12 0AX

Phone: 01294 443918
Text relay calls welcome.

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish National Party
MSP for Cunninghame South (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

Patricia Gibson is a member of 2 committees

Education and Gaelic Committee

Member

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Substitute Member

Cross-party groups

Patricia Gibson is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Patricia Gibson does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Patricia Gibson does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Patricia Gibson does not have any previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

Register of interests

Patricia Gibson'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 Patricia Gibson. The date of their initial statement was 04 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests.

Gifts

No registrable interests.

Overseas visits

No registrable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

No registrable interests.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests.

Voluntary

I am the Chair of North Ayrshire Women's Aid. This role is unremunerated.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Patricia 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.

Programme for Government (Child Poverty)

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026

Patricia Gibson (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "The gentleman says that it is irrelevant whether Scotland has the lowest child poverty in the UK. He says he is not concerned about whether it is lower than anywhere else…

Hyperscale AI Data Centres

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026

Patricia Gibson (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "I congratulate Graham Simpson on securing this debate on such a timely and important issue.Data centres are a reality of the modern world…

Hyperscale AI Data Centres

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026

Patricia Gibson (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "I congratulate Graham Simpson on securing this debate on such a timely and important issue.Data centres are a reality of the modern world…

Life Sciences Industry (North Ayrshire)

Chamber meeting date: 2 September 2026

Patricia Gibson (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what contribution the life sciences industry in North Ayrshire makes to the Scottish economy in terms of employment and gross value added. (S7O-00159)"

Raising Standards and Delivering Excellence for Every Child

Chamber meeting date: 2 September 2026

Patricia Gibson (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "I welcome the cabinet secretary’s statement and the range of measures to deliver excellence for children, building on the ambitious plan to expand early learning education, which is especially important for children from more disadvantaged backgrounds, and helping to narrow the developmental gap that often emerges even before formal schooling…

Votes

How Patricia Gibson has voted in Parliament

Find out how Patricia Gibson has voted recently.

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

Motion ref. S7M-01022

Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Simita Kumar, Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Result 36 for, 63 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

Motion ref. S7M-01022.4

Submitted by: Morven-May MacCallum, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Result 59 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

Motion ref. S7M-01022.1

Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Result 35 for, 68 against, 9 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

Motion ref. S7M-01022.2

Submitted by: Holly Bruce, Glasgow Southside, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Result 15 for, 83 against, 13 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

Motion ref. S7M-01022.5

Submitted by: Julie MacDougall, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Result 21 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

Motions made by Patricia Gibson in Parliament

Find out what motions Patricia Gibson has submitted recently.

Questions

Questions Patricia Gibson has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S7O-00175

Asked by: Patricia Gibson, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 2 September 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to embed the teaching of the Scottish Enlightenment in the school curriculum."

Question reference: S7O-00159

Asked by: Patricia Gibson, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 26 August 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what contribution the life sciences industry in North Ayrshire makes to the Scottish economy in terms of employment and gross value added."

Question reference: S7O-00023

Asked by: Patricia Gibson, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 3 June 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects a GP walk-in centre to open in North Ayrshire."