Pauline McNeill
Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow Kelvin (Constituency) 1999 - 2011
About Pauline McNeill
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Committees
Pauline is a member of 2 committees
Local Government and Communities Committee
Substitute Member
Social Security Committee
Deputy Convener
Cross-party groups
Pauline is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Pauline has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund
Trustee
Party Roles
Pauline has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Housing
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Local Government
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Pauline has had 21 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
02 September 2019 - 01 March 2021
Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
04 October 2018 - 01 March 2021
Party Spokesperson on Equalities
Scottish Labour
04 October 2018 - 01 March 2021
Party Spokesperson on Housing
Scottish Labour
04 October 2018 - 01 March 2021
Party Spokesperson on Social Security
Scottish Labour
28 June 2016 - 25 September 2019
Local Government and Communities Committee
Substitute Member
06 September 2018 - 10 September 2019
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
09 January 2018 - 06 September 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
08 September 2016 - 09 January 2018
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Social Security Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 20 September 2007
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Member
10 June 2003 - 02 April 2007
Conveners Group
Member
10 June 2003 - 02 April 2007
Justice 1 Committee
Convener
04 June 2003 - 10 June 2003
Justice 1 Committee
Member
24 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Justice 2 Committee
Convener
06 January 2003 - 31 March 2003
Conveners Group
Member
24 January 2001 - 05 January 2003
Conveners Liaison Group
Member
08 January 2001 - 24 January 2001
Justice 2 Committee
Member
18 January 2000 - 07 January 2001
Public Petitions Committee
Deputy Convener
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 18 January 2000
Public Petitions Committee
Member
Register of interests
Pauline'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 Pauline McNeill. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
I am a director of McNeill and Stone, a social public affairs company (of North Lanarkshire). I received a final payment of between £501 and £1,000 for work carried out in April 2016. From 6 May 2016 I am an unpaid director of the company and all my work has been handed over to the new director.
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 a member of the GMB Trade Union.
From 20 to 22 August 2016 I was in London for a speaking engagement at a conference on the subject of Yemen. The cost of my travel to and from London was £208 and the cost of my accommodation was approximately £355. These costs were met by members of the Yemeni community. I do not consider that this visit meets the prejudice test. [Registered 13 September 2016]
I am the Chair of Middle East North Africa Forum Scotland.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Pauline McNeill 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: 24 March 2021
Self-isolation Support Grant (Approval of Applications)
7. Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that local authorities with the highest deprivation rates are least likely to approve self-isolation support grant applications. (S5F-04929)"
Chamber meeting date: 23 March 2021
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "I congratulate Andy Wightman on his member’s bill reaching stage 3. It is a good bill to end the parliamentary session with. Andy Wightman has made a dry subject energetic and meaningful. I, too, thank Aileen Campbell for all her service…
Chamber meeting date: 23 March 2021
Churches (Support During Lockdown)
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "I wanted to support Jeremy Balfour in tonight’s debate because it shines a light on the humanity that is exemplified by churches…
Chamber meeting date: 18 March 2021
Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2021
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "I offer Bill Bowman my very best wishes on his retirement from the Parliament. Yet again, local authorities have a settlement that does not meet their needs…
Social Security Committee meeting date: 18 March 2021
Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/82)
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "I was involved in delivery of milk to children in a previous life, so I spotted the regulations right away. It is a negative instrument, so we do not learn much about the regulations—we are just presented with them…
Votes
How Pauline McNeill has voted in Parliament
Find out how Pauline McNeill has voted recently.
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motion of No Confidence
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, John Scott, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Adam Tomkins, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 31 for, 65 against, 27 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
National Mission to Reduce Drug Deaths and Harms
Submitted by: Brian Whittle, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Supported by: Donald Cameron
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 18, 2021
Result 43 for, 69 against, 1 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Pauline McNeill in Parliament
Find out what motions Pauline McNeill has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Pauline McNeill 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: McNeill, Pauline, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35219 by Michael Matheson on 1 March 2021, what information it has on how much the UK Government pays for security for each person in hotel quarantine, and what this represents as a percentage of the overall cost of quarantine."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021
Asked by: McNeill, Pauline, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the annual homelessness statistics before the pre-election campaign recess."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 16 March 2021
Asked by: McNeill, Pauline, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what advice has been given to GPs and vaccinators regarding how to identify people with underlying health conditions who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination under JCVI priority group 6."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 15 March 2021
Asked by: McNeill, Pauline, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each JCVI vaccine prioritisation group are considered to be housebound, and what proportion have received their (a) first and (b) second COVID-19 vaccination."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 15 March 2021
Asked by: McNeill, Pauline, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people with underlying health conditions are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination as part of JCVI priority group 6, and how this compares with their eligibility for the annual flu vaccine."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 15 March 2021
Asked by: McNeill, Pauline, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures (a) Public Health Scotland, (b) NHS boards and (c) other stakeholders are taking to ensure that information promoting the COVID-19 vaccines is made available to people who are (i) refugees and (ii) seeking asylum and addresses fears caused by misinformation, and in what languages the material publishing…
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 11 March 2021
Asked by: McNeill, Pauline, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether, as part of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, antibody tests will be offered to people who are taking immunosuppressant medication for conditions such as Crohn’s and colitis in order to confirm the efficacy of the vaccine in such cases."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
Asked by: McNeill, Pauline, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether businesses offering mobile phone repairs and other similar businesses are eligible for COVID-19 business support funding, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 11 March 2021
Asked by: McNeill, Pauline, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35154 by Mairi Gougeon on 2 March 2021, what flexibility COVID-19 vaccinators have regarding the disposal of unused doses before they become unsuitable for use, including vaccinating people who attend the centres on an unscheduled "walk-in" basis."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 11 March 2021
Asked by: McNeill, Pauline, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35154 by Mairi Gougeon on 2 March 2021, whether its guidance for COVID-19 vaccinators is publicly available, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 11 March 2021
See all of Pauline McNeill's written questions submitted in Parliament