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 at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6593
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
476 Crow Road
Glasgow
G11 7DR
Phone: 0141 339 3277
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Bill is a member of 2 committees
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Bill is a member of 2 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Chronic Pain
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Bill has 1 parliamentary and government role
Conveners Group
Member
Party Roles
Bill does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Bill has had 15 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
06 September 2018 - 13 September 2018
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
05 May 2016 - 28 June 2018
Chief Whip
Scottish National Party
06 September 2012 - 23 March 2016
Chief Whip
Scottish National Party
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
01 June 2011 - 06 September 2012
Deputy Whip
Scottish National Party
28 May 2010 - 22 March 2011
Deputy Whip
Scottish National Party
04 November 2010 - 22 March 2011
European and External Relations Committee
Member
25 June 2009 - 04 November 2010
Public Audit Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 04 November 2010
Equal Opportunities 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
MSP's 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 25 May 2016.
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
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 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 member of SCND (Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament).
I am Co-President of the Global Council of PNND (Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and 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.
Lockdown (Cross-border Holidays)
Bill Kidd made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 11 June 2020
4. Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on rural communities, what its response is to people travelling cross-border to holiday in Scotland’s beauty spots during the lockdown period. (S5O-04391)"
Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill
Bill Kidd made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 03 June 2020
Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP): "As the convener of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, I have worked with colleagues over months on the shared goal of strengthening aspects of the democratic process through the bill…
Quarantine (Entering the United Kingdom)
Bill Kidd made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 06 May 2020
Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP): "Countries including Germany, South Korea, New Zealand and Ireland have introduced tighter health and quarantine measures for people entering from abroad at airports and other points of entry…
Covid-19 (Support for Charities)
Bill Kidd made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 21 April 2020
Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP): "How many charities are receiving financial support from the Scottish Government?"
Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [Draft]
Bill Kidd made 8 Contributions to this discussion
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee - 19 March 2020
The Convener (Bill Kidd): "Good morning and welcome to the ninth meeting in 2020 of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. We have received apologies from Gil Paterson and Mark Ruskell. The first item of business is evidence on draft regulations…
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.
S5W-30225 - Answered
24 June 2020
Kidd, Bill: "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."
S5O-04443 - Answered
17 June 2020
Kidd, Bill: "To ask the Scottish Government when podiatry services, including nail cutting, will be made available again to people with diabetes and other serious conditions."
S5W-29885 - Answered
12 June 2020
Kidd, Bill: "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on both the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Independent Review and 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."
S5W-29569 - Answered
02 June 2020
Kidd, Bill: "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding the impact in Scotland, to reports of an expected loss of 12,000 British Airways jobs, 40% wage reductions for employees kept on, and the pressuring of workers to sign new right-waiving contracts, in light of BA’s conglomerate company, ING, receiving multi-million pound support…
S5O-04391 - Unanswered
03 June 2020
Kidd, Bill: "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on rural communities, what its response is to people travelling cross-border to holiday in Scotland’s beauty spots during the lockdown period."
See all of Bill Kidd's written questions submitted in Parliament