Kevin Stewart
Scottish National Party
MSP for Aberdeen Central (Constituency) 2011 - present day
About Kevin Stewart
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
X (previously known as Twitter): @kevinstewartsnp
Facebook: Kevin's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 01224 624719
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
1 Pitstruan Place
Aberdeen
AB10 6PQ
Phone: 01224 624 719
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Kevin is a member of 2 committees
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Kevin is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Kevin does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Kevin does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Kevin has had 14 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 June 2023 - 05 March 2024
Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Substitute Member
29 March 2023 - 06 June 2023
Minister for Transport
Scottish Government
19 May 2021 - 29 March 2023
Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care
Scottish Government
26 June 2018 - 19 May 2021
Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
Scottish Government
19 May 2016 - 26 June 2018
Minister for Local Government and Housing
Scottish Government
26 September 2012 - 23 March 2016
conveners group
Member
09 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the First Minister
Scottish Government
13 March 2013 - 23 March 2016
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
26 September 2012 - 23 March 2016
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Convener
25 January 2012 - 23 March 2016
Welfare Reform Committee
Member
23 February 2012 - 01 October 2012
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Minister for Youth Employment
Scottish Government
15 June 2011 - 26 September 2012
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Deputy Convener
23 June 2011 - 23 February 2012
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Member
Register of interests
Kevin'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 Kevin Stewart. The date of their initial statement was 14 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
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of the Scottish National Party.
I am a member of Parliamentarians for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament.
I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
I am a member of the St Machar Credit Union.
I am a Burgess of Guild of the Burgh of Aberdeen.
I am a member of Unison.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Kevin Stewart 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: 18 April 2024
Points of Order
Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Could you please rule on the misinformation that Meghan Gallacher gave in her previous point of order about gender services? To be clear, what was announced today was not a decision of the Scottish Government…
Chamber meeting date: 17 April 2024
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021
Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "It seems that Mr Findlay has swallowed his own publicity on all of this. Does he think that the harassment and hate of disabled people is a real crime?"
Chamber meeting date: 17 April 2024
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "Will the member take an intervention?"
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 17 April 2024
Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Post-legislative Scrutiny)
Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "I intend to ask some questions about commissioning, but the exchange just now has been interesting. This is the first that the committee has heard of a dynamic purchasing system, for example, which you say is different from a normal framework…
Chamber meeting date: 28 March 2024
Scottish Child Payment (Aberdeen)
7. Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how many children in Aberdeen have been lifted out of poverty since the inception of the Scottish child payment. (S6O-03290)"
Votes
How Kevin Stewart has voted in Parliament
Find out how Kevin Stewart has voted recently.
Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, April 18, 2024
Result 20 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Business Programme
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Alexander Burnett, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Pam Gosal, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Liam Kerr, Douglas Ross, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 53 for, 60 against, 5 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Repealing the Hate Crime Act
Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 15, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 64 for, 29 against, 25 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Repealing the Hate Crime Act
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Supported by: Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 20 for, 97 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Kevin Stewart in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Kevin Stewart has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the registration record of all NHS staff, irrespective of job title, is checked on an ongoing basis in regard to (a) Health and Care Professionals Council, (b) Social Work England, (c) Social Care Wales, (d) Northern Ireland Social Care Council, (e) General Teaching Council for Scotland, (f) General Teaching…
Answer expected on 2 May 2024
Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to ensure that all healthcare assistants employed by public bodies who deliver care within a home setting are required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council."
Answer expected on 2 May 2024
Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the registration record of all NHS staff, irrespective of job title, is checked at employment in regard to (a) Health and Care Professionals Council, (b) Social Work England, (c) Social Care Wales, (d) Northern Ireland Social Care Council, (e) General Teaching Council for Scotland, (f) General Teaching Council…
Answer expected on 2 May 2024
Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to ensure that all healthcare assistants employed by the NHS are required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council."
Answer expected on 2 May 2024
Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to prevent healthcare workers with either disciplinary proceedings outstanding with the Scottish Social Services Council or who have been found unfit to practise by the Scottish Social Services Council from being employed by the NHS."
Answer expected on 2 May 2024
Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to encourage people who have been diagnosed with HIV but who are no longer considered as attending specialist care to re-engage with these services, in light of reports that there are an estimated 961 such people in Scotland."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is on track to achieve its aim of ending new cases of HIV by 2030."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to extend blood borne virus testing to other A&E departments across Scotland."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people with undiagnosed HIV it estimates there are in Scotland, and what action it plans to take to encourage people to access HIV testing."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to monitor the blood borne virus testing pilot that is currently taking place at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary's A&E department."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
See all of Kevin Stewart's questions submitted in Parliament