Kevin Stewart
Scottish National Party
MSP for Aberdeen Central (Constituency) 2011 - present day
About Kevin Stewart
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6382
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Third Floor
27 John Street
Aberdeen
AB25 1BT
Phone: 01224 624 719
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Kevin is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Kevin is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Kevin has 1 parliamentary and government role
Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
Kevin does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Kevin has had 10 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
19 May 2016 - 26 June 2018
Minister for Local Government and Housing
Scottish Government
26 September 2012 - 23 March 2016
Conveners Group
Member
25 January 2012 - 23 March 2016
Welfare Reform Committee
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
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 27 May 2016.
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 Unison.
I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
I am a member of the St Machar Credit Union.
I am a member of Parliamentarians for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament.
I am a Burgess of Guild of the Burgh of Aberdeen.
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: 20 January 2021
The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning (Kevin Stewart): "As part of the work that we have progressed on improving fire safety, we introduced new standards on fire and smoke alarms in January 2019, and they were due to come into force on 1 February this year…
Chamber meeting date: 23 December 2020
Domestic Abuse (Housing Outcomes)
The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning (Kevin Stewart): "We must ensure that women and children who experience domestic abuse have a secure place to live and the support that they need, which includes supporting them to stay in their own home, if that is what they want…
Chamber meeting date: 23 December 2020
Islands (Housing for Young People)
The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning (Kevin Stewart): "Ensuring that young people in island communities have access to housing of all tenures has a key role to play in the sustainability of those communities—Inaudible…
Chamber meeting date: 22 December 2020
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning (Kevin Stewart): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Like Ms Cunningham, my screen has not cleared on this occasion. I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 16 December 2020
Interlinked Fire and Smoke Alarm Systems
The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning (Kevin Stewart): "Thank you, Presiding Officer. You said that I have seven minutes—my last response to a members’ business debate was 14 minutes long. That is what happens when you deliver a speech in the back bedroom, where there is no clock. I apologise for that—"
Votes
How Kevin Stewart has voted in Parliament
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Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 100 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 118 for, 1 against, 2 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 96 for, 5 against, 18 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Supported by: Maurice Golden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 56 for, 62 against, 5 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Protecting Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce
Submitted by: Jeane Freeman, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Supported by: Mairi Gougeon, Clare Haughey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 64 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Kevin Stewart in Parliament
Find out what motions Kevin Stewart has submitted recently.
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/425)
Town and Country Planning (Short-term Let Control Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft]
Written questions
Written questions Kevin Stewart 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.
See all of Kevin Stewart's written questions submitted in Parliament