Neil Bibby
Scottish Labour
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Neil Bibby
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6385
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
3A Mirren Chambers
41 Gauze Street
Paisley
PA1 1EX
Phone: 0141 889 0457
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Neil is a member of 2 committees
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Neil is a member of 13 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on China
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-Operatives
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Future of Football in Scotland
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Govanhill
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Industrial Communities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rail
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tackling Islamophobia
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Visual Impairment
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Neil does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Neil does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Neil has had 14 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 September 2016 - 01 May 2020
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 23 April 2019
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Town Centres
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Finance Committee
Member
16 December 2014 - 23 March 2016
Chief Whip
Scottish Labour
08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Welfare Reform Committee
Substitute Member
10 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Education and Culture Committee
Deputy Convener
10 July 2013 - 16 December 2014
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Education and Young People
Scottish Labour
19 December 2013 - 27 February 2014
European and External Relations Committee
Substitute Member
22 December 2011 - 10 September 2013
Education and Culture Committee
Member
23 June 2011 - 03 September 2013
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Children
Scottish Labour
01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Public Petitions Committee
Member
Register of interests
Neil'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 Neil Bibby. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
On 1 February 2018 I received 150 bottles of beer from Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited (a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded alcoholic drinks of 10 Compton Way, North Newmoor Industrial Estate, Irvine, KA11 4HU). The bottles of beer were used to promote my proposed Tied Pubs (Code and Adjudicator) (Scotland) Bill. I estimate the value of this in kind support for the beer bottles and labels to be approximately £450. [Registered 21 February 2018, Amended interest 26 March 2018]
On 17 February 2017 I launched the consultation on my proposed Tied Pubs (Code and Adjudicator) (Scotland) Bill. Since then I have received in kind support and expect to receive further in kind support from the GMB Scotland (a Trade Union, of Fountain House, 1/3 Woodside Crescent, Glasgow, G3 7JU) and Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited (a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded alcoholic drinks of 10 Compton Way, North Newmoor Industrial Estate, Irvine, KA11 4HU). The value of in kind support received from GMB Scotland is estimated to be just over £300. In addition I have received in kind support from Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited for design work, creation of a website and general media support. The value of the in kind support from Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited is estimated to cost around £5,000. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it on 17 February 2017. [Registered 17 March 2017, Amended interest 13 April 2017, Amended interest 16 March 2018, Amended interest 26 March 2018]
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 Co-operative Party.
I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 17 March 2017]
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), provided in kind support for events aimed at promoting my proposed Tied Pubs (Code and Adjudicator) (Scotland) Bill. The value of this support is estimated to be less than £300. [Registered 17 March 2017]
I am a member of GMB Scotland. [Registered 17 March 2017]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Neil Bibby 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.
Covid-19
Neil Bibby made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 15 October 2020
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Scotland’s pubs are being hit hard by the restrictions, but many of them were getting an unfair deal before Covid…
“The 2018/19 audit of NHS Highland”
Neil Bibby made 6 Contributions to this discussion
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee - 08 October 2020
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I have a couple of questions on staffing. NHS Highland has had high medical locum costs over a number of years: £15.6 million in 2018-19; £14.9 million in 2017-18; and £14.7 million in 2016-17…
United Kingdom Budget Delay
Neil Bibby made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 06 October 2020
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "Covid has hit some communities harder than others. The west of Scotland has recorded some of Scotland’s highest Covid death rates, and two of our local authority areas have the highest unemployment rates in Scotland…
Flu Vaccination (Renfrewshire)
Neil Bibby made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 01 October 2020
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "We all want to maximise the uptake of the flu vaccine this year…
“Highlands and Islands Enterprise: Management of Cairngorm mountain and funicular railway”
Neil Bibby made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee - 01 October 2020
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab): "I will follow up on Graham Simpson’s question about the funicular railway. It was mentioned that the cost could be up to £15 million, although I appreciate that you said that there is more work to be done on that…
Votes
How Neil Bibby has voted in Parliament
Find out how Neil Bibby has voted recently.
Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 27 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Jeane Freeman, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Supported by: Joe FitzPatrick, Clare Haughey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 92 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Recognising the Importance of Family Caregivers
Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 28, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Result 90 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
The Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 28, 2020
Supported by: Christina McKelvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Result 109 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 108 for, 6 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Neil Bibby in Parliament
Find out what motions Neil Bibby has submitted recently.
STUC Break the Race Ceiling Campaign
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Lidl Greenock's Reported Safety Failures
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
RNIB Scotland and Rangers Charity Foundation Improving VI Access to Football
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Make Scotland a Sporting Fairtrade Nation
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Written questions
Written questions Neil Bibby 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-32181 - Answered
30 September 2020
Bibby, Neil: "To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a target for the level of flu vaccine uptake among over 65s, and what it is doing to promote uptake of the flu vaccine among this group."
S5W-32352 - Unanswered
07 October 2020
Bibby, Neil: "To ask the Scottish Government, in the event that a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, whether it will be offered to everyone in Scotland and, if not, what percentage of the population will be offered it, and what criteria will be used to determine who is offered it."
S5W-32335 - Unanswered
06 October 2020
Bibby, Neil: "To ask the Scottish Government what ferry repair and maintenance contracts have been awarded by CalMac for the forthcoming winter period."
S5W-31659 - Answered
08 September 2020
Bibby, Neil: "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will implement the accessible home testing kit trial recommendations suggested by the Department for Health and Social Care, including introducing steps that will make these more accessible for blind and partially-sighted people, such as assisted home testing and pre-registered…
S5W-31660 - Answered
08 September 2020
Bibby, Neil: "To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to include (a) blind and partially-sighted and (b) other disabled people in testing the accessibility of the proximity tracing that app that it plans to launch."
See all of Neil Bibby's written questions submitted in Parliament