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 at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6475
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Suite 1-11
Bellahouston Business Park
423 Paisley Road West
Glasgow
G51 1PZ
Phone: 0141 465 9932
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
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 a member of 18 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Aviation
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Colleges and Universities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Construction
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Digital Participation
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Govanhill
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Japan
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Kurdistan
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Music
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Racial Equality
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rail
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Russia
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Volunteering
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Pauline has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund
Trustee
Party Roles
Pauline has 4 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Equalities
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Housing
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Social Security
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Pauline has had 22 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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
27 October 2009 - 22 March 2011
Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs
Scottish Labour
16 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Labour
16 September 2008 - 27 October 2009
Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations
Scottish Labour
17 September 2007 - 16 September 2008
Party Spokesperson on Justice
Scottish Labour
13 June 2007 - 20 September 2007
Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Member
18 May 2007 - 17 September 2007
Party Spokesperson on Education and Young People
Scottish Labour
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
06 January 2003 - 31 March 2003
Conveners Group
Member
24 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Justice 2 Committee
Convener
24 January 2001 - 05 January 2003
Conveners Liaison Group
Member
08 January 2001 - 24 January 2001
Justice 2 Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Member
18 January 2000 - 07 January 2001
Public Petitions Committee
Deputy Convener
17 June 1999 - 18 January 2000
Public Petitions Committee
Member
Register of interests
Pauline'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 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 the Chair of Middle East North Africa Forum Scotland.
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]
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.
Centrica (Workforce)
Pauline McNeill made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 03 December 2020
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "I declare my membership of GMB Scotland, which represents Centrica’s British Gas workers, who are being threatened with sweeping and unwanted changes to their terms and conditions as well as threats to hire and rehire them if they do not agree to them. If that proceeds, that will send out entirely the wrong message at a time when we need to create…
Business Support
Pauline McNeill made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 02 December 2020
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "If people think that they understand the scale of the jobs crisis, they need to multiply it significantly. We are witnessing the beginning of a jobs collapse in what we saw yesterday with the Arcadia group and Debenhams. It is really sad…
Valuing the Third Sector
Pauline McNeill made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 01 December 2020
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "The third sector in Scotland has carried out an invaluable role in dealing with Covid-19 under incredibly difficult circumstances. We all agree that we owe the third sector a debt of gratitude…
Mental Health Support for Young People
Pauline McNeill made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 01 December 2020
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "I thank Johann Lamont and the Public Petitions Committee for bringing this crucial debate to Parliament…
Violence against Women
Pauline McNeill made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 26 November 2020
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "We have had stunning contributions from women from across the parties, but Gillian Martin, Johann Lamont, Ruth Maguire, Rachael Hamilton and Joan McAlpine stood out…
Votes
How Pauline McNeill has voted in Parliament
Find out how Pauline McNeill has voted recently.
Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill
Submitted by: Christine Grahame, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, October 9, 2020
Supported by: Bill Bowman, Tom Mason, John Mason
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, December 3, 2020
Result 109 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
BiFab
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Result 61 for, 2 against, 58 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
BiFab
Submitted by: Alex Rowley, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 30, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Result 61 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Business Support
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Fiona Hyslop, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Result 65 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Business Support
Date lodged: Monday, November 30, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Result 96 for, 23 against, 1 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Pauline McNeill in Parliament
Find out what motions Pauline McNeill has submitted recently.
Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Crohn’s & Colitis UK and its Partners Win Resource of the Year Award
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Congratulating Bannerman High
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Two-tier Dental Health System
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Invest in the Jobs of the Future
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
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.
S5W-33514 - Answered
24 November 2020
McNeill, Pauline: "To ask the Scottish Government what scientific evidence it received to support the closure of indoor group exercise in areas under Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions, while gyms remain open."
S5W-33515 - Answered
24 November 2020
McNeill, Pauline: "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the significance of exercise, including group exercise, to the wellbeing of people during the COVID-19 pandemic and, in light of this, whether it will it consider relaxing the restrictions regarding such activity."
S5W-33619 - Unanswered
30 November 2020
McNeill, Pauline: "To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect tenants from unlawful evictions."
S5W-33620 - Unanswered
30 November 2020
McNeill, Pauline: "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the statutory formula for calculating the damages to be awarded to victims of unlawful evictions, which is set out in section 37 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988, provides adequate compensation to victims and deterrence to perpetrators."
S5W-33621 - Unanswered
30 November 2020
McNeill, Pauline: "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the guidance that has been provided to prosecutors in cases of alleged unlawful evictions."
See all of Pauline McNeill's written questions submitted in Parliament