Alex Neil
Scottish National Party
MSP for Airdrie and Shotts (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 1999 - 2011
About Alex Neil
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5703
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Office 15
Airdrie Business Centre
1 Chapel Lane
Airdrie
ML6 6GX
Phone: 01236 439610
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Alex is a member of 3 committees
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Alex is a member of 4 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Basic Income
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Chronic Pain
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Malawi
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Russia
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Alex does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Alex does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Alex has had 7 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
24 May 2018 - 06 September 2018
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
07 September 2016 - 24 May 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Public Audit Committee
Member
20 June 2007 - 12 February 2009
Scottish Parliament and Business Exchange
Member
21 October 2004 - 02 April 2007
Conveners Group
Member
06 January 2003 - 31 March 2003
Conveners Group
Member
04 October 2000 - 05 January 2003
Conveners Liaison Group
Member
Register of interests
Alex'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 Alex Neil. The date of the initial statement was 19 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
From 1 December 2016 until 7 November 2018 I was a Member of the Advisory Panel for Ivory Holdings (formely Ethx Energy) (a renewable energy company of Carnbooth House, 80a Busby Road, Glasgow G76 9EH). I received remuneration of between £10,001 and £15,000 per annum and worked, on average, one day per month. [Registered 12 December 2016, Amended interest 2 August 2018, Amended interest 7 November 2018]
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 Honorary President of Airdrie Arts Guild.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Alex Neil 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.
Education and Skills Committee meeting date: 9 December 2020
Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP): "The Scottish Government’s strategy and principles are absolutely bang on—they are first class. The problem that we have is that the Government’s intentions are not always being carried out…
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee meeting date: 3 December 2020
Managing Information and Communications Technology Projects (Key Audit Themes)
Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP): "I just want to build on the points raised by Bill Bowman. My questions are directed particularly at Colin Cook and Nick Ford…
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee meeting date: 26 November 2020
Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016: Post-legislative Scrutiny
Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP): "I will move the discussion a wee bit away from process and on to impact. The impact of freedom of information legislation has been very obvious down the years…
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee meeting date: 19 November 2020
Data Collection and Planning for Outcomes (Key Audit Themes)
Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP): "Data is extremely important to good governance, whether it is the private sector, the third sector or the public sector…
Education and Skills Committee meeting date: 18 November 2020
Additional Support for Learning Review
Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP): "Angela Morgan, I congratulate you on the very good report. Inaudible…
Votes
How Alex Neil has voted in Parliament
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Responding to Parliamentary Will and Calls for Clarity in Education
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 61 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Economy
Submitted by: Maurice Golden, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 7, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Responding to Parliamentary Will and Calls for Clarity in Education
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 7, 2020
Supported by: Michelle Ballantyne
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 59 for, 4 against, 61 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 95 for, 25 against, 1 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Economy
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Supported by: Kate Forbes, Fiona Hyslop, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 71 for, 31 against, 22 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Alex Neil in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Alex Neil 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.
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 June 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the eligibility criteria and how to apply to the £1 million fund for women with mesh complications."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 16 June 2020
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements are being made to defer council tax payments for people who have had their income reduced or lost as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak."
Answered by: Ben Macpherson on 7 April 2020
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it estimates will be saved in business rates from the introduction of the new Intermediate Property Rate, broken down by each industry sector."
Answered by: Ben Macpherson on 23 March 2020
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 February 2020
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when it will make a decision regarding the level of MSP allowances for staff for 2020-21."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 August 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to make any applications to the UK Freeports Advisory Panel in order to establish Freeports in Scotland and, if so, which locations will be included in the applications."
Answered by: Ivan McKee on 5 September 2019
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 June 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government when the report from the Independent Review Panel that undertook a review of the process followed by NHS Lanarkshire Monklands Replacement/Refurbishment Project will be published."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 27 June 2019
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 June 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23747 by Jeane Freeman on 13 June 2019, what progress it has made on improvements resulting from the short-life working group on support for women with complications from transvaginal mesh."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2019
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in ensuring that women in Scotland have access to high-quality services for the treatment of mesh complications."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 6 June 2019
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 February 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18389 by Humza Yousaf on 6 September 2018, what the combined cost was for the reclamation, decontamination and remedial works on the site prior to the commencement of the construction work on the campus."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 20 February 2019
Asked by: Neil, Alex, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 December 2018
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of 150 jobs being at risk at Healthcare Environmental Services Ltd in Shotts, what action (a) it and (b) its agencies will take to protect these, and whether it will carry out an urgent review of the (i) reasons for the business being in this position and (ii) impact on the business of actions by…
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 14 February 2019
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