Bob Doris
Scottish National Party
MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Constituency) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2007 - 2016
About Bob Doris
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Website: bob-doris.scot
Twitter: @BobDorisSNP
Facebook: Bob's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0141 946 7700
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Maryhill Burgh Halls
10-24 Gairbraid Avenue
Glasgow
G20 8YE
Phone: 0141 946 7700
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Bob is a member of 2 committees
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Deputy Convener
Cross-party groups
Bob is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Bob does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Bob does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Bob has had 25 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
07 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Convener
13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Conveners Group
Member
06 September 2018 - 13 September 2018
Social Security Committee
Member
15 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Local Government and Communities Committee
Convener
15 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Conveners Group
Member
08 June 2016 - 15 June 2016
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
01 March 2016 - 23 March 2016
Health and Sport Committee
Deputy Convener
08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Finance Committee
Substitute Member
25 February 2016 - 01 March 2016
Health and Sport Committee
Member
15 June 2011 - 21 January 2016
Health and Sport Committee
Deputy Convener
05 June 2014 - 27 November 2014
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
03 April 2014 - 05 June 2014
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
10 January 2013 - 08 May 2014
Public Audit Committee
Member
25 October 2012 - 10 January 2013
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
04 September 2012 - 10 January 2013
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 27 June 2012
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011
Health and Sport Committee
Member
26 May 2010 - 22 March 2011
Local Government and Communities Committee
Deputy Convener
16 November 2010 - 22 March 2011
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Deputy Convener
13 November 2008 - 16 November 2010
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 26 May 2010
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
26 June 2008 - 12 November 2008
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
14 June 2007 - 28 September 2007
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Bob'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 Bob Doris. The date of their initial statement was 04 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
Overseas visits From 15 to 22 August 2013, on the invitation of Barzan Kurda, Head of Bureau of NGOs of the democratic organisation of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) (a Kurdish political party of Karizewoshk, PUK Bureau Office, Sulaymaniyah), I visited Kurdistan to meet Kurdish officials to discuss how I can better work with the region and represent my Kurdish constituents in Glasgow and to pay respects to Kurds who lost family members at Halabja and during Anfal. The overall cost of the visit of US $5235 (US $1,600 accommodation costs, US $3,111 flights and $524 other costs), which is approximately £3,366 based on a conversion carried out on 11 September 2013, for three people was met by the PUK.
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a trustee of Spirit of Springburn SCIO (SCO 50744).
Recent Activity
What was said
What Bob Doris 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: 13 July 2021
Covid-19
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "In June, the Scottish Government said that, for some groups of people who are at a clinically higher risk, including those with weaker immune systems, the level of protection that is offered by double vaccination is not yet conclusive, and that studies are on-going. As restrictions ease and infection rates remain high, my constituents are…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 23 June 2021
Deputy Convener
Bob Doris: "I am happy to nominate Kaukab Stewart."
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 23 June 2021
Interests
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "There is nothing that I am required to declare, but it makes sense to note that I was a teacher for 10 years. I was registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland and was a member of the Educational Institute of Scotland."
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 23 June 2021
Legacy Paper
Bob Doris: "I am a new member of the committee, so I will look at the legacy paper carefully. We have agreed to take in private our work programme agenda item, which is the convention not just in this committee but across all committees…
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 22 June 2021
Interests
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "Likewise, I have no relevant interests to declare."
Votes
How Bob Doris has voted in Parliament
Find out how Bob Doris has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 24, 2021
Result 30 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Supported by: George Adam
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 24, 2021
Result 90 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 24, 2021
Result 59 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 24, 2021
Result 61 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Result 33 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Bob Doris in Parliament
Find out what motions Bob Doris has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Bob Doris 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: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting people to self-isolate."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 February 2021
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government by what date the second annual progress report on child poverty will be published."
Answered by: Aileen Campbell on 8 June 2020
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 April 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, whether it is safe for NHS staff to launder uniforms at home."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 8 April 2020
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding the supply of essential medication to individuals, including those who are having to self-isolate due to the current pandemic."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 26 March 2020
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 June 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the early introduction of the Scottish Child Payment to the current delivery programme of devolved benefits and Social Security Scotland."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 June 2019
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 March 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports disabled and family-friendly access to railway stations in the Maryhill and Springburn constituency."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 4 April 2019
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2018
"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports small businesses in the Maryhill and Springburn constituency."
Answered by: Jamie Hepburn on 9 January 2019
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 December 2018
"To ask the Scottish Government how Pupil Equity Funding has supported young people in the Maryhill and Springburn constituency."
Answered by: John Swinney on 13 December 2018
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 November 2018
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm the levels of the new payments to be made by the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme following the recommendations of the recent clinical review of the impacts of chronic hepatitis C."
Answered by: Joe FitzPatrick on 23 November 2018
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 November 2018
"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports social enterprises in the Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency."
Answered by: Aileen Campbell on 15 November 2018
See all of Bob Doris's written questions submitted in Parliament