Scottish National Party
MSP for Cunninghame North (Constituency) 2007 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) 1999 - 2003
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14 June 2023 - 20 June 2023
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22 June 2021 - 15 May 2023
Convener
22 June 2021 - 15 May 2023
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17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
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06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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01 September 2020 - 04 May 2021
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29 August 2017 - 04 May 2021
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08 June 2016 - 01 September 2020
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29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018
Substitute Member
07 September 2016 - 29 September 2016
Substitute Member
15 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
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25 October 2012 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
15 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Convener
01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011
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02 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
Deputy Convener
26 February 2009 - 05 November 2009
Substitute Member
26 June 2008 - 02 September 2008
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20 June 2007 - 26 June 2008
Deputy Convener
13 June 2007 - 20 June 2007
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27 June 2001 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
19 September 2001 - 31 March 2003
Deputy Convener
09 May 2002 - 05 September 2002
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06 September 2001 - 19 September 2001
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17 June 1999 - 06 September 2001
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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 Kenneth Gibson. The date of their initial statement was 13 May 2021.
No registrable interests
On Thursday 22 September 2022, I visited the Stena Spey drilling rig, Scapa Flow, Orkney as the guest of drilling contractor Stena Drilling Ltd (Ullevi House, Greenbank Crescent, East Tullos Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, AB12 3BG). The total cost of return flights from Edinburgh to Orkney, meals, and one night’s overnight accommodation was £780. I also received gifts consisting of a pair of shoes, overall, and a bag worth £170. [Registered 24 September 2022]
From 7 October to 12 October 2023 I visited Delhi, India, as part of a delegation of the Cross Party Group on India. The purpose of the visit was to engage with FinTech and Culture organisations and senior politicians within the Indian government. The total costs of the visit, including flights, hotel accommodation, food and transport, amounted to £2,284.59 and were paid by Amit Shah, Director of Flight Path Travel (a tour and travel agency which sells, flights, hotels and tour packages; Office No. 1, Jubilee Business Centre, 211 Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury, London, NW9 8AQ). [Registered 3 November 2023]
No registrable interests
I own a flat in Glasgow with a market value of between £150,001 and £200,000 from which I receive gross annual income of between £10,001 and £15,000. [Amended interest 6 August 2024]
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
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: 30 January 2025
Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP): "I am pleased to open the debate on behalf of the Finance and Public Administration Committee. I thank my parliamentary colleagues, our excellent clerking team and all of the witnesses who gave evidence to the committee to aid our deliberations…
Chamber meeting date: 29 January 2025
Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP): "I congratulate Jackson Carlaw on securing this timely debate, which recognises that this year marks the 80th anniversary of Soviet troops liberating Auschwitz. “It happened, therefore it can happen again…
Chamber meeting date: 23 January 2025
3. Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how much it anticipates will be paid in this financial year in private finance initiative and public-private partnership unitary charge payments across the public sector. (S6O-04236)"
Chamber meeting date: 23 January 2025
Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP): "Will the member take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2025
Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP): "As we know from the Tories’ disastrous privatisation of Ardrossan harbour in 1992, the consequences of poor decisions can be felt for decades…
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Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Result 51 for, 68 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Supported by: Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Result 61 for, 53 against, 7 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 27, 2025
Supported by: Carol Mochan, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Result 61 for, 53 against, 7 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, January 27, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Result 59 for, 45 against, 8 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 27, 2025
Supported by: Ivan McKee, Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Result 67 for, 46 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Kenneth Gibson has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the importance of the A737 to North Ayrshire."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2025
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding private finance initiative (PFI) and public private partnership (PPP) contracts, what the total amount in unitary charge payments is that (a) has been paid since 1997-98, up to and including the latest financial year for which figures are available, for all (i) expired and (ii) active projects, and (b)…
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding private finance initiative (PFI) and public private partnership (PPP) contracts where the procuring authority is categorised as a devolved Scottish authority, what the total amount is that (a) has been paid in unitary charge payments since 1997-98, up to and including the financial year 2024-25 to date, for…
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government in what year it was decided that the community benefit for wind farms should be £5,000 per megawatt."
Answer expected on 7 February 2025
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it anticipates will be paid in this financial year in PFI and PPP unitary charge payments across the public sector."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on farmers giving the methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer to their cattle."
Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much North Ayrshire Council will pay in private finance initiative (PFI) and public private partnership (PPP) payments in each future year until they are fully paid."
Answered by Shona Robison on 7 January 2025
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much currently remains in outstanding private finance initiative (PFI) and public private partnership (PPP) payments across the public sector in Scotland."
Answered by Shona Robison on 7 January 2025
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much the public sector in Scotland has paid in private finance initiative (PFI) and public private partnership (PPP) payments in each year since 2006-07."
Answered by Shona Robison on 7 January 2025
Asked by: Gibson, Kenneth, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much North Ayrshire Council has paid in private finance initiative (PFI) and public private partnership (PPP) payments in each year since 2006-07."
Answered by Shona Robison on 7 January 2025
See all of Kenneth Gibson's questions submitted in Parliament