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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Kenneth Gibson

Scottish National Party

MSP for Cunninghame North (Constituency) 2007 - present day

Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) 1999 - 2003

About Kenneth Gibson

Contact details

Contact online

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Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6536
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

15 Main Street
Dalry
KA24 5DL

Phone: 01294 833687
Text relay calls welcome.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Committees

Kenneth is a member of 1 committee

Cross-party groups

Kenneth is a member of 5 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Civil Nuclear Industry

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Epilepsy

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Life Sciences

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Oil and Gas

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Space

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Kenneth has 1 parliamentary and government role

Conveners Group

Member

Party Roles

Kenneth does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Kenneth has had 24 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

14 June 2023 - 20 June 2023

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

22 June 2021 - 15 May 2023

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Convener

22 June 2021 - 15 May 2023

conveners group

Member

17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021

Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee

Member

01 September 2020 - 04 May 2021

Education and Skills Committee

Member

29 August 2017 - 04 May 2021

Presiding Officer's Advisory Group

Member

08 June 2016 - 01 September 2020

Local Government and Communities Committee

Member

29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018

Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee

Substitute Member

07 September 2016 - 29 September 2016

Public Audit Committee

Substitute Member

15 June 2011 - 23 March 2016

conveners group

Member

25 October 2012 - 23 March 2016

Welfare Reform Committee

Substitute Member

15 June 2011 - 23 March 2016

Finance Committee

Convener

01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011

Finance Committee

Member

02 September 2008 - 22 March 2011

Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee

Deputy Convener

26 February 2009 - 05 November 2009

Finance Committee

Substitute Member

26 June 2008 - 02 September 2008

Education Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee

Member

20 June 2007 - 26 June 2008

Local Government and Communities Committee

Deputy Convener

13 June 2007 - 20 June 2007

Local Government and Communities Committee

Member

27 June 2001 - 31 March 2003

Party Spokesperson on Communities

Scottish National Party

19 September 2001 - 31 March 2003

Social Justice Committee

Deputy Convener

09 May 2002 - 05 September 2002

Local Government Committee

Member

06 September 2001 - 19 September 2001

Social Justice Committee

Member

17 June 1999 - 06 September 2001

Local Government Committee

Member

Register of interests

Kenneth'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 Kenneth Gibson. The date of their initial statement was 13 May 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests

Gifts

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]

Overseas visits

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]

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

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]

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

No registrable interests

Recent Activity

What was said

What Kenneth Gibson 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: 30 January 2025

Scottish Budget 2025-26

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

Holocaust Memorial Day 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

PFI and PPP Unitary Charges

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

Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP): "Will the member take an intervention?"

Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2025

Arran Ferry Service Relocation

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…

Votes

How Kenneth Gibson has voted in Parliament

Find out how Kenneth Gibson has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16252.2

Supporting Scotland’s Health and Social Care Workforce

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

Motion ref. S6M-16252.1

Supporting Scotland’s Health and Social Care Workforce

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

Motion ref. S6M-16252

Supporting Scotland’s Health and Social Care Workforce

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

Motion ref. S6M-16237.1

Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget

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

Motion ref. S6M-16237

Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget

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

Motions

Questions

Questions Kenneth Gibson has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6O-04309

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

Question ref. S6W-33787

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

Question ref. S6W-33788

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

Question ref. S6W-33997

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

Question ref. S6O-04236

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

Question ref. S6O-04206

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

Question ref. S6W-32388

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

Question ref. S6W-32386

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

Question ref. S6W-32385

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

Question ref. S6W-32387

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

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