Neil Gray
Scottish National Party
MSP for Airdrie and Shotts (Constituency) 2021 - present day
About Neil Gray
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
X (previously known as Twitter): @neilgraysnp
Facebook: Neil's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 01236 439630
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
Office 9, Airdrie Business Centre,
Chapel Lane
Airdrie
ML6 6GX
Phone: 01236 439630
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Neil is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Neil is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Neil has 1 parliamentary and government role
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
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Previous roles
Neil has had 7 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 February 2024 - 08 May 2024
Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
Scottish Government
30 March 2023 - 08 February 2024
Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy
Scottish Government
11 March 2022 - 30 March 2023
Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development and Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine
Scottish Government
25 January 2022 - 11 March 2022
Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
Scottish Government
23 June 2021 - 25 January 2022
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Convener
23 June 2021 - 25 January 2022
conveners group
Member
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Member
Register of interests
Neil'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 Neil Gray. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
I received allowances from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) to support the winding down of my Westminster constituency office. I resigned as the MP for Airdrie & Shotts on 24th March 2021 and had two months to wind down my office. I received the following payments from IPSA to pay contractors and invoices to wind down the office: £589.18 7th May 2021 - North Lanarkshire Council, rent. £48.74 17th May 2021 - Soloprotect personal security. £474.00 20th May 2021 - Millbank Painter Decorators. £885.60 24th May 2021 - McGarry’s flooring. £594 24th May 2021 - Millbank Painter Decorators. £59 24th May 2021 - packing for return of IT equipment.
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 was formerly the Deputy Convenor of the Social Justice & Fairness Commission, established by the First Minister in 2019.
On 5 February I attended the Scotland vs England Six Nations men's rugby international at Murrayfield as a guest of Heineken. The ticket had a face value of £117 with hospitality estimated at £80. [Registered 7 February 2022]
On 15 November 2021 I attend the Scotland vs Denmark match at Hampden as a guest of BT Scotland. The estimated value of this was hospitality £250. [Registered 18 November 2021]
On 4 November 2021 I attended a dinner hosted by the CBI at COP26, as a guest of Chivas Brothers. This had a monetary value of £200. [Registered 2 January 2022]
On Thursday 24th March 2022 I attended the Scotland v Poland men’s international football friendly at Hampden in my Ministerial role, as a guest of the Scottish Football Association. The value of the ticket was £30 and the value of hospitality has been estimated as £45. [Registered 31 March 2022]
My wife is a local authority Equity Development Officer. [Amended interest 22 September 2021]
From 17 January 2022 to 23 March 2022, I received support for my Parliamentary duties from a paid intern provided by the John Smith Centre. I do not consider that this meets the prejudice test. [Registered 7 March 2022]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Neil Gray 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: 27 June 2024
Primary Care (Areas of Population Growth)
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray): "The global sum allocation for each general practice is adjusted every quarter to account for changes in its registered patients list, and growing practices should therefore receive a greater share of national funding…
Chamber meeting date: 27 June 2024
Emergency Departments
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray): "The Government is committed to ensuring that the people of Scotland can access NHS services that meet their needs and provide the highest standard of care…
Chamber meeting date: 27 June 2024
Air Service between Uist and Stornoway (Access for People with Reduced Mobility)
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray): "I am aware of the difficulties that Rhoda Grant mentions and I have been working with the Cabinet Secretary for Transport to continue to understand those challenges, which is why we are working on possible solutions in collaboration with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and NHS Western Isles. I am also keenly aware of the need for solutions to be…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2024
Scottish Ambulance Service (Scheduled Care Transport)
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray): "The Scottish Government recognises that transport plays a key role in supporting patients’ health journeys, and it prepared the transport to health delivery plan in summer 2023…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2024
Ambulance Turnaround Times
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray): "The Scottish Ambulance Service continually engages with health boards, while optimising services including flow navigation centres and the integrated clinical hubs, which provide care for patients at or near home, reducing pressure on accident and emergency departments. The call before you convey protocol is being used and cohorting areas have…
Votes
How Neil Gray has voted in Parliament
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Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 50 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 24, 2024
Supported by: Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 8 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 58 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 68 for, 0 against, 46 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Neil Gray in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Neil Gray has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Gray, Neil, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support public sector employers to pilot a four-day working week."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 25 January 2022
Asked by: Gray, Neil, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to North Lanarkshire Council to build council housing in each year since 1999."
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 January 2022
Asked by: Gray, Neil, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 January 2022
Asked by: Gray, Neil, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it and Transport Scotland have had with ScotRail and Network Rail regarding the accessibility of Shotts railway station."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 January 2022
Asked by: Gray, Neil, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 December 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what support and treatment is available for people diagnosed with phenylketonuria."
Taken in the Chamber on 13 January 2022
Asked by: Gray, Neil, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 December 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in NHS Lanarkshire."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2021
Asked by: Gray, Neil, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of the new Child Disability Payment."
Taken in the Chamber on 24 November 2021
Asked by: Gray, Neil, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what impact its revised rules on the use of fireworks have had on antisocial behaviour complaints related to bonfire night."
Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021
Asked by: Gray, Neil, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its policies and actions across government to support the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and how these have been impacted by the reported cross-sector labour shortages."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 October 2021
Asked by: Gray, Neil, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 September 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many children in the Airdrie and Shotts constituency it expects will receive support from the proposed expansion of child winter heating assistance."
Answered by Ben Macpherson on 14 October 2021