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
X (previously known as 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 local office
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 3 committees
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Deputy Convener
Cross-party groups
Bob is a member of 7 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Health Inequalities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Migration
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palliative Care
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Shared Parenting
Member
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 31 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 June 2023 - 07 September 2023
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Member
22 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Deputy Convener
17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
Education Children and Young People Committee
Member
18 April 2023 - 29 June 2023
Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Social Security Committee
Convener
07 September 2016 - 04 May 2021
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
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
09 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport
Scottish Government
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
27 March 2008 - 22 March 2011
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
Scottish Government
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 member of the Possilpark Business Improvement District Steering Group. [Registered 27 September 2021]
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: 27 June 2024
Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill: Stage 1
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "I am pleased to speak in this short debate on the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill at stage 1. I thank members of the committee for their sterling work and for their very informative and helpful stage 1 report…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 27 June 2024
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "I am sorry that I cannot join you in person, but I have had to remain in Glasgow. Minister, in your opening statement you spoke about working with partners to tease out the details of what the ask and act duty might mean in practice…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 26 June 2024
Deputy Convener
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "I nominate Michelle Thomson. Michelle Thomson was chosen as deputy convener."
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2024
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "During stage 2, there was an important discussion about the impacts of policy in Scotland on other parts of the world—in particular, the impact on the global south. Resource use here can have negative impacts on communities and environments elsewhere…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 25 June 2024
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP): "Thank you, convener. I apologise to the witnesses. I have been quiet not out of a lack of interest but because I have a blinding headache. That is why I have been so passive during the evidence session…
Votes
How Bob Doris has voted in Parliament
Find out how Bob Doris has voted recently.
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 Bob Doris in Parliament
Find out what motions Bob Doris has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Bob Doris has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of its Cleaner Air for Scotland 2 strategy."
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 17 June 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the levels of uptake for baby and child immunisation programmes, including any emerging trends."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is investing in affordable homes within Glasgow, including within the Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency, to help address any housing need."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what role NHS boards have in the monitoring and minimising of dispensing errors by community pharmacies."
Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes ethical procurement processes across the public sector, to embed principles such as fair work and sustainability, including in the college and university sector."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 May 2024
"To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on any risks presented by whooping cough in Scotland, in light of reports of increased infection rates and infant deaths in the UK."
Taken in the Chamber on 16 May 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to progress the recommendations contained in its Fair Fares Review."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, other than the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner and Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, what mechanisms exist to support the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to improve its practices, processes and decision making."
Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2024
Asked by: Doris, Bob, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 February 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding financial redress for vaginal mesh survivors in Scotland, in light of the recommendations contained within The Hughes Report."
Taken in the Chamber on 21 February 2024