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Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes.

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Ministers and Junior Ministers

On behalf of the Scottish Labour Party, I welcome the new Scottish Cabinet and junior ministers to their roles. I congratulate every one of the SNP MSPs who has been given ministerial office, and I confess that I am somewhat jealous.The night before he died, John Smith famousl...

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Oaths and Affirmations

I, Neil Bibby, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God.

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Oaths and Affirmations

I, Neil Bibby, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God.

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Oaths and Affirmations

I, Neil Bibby, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God.

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Discussions)

This year, 8,700 Scots have waited more than eight hours to be seen at accident and emergency in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area alone, and 3,141 have waited more than half a day.I recently spoke to a constituent in Paisley who has had to pay £7,000 of his own money to ...

3. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Discussions)

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and what issues were discussed. (S6O-05703)

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Council Tax Increases 2026-27

Earlier this month, the Scottish National Party-run Renfrewshire Council announced that it will increase council tax by 7.5 per cent. That comes after a record 9.5 per cent increase last year. The year before, when councils passed their budgets, the First Minister said that co...

8. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Council Tax Increases 2026-27

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to council tax increases approved by local authorities across Scotland for 2026-27. (S6O-05663)

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Culture and the Arts Promotion(Local Authorities)

Last month, City Property (Glasgow), which is an arm’s-length organisation of Glasgow City Council, issued its tenants with an eviction notice for their premises at Trongate 103 unless they agreed to sign a new lease under which their rent would rise to up to four times its cu...

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership

I bet that funding pressures were discussed because, despite the welcome £5.7 million of support that was announced by Renfrewshire Council last week, the health and social care partnership still faces a significant budget shortfall. That means that the closure of the disabili...

1. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Renfrewshire health and social care partnership and what was discussed. (S6O-05587)

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Ferguson Marine

I thank the Deputy First Minister for advance sight of her statement. The number 1 reason why we do not have a resilient ferry service is that we do not have a resilient ferry fleet. The SNP has taken almost 19 years to equal the number of ferries that were built under the Sco...

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Committee

Scottish Broadcasting

My questions have been covered, convener.

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Football Clubs and their Fans (Contribution to Society)

I do. There are affordability issues, particularly for away fans but also for home fans, so we need to consider both in the round. For families who attend matches, as well as the ticket prices, there is everything else that goes along with that, even for home matches.We must r...

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Football Clubs and their Fans (Contribution to Society)

I welcome the opportunity to speak in the debate. Jamie Hepburn commented that it is one of a number of debates that we have had on football recently. I have not participated in all of them, but some might say that we have had some fixture congestion when it comes to debates o...

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Learn to Swim Programme

The cabinet secretary will be aware that I support and welcome any measures that will give our children the opportunity to learn to swim, which is a life-saving skill, but it is vital that councils are fully funded so that that is fully delivered. Will the cabinet secretary sa...

8. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Learn to Swim Programme

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to local authorities for the delivery of the learn to swim programme in its budget 2026-27. (S6O-05562)

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Airports (US Military Use)

I do not accept that that is the case. As I said in my opening speech—I was crystal clear on this point, which is also in my amendment—we expect that any nation that uses Scottish or UK infrastructure should do so in accordance with domestic and international law. I could not ...

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Airports (US Military Use)

As I close on behalf of Scottish Labour, I note that the lines of division in the debate have been very clear. Although the Scottish Greens spent their time attempting to undermine our international standing and security, the debate has provided a vital opportunity to reinforc...

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Airports (US Military Use)

I will try to take an intervention in my closing remarks.At a time when global events threaten the stability of our democracy and security in Europe, we should be collaborating with our partners, not turning our backs on them. The motion completely undermines our efforts to ke...

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Airports (US Military Use)

I will not take one now, but I will try to do so in my closing speech.The one airport that is mentioned in the Scottish Greens’ motion on ending US military use is Prestwick. The airport is well known for handling military customers from NATO-aligned countries, most notably th...

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Airports (US Military Use)

Last week, when I saw that we were due to debate external affairs, I certainly did not think that we would be debating a Scottish Green motion that would evict foreign nationals—and not just any foreign nationals, but US military personnel serving in our collective defence. We...

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Airports (US Military Use)

Gillian Mackay talks about Scotland taking its role on the international stage and in the international community. Does that include being a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Airports (US Military Use)

Will the member give way?

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Community Policing

Particularly because the cabinet secretary said earlier that she wanted to talk about the future of policing and we are presenting ideas that the Scottish Government is failing to deliver on.Members have also highlighted the negative impact that the loss of police stations has...

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Community Policing

I am pleased to close the debate on behalf of Scottish Labour. We brought it forward to talk about the reality of policing in Scotland in 2026, the issues in communities across Scotland and ideas for the future of policing in Scotland.Pauline McNeill and other members have emp...

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership

Social care is in crisis under the Scottish National Party, and vulnerable people across Scotland are paying the price. As a Renfrewshire MSP, the minister will know that there are, in Renfrewshire alone, proposals to cut respite support, cut support for those with autism and ...

5. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Renfrewshire health and social care partnership and what issues were discussed. (S6O-05495)

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

First Minister’s Question Time

Earlier this week, operators at Glasgow airport announced that they are increasing their passenger drop-off charges from £6 to £7 for just 15 minutes. Those exorbitant charges will not just hit working people, their friends and their family who are trying to go on holiday; the...

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

The Official Report will show that.

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

I said “if”.

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

I have many more questions, but I will take the opportunity to ask one final question. Cabinet secretary, you repeated that the national performing companies are at the top of your list, but it does not look that way at the moment. You also challenged other parties to provide ...

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Cabinet secretary—

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

It is interesting that you have talked about the need to protect civil service capacity. The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, your colleague in the Cabinet, has talked about reducing the head count of Scottish Government officials.Can I take it from your ans...

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Do you really need to spend £7.1 million on that?

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

I will bring out the budget, George.The budget line for external affairs advice and policy is increasing by 31 per cent, from £5.4 million to £7.1 million, and £7.1 million is more than all the national performing companies get except for Scottish Opera. There has been a signi...

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Last week, Steven Roth of Scottish Ballet said that your comments in Parliament around increased funding did not reflect the reality. The reality is that four out of the five organisations are facing a real-terms cut, and Scottish Ballet is surviving on static funding with esc...

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Do the numbers represent a real-terms cut for four out of the five organisations this coming year—yes or no?

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Do the numbers represent a real-terms cut?

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Yes, and they represent a real-terms cut.

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Four out of the five organisations have had a real-terms cut—

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

But you did not say that there was a real-terms cut, cabinet secretary—

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Can we just cut to the chase? You said that there has been no “substantive increase”—I know that that is your spin. There has been a real-terms cut to four out of five of those organisations. We do not need a lengthy answer. Do you accept that?

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

I will raise the issue of the national performing companies again, because I think that there is a great deal of cross-party support for them, and concern about the potential impact that the funding situation will have on them.Cabinet secretary, there was quite a lot of spin i...

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

A decision has been taken to fold the organisation, but there are real concerns about the need to save jobs—people are losing their jobs as a result of what has happened. There is also the matter of saving the building—the cultural asset. It is important that every action nece...

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Good morning. I want to ask you about the recent announcement of the closure of the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow. There is obviously real concern about the impact that that will have on the cultural ecosystem, not just in Glasgow but over a much wider area. What dis...

Neil Bibby Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Draft Budget 2026-27 (Discussions with COSLA)

Cuts to councils are cuts to schools, to care services and to street cleaning. However, members should not take my word for it: senior Scottish National Party councillor Ricky Bell has warned that the SNP Government’s proposed real-terms cuts to council budgets will result in“...

5. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Draft Budget 2026-27 (Discussions with COSLA)

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities following the publication of its draft budget 2026-27. (S6O-05463)

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Historic Environment Scotland

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Historic Environment Scotland

I know many David Martins.

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Historic Environment Scotland

I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer.My last question relates to the culture of the organisation. There have been reports of a culture of fear among staff when it comes to coming forward and raising concerns. That point has been raised previously. You have talked abou...

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Historic Environment Scotland

Is that sufficient?

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Historic Environment Scotland

Thank you.You talked earlier about your confidence in Sir Mark Jones and about taking up the issues with Sir Mark. Last time he came before the committee, he was saying that he was working the equivalent of one day a week. Is that still sufficient?

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Historic Environment Scotland

Just for clarity, were you aware of that situation, cabinet secretary?

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Historic Environment Scotland

Absolutely. I would not wish to do that, either. I totally understand that there will be HR issues in the organisation. However, some of those relate to governance issues—to how the organisation is being governed. I put that point to Mr Robertson and Mr Hogg.

Neil Bibby Lab Committee

Historic Environment Scotland

I understand that the Scottish Government was informed that a senior member of staff—the director of marketing—was to be suspended on 30 September after earlier having being exonerated. The suspension did not come into effect until around two weeks later but, in the intervenin...

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Chamber

Meeting of the Parliament 04 June 2026 [Draft]

04 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament

Item of business

Decision Time

Bibby, Neil Lab West Scotland Watch on SPTV

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes.

In the same item of business

The Presiding Officer (Kenneth Gibson) NPA

There are six questions to be put as a result of today’s business. Members should note that, if the amendment in the name of Kim Schmulian is agreed to, the ...

The Presiding Officer NPA

There will be a division. There will be a short suspension to allow members to access the digital voting system.17:07Meeting suspended.17:10On resuming—

The Presiding Officer NPA

We come to the vote on amendment S7M-00249.2, in the name of Kim Schmulian, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealth ta...

The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic (Màiri McAllan) SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not vote. I would have voted no.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Your vote has been recorded.

The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Neil Gray) SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect. I would have voted no.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Your vote has been recorded.

The Minister for Public Finance (Hannah Mary Goodlad) SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect. I would have voted no.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Your vote has been recorded.

ForBannerman, Max (Highlands and Islands) (Reform)Beresford, Senga (South Scotland) (Reform)Bland, Amanda (Central Scot and Lothians West) (Reform)Currie, Vi...

The Presiding Officer NPA

The next question is, that amendment S7M-00249.4, in the name of Michael Marra, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealt...

The Presiding Officer NPA

The result of the division on amendment S7M-00249.2, in the name of Kim Schmulian, is: For 16, Against 94, Abstentions 10.Amendment disagreed to.

The Presiding Officer NPA

There will be a division. Interruption. Gonnae let us in on the joke, aye? Laughter.

The Presiding Officer NPA

The next question is, that amendment S7M-00249.4, in the name of Michael Marra, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealt...

Màiri McAllan SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not vote. I would have voted yes.

The Presiding Officer NPA

There will be a division. Interruption. Gonnae let us in on the joke, aye? Laughter.

The Presiding Officer NPA

The ghost of Màiri McAllan speaks. Your vote has been recorded.

Màiri McAllan SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not vote. I would have voted yes.

Hannah Mary Goodlad SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not vote. I would have voted yes.

The Presiding Officer NPA

The ghost of Màiri McAllan speaks. Your vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Your vote has been recorded.

Hannah Mary Goodlad SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not vote. I would have voted yes.

Max Bannerman (Highlands and Islands) (Reform) Reform

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not vote. I would have voted no.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Your vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Your vote has been recorded.The division list for amendment S7M-00249.4 will be inserted as soon as it is available.

Max Bannerman (Highlands and Islands) (Reform) Reform

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not vote. I would have voted no.

The Presiding Officer NPA

The result of the division on amendment S7M-00249.4, in the name of Michael Marra, is: For 95, Against 27, Abstentions 0.Amendment agreed to.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Your vote has been recorded.

ForAdam, George (Paisley) (SNP)Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)Ahmed, Irshad (Edinburgh and Lothia...