Gray, Neil
Everything we have on one MSP — voting record, motions, questions, committee work, allowances, Hansard contributions, registered interests and career history — pulled together on a single page.
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Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill – UK Legislation
Motion
S6M-20719 · 12 Feb 2026
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Safety of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Motion
S6M-20731.1 · 11 Feb 2026
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The Role of Political Decision Making in NHS Scandals
Motion
S6M-20561.1 · 28 Jan 2026
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Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026 [draft]
Motion
S6M-20226 · 17 Dec 2025
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - UK Legislation
Motion
S6M-20037 · 09 Dec 2025
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Crisis in Social Care
Motion
S6M-19977.1 · 03 Dec 2025
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Scotland’s Maternity Services
Motion
S6M-19512.3 · 05 Nov 2025
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Addressing Scotland’s Medical and Nursing Workforce Crisis
Motion
S6M-17869.2 · 11 Jun 2025
Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.
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Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
17 Mar 2026 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes
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Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution
30 Oct 2025 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes
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Planning
11 Jun 2025 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes
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Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
13 May 2025 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes
Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.
Of the 23 motions that went to a vote, 87.0% were carried.
MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.
- McKelvie, Christina SNP 100.0% 619 shared
- MacGregor, Fulton SNP 99.8% 1,076 shared
- Minto, Jenni SNP 99.7% 1,086 shared
- Adam, George SNP 99.7% 1,061 shared
- Arthur, Tom SNP 99.7% 1,062 shared
- Dey, Graeme SNP 99.7% 1,073 shared
MSPs they vote against most often.
- Cameron, Donald Con 15.5% 511 shared
- Lockhart, Dean Con 16.5% 248 shared
- Kerr, Stephen Con 18.3% 1,003 shared
- Burnett, Alexander Con 18.4% 958 shared
- White, Tess Con 18.7% 985 shared
- Golden, Maurice Con 18.8% 1,003 shared
Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.
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Minto, Jenni SNP 64.6vote 100 · co-sponsor 31 · topic 28
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Todd, Maree SNP 61.7vote 99 · co-sponsor 23 · topic 25
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Robison, Shona SNP 60.6vote 100 · co-sponsor 3 · topic 40
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Martin, Gillian SNP 59.3vote 100 · co-sponsor 11 · topic 28
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Robertson, Angus SNP 58.2vote 99 · co-sponsor 23 · topic 11
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Forbes, Kate SNP 58.2vote 99 · co-sponsor 1 · topic 33
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Roddick, Emma SNP 58.2vote 99 · co-sponsor 3 · topic 30
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FitzPatrick, Joe SNP 58.2vote 99 · co-sponsor 1 · topic 33
Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).
Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.
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Started representing Unknown constituency07 May 2026
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Joined Scottish National Party07 May 2026
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Stood down from Airdrie and Shotts (Dissolution)08 Apr 2026
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Left Scottish National Party08 Apr 2026
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Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care08 May 2024
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Left Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care08 May 2024
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Appointed Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care08 Feb 2024
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Left Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy08 Feb 2024
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Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy30 Mar 2023
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Left Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development and Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine30 Mar 2023
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Appointed Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development and Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine11 Mar 2022
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Left Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development11 Mar 2022
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Appointed Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development25 Jan 2022
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Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee25 Jan 2022
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Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Convener23 Jun 2021
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Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee23 Jun 2021
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Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Member17 Jun 2021
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Started representing Airdrie and Shotts06 May 2021
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Joined Scottish National Party06 May 2021
- Minto, Jenni SNP 40×
- Sweeney, Paul Lab 38×
- Todd, Maree SNP 38×
- Martin, Gillian SNP 20×
- Arthur, Tom SNP 16×
- Adamson, Clare SNP 14×
- Lochhead, Richard SNP 14×
- MacGregor, Fulton SNP 10×
- Slater, Lorna Green 10×
- Ewing, Annabelle SNP 8×
- Minto, Jenni SNP 30×
- Robertson, Angus SNP 18×
- McMillan, Stuart SNP 16×
- McArthur, Liam LD 12×
- Todd, Maree SNP 12×
- Arthur, Tom SNP 10×
- Adamson, Clare SNP 8×
- Doris, Bob SNP 8×
- Lochhead, Richard SNP 8×
- McLennan, Paul SNP 8×
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Portfolio Question Time
Chamber
25 Mar 2026I was going to say—if Mr McArthur is in the next Government, I wonder what the answers to those questions might be.Before we contemplate the work of the next G…
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Portfolio Question Time
Chamber
25 Mar 2026Progress has been made by NHS Grampian since the decision to escalate it to level 4 of the NHS Scotland support and intervention framework on 12 May last year.…
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Portfolio Question Time
Chamber
25 Mar 2026There are a number of points on which I am in agreement with Brian Whittle. The first is in relation to his tribute to our NHS and social care staff for the in…
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Portfolio Question Time
Chamber
25 Mar 2026It is absolutely not this Government’s intention to take anywhere near that long to resolve some of the challenges that are being faced in that regard. The ope…
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Portfolio Question Time
Chamber
25 Mar 2026I thank Maggie Chapman for her question and for advocating on behalf of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, whose representatives I meet on a regular basi…
Government
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care · 08 May 2024 — Unknown
- Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care · 08 Feb 2024 — 08 May 2024
- Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy · 30 Mar 2023 — 08 Feb 2024
- Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development and Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine · 11 Mar 2022 — 30 Mar 2023
- Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development · 25 Jan 2022 — 11 Mar 2022
Committee
- Social Justice and Social Security Committee Convener · left 25 Jan 2022
- Social Justice and Social Security Committee Member · left 23 Jun 2021
Per-category claim total for this MSP compared to the average per-MSP total inside their party for the same year. Positive = above party average.
| Category | MSP | Party avg | Difference |
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| Engagement costs | £6,472 | £5,809 | +£663 |
| Office costs | £5,452 | £7,961 | −£2,509 |
71 total · showing most recent.
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Voluntary
· 08 Jun 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. [Regi…
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Voluntary
· 08 Jun 2021
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…
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Voluntary
· 08 Jun 2021
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…
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Voluntary
· 08 Jun 2021
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 £8…
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Voluntary
· 08 Jun 2021
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 £8…
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Voluntary
· 08 Jun 2021
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 £8…
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Voluntary
· 08 Jun 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]
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Voluntary
· 08 Jun 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]
Party
- Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
- Scottish National Party · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026
Seats
- Airdrie · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
- Airdrie and Shotts · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)