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Gray, Neil

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Gray, Neil
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Gray, Neil

Politically, you're most like Minto, Jenni SNP — similarity 64.6/100.

Divisions voted in
1,098
last on 19 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.6%
0.4% rebellion
Attendance
91.4%
103 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
49
21 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
3,102
1,962 chamber · 1,140 committee
Allowances claimed
£89,172
590 transactions
Recent motions & questions
Recent rebellions

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

Motion success

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Lodged
49
Carried
20
Defeated
3
Not divided
26

Of the 23 motions that went to a vote, 87.0% were carried.

Closest voting allies

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

Furthest apart on votes

MSPs they vote against most often.

MSPs like this one

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

Career arc

Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.

  1. Started representing Unknown constituency
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
  3. Stood down from Airdrie and Shotts (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  4. Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  5. Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
    08 May 2024
  6. Left Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
    08 May 2024
  7. Appointed Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
    08 Feb 2024
  8. Left Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy
    08 Feb 2024
  9. Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy
    30 Mar 2023
  10. Left Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development and Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine
    30 Mar 2023
  11. Appointed Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development and Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine
    11 Mar 2022
  12. Left Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
    11 Mar 2022
  13. Appointed Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
    25 Jan 2022
  14. Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    25 Jan 2022
  15. Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Convener
    23 Jun 2021
  16. Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    23 Jun 2021
  17. Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  18. Started representing Airdrie and Shotts
    06 May 2021
  19. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    I 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…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    Progress 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.…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    There 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…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    It 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…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    I 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…
Allowance — vs. party average (2025)

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
Engagement costs £6,472 £5,809 +£663
Office costs £5,452 £7,961 −£2,509
Registered interests

71 total · showing most recent.

  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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]
  • 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]
Career timeline

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