Alex Rowley
Scottish Labour
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2017 - present day
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2016 - 2017
Former MSP for Cowdenbeath (Constituency) 2014 - 2016
Independent
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2017 - 2017
About Alex Rowley
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Alex.Rowley.msp@parliament.scot
Website: alexrowley.org
X (previously known as Twitter): @AlexRowleyFife
Facebook: Alex's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6826
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
Ore Valley Business Centre
93 Main Street
Lochgelly
KY5 9AF
Phone: 01592 786725
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Alex is a member of 1 committee
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Alex is a member of 8 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gardening and Horticulture
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Industrial Communities
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Maritime and Shipbuilding
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on St Andrew's Day
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Alex does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Alex has 1 party role
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Alex has had 27 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 14 July 2023
COVID19 Recovery Committee
Member
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Party Spokesperson on Infrastructure
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Party Spokesperson on Connectivity
Scottish Labour
09 January 2018 - 04 May 2021
Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
25 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee
Substitute Member
26 November 2020 - 04 May 2021
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Member
16 November 2020 - 01 March 2021
Party Spokesperson on Economy
Scottish Labour
16 November 2020 - 01 March 2021
Party Spokesperson on Jobs and Fair Work
Scottish Labour
10 September 2019 - 25 November 2020
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
02 September 2019 - 16 November 2020
Party Spokesperson on Brexit
Scottish Labour
02 September 2019 - 16 November 2020
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs
Scottish Labour
21 November 2018 - 04 September 2019
Local Government and Communities Committee
Deputy Convener
04 October 2018 - 02 September 2019
Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
04 October 2018 - 02 September 2019
Party Spokesperson on Local Government
Scottish Labour
15 November 2018 - 21 November 2018
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
11 January 2018 - 30 October 2018
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
09 January 2018 - 29 March 2018
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 15 November 2017
Deputy Party Leader
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 15 November 2017
Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 15 November 2017
Party Spokesperson on Social Security
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 15 November 2017
Party Spokesperson on Equalities
Scottish Labour
14 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Party Leader
Scottish Labour
25 February 2014 - 02 September 2015
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Member
06 January 2015 - 12 May 2015
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Local Government
Scottish Labour
06 January 2015 - 12 May 2015
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
25 February 2014 - 08 January 2015
European and External Relations Committee
Member
Register of interests
Alex'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.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Alex Rowley 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: 16 April 2024
Business Motion
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 16 April 2024
Scotland’s International Culture Strategy
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "We are having this debate on Scotland’s international cultural strategy at a time when artists, writers and film makers have expressed their fears for the future of Scottish culture following the closures of a film project, a book festival and an arts magazine within days of one other. I am very passionate about local arts and engage regularly…
Chamber meeting date: 16 April 2024
Automated Vehicles Bill
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I am pleased to speak on behalf of Scottish Labour in this debate on the Automated Vehicles Bill, and I am grateful for the work that the two committees have done in considering the bill’s implications…
Chamber meeting date: 28 March 2024
Rail Travel (Safety)
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "The cabinet secretary will be aware that the Fife circle, for example, tends to get trains that others have passed on to it. Is there a replacement train programme in place for areas such as Fife with high-speed trains?"
Chamber meeting date: 28 March 2024
Public Transport (Fair Fares Review)
Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "In opening the debate for Scottish Labour, I welcome the cabinet secretary’s statement that she wants to take an inclusive approach to delivering the public transport reform that Scotland so badly needs…
Votes
How Alex Rowley has voted in Parliament
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Business Programme
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Alexander Burnett, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Pam Gosal, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Liam Kerr, Douglas Ross, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 53 for, 60 against, 5 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Repealing the Hate Crime Act
Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 15, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 64 for, 29 against, 25 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Repealing the Hate Crime Act
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Supported by: Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 20 for, 97 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Repealing the Hate Crime Act
Submitted by: Siobhian Brown, Ayr, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Supported by: Angela Constance
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 64 for, 49 against, 5 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Alex Rowley in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Alex Rowley has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding mandatory rotation of Ukrainian refugees around hotels in Fife."
Answer expected on 10 May 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what impact the 2024-25 Scottish Budget will have on its targets for reducing child poverty."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of (a) how and (b) where the budget allocated for active travel was spent, in each financial year from 2020-21 to 2023-24."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 April 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much of the budget investment allocated for active travel was spent, in each financial year from 2020-21 to 2023-24."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 April 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation process is in place to assess the spending that was allocated to active travel in each financial year between 2020-21 and 2023-24."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 April 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 February 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any progress regarding the Winchburgh railway station development."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 8 March 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 February 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the proposed new gas-fired power station to be built at Peterhead poses any significant risk to Scotland's climate and emissions reduction targets."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 March 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 February 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-24336 by Fiona Hyslop on 30 January 2024, whether it will provide an update on what progress is being made to replace the existing High Speed Train (HST) rolling stock, in light of the reported safety concerns of their ongoing operation."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 March 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 February 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to decarbonise the Fife Circle rail route."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 March 2024
Asked by: Rowley, Alex, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 February 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on the (a) status of and (b) progress in implementing the Rail Fares and Ticketing Strategy, as outlined in section 11 of the 2022 Framework Agreement between Transport Scotland and Scottish Rail Holdings Limited."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 February 2024