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Member of the Scottish Parliament
Bob Doris
Scottish National Party MSP for Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill
At a glance Bob Doris is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 2,903 Holyrood divisions on record; Bob Doris did not vote in 76. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out. At Holyrood an abstention is a deliberate recorded vote, distinct from not voting at all.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Committees
- Public Service Reform Committee Convener
Voting record
The most recent divisions Bob Doris voted in. For, Against and Abstain are as recorded.
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | For |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 24 Jun 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill – UK Legislation | For |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Scotland Needs Reform: Five Years to 2031 | For |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Scotland Needs Reform: Five Years to 2031 | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - UK Legislation | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | Against |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | Against |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | Against |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Appointment of Law Officers | For |
Register of interests
From the Scottish Parliament's Register of Interests. Shown as registered; nothing is added or interpreted.
Controlled transactions1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 5 Jun 2026)
Gifts1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 5 Jun 2026)
Heritable property1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 5 Jun 2026)
Interest in shares1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 5 Jun 2026)
Overseas visits1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 5 Jun 2026)
Remuneration and related undertaking1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 5 Jun 2026)
Voluntary1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 5 Jun 2026)
Questions
Bob Doris has tabled 406 questions in the Scottish Parliament.
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to increasing the powers of the police to confiscate and…
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to increasing the powers of the police to confiscate and retain e-bikes, e-scooters and quad bikes used antisocially or in connection with criminal offending.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has paid to the agricultural sector in direct support payments over the cour…
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has paid to the agricultural sector in direct support payments over the course of the current parliamentary session.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the National Theatre of Scotland as it marks its 20th anniversary.
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the National Theatre of Scotland as it marks its 20th anniversary.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how it and its partner agencies promote and raise awareness of the need for responsible …
To ask the Scottish Government how it and its partner agencies promote and raise awareness of the need for responsible outdoor access and dog walking to reduce any instances of livestock worrying and damage.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent fares freeze announcement, what measures are being tak…
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent fares freeze announcement, what measures are being taken by ScotRail to reduce fare evasion.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop · 20 Feb 2026
The recent fares freeze has been implemented to help people with the cost of living while ensuring ScotRail services are sustainable in the longer term and has been supported by Scottish Government funding.It will be important in going forward that ScotRail budgets align with the overall funding available and therefore improving the effectiveness of securing revenue from tickets will be needed.ScotRail undertake significant public revenue protection activities, including ticket barriers at the busiest stations and visits to other stations by revenue protection teams. The result of these activities is that 95% of passengers travel with a ticket.However, fare evasion does remain an issue, and is estimated to cost ScotRail over £11 million per year in lost revenue. It is right that ScotRail take action to ensure that all passengers pay the correct fare - protecting the significant investment being made in Scotland’s Railways to keep rail travel affordable for passengers.We have therefore accepted ScotRail’s proposal to introduce a minimum fares policy from 1 April 2026 when staff will start informing passengers and educating them but the formal implementation of this will take effect from July 2026We expect ScotRail to publish more details of this policy imminently.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport regarding its pla…
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport regarding its plans to deliver a franchising framework assessment to support the potential introduction of local franchising, as required under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on ScotRail fares for 2026.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on ScotRail fares for 2026.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop · 12 Feb 2026
From 1 April 2026, all ScotRail fares will be frozen for the financial year 2026-2027, including Season Tickets and Flexipass.This will be welcome news for passengers as we aim to make Scotland’s Railway as affordable as possible to maintain the attractiveness of rail as a travel option and encourage new passengers onto our railway. That is why we also removed peak fares from ScotRail services for good in September last year.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the support provided through Discretionary Housing …
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the support provided through Discretionary Housing Payments for households in the private rented sector that rely on Local Housing Allowance to pay their rents but face a shortfall due to LHA rates.
Awaiting an answer.
Motions lodged
| 26 Jun 2026 | Scotland's Refugee World Cup | 16 sig. |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Partick Thistle 150th Anniversary Exhibition at Maryhill Burgh Halls | 18 sig. |
| 9 Jun 2026 | 170th Anniversary of the Burgh of Maryhill | 15 sig. |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Humanitarian Aid for Malawi | 17 sig. |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Congratulating the Maryhill Integration Network on its 25th Anniversary | 12 sig. |
| 19 Mar 2026 | E.ON UK’s Home Age Campaign Trial in Glasgow | 10 sig. |
Speeches
Recent things Bob Doris has said in the chamber and in committee, from the Official Report.
18 Jun 2026 Child Poverty (draft)
I acknowledge the Scottish Government’s ambitious targets to reduce child poverty and the progress that has been made. I have heard that there will be a review of those targets, so it would be helpful to know whether the cabinet secretary …
17 Jun 2026 Bus Fares (draft)
It is a brief intervention, Mr Rennie. I will be convening the Public Service Reform Committee in this Parliament. I note that we are spending £528 million on bus services this year alone. Do you think that we can achieve better value for …
17 Jun 2026 Bus Fares (draft)
It is a brief intervention, Mr Rennie. I will be convening the Public Service Reform Committee in this Parliament. I note that we are spending £528 million on bus services this year alone. Do you think that we can achieve better value for …
17 Jun 2026 Bus Fares (draft)
Will the member take an intervention?
17 Jun 2026 Bus Fares (draft)
Will the member take an intervention?
17 Jun 2026 Bus Fares (draft)
My views on that have not changed. I want it to be implemented in a sustainable and workable fashion, and I hope that we can deliver on that.Many bus users cannot take a single bus service to where they wish to go. Often, bus users will be…
17 Jun 2026 Bus Fares (draft)
My views on that have not changed. I want it to be implemented in a sustainable and workable fashion, and I hope that we can deliver on that.Many bus users cannot take a single bus service to where they wish to go. Often, bus users will be…
17 Jun 2026 Bus Fares (draft)
I thank Mr Hoy for that intervention, but that point is really for the birds. The trade-off is that I should pay higher and more progressive tax for public services in our country, which is something that I support.Concessionary bus travel…
17 Jun 2026 Bus Fares (draft)
I thank Mr Hoy for that intervention, but that point is really for the birds. The trade-off is that I should pay higher and more progressive tax for public services in our country, which is something that I support.Concessionary bus travel…
17 Jun 2026 Bus Fares (draft)
I am a regular bus user; I frequently bus across north Glasgow and beyond with my two young children. Buses are an essential part of my day-to-day life, as they are for many of my constituents. I see what works well, but I am also well awa…
17 Jun 2026 Bus Fares (draft)
I am a regular bus user; I frequently bus across north Glasgow and beyond with my two young children. Buses are an essential part of my day-to-day life, as they are for many of my constituents. I see what works well, but I am also well awa…
16 Jun 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
One of my constituents is unable to secure a national health service prescription for tirzepatide, which is better known as Mounjaro, for weight management, despite criteria approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium in June 2024 indica…
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
I commend the comments on the third sector that we have heard in the chamber this afternoon. I draw the cabinet secretary’s attention to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee’s report on funding of the third and voluntary sector…
11 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) (draft)
Made a request to intervene.
11 Jun 2026 General Question Time (draft)
I welcome the minister to her place and thank her for that answer. In the previous parliamentary session, I met ministers on several occasions to raise concerns over the illegal use of such vehicles. I hope that we continue to have a simil…
11 Jun 2026 General Question Time (draft)
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to increasing the powers of the police to confiscate and retain e-bikes, e-scooters and quad bikes used antisocially or in connection with criminal offending. (S7O-00055)
4 Jun 2026 Wealth Taxation for Public Services (draft)
The medium-term financial review that Mr McKee has the invidious task of implementing through public service reform has been clearly set out, but every additional penny that is raised here, in Scotland, can help to bolster the social prote…
4 Jun 2026 Wealth Taxation for Public Services (draft)
I commend Joe Fagan on his first speech. I may not agree with all of his politics, but I agree with his passion and intent, so I commend him for an excellent first speech.It is clear that the different decisions on income taxation levels t…
3 Jun 2026 National Health Service (draft)
I welcome the cabinet secretary and her ministerial team to their places, and I also thank the outgoing cabinet secretary, Neil Gray, for his work over the past few years, particularly the work that he did with me to secure the screening o…
21 May 2026 Ministers and Junior Ministers (draft)
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I was unable to connect to the voting app. I would have voted yes.
Seat & career
- Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill Constituency MSP 7 May 2026 – present
- Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Constituency MSP · Dissolution 6 May 2021 – 8 Apr 2026
- Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Constituency MSP · Dissolution 5 May 2016 – 4 May 2021
- Glasgow (region) Regional MSP · Dissolution 5 May 2011 – 23 Mar 2016
- Glasgow (region) Regional MSP · Dissolution 3 May 2007 – 22 Mar 2011
Allowances
2025 (latest published)
Source: Scottish Parliament (published ~1 year in arrears)
Contact & offices
Parliamentary
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Constituency
Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10-24 Gairbraid Avenue, Glasgow, G20 8YE
Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.