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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: 3 April 2025
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Will the member take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Christina McKelvie was passionate, principled and patriotic. We had our political differences but, over many years, I experienced her warmth, which so many others have mentioned, and her wisdom…
Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025
7. Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to progress its ambition for Scotland to be a world leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture practice. (S6O-04518)"
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 1 April 2025
Monica Lennon: "I agree with Mark Ruskell on that. It is important that we get further evidence on the petition. There is a whole range of relevant stakeholders."
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 1 April 2025
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning, everyone. I refer to my entry in the register of members’ interests, as I am a member of Unite the union and the GMB, and I chair the Scottish Labour trade union parliamentary group…
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Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Result 31 for, 60 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Monica Lennon has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent media coverage, including a video showing discarded fish on the seabed, how many fines it has issued in relation to illegal discarding in each year since 2020."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 April 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how lessons learned from the Grangemouth refinery situation will be incorporated into its just transition planning, including encouraging private investment in energy and infrastructure projects."
Answer expected on 8 May 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed with the UK Government the provision of support to workers at Grangemouth refinery in the interim period prior to any developments from Project Willow."
Answer expected on 8 May 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how lessons learned from the situation at Grangemouth refinery will be incorporated into transition planning for the (a) workforce and (b) communities currently reliant on oil and gas."
Answer expected on 8 May 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to provide support for the workers at Grangemouth refinery in the interim period prior to any developments from Project Willow."
Answer expected on 8 May 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how (a) workers and (b) the community in Grangemouth have been engaged in developing the Project Willow recommendations, and how will they be engaged in its delivery."
Answer expected on 8 May 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the comments by the chair of the Scottish Police Federation that a (a) lack of investment has seen parts of the country become "policing deserts" and (b) fall in police officer numbers, including following a recruitment freeze between September 2023 and March 2024, has led to "record absence…
Answer expected on 29 April 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Public Health Scotland report, Future prevalence and burden of chronic liver disease, which was published on 18 March 2025, and what action it plans in response to the report's projection of a 54% increase in chronic liver disease by 2044."
Answer expected on 29 April 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many illegal combined sewage overflow discharges have occurred in each of the last five years."
Answer expected on 29 April 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what most recent assessment it has made of the value of golf to the economy."
Answer expected on 29 April 2025
See all of Monica Lennon's questions submitted in Parliament