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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.
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 10 December 2024
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. Some important issues have been raised, and it is human rights day, so these discussions are timely. I appreciate that people across Scotland might not know what the Aarhus convention is…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 10 December 2024
Monica Lennon: "I was going to put some questions on land management plans, but Donna Smith has helpfully put her position on the record. You are saying that the threshold is too high and that you have recommended that it should be 500 hectares…
Chamber meeting date: 5 December 2024
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I am grateful to my colleague Paul Sweeney for securing this important debate. I pay tribute to him for all his support for Marie Curie…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 3 December 2024
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning and thank you for all the contributions so far. Community wealth building has been mentioned a couple of times by Laurie Macfarlane and Peter Peacock. What could be done with this bill…
Chamber meeting date: 27 November 2024
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I join colleagues in expressing my sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Keith Rollinson. A lot has been said in the debate already, and it has been good to hear lots of points of agreement…
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Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Result 96 for, 0 against, 21 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024
Supported by: John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 73 for, 28 against, 21 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 73 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
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: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any alterations to out-of-hours contact services for non-departmental public bodies, and what information has been provided to ministers regarding any such alterations."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 19 December 2024
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government's statement to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on 23 January 2024, how much ScotWind funding was drawn down in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2024-25."
Answered by Shona Robison on 19 December 2024
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-18745 by Jenni Minto on 21 June 2023, whether it can provide a full list of meetings of the Scottish Hospice Leadership Group in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024, whether officials attended those meetings, and, if so, whether it can provide a summary of what issues were raised by officials…
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31914 by Alasdair Allan on 10 December 2024, whether it can detail what grants have been made, and to which groups."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of alcohol-related hospital admissions continuing to be below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how its proposed Community Wealth Building Bill will account for the operation and support of supported businesses."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31858 by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2024, whether it is considering rolling out national maternity safety ambitions in Scotland, based on discussions that it has had with the UK Department of Health and Social Care."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what the process is for making enquiries to SEPA regarding pollution reports during its office opening hours."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 18 December 2024
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31887 by Mairi Gougeon on 9 December 2024, whether it has considered using powers under section 36 of the Fisheries Act 2020 to place the Code of Good Practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture into law."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 18 December 2024
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that chalk streams are protected from sewage overflows."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 18 December 2024
See all of Monica Lennon's questions submitted in Parliament