Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2021 - present day
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
19 January 2023 - 02 May 2023
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
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17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
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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: 14 November 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Clearly, the cabinet secretary was not keen on joining the queues at Mount Florida train station after those fixtures, which are infamously long due to the totally inadequate train service to Glasgow Central…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 14 November 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I thank the cabinet secretary and his colleagues for their comments so far. Does the cabinet secretary have any insight on the nature of, or the reason for, the delays with NHS Scotland Assure’s approval of the facility at Hunter Street?"
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2024
8. Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the United Kingdom Government announcing the largest funding settlement in real terms since devolution, how it will use any increase in funding to ensure that Glasgow’s arts and culture sector is able to thrive. (S6O-03948)"
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The member makes a point about property owners selling their property. However, surely that will not destroy the housing stock; it will simply transfer it to different ownership, which is not necessarily a bad thing…
Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Planning authorities and planning committees in local authorities often have to make decisions on applications on the basis of evidence that has been commissioned by the applicant…
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Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 48 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Neil Bibby, Katy Clark, Rhoda Grant, Mark Griffin, Daniel Johnson, Michael Marra, Pauline McNeill, Paul O'Kane, Colin Smyth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 51 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 11, 2024
Supported by: Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 66 for, 52 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 61 for, 0 against, 57 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 60 for, 57 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Paul Sweeney has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that Police Scotland reactivates the disused Gatso speed camera at Cumbernauld Road in Riddrie, Glasgow."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 November 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the replacement barriers installed on the parapets and ramps of the M8 at Charing Cross (a) are reportedly approximately twice the height of the ones that they are replacing and (b) have reportedly been finished in bare galvanised steel rather than a visually neutral painted finish, similar to the…
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 November 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether noise mitigation measures form part of the current scope of work being undertaken on the M8 at Charing Cross."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 November 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (b) its Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) regarding home ear syringing, and how it is supporting HSCPs to make this service available to patients who need it."
Answer expected on 28 November 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government which members of the health and social care workforce are qualified to carry out home ear syringing services, and what assessment it has made of vacancy levels in this area, including any recruitment and retention challenges."
Answer expected on 28 November 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether all parts of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area have access to a home ear syringing service, and, if not, which parts of the NHS board area do not currently have access to this service."
Answer expected on 28 November 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce a free, at-home testing service for hepatitis C."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that Scottish Water allocates funds from its public top-up taps programme specifically to restore disused historic drinking fountains in public places by fitting top-up taps to them in collaboration with conservation-accredited engineers."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 November 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service will engage with the development of the North Laurieston Masterplan on the architectural plan for the Glasgow Sheriff Court building and its environs."
Answered by Angela Constance on 12 November 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the total fertility rate."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 12 November 2024