Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2021 - present day
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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
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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: 18 December 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Is it not the case that the Government has never met its target of 90 per cent of children being seen by CAMHS within 18 weeks and that, in the past quarter, almost 30 per cent of CAMHS referrals were rejected…
Chamber meeting date: 18 December 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I wish to raise a point of order with you in relation to a matter that was raised in health questions this afternoon. I asked the minister about the cut to the mental health budget in the 2025-26 financial year…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 17 December 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I thank the cabinet secretary for his opening statement. Health and social care is a huge area of public expenditure for the Scottish Government…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 17 December 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I apologise for my late arrival—I had to attend the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee prior to attending this meeting. I thank the gentlemen from the SHR for their attendance…
Chamber meeting date: 12 December 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I am sure that the cabinet secretary will agree that Alexander Dennis in Falkirk is one of the jewels in the crown of Scottish manufacturing, but it has cited increasingly unfair competition and subsidies from overseas manufacturers, such as those in China, as being responsible for its recent difficult decision to consult on 160 redundancies at its…
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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 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 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide more information on its plans to provide free bus travel for asylum seekers as set out in its draft Budget 2025-26, including (a) a clear timeline for developing and fully implementing this policy, (b) clarity on whether free bus travel will be provided for all people seeking asylum across…
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 19 December 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much money it has allocated to providing free bus travel for people seeking asylum in its draft Budget 2025-26."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 19 December 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed what technical solutions could be adopted by bus operators to reduce the risk of collisions with low bridges."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what (a) CalMac and (b) CMAL are doing to honour the request of Selby Town Council for artefacts of the decommissioned ferry, MV Hebridean Isles, such as the ship's bell and builder's plate, to be salvaged and gifted to the town where the ship was originally built by Cochrane Shipbuilders in 1985 for public display."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what it can do to support the Norwegian-UK Strategic Partnership declared on 16 December 2024 as it relates to Scotland."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its recent report, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Services in Scotland: An analysis of updated NHS Board survey data, which confirms that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is offering the Lightning Process for people with ME/CFS, what its position is on NHS boards using this…
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress to restore the Mackintosh Building of the Glasgow School of Art."
Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the root cause of the structural problem with the M8 Woodside Viaducts was due to movement in the supporting pillars caused by a change in the water table, which was triggered by nearby construction activity at Phoenix Road."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will engage with the Ministry of Defence on its plan to tender for two new floating docks for submarine maintenance at Faslane, and establish the feasibility for these docks to be constructed in whole or part at Scottish shipyards, such as Ferguson Marine."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when Scottish Enterprise will publish its initial masterplan for the development of its five-acre site adjacent to the Broomielaw in Glasgow."
Answer expected on 13 January 2025