Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
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17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
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04 October 2018 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
02 September 2019 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
18 November 2017 - 14 January 2021
Scottish Labour
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 23 November 2017
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MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
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: 25 March 2025
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "It is a basic human right that people feel safe in their own homes, and yet the awful facts are that 40 per cent of people with a disability who lived in Grenfell tower died that night in 2017 and a quarter of all children who lived there died in Grenfell tower that night. To avoid a repeat of this tragedy, we need investment in not just building…
Chamber meeting date: 20 March 2025
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I remind members of my voluntary register of trade union interests. Many of project willow’s outcomes are set in the medium term and even the long term, but, as Keynes said, “In the long run, we are all dead…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 19 March 2025
The Convener (Richard Leonard): "Good morning. I welcome everyone to the 10th meeting in 2025 of the Public Audit Committee. This morning, we have received apologies from the deputy convener, Jamie Greene…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 19 March 2025
The Convener: "Agenda item 2 is consideration of a briefing prepared by the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission on additional support for learning. I welcome our witnesses…
Chamber meeting date: 18 March 2025
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I remind members of my voluntary register of trade union interests. I will start with those interests…
Find out how Richard Leonard has voted recently.
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 107 for, 8 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 58 for, 52 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 52 for, 56 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Richard Leonard has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is proposing to take, in light of the work of its short-life working group on the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991."
Answer expected on 4 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have been referred to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service each year under the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 for making underpayments to migrant workers, also broken down by how many were subsequently (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted."
Answer expected on 3 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for each period since April 2022 how many ScotRail train services were (a) planned, (b) operated with at least one non-functioning toilet, (c) operated with no functioning toilet and (d) operated with no functioning accessible toilet."
Answer expected on 1 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding ScotRail trains entering service without a functioning toilet onboard."
Answer expected on 1 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding ScotRail trains entering service without a functioning accessible toilet."
Answer expected on 1 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances a ScotRail train could enter service without a functioning accessible toilet."
Answer expected on 1 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding what proportion of an agricultural officer’s time is dedicated to (a) agricultural wages inspection and (b) rural payments."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 17 March 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what training is provided to agricultural officers regarding their inspection duties, and whether this includes modules on (a) trauma-informed interviews and (b) working with interpreters."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 17 March 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much resource budget funding has been provided to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service in each of the last five financial years."
Answered by Angela Constance on 11 March 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much capital budget funding has been provided to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service in each of the last five financial years."
Answered by Angela Constance on 11 March 2025
See all of Richard Leonard's questions submitted in Parliament