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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour

MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2016 - present day

About Anas Sarwar

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @AnasSarwar

Facebook: Anas's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5830
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Anas is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Anas is a member of 1 cross-party group

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Challenging Racial and Religious Prejudice

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Anas does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Anas has 1 party role

Party Leader

Scottish Labour

Previous roles

Anas has had 13 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

27 February 2021 - 04 May 2021

Party Leader

Scottish Labour

26 November 2020 - 04 May 2021

Finance and Constitution Committee

Member

16 November 2020 - 27 February 2021

Party Spokesperson on Brexit

Scottish Labour

16 November 2020 - 27 February 2021

Party Spokesperson on Constitutional Affairs

Scottish Labour

05 March 2020 - 07 December 2020

Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee

Acting Convener

05 March 2020 - 07 December 2020

scottish commission for public audit

Member

05 March 2020 - 07 December 2020

conveners group

Member

01 November 2018 - 05 March 2020

Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee

Member

25 September 2019 - 25 February 2020

Local Government and Communities Committee

Substitute Member

10 September 2019 - 25 September 2019

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Substitute Member

28 June 2016 - 10 September 2019

Health and Sport Committee

Substitute Member

25 May 2016 - 04 October 2018

Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Labour

19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018

Party Spokesperson on Sport

Scottish Labour

Register of interests

Anas's register of interests

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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Anas Sarwar has said in Parliament

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: 12 June 2025

Alexander Dennis (Job Losses)

Anas Sarwar: "That was a rather weak response from the First Minister. If the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, can find a way under the existing legislation to procure more buses than Scotland has, why can the SNP Government not procure more buses…

Chamber meeting date: 5 June 2025

University Hospital Wishaw (Neonatal Intensive Care)

2. Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "Having your baby in neonatal intensive care is a terrifying experience for any parent…

Chamber meeting date: 29 May 2025

National Health Service Waiting Lists

Anas Sarwar: "Week after week, John Swinney comes to the chamber and apologises, and things continue to get worse. People do not want to hear “Sorry”—they want treatment, and that is on the SNP Government…

Chamber meeting date: 22 May 2025

Knife Crime (Young People)

2. Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "Like millions across Scotland, I was devastated to hear of the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Kayden Moy over the weekend. Kayden was a beloved son from East Kilbride whose young life, which was full of promise, was stolen in an instant…

Chamber meeting date: 22 May 2025

Knife Crime (Young People)

2. Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "Like millions across Scotland, I was devastated to hear of the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Kayden Moy over the weekend. Kayden was a beloved son from East Kilbride whose young life, which was full of promise, was stolen in an instant…

Votes

How Anas Sarwar has voted in Parliament

Find out how Anas Sarwar has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17906.1

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17906.2

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17906

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17895

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17862

Planning

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025

Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Anas Sarwar has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6F-04162

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2025

Question ref. S6F-04142

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 June 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2025

Question ref. S6F-04119

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 May 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025

Question ref. S6F-04091

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 May 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

Question ref. S6F-04070

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 May 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2025

Question ref. S6F-04053

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 May 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025

Question ref. S6F-04025

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 28 April 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025

Question ref. S6F-04000

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 April 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2025

Question ref. S6F-03975

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 March 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6F-03939

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 March 2025

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2025

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