Anas Sarwar
Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2016 - present day
About Anas Sarwar
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Anas.Sarwar.msp@parliament.scot
Post-d: @AnasSarwar
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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 2 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Challenging Racial and Religious Prejudice
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Pakistan
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 8 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
26 November 2020 - 04 May 2021
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
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
Register of interests
Anas's register of interests
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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: 29 September 2022
Energy Generation (Public Ownership)
2. Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "We have a Tory Government that is hell-bent on crashing the economy. Energy bills are rising, mortgage payments are going up and the markets are in free fall…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2022
National Health Service Waiting Lists
2. Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "On 25 August 2021, the First Minister announced her NHS catch-up plan. Can she tell the Parliament how many people were on NHS waiting lists then and, 13 months on, how many are on NHS waiting lists now? (S6F-01349)"
Chamber meeting date: 12 September 2022
Motion of Condolence
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "Your Majesty, I offer my sincerest condolences on the passing of your beloved mother, and my thoughts remain with you, the Queen Consort, your sons, your grandchildren and all the royal family at this time of deep sadness…
Chamber meeting date: 8 September 2022
Cost of Living Crisis
2. Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "The cost of living crisis is a national emergency. Therefore, I welcome that we have finally seen action from the United Kingdom Government, but I do not believe that it goes far enough. Let us be clear: this is not a freeze…
Chamber meeting date: 6 September 2022
Programme for Government 2022-23
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "This is a serious time, and it requires a serious debate. Scotland needs a programme for government that recognises the scale of the challenges facing our country…
Votes
How Anas Sarwar has voted in Parliament
Find out how Anas Sarwar has voted recently.
Excellence in Scottish Education
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Supported by: Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 65 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 14 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Addressing NHS Waiting Times
Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 26, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Meghan Gallacher, Liam Kerr, Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 65 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Excellence in Scottish Education
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 29 for, 64 against, 23 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Excellence in Scottish Education
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 51 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Handling of Ferry Contracts
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 26, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Liam Kerr
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 64 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Anas Sarwar in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Anas Sarwar has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that digital and language barriers do not prevent asylum seekers, refugees and other minority communities from accessing welfare and other forms of support."
Answered by: Shona Robison on 2 August 2022
Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what support is being offered to the voluntary and community sector to support access to, and the provision of, digital skills and literacy opportunities for ethnic minority and migrant communities."
Answered by: Ivan McKee on 27 July 2022
Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the mental health and wellbeing of Scotland's ethnic minority and migrant communities following the COVID-19 pandemic."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 25 July 2022
Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had or plans to have with (a) ethnic and religious minority communities, and (b) refugees and asylum seekers, in order to improve how it can support these communities following the COVID-19 pandemic."
Answered by: Christina McKelvie on 21 July 2022
Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people received treatment for hepatitis C in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 24 May 2022
Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 February 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03293 by Shona Robison on 11 October 2021, what the current status is of its new hate crime strategy, and what further steps it will take to tackle Islamophobia in Scotland, in light of the recommendations in the Report of the inquiry into Islamophobia in Scotland by the…
Answered by: Shona Robison on 10 March 2022
Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 February 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03292 by Shona Robison on 8 October 2021, what the current status is of its work on adopting a formal definition of Islamophobia; whether it will commit to adopting the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims' definition of Islamophobia, and, if so, within what…
Answered by: Shona Robison on 10 March 2022
Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 September 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report of the public inquiry into Islamophobia in Scotland, whether it will commit to instigating an independent review into Islamophobia in Scotland and, if so, within what timetable."
Answered by: Shona Robison on 11 October 2021
Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 September 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations of the report of the public inquiry into Islamophobia in Scotland, what steps it is taking to pay specific and ongoing attention to issues relating to ethnic and religious health inequalities, employment experiences and poverty."
Answered by: Shona Robison on 8 October 2021
Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 September 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations of the report of the public inquiry into Islamophobia in Scotland, what steps it is taking to address the reported shortfall in data about Islamophobia in Scotland."
Answered by: Shona Robison on 8 October 2021
See all of Anas Sarwar's written questions submitted in Parliament