Skip to main content

Language: English / Gàidhlig

Loading…

Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

Image description

Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour

MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2016 - present day

About Anas Sarwar

Contact details

Contact online

Post-d: @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 2 cross-party groups

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

Member

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 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: 21 September 2023

Delayed Discharge

2. Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "People across our country are paying the price for Scottish National Party incompetence and failure at a time when they cannot afford that. In every area that this Government controls, we see mismanagement leading to billions of pounds-worth of waste…

Chamber meeting date: 14 September 2023

National Health Service Waiting Lists

2. Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "Last year, the then health secretary promised that no one would be waiting more than 18 months for a national health service procedure by September 2023, but the most recent figures show that there are still 17,200 people on an NHS waiting list who have already waited over 18 months for hospital procedures. That is yet another broken promise from a…

Chamber meeting date: 7 September 2023

Anniversary of the Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "Our longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, was a dedicated public servant, demonstrating strength, leadership and empathy when her country needed it the most…

Chamber meeting date: 7 September 2023

Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (Schools)

Anas Sarwar: "The Institution of Structural Engineers says that it began inspections in schools for RAAC in 2018, and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service says that it warned two years ago that buildings are at risk of collapse…

Chamber meeting date: 5 September 2023

Programme for Government 2023-24

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab): "I will start with a point of consensus. I echo Douglas Ross’s comments about Glenn Campbell. It is fantastic to see him back on his feet, and we wish him and his family all the best…

Votes

How Anas Sarwar has voted in Parliament

Find out how Anas Sarwar has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-10523

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 83 for, 27 against, 3 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10497.2

Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire

Submitted by: Jenni Minto, Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Supported by: Michael Matheson, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10497

Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10498

Protecting Scotland's Nature

Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023

Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10498.2

Protecting Scotland's Nature

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Supported by: Neil Gray, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

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-02373

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 September 2023

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2023

Question ref. S6F-02350

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 September 2023

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2023

Question ref. S6F-02316

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 September 2023

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2023

Question ref. S6F-02284

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 June 2023

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2023

Question ref. S6F-02257

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 June 2023

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 22 June 2023

Question ref. S6F-02234

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2023

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 15 June 2023

Question ref. S6F-02204

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 June 2023

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2023

Question ref. S6F-02175

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 May 2023

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2023

Question ref. S6F-02142

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 May 2023

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 25 May 2023

Question ref. S6F-02112

Asked by: Sarwar, Anas, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 May 2023

"Question to be taken in Chamber."

Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2023

Share this page