Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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31 May 2021 - 25 November 2021
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31 May 2021 - 25 November 2021
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31 May 2021 - 25 November 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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09 January 2018 - 04 May 2021
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24 April 2020 - 04 May 2021
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10 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
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04 October 2018 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
16 November 2020 - 01 March 2021
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04 October 2018 - 16 November 2020
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16 November 2020 - 16 November 2020
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21 April 2020 - 24 April 2020
Member
31 October 2019 - 15 November 2019
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10 January 2018 - 14 November 2018
Deputy Convener
19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
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19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
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09 January 2018 - 10 January 2018
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29 September 2016 - 10 January 2018
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08 September 2016 - 09 January 2018
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
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08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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28 June 2016 - 08 September 2016
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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.
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 10 December 2024
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. Some important issues have been raised, and it is human rights day, so these discussions are timely. I appreciate that people across Scotland might not know what the Aarhus convention is…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 10 December 2024
Monica Lennon: "I was going to put some questions on land management plans, but Donna Smith has helpfully put her position on the record. You are saying that the threshold is too high and that you have recommended that it should be 500 hectares…
Chamber meeting date: 5 December 2024
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I am grateful to my colleague Paul Sweeney for securing this important debate. I pay tribute to him for all his support for Marie Curie…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 3 December 2024
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning and thank you for all the contributions so far. Community wealth building has been mentioned a couple of times by Laurie Macfarlane and Peter Peacock. What could be done with this bill…
Chamber meeting date: 27 November 2024
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I join colleagues in expressing my sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Keith Rollinson. A lot has been said in the debate already, and it has been good to hear lots of points of agreement…
Find out how Monica Lennon has voted recently.
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
Submitted by: Siobhian Brown, Ayr, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024
Supported by: Angela Constance
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Result 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Result 28 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Monica Lennon has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that chalk streams are protected from sewage overflows."
Answer expected on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31864 by Gillian Martin on 10 December 2024, whether it will provide the full list of the key criteria being considered by EY."
Answer expected on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any alterations to out-of-hours contact services for non-departmental public bodies, and what information has been provided to ministers regarding any such alterations."
Answer expected on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31887 by Mairi Gougeon on 9 December 2024, whether it has considered using powers under section 36 of the Fisheries Act 2020 to place the Code of Good Practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture into law."
Answer expected on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what the process will be for making enquiries to SEPA regarding pollution reports out of hours under the reported proposed changes to SEPA's out-of-hours contact service."
Answer expected on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what the process is for making enquiries to SEPA regarding pollution reports during its office opening hours."
Answer expected on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding their protection from pollution and damage, what information it has on how many chalk streams there are in Scotland."
Answer expected on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many patients were diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) following emergency admission into hospital in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023."
Answer expected on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2025 annual report, Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease."
Answer expected on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Biodiversity Delivery Plan 2024–2030 (a) protects Scotland's (i) rainforest and (ii) native woodlands and (b) mitigates the spread of rhododendron ponticum."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 December 2024
See all of Monica Lennon's questions submitted in Parliament