Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2021 - present day
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The Scottish Parliament
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Glasgow
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19 January 2023 - 02 May 2023
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
Substitute Member
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
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17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
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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.
Chamber meeting date: 18 December 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Will the Deputy First Minister at least welcome the fact that £40 million of capital investment is going into two very deprived communities in Glasgow—Springburn and Sighthill, and Castlemilk—and that the funding will be allocated and prioritised by a neighbourhood board that will be set up in conjunction with the local authority, local…
Chamber meeting date: 18 December 2025
2. Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Presiding Officer, I extend to you and all colleagues my best wishes for a happy Christmas and a good new year…
Chamber meeting date: 17 December 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Humza Yousaf mentioned the excellent example of SWAMP in our city, and it was great to hear that the minister visited the Willowacre Trust…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 16 December 2025
Paul Sweeney: "Last week, the committee heard that only wholly private dental practices are HIS registered, whereas oversight by NHS boards applies only to practices that provide NHS dental services…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 16 December 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "One real concern with this reform is the level of public awareness…
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Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 57 for, 67 against, 1 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 1 for, 95 against, 18 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Disagreed
Submitted by: Maurice Golden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Friday, December 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 119 for, 2 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Result 120 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, December 11, 2025
Result 79 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Paul Sweeney has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what (a) correspondence and (b) communication it has had with the UK Government regarding how the proposals in the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill might impact employment legislation and in turn impact on Scotland's economy."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reasons for all-sector new housing completions and starts not having recovered to their pre-2007-08 financial crisis trend of around 25,000 homes per annum."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will undertake an analysis of the operation of the thrice-weekly rail link between the Port of Liverpool and the Mossend EuroTerminal in North Lanarkshire since it was established in 2018, regarding what effect it has had on displacing container shipping volumes from the Port of Greenock on the River Clyde,…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 18 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde commission a plan for the disposal and marketing of the category A-listed East House at Gartnavel Royal Hospital for residential conversion, if it is no longer required for any clinical purpose."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 17 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has engaged with the Home Office about the UK Government exercising its break clause in the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract with Mears in Scotland from March 2026 and exploring an alternative model for delivery of asylum accommodation and support with local authorities and charities."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported announcement on 3 December 2025 by Micron, which is one of the largest suppliers of memory chips, that it would no longer be selling to the consumer market from February 2026, what work it is undertaking to protect consumers and small businesses dependent on affordable computer parts."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 16 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-05245 by Kate Forbes on 4 December 2025, whether it will confirm the (a) expected timetable for the laying before Parliament of the proposed legislation to create legal identities for Scotland's city regions, (b) powers that these new legal entities will have and (c) systems that…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what further action it plans to take to tackle the problem of underage vaping, in light of the report from the Faculty of Dental Surgery suggesting that 7.4% of 11- to 17-year-olds vape regularly."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the state purchasing land and property at Grangemouth Refinery, to facilitate and control new industrial development."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ask the Scottish Prison Service to commission the Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, or a similar body, to carry out a feasibility study for the adaptive reuse of the buildings at HMP Barlinnie, which were recently designated as Category A listed, when the site is no longer operational as a prison."