Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2021 - present day
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19 January 2023 - 02 May 2023
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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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: 26 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Will Martin Whitfield take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I welcome the minister to his new role in Government and thank him for providing early sight of his statement…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The member makes the very important point that there is no way to fully view the coherence of the greater Glasgow bus system, because the information about the money that routes make and which routes are losing money is not available…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 24 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I just want to follow up on the audit, because I think that getting it right is critical for our understanding of the picture. Will it be a time series, not just a snapshot in time…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "We are all behind the Scottish Government and the UK Government as they try to save bus manufacturing in Scotland…
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Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 88 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
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: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when the Democracy Matters steering group last met; what current work it is undertaking, and when it anticipates that the next stage of Democracy Matters will commence."
Answer expected on 30 July 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what financial assessments have been undertaken regarding the proposed merger of NHS Education in Scotland and NHS National Services Scotland, as set out in the Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework."
Answer expected on 29 July 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what preliminary scoping exercises have been undertaken regarding the proposed merger of NHS Education in Scotland and NHS National Services Scotland, as set out in the Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework."
Answer expected on 29 July 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many foreign direct investment (FDI) projects have been undertaken in Scotland in the last 10 years, broken down by (a) new investment projects, (b) expansion investment projects, (c) retention investment projects, (d) mergers and acquisitions projects and (e) joint ventures."
Answer expected on 28 July 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Scotland in each of the last 10 years have been mergers and acquisitions of Scottish-headquartered businesses."
Answer expected on 28 July 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Part 5, section 126, subsection (1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 should be amended in order to insert an exemption to House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) licensing requirements for properties managed by co-operatives, in order to provide housing co-operatives in Scotland parity with…
Answer expected on 25 July 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) university training placements for dental therapists there currently are across Scotland in total and (b) students are currently studying dental therapy."
Answer expected on 24 July 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many dental therapists work in (a) Scotland in total and (b) general dental practices that offer NHS services, as of 2025."
Answer expected on 24 July 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made to develop and align private sector incubators within the national entrepreneurial infrastructure."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided for the specific purpose of providing support to school pupils with addiction issues in each of the last four years, broken down by the proportion that was provided to (a) local authorities and (b) the third sector."
Answer expected on 22 July 2025