Paul Sweeney
Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2021 - present day
About Paul Sweeney
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Paul.Sweeney.msp@parliament.scot
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6388
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
Brunswick House
51 Wilson Street
Glasgow
G1 1UZ
Committees
Paul is a member of 2 committees
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Deputy Convener
Cross-party groups
Paul is a member of 18 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on China
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Civil Nuclear Industry
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-Operatives
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Drug and Alcohol Misuse
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Germany
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Japan
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Maritime and Shipbuilding
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Medicinal Cannabis
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Mental Health
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Migration
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on MS
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Skills
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Space
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tourism
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on USA
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Paul does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Paul has 2 party roles
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Mental Health
Scottish Labour
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Veterans
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Paul has had 6 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
19 January 2023 - 02 May 2023
Health Social Care and Sport Committee
Member
22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Employment
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Public Finance
Scottish Labour
17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Member
17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Member
Register of interests
Paul'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 Paul Sweeney 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: 26 June 2024
Glasgow Citizens Theatre (Redevelopment)
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The risk to the Citizens Theatre is real, with the company under imminent threat of liquidation…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2024
European Structural and Investment Funds
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Two weeks ago, when I asked about the Citizens Theatre redevelopment project, which has a capital funding gap of between £7 million and £15 million, the cabinet secretary told me that the Citizens Theatre project would need to meet strict criteria set out by the European Commission in order to be able to access vital funding to ensure that the…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2024
MV Glen Sannox and MV Glen Rosa (Delivery update)
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Is it not the case that this chairman, who has no shipbuilding experience, is repeatedly sacking those who do have it for telling him uncomfortable truths about the operational realities of delivering a highly complex programme that is on track—as it has been for months—for handover this summer? That has not changed. All that has changed is that…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 25 June 2024
Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (Post-legislative Scrutiny)
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I thank witnesses for their answers so far. Previous witnesses highlighted flaws in data—certainly, in the qualitative aspects of data collection. That is well understood…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2024
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Sarah Boyack has made excellent points in support of her amendment 98. Does she share my frustration at the Government’s lack of a joined-up strategy on those aspects—in particular, on green steel…
Votes
How Paul Sweeney has voted in Parliament
Find out how Paul Sweeney has voted recently.
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 50 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 24, 2024
Supported by: Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 68 for, 0 against, 46 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 58 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 8 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Paul Sweeney in Parliament
Find out what motions Paul Sweeney has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Paul Sweeney has asked
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: 24 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce an HGV overtaking ban on the dual carriageway sections of the M8 to reduce congestion."
Answer expected on 21 August 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will recapitalise the Scottish Growth Scheme."
Answer expected on 21 August 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will engage with the Ministry of Defence to explore greater collaboration with NHS Scotland to improve the provision of dental services to armed forces personnel based in Scotland."
Answer expected on 21 August 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish its timetable for bringing the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 fully into force, and by what date it will lay the regulations required under the Act that will (a) require local transport authorities to provide people who are planning journeys with greater levels of, and improved information…
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 July 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 16 July 2024, Building a sustainable future for Ferguson Marine, whether it will provide a breakdown of the capital equipment and resources that will be purchased using the £14…
Answer expected on 16 August 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that the Scottish National Investment Bank develop products to address any gap in private finance available in Scotland, to support a “globally successful, innovative and sustainable shipbuilding industry, particularly focussing on the construction of high value, low carbon, complex…
Answer expected on 15 August 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has divided the Small Vessel Replacement Programme into phases, and what its position is on whether a series production approach for all vessels in the programme would (a) enable the maximisation of any learning curve efficiencies and (b) incentivise capital investment in shipyard productivity."
Answer expected on 15 August 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the announcement on 16 July 2024 regarding Phase 1 of the Small Vessel Replacement Programme, whether it will apply a social value weighting to the procurement procedure that is sufficient to ensure that the construction of the vessels is carried out in Scotland."
Answer expected on 14 August 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many birds have been trapped and have died in bird-dissuading mesh being used in Scotland in the last five years."
Answer expected on 14 August 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will work with the UK Government to ensure that the Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme (SCGS) can be fully utilised during Phase 1 of the Small Vessel Replacement Programme, to promote shipbuilding in Scotland."
Answer expected on 14 August 2024