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: 16 January 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Rhoda Grant is making a very powerful speech on the report…
Chamber meeting date: 16 January 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "As Peel Ports has jurisdiction from the River Clyde at Glasgow Green right down to the Firth of Clyde, it has a significant impact on about 450 square miles of inshore waters…
Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Does the cabinet secretary agree that the financial model that has been pioneered by Lar Housing Trust over the past decade shows great promise…
Chamber meeting date: 14 January 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I share the sentiments of members from across the chamber in welcoming the official opening of the overdose prevention pilot in Glasgow…
Chamber meeting date: 14 January 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The member for Motherwell and Wishaw mentioned Bill Forsyth’s “That Sinking Feeling”, which is one of the films that I remember watching with my mum as a kid…
Find out how Paul Sweeney has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 46 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 88 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 116 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Michael Marra, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 24 for, 64 against, 28 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 69 for, 23 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
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: 7 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported comments from Stuart Patrick, chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, that the Scottish Government should “either support one or two flights to North America from Glasgow or stop doing route development funding altogether” and that "every single route in the…
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 16 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will update section 19 of the Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2011 to increase the maximum fine for offences in relation to unauthorised works and listed building consent above the current maximum of £50,000, recognising the effect of inflation, and whether it will consider pegging the…
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to dedicating 10% of frontline NHS spend to mental health and 1% to CAMHS."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 7 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) combined sewer overflows (CSOs), (b) settled storm sewage overflows (SSSOs) and (c) emergency overflows (EOs) in Glasgow are currently monitored for overflow events, and what percentage this is of the total number."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government which combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in Glasgow that have experienced an overflow event in the last six months are not planned investment priorities."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding access to urology services over the 2024-25 Christmas and New Year period, and what the outcome of these discussions was."
Answered by Neil Gray on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the assessment of whether to include spinal muscular atrophy screening in health checks for newborns."
Answer expected on 28 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what areas of brain cancer research it allocated funding to in 2023-24, also broken down by the amount allocated to each area."
Answer expected on 28 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its total Glasgow city centre office leasehold and freehold footprint has been in terms of (a) buildings occupied and (b) total square footage occupied in each of the last 10 years."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 January 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether expressions of interest will be invioted to develop the air rights above (a) Charing Cross and (ii) High Street railway station in Glasgow to assess the potential for funding improvement of the (a) station infrastructure and (b) wider cityscape."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 January 2025