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: 28 January 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Having listened to speeches in this debate, particularly from the Government’s side, it seems clear to me that the Government lives in fear of the cost of truth to our country, when it ought to be thinking about what the cost to our country is of lies and defence of misinformation. Every family and every citizen of this country, when they are…
Chamber meeting date: 27 January 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 21 January 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "We have seen residents of Bute having to travel by ferry to Paisley to access NHS dentists due to a lack of capacity on that island, and we have seen dental practices in Oban being unable to take on new patients due to staff shortages caused by a lack of housing. This is a holistic issue—it is about housing, transport and healthcare—and it is…
Chamber meeting date: 21 January 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Another interesting point that was raised during the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s inquiry was the tension between revenue and capital…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 21 January 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The purpose of amendment 85 and its associated amendment 118 is to ensure that a community wealth building action plan must include“an assessment of economic leakage from the local area to which the plan relates, and … the measures the community wealth building partnership is taking, or intends to take, to address this”.Amendment 85 seeks to…
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Motion ref. S6M-20611.1
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Sharon Dowey, Fergus Ewing, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Rachael Hamilton, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Michelle Thomson, Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 28 for, 83 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6M-20549
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 26, 2026
Supported by: Jim Fairlie, Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 90 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20527
Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 69 for, 27 against, 19 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
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Motion ref. S6M-19392
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: 22 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Claire Baker (on behalf of the SPCB) on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will explore the potential to stock Scottish wines in the Parliament for use in hospitality and retail."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 15 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 27 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to help local authorities develop best practice for the conservation of badgers."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership on the extension of the operating hours of The Thistle safe drug consumption facility pilot in Glasgow, in light of a reported shift in drug use from heroin to cocaine at the facility."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the amendment of legislation to enable a smoking and inhalation space at The Thistle drug consumption facility pilot in Glasgow."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 9 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to those whose mental health is affected by climate anxiety due to the reported ongoing climate crisis."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 26 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ask Historic Environment Scotland to engage with the interim liquidator of Ballantine Castings Ltd, Johnston Carmichael LLP, to ensure that the foundry's proprietary pattern archive of around 250,000 designs, ranging from manhole covers and bollards to ornate railings and lampposts, is safeguarded for…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 16 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding phase three of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB3), whether it has instructed Transport Scotland to disregard any tenders from any specific non-treaty state suppliers, as defined by s19(3)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 16 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the ongoing investigation by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre in relation to “kill switches” in Chinese-manufactured buses, and how this has informed the design of the procurement regime of phase three of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB3)."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 16 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what social value percentage weighting will be applied to bids for phase three of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB3)."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 23 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government by what date the Cessnock and Kinning Park bridges over the M8, which were partially dismantled in July 2024 and scheduled to reopen in December 2024, will now reopen."