Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2021 - present day
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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51 Wilson Street
Glasgow
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Scottish Labour
Scottish Labour
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
19 January 2023 - 02 May 2023
Member
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: 6 November 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I congratulate Audrey Nicoll, the member for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, on her excellent members’ business motion and particularly for highlighting the concerns in relation to the River Dee…
Chamber meeting date: 6 November 2025
3. Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that housing supply in Glasgow will keep up with the predicted 10 per cent rise in population by 2032. (S6O-05116)"
Chamber meeting date: 6 November 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I thank everybody in the chamber who supported my members’ business motion…
Chamber meeting date: 6 November 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Does the member recognise that, by sheer dint of numbers, the fact that a large minority of the Parliament’s 129 members are Government ministers makes it very difficult, from a workload perspective, for large committees to function?"
Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Will the member give way?"
Find out how Paul Sweeney has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Result 90 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Result 26 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Result 90 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Result 26 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Result 26 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
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:17 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when the temporary barriers will be removed from the carriageway at the railway overbridge at Sword Street in Dennistoun."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:6 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the launch of the procurement process for ScotRail's new suburban train fleet on 5 November 2025, whether this will include having Scotland-based social value requirements or other incentives to deliver local manufacturing and assembly work, similar to the plan announced by the Welsh Government to have a…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:5 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Glasgow City Council regarding reports of a lack of sufficient local school provision in Robroyston."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:17 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when the temporary barriers will be removed from the carriageway at the railway overbridge at Whitevale Street in Dennistoun."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:17 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will instruct CMAL to disregard any tenders from Chinese shipbuilding firms, in light of reported concerns regarding unfair, market-distorting state support for Chinese shipbuilding firms, and the lack of a trade agreement between the UK and China as defined by section 89 of the Procurement Act 2023."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:22 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its procurement of lifeline ferries, whether it will request that CMAL seek advice from the UK Government National Security Unit for Procurement regarding an assessment of any potential national security concerns in relation to any prospective non-UK based suppliers for the design and…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:13 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 4 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider including a requirement for bids to include public equity stakes in any future offshore leasing rounds."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:13 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 4 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there should be trade union representation on the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:13 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 4 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Crown Estate Scotland regarding the introduction of Fair Work principles to any future offshore leasing rounds."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:3 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ensure that the recently launched Scottish National Building Standards Hub is equipped to provide the expertise of conservation accredited structural engineers, who are on the Conservation Accreditation Register of Engineers (CARE), to local authorities that may require such specialised advice but may…