Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2021 - present day
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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
Scottish Labour
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: 12 September 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The first overdose prevention centre in Scotland opened four years ago yesterday. Staffed by volunteers, it supervised around 1,000 injections and saved eight lives…
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The minister says that she has been trying to protect mental health funding, but I am afraid that the Government does not have a good track record…
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I congratulate Mr Simpson on securing this timely debate. As he highlighted, this is not a matter of self-interest by building owners—it is a public health emergency…
Chamber meeting date: 10 September 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The cabinet secretary has outlined some of the issues that he is wrestling with, but the Commonwealth Games Federation has highlighted that it will have to come to a conclusion sooner rather than later…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 10 September 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I want to pick up on a point that was raised last week in the pre-budget scrutiny session…
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Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 7 for, 118 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 90 for, 35 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 30 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Result 56 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Result 62 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
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: 11 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many fire incidents in listed buildings the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has attended in each of the last 10 years."
Answer expected on 26 September 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to enhance protection of the nation's built heritage and listed buildings."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason ethical commissioning no longer features in the marked-up version of the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill that it published on 25 June 2024."
Answer expected on 25 September 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination report, following the combined 24th and 26th periodic reports of the UK and Northern Ireland, which reportedly notes concern about "reports of racist incidents and ethnic and religious prejudice against Irish persons in…
Answer expected on 25 September 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to act upon the reported recommendations made in the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination report, following the combined 24th and 26th periodic reports of the UK and Northern Ireland, including that the (a) Scottish Government engage with stakeholders and members of the Irish community…
Answer expected on 25 September 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with people living with vaccine injury, and whether it will consider meeting with representatives of such people in the coming months."
Answer expected on 23 September 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the civil service headcount in Scotland reportedly increased by 51% between 2019 and 2024."
Answered by Shona Robison on 6 September 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the forthcoming commercial tender to procure a new fleet of Intercity trains will provide for bi-modal power options, and what steps are being taken to further expand and accelerate the Scottish Government’s rail electrification programme to enable any new fleet to play a key role in decarbonising…
Answer expected on 20 September 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on whether Glasgow Science Centre Limited has plans to remove the Millennium Bridge over the River Clyde at Pacific Quay, due to the reported failure of its double bascule opening mechanism."
Answer expected on 20 September 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has engaged with trade unions and train operators with experience and knowledge of other intercity rail fleets within the UK, to learn from their best practices when specifying key aspects of the commercial tender to procure a new fleet of trains for ScotRail's Intercity rail network, including in relation…
Answer expected on 20 September 2024