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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: 13 November 2025
7. Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "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. (S6O-05153)"
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "On Saturday morning, I spoke to a nurse who had just finished her night shift at Glasgow royal infirmary’s A and E department…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 12 November 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "As you know, the petition has been part of a long-running campaign that began in December 2021 around the extension of free concessionary travel to people seeking asylum, who are often the most destitute members of the community, with an income of less than £50 per week. The rationale for extending the existing concessionary travel schemes to a…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 11 November 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "In this group, I will address two sets of amendments—three of the amendments deal with capacity, and two deal with practicalities. I will therefore address them in their two sections…
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…
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Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 81 for, 35 against, 2 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 35 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 62 for, 36 against, 19 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 80 for, 36 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Supported by: Fiona Hyslop
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Result 65 for, 34 against, 19 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
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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 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will mandate public ownership of all new rolling stock for Scotland's railways, to transition away from the current reliance on private rolling stock companies."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:13 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-41283 by Mairi McAllan on 12 November 2025, and in light of the acute nature of the housing emergency in Glasgow, what its position is on whether the Scottish Government has an active leadership role to play in facilitating a Common Housing Register in Scotland's largest city,…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:12 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is aiming to improve the transparency and accountability of mental health spending, in light of the report by Audit Scotland Adult Mental Health, published in September 2023, which identified a lack of transparency and comprehensive data on mental health spending in Scotland, making it challenging to assess…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:13 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 12 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support Glasgow City Council and Glasgow's 59 housing associations to establish a Common Housing Register to improve the efficiency of housing stock allocation in the city."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:20 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 11 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) pause the withdrawal of the Family Protection Plan (FPP), in light of reports that members of credit unions across Scotland face the sudden loss of this long-standing insurance policy, which was brokered by CMutual and underwritten by Maiden Life…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:20 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 11 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how the latest economic inactivity rate in Scotland of 22…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:13 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 11 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to encourage organisations to buy from Scotland's social enterprises."
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."