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
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: 17 September 2025
6. Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what work is being undertaken to improve the rehabilitation of people who are subject to short prison sentences. (S6O-04943)"
Chamber meeting date: 17 September 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I commend my colleagues Ian Murray, the former Secretary of State for Scotland, and Euan Stainbank, the member of Parliament for Falkirk, for their efforts to save bus manufacturing, particularly by extending the new UK Procurement Act 2023 social value provisions to Scotland. Ultimately, Scottish bus manufacturing must have the most advanced…
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
6. Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "To ask the First Minister what additional support the Scottish Government is giving to the public dental service, in light of reports that there has been a 10 per cent rise in spending over the last two years due to increased demand. (S6F-04287)"
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I welcome the announcement, after a year’s impasse, of the impending restart of production at Dalzell because of the contract, via Navantia, for the fleet solid support ships. It is great news, but we need to build on it…
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Does Stephen Kerr not find it rather odd that, despite the national shipbuilding strategy having been around since about 2019, there has been very little engagement from the Scottish Government on delivering it, despite the bulk of the UK’s shipbuilding industry being in Scotland?"
Find out how Paul Sweeney has voted recently.
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 15, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Result 71 for, 46 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 12 for, 101 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 63 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 45 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 28 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 15 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: 16 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the planned sale of the Clydebridge Steelworks in Cambuslang by GFG Alliance."
Answer expected on 30 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will lead the preparation of a plan and investment case for the development of Scotland's steel manufacturing, including the commissioning of a Direct Reduced Iron facility and Electric Arc Furnace to leverage part of the £2.5 billion allocated to the green steel fund from the UK Government’s…
Answer expected on 29 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the NHS Scotland budget has been spent on pharmaceuticals in each of the last 10 years."
Answer expected on 29 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what work is being undertaken to improve the rehabilitation of people who are subject to short prison sentences."
Taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when the next round of the Investing in Communities Fund (ICF) will be announced."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 10 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes a higher birth rate, in light of reports that the number of births in Scotland in 2024 dropped to its lowest number in 169 years."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 10 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the Homeless Persons (Suspension of Referrals between Local Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2022, in light of the reported increased pressure on homelessness services in Glasgow that has arisen since the order was commenced."
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39238 by Richard Lochhead on 18 August 2025, whether it will seek consent from firms to publish the name of their businesses in future publications and rankings, such as Businesses in Scotland, to improve the quality of analysis, in a similar manner to the annual published list…
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 10 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on Scotland's economy, whether it will engage with the UK Government and Serco regarding the reported award of the Defence Maritime Service Next Generation Vessel Replacement Project to the Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group and ask for consideration to be given to the…
Answer expected on 24 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason a stroke thrombectomy service is not currently available in Glasgow on a 24/7 basis."
Answer expected on 24 September 2025