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: 26 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Will Martin Whitfield take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I welcome the minister to his new role in Government and thank him for providing early sight of his statement…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The member makes the very important point that there is no way to fully view the coherence of the greater Glasgow bus system, because the information about the money that routes make and which routes are losing money is not available…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 24 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I just want to follow up on the audit, because I think that getting it right is critical for our understanding of the picture. Will it be a time series, not just a snapshot in time…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "We are all behind the Scottish Government and the UK Government as they try to save bus manufacturing in Scotland…
Find out how Paul Sweeney has voted recently.
Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 47 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
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: 12 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support Bruntwood SciTech investment to alternative sites in Glasgow, in light of the withdrawal from its Met Tower city centre innovation hub and laboratory development in 2024."
Answer expected on 9 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to prevent the permanent closure of Ballantine Castings Ltd, in light of reports that it is Scotland's last architectural ironworks."
Answer expected on 9 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce an equivalent to the UK Government's Procurement Policy Note 002: The Social Value Model in Scotland."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 8 August 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what protocols and policies it currently has in place to prevent the abandonment and dereliction of state-owned property that is declared surplus, particularly those properties that are designated as listed or otherwise of architectural heritage value."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 8 August 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many drones are currently in operation with (a) Police Scotland and (b) the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service."
Answered by Angela Constance on 8 August 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many trained drone pilots are currently employed by (a) Police Scotland and (b) the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service."
Answered by Angela Constance on 8 August 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the expected timeline is for the conclusion of NatureScot's review of the Scotland's Great Trails brand and purpose."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 6 August 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that SEPA's indicative pay offer does not meet the Scottish Government minimum increase policy of 3%, and by what date SEPA will confirm its proposed pay increase for 2025."
Answer expected on 2 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many Petroineos workers who were made redundant as a result of the closure of the Grangemouth refinery have, to date, subsequently been offered new employment by Ineos and other firms operating within the Grangemouth petrochemical industrial cluster."
Answer expected on 2 September 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to ensure that any intellectual property created in Scotland is exploited in Scotland."
Answer expected on 2 September 2025