Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow Kelvin (Constituency) 1999 - 2011
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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: 15 January 2026
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "The Government claims that it accepts the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of women in the Equality Act 2010, but I am not certain that it does…
Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026
6. Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Centre for Social Justice’s lost boys campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the issues that boys and young men are facing, including in Scotland. (S6O-05344)"
Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "I thank Claire Baker for securing the debate and bringing the matter to the Parliament. I endorse her view that the work that Tess White and Michelle Thomson have done in this Parliament on violence against women is notable and should be recognised…
Chamber meeting date: 7 January 2026
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "A letter that was issued by the Scottish Prison Service last July referred to the “Focused Day”, which I believe is the name for the restrictive regime that Brian Whittle referred to in his question. Its use is a serious casualty of overcrowding…
Chamber meeting date: 7 January 2026
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would like to vote yes."
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Motion ref. S6M-20419
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 15, 2026
Result 82 for, 1 against, 28 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20390
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 12, 2026
Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 15, 2026
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 60 Amendment 1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 15, 2026
Result 22 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6M-20416
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Result 87 for, 1 against, 25 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20285
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 8, 2026
Result 65 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
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Motion ref. S6M-20229
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government which prisons are currently operating a restricted regime; when these regimes at each prison are planned to come to an end, and what activities have been (a) stopped permanently, (b) suspended and (c) reduced in each prison as a consequence of the restrictions."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what activities have been (a) stopped permanently, (b) suspended and (c) reduced as part of the Focused Day initiative by the Scottish Prison Service."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 9 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the article in The Herald on 4 December 2025, So who is leading Scotland’s grooming-gang review?, whether it will confirm who will lead the review into grooming gangs."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 9 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 3 December 2025 that “the national review [of group-based sexual harm] will provide a more accurate and focused picture of the scale of and response” to the issue, whether it will confirm who the members of the review will be; on…
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 17 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Centre for Social Justice's Lost Boys campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the issues that boys and young men are facing, including in Scotland."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 3 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners have been released from Scottish prisons in error over the last 10 years."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers have taken part in the Your Leadership Matters training programme."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much Police Scotland paid EY in total for the Your Leadership Matters training programme."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it monitored and measured the value and impact of the Your Leadership Matters training programme for Police Scotland."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 26 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the construction contract that it has entered into to build HPM Glasgow, whether there is scope in the contract for the project to go over budget, and, if so, by how much."
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