Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
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05 December 2024 - 30 September 2025
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17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
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04 October 2018 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
02 September 2019 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
18 November 2017 - 14 January 2021
Scottish Labour
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
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08 June 2016 - 23 November 2017
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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: 9 October 2025
2. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the minister to his new position. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported jobs and cuts crisis in further and higher education. (S6O-05051)"
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 8 October 2025
The Convener (Richard Leonard): "Good morning and welcome, everyone, to the 27th meeting in 2025 of the Public Audit Committee. We have received apologies from Joe FitzPatrick, so I am pleased that we are joined by Keith Brown…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 8 October 2025
The Convener: "Agenda item 3 is consideration of the Audit Scotland report “Our impact: Monitoring and Evaluation Report 2025”…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 8 October 2025
The Convener: "Agenda item 2 is consideration of a section 22 report from the Auditor General for Scotland entitled “The 2023-24 audit of UHI Perth”. I welcome our witnesses. We are joined by Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland…
Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2025
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Ariane Burgess for leading this debate in Parliament, and I begin by reminding members of my voluntary register of interests as the convener of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Scottish parliamentary group, which Mr Hepburn would be very welcome to join. It is in that capacity that I am reliably informed that,…
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Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 81 for, 10 against, 23 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 87 for, 23 against, 1 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 52 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Result 51 for, 25 against, 33 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Result 85 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
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: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:22 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the modernisation of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:20 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the release of reserve funds to pension scheme members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:1 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported jobs and cuts crisis in further and higher education."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:23 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39984 by Fiona Hyslop on 16 September 2023, in relation to the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services 3 (CHFS3) contract, whether (a) detailed specification of the contract will be published on the Transport Scotland website before 1 October 2025, and (b) it will instruct CalMac to…
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:23 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the partners that Transport Scotland shared the initial specification with of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services 3 (CHFS3) contract, as recorded in the 7 March 2025 minutes of the Ferries Community Board."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:23 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39984 by Fiona Hyslop on 16 September 2025, in relation to the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services 3 (CHFS3) contract, what discussions of the detailed specifications of the contract Transport Scotland officials have had with the (a) the Chair of the Ferries Community Board, (b)…
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:15 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 29 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking in light of the reported threatened closure of Forth Valley College’s Alloa campus."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:15 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 29 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an outline of the discussions it has had with the Scottish Funding Council to ensure that Forth Valley College is funded sufficiently to keep the Alloa campus open and operational."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:15 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 29 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) the Scottish Funding Council and (b) Forth Valley College regarding a bailout to save its Alloa campus."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:24 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when information on farming payments will be publicly available, in accordance with section 19 of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024."
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