Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Member
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
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 23 November 2017
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MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Richard Leonard. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
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No registrable interests
I am a member of Friends of the Earth Scotland.
On Sunday 1 May 2022 I attended the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) annual awards ceremony as a guest of the PFA. The value of the hospitality was £50. [Registered 16 July 2022]
Expenses incurred in the constituency campaign for the Scottish Parliament Election of 6 May 2021 were met by Airdrie and Shotts Constituency Labour Party (A&S CLP). To assist in this campaign A&S CLP received, from permissible sources, the following donations: £2,000 from Unite the Union, a trade union (of John Smith House, 145/165 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 4RZ). £1,000 from CWU, a trade union (of 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1RX). £250 from ASLEF, a trade union (of 77 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 4NN). £450 from UNISON Scotland a trade union (of 14 West Campbell Street, Glasgow G2 6RX). £100 from TSSA, a trade union (of 2nd floor, 17 Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4SQ). £500 from the RMT, a trade union (of Unity House. 39 Chalton Street. London NW1 1JD).
I am Convenor of the PFA Scotland Parliamentary Interest Group. [Registered 11 November 2021]
On Saturday 26 November 2022 I attended and spoke at a conference on Community Wealth Building in Preston. This event was sponsored by the Communication Workers Union (a trade union) which provided bed and breakfast accommodation in the Holiday Inn Preston on Friday 25 November 2022. The value of the hospitality was £120. [Registered 16 January 2023, Amended interest 20 January 2023]
I am the Convener of the RMT Scottish Parliamentary Group. [Registered 22 June 2021]
I am a member of the William Morris Society.
I am a member of the GMB Union.
On 14th of May 2023 I attended the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) Scotland Annual Dinner as a guest of the PFA. The value of the dinner was £50. [Registered 27 July 2023]
I am a friend of the Grassic Gibbon Centre. [Registered 4 October 2024]
I am a member of the Scottish Labour History Society.
On Sunday 5 May 2024 I attended the Professional Footballers Association Scotland (PFAS) annual awards ceremony as a guest of the PFAS. The value of the hospitality was £60. [Registered 10 May 2024]
I am a member of Unite the Union.
On 15 February 2024 I accepted two tickets by invitation from Scottish Opera for a performance of Marx In London! at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. The value of the tickets and associated hospitality was £203. [Registered 23 February 2024]
I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
I am a member of the Co-operative Party.
I am a member of the Keir Hardie Society.
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.
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 23 April 2025
The Convener (Richard Leonard): "Good morning. I welcome everyone to the 12th meeting in 2025 of the Public Audit Committee. Agenda item 1 is a decision on whether to take agenda items 3, 4, and 5 in private. Are we agreed to take those items in private…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 23 April 2025
The Convener: "Agenda item 2, which is the main item on our agenda this morning, is further consideration of the report “Sustainable transport: Reducing car use”, which was produced jointly by the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission…
Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025
3. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I remind members of my voluntary register of trade union interests. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on staffing at ScotRail ticket offices. (S6O-04530)"
Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I remind members of my voluntary register of trade union interests. Yesterday afternoon, people from Unite the union were in Parliament…
SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee meeting date: 3 April 2025
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Good evening, Dr Wilson. I will explore a little more some of the things that you touched on in the earlier part of the session this morning—or this evening for you…
Find out how Richard Leonard has voted recently.
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Result 17 for, 87 against, 11 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Supported by: Fiona Hyslop
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Result 64 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Supported by: Stephen Kerr
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Result 79 for, 37 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Result 65 for, 45 against, 6 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie, Angus Robertson
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Result 65 for, 45 against, 6 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Richard Leonard has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure everyone living and working in Scotland lives in accommodation that meets an adequate standard."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what representation it had at the responsible dog ownership summit on 20 September 2024."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when the short life working group on the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 last met."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of its responsible dog ownership summit on 20 September 2024."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have been referred to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service each year under the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 for making underpayments to migrant workers, also broken down by how many were subsequently (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted."
Answered by Dorothy Bain on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for each period since April 2022 how many ScotRail train services were (a) planned, (b) operated with at least one non-functioning toilet, (c) operated with no functioning toilet and (d) operated with no functioning accessible toilet."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding ScotRail trains entering service without a functioning accessible toilet."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances a ScotRail train could enter service without a functioning accessible toilet."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding ScotRail trains entering service without a functioning toilet onboard."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 April 2025
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is proposing to take, in light of the work of its short-life working group on the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 1 April 2025
See all of Richard Leonard's questions submitted in Parliament