Richard Leonard
Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
About Richard Leonard
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6465
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Cross-party groups
Richard is a member of 4 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Industrial Communities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Older People, Age and Ageing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on WASPI
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Richard has 2 parliamentary and government roles
Conveners Group
Member
Scottish Commission For Public Audit
Member
Party Roles
Richard does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Richard has had 3 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Public Audit Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 23 November 2017
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Member
Register of interests
Richard's register of interests
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.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of the GMB Union.
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 Keir Hardie Society.
I am the Convener of the RMT Scottish Parliamentary Group. [Registered 22 June 2021]
I am a member of Friends of the Earth Scotland.
I am Convenor of the PFA Scotland Parliamentary Interest Group. [Registered 11 November 2021]
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]
I am a member of the William Morris Society.
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 a member of the Scottish Labour History Society.
I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
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).
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 member of the Co-operative Party.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Richard Leonard has said in Parliament
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: 14 March 2024
Section 22 Report: “The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service”
The Convener: "Agenda item 2 is consideration of the section 22 report, “The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service”, and I am delighted to welcome to the meeting Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, His Majesty’s chief inspector of prisons for Scotland…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 14 March 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private
The Convener (Richard Leonard): "Good morning. I welcome everyone to the ninth meeting in 2024 of the Public Audit Committee. We have apologies from Graham Simpson. Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking agenda items 4 and 5 in private. Does the committee agree to do so…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 14 March 2024
National Strategy for Economic Transformation
The Convener: "Welcome back to the Public Audit Committee. We move on to our third agenda item, which is consideration of a briefing that the Auditor General for Scotland has prepared on the national strategy for economic transformation…
Chamber meeting date: 13 March 2024
International Long Covid Awareness Day
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Sandesh Gulhane for bringing this important motion to Parliament. The shadow of Covid-19 hangs over all of us…
Chamber meeting date: 12 March 2024
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "The purpose of a stage 1 parliamentary debate is to agree the general principles of a bill, and I think that we can all agree with the general principles of this bill…
Votes
How Richard Leonard has voted in Parliament
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Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Result 80 for, 0 against, 32 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Result 80 for, 0 against, 32 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Growing Scotland’s Economy
Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Bringing Down NHS Waiting Lists
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Supported by: Jenni Minto
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Result 63 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Bringing Down NHS Waiting Lists
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 11, 2024
Supported by: Carol Mochan, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Result 63 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Richard Leonard in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Richard Leonard has asked
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: 14 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what consideration it is giving to the establishment of a permanent memorial to Michael "Mick" McGahey in the Parliament."
Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2024
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to support public interest journalism."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2024
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what research it or its agencies have undertaken regarding the current rates of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), including the Additional Dwelling Supplement, and whether it will make the findings of any such research publicly available."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 13 March 2024
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it or its agencies have done on modelling for a tax based on land value in Scotland, and whether it will make the outcomes of any such work publicly available."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 13 March 2024
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it or its agencies have done on modelling for a tax on wealth in Scotland, and whether it will make the outcomes of any such work publicly available."
Answered by Shona Robison on 13 March 2024
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans for a revaluation of domestic properties in 2024 for the purposes of setting council tax rates."
Answer expected on 26 March 2024
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it or its agencies have done on modelling for a tax based on carbon emissions on landholdings in Scotland, and whether it will make the outcomes of any such work publicly available."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 March 2024
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the finding in the report, Women's and girls' views and experiences of personal safety when using public transport, that passengers feel safer when staff are present at stations, and the recommendation for the Scottish Government to explore the feasibility of increasing staff at railway stations and on…
Answer expected on 22 March 2024
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason ScotRail has scored one out of five for the (a) "station staff" and (b) "station ticket offices" service schedule in each Service Quality Inspection Regime (SQUIRE) inspection since March 2023."
Answer expected on 22 March 2024
Asked by: Leonard, Richard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what improvements it is seeking from ScotRail as a result of it scoring one out of five for the (a) "station staff" and (b) "station ticket offices" service schedule in each Service Quality Inspection Regime (SQUIRE) inspection since March 2023."
Answer expected on 22 March 2024
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