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John Mason

Independent

MSP for Glasgow Shettleston (Constituency) 2024 - present day

Scottish National Party

Former MSP for Glasgow Shettleston (Constituency) 2011 - 2024

About John Mason

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @johnmasonmsp

Facebook: John's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0141 550 4327
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Glasgow Shettleston Constituency Of
1335 Gallowgate
Glasgow
G31 4DN

Phone: 0141 550 4327
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

John is a member of 10 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Building Bridges with Israel

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Freedom of Religion or Belief

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Independent Convenience Stores

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Industrial Communities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sustainable Transport

Deputy Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

John does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

John does not have any party roles

Previous roles

John has had 21 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

31 October 2023 - 17 June 2024

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

08 September 2021 - 16 November 2023

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 - 14 July 2023

COVID19 Recovery Committee

Member

23 May 2023 - 19 June 2023

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Convener

17 June 2021 - 23 May 2023

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

03 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee

Substitute Member

03 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Finance and Constitution Committee

Member

03 December 2020 - 04 May 2021

COVID19 Committee

Member

03 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee

Substitute Member

31 October 2019 - 03 December 2020

Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland Amendment Bill Committee

Member

06 September 2018 - 03 September 2019

Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee

Deputy Convener

08 June 2016 - 03 September 2019

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

Member

14 June 2016 - 06 September 2018

Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee

Deputy Convener

08 June 2016 - 14 June 2016

Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee

Member

16 December 2014 - 23 March 2016

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Deputy Convener

25 October 2012 - 23 March 2016

Equal Opportunities Committee

Member

15 June 2011 - 23 March 2016

Finance Committee

Deputy Convener

27 November 2014 - 16 December 2014

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Member

18 September 2012 - 25 October 2012

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012

Scotland Bill Committee

Member

01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011

Finance Committee

Member

Register of interests

John'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 John Mason. The date of their initial statement was 25 May 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 Easterhouse Baptist Church.

I am a trustee of the Fare Share Trust.

I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Recent Activity

What was said

What John Mason 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.

Chamber meeting date: 22 May 2025

Football Disturbances

John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "Does the First Minister agree that, over the weekend, we saw deplorable scenes to do with football, not least in the Glasgow Cross area, which Kaukab Stewart and I share…

Chamber meeting date: 22 May 2025

Committee Effectiveness Inquiry

John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "Would Mr Gibson say, as I would, that it is an advantage for a committee to have only seven members? Will he also mention the fact that we have to read all our papers, because we are not given questions by the Scottish Parliament information centre?"

Chamber meeting date: 21 May 2025

United Kingdom Immigration Policy (Impact on Labour Market)

3. John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on Scotland’s labour market of the Prime Minister’s recent statement on immigration policy. (S6O-04674)"

Chamber meeting date: 13 May 2025

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "I take the member’s point about coercion. Does she accept that, for some people, the issue is not coercion but that they feel that they are a burden? Although the family might not see them as a burden, they themselves feel that they are a burden."

Chamber meeting date: 7 May 2025

Decision Time

John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer—"

Votes

How John Mason has voted in Parliament

Find out how John Mason has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17598

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 19, 2025

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 63 for, 40 against, 7 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17598.2

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Supported by: Tim Eagle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 31 for, 78 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17598.1

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 46 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 91

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Result 28 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 135

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Result 48 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions John Mason has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6O-04674

Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on Scotland’s labour market of the Prime Minister’s recent statement on immigration policy."

Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04483

Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the provision of Gaelic-medium education at primary level in the Glasgow Shettleston constituency."

Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04474

Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 13 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what information it has on for what reason stamps that are issued in the Parliament’s Post Office are not Scotland Country Definitive stamps by default."

Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04428

Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it controls budgets relating to public inquiries."

Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34803

Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when the NatureScot licensing review will report, and by what date a decision will be announced regarding the agency charging for its licensing services."

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 25 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04356

Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 19 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Police Scotland’s work to tackle the issue of uncontrolled pyrotechnics at football matches."

Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04343

Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its negotiations with the Department for Work and Pensions regarding the release of relevant data pertaining to the two-child benefit cap."

Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04224

Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether NatureScot’s proposal to mandate advance written notification to landowners for schedule 1 bird monitoring could discourage the identification of raptor crimes on managed land."

Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025

Question ref. S6O-04086

Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to raise awareness of apprenticeship opportunities and promote them as an attractive career path for young people."

Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024

Question ref. S6O-04014

Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 20 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason routine eye tests are conducted more frequently than hearing tests."

Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2024

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