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Paul McLennan

Scottish National Party

MSP for East Lothian (Constituency) 2021 - present day

About Paul McLennan

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @paulmclennan7

Facebook: Paul's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5083
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

5a Mitchell's Close
Haddington
EH41 3NB

Phone: 01620 849240
Text relay calls welcome.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Paul is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Paul does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Paul does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Paul has had 4 previous roles

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

30 March 2023 - 11 June 2025

Minister for Housing

Scottish Government

17 June 2021 - 11 April 2023

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Member

31 March 2022 - 11 April 2023

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 25 November 2021

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

Register of interests

Paul'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 Paul McLennan. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

Until 7 May 2021, when I resigned, I was an Associate DIrector at Playfair Scotland, a public affairs company (of 10 South St Andrew Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2AZ). I worked 35 hours per week and received remuneration of between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. I received a final salary payment of £390.43 on 28 May 2021.

I am a Councillor for East Lothian Council (of John Muir House, Brewery Park, Haddington, EH41 3HA). I work 10-15 hours per week and receive salary and use of a mobile phone and laptop. I estimate that the total combined value of this remuneration is between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum and I will donate this remuneration to charities from June 2021 onwards.

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

I own a house in Dunbar, East Lothian with a market value of between £150,001 and £200,000. I rent this house to my parents-in-law and receive gross rental income of up to £5,000 per annum.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

No registrable interests

Recent Activity

What was said

What Paul McLennan 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: 25 June 2025

Medium-term Financial Strategy and Fiscal Sustainability Delivery Plan

Paul McLennan (East Lothian) (SNP): "East Lothian is one of the fastest-growing areas in Scotland, along with the broader south-east Scotland region…

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2025

Budget (Provisional Outturn 2024-25)

Paul McLennan (East Lothian) (SNP): "The minister highlighted that Scotland has higher economic growth than the rest of the UK. Can he outline areas of expenditure in the outturn for 2024-25 that have helped to create that competitive economic advantage for the Scottish economy?"

Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025

Defence Sector (Economic Contribution)

Paul McLennan (East Lothian) (SNP): "This debate is taking place at a time of heightened tensions in many parts of the world. My thoughts are with those people who are suffering from the many wars and conflicts that are raging at the moment. Too many innocent people are being killed…

Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025

Health and Social Care

Paul McLennan (East Lothian) (SNP): "For a number of years, social care recruitment has been a challenge in the east of East Lothian—in particular, for the rural villages near Dunbar, Haddington and North Berwick…

Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025

Health and Social Care

Paul McLennan (East Lothian) (SNP): "For a number of years, social care recruitment has been a challenge in the east of East Lothian—in particular, for the rural villages near Dunbar, Haddington and North Berwick…

Votes

How Paul McLennan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Paul McLennan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18081

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18075

Employment Rights Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18080

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18076

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025

Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 49 Amendment 232

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Result 88 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Paul McLennan has asked

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

Question ref. S6W-38923

Asked by: McLennan, Paul, East Lothian, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will outline its plans for ensuring that island biosecurity, which is a commitment under the National Islands Plan and Goal 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, continues to be addressed throughout the island network when the current Biosecurity for Scotland project draws to a close in March 2026."

Answer expected on 21 July 2025

Question ref. S6W-15916

Asked by: McLennan, Paul, East Lothian, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government, in the event that any bids that it receives for National Park status cover contiguous or overlapping areas, whether the Scottish Ministers will be able to consider combining those bids into one larger National Park."

Answered by Lorna Slater on 27 March 2023

Question ref. S6W-15991

Asked by: McLennan, Paul, East Lothian, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 March 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been advised by the UK Government of any Barnett consequential funding regarding the announcement in the Spring Budget of a one-year fund made up of £40 million to make swimming pools more energy efficient in the long term and £23 million in grants to leisure centres with swimming pools that…

Answered by Maree Todd on 25 March 2023

Question ref. S6W-16167

Asked by: McLennan, Paul, East Lothian, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 March 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) decarbonisation seabed leasing round, and what the next steps are for INTOG."

Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 March 2023

Question ref. S6W-15824

Asked by: McLennan, Paul, East Lothian, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 March 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government how it engages with the Ministry of Defence regarding objections to wind farm projects within the 50km safeguarding zone at Eskdalemuir."

Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 March 2023

Question ref. S6O-02036

Asked by: McLennan, Paul, East Lothian, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 March 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to celebrate and mark St Andrew's Day 2023."

Taken in the Chamber on 22 March 2023

Question ref. S6O-01929

Asked by: McLennan, Paul, East Lothian, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 February 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its Hydrogen Action Plan, including regarding the role that local authorities can play in defining demand."

Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2023

Question ref. S6W-14698

Asked by: McLennan, Paul, East Lothian, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 February 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much funding has been allocated for the construction of Changing Places toilets in the current parliamentary session, and by what date it expects this will be made available."

Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 February 2023

Question ref. S6O-01893

Asked by: McLennan, Paul, East Lothian, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 February 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the findings of the Local Governance Review."

Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2023

Question ref. S6O-01844

Asked by: McLennan, Paul, East Lothian, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 January 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any benefits to the structure of legal aid payments of the agreement on Scottish court legal aid fees between the Scottish Government, Scottish Solicitors Bar Association and the Law Society."

Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2023

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