MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs (Constituency)
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Scottish National Party
MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for East Lothian (Constituency)
06 May 2021 to 08 Apr 2026
Member
Substitute Member
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
26 June 2025 to 08 April 2026
Member
19 June 2025 to 08 April 2026
Member
30 March 2023 to 11 June 2025
Scottish Government
31 March 2022 to 11 April 2023
Member
17 June 2021 to 11 April 2023
Member
17 June 2021 to 25 November 2021
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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 Paul McLennan. The date of their initial statement was 03 June 2026.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
I own a house in Dunbar, East Lothian, with a market value of between £200,001-£250,000. I rent this house to my parents-in-law and receive a gross rental income of up to £5,000 per annum.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
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: 23 September 2026
Paul McLennan (East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs) (SNP): "Efforts to support learners to achieve and succeed must account for the varying needs of our young people, including those with additional support needs…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
Paul McLennan (East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs) (SNP): "I welcome the steps that the Scottish Government has taken in recent years to make the guidance on short-term lets clearer…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
Paul McLennan (East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs) (SNP): "I welcome the steps that the Scottish Government has taken in recent years to make the guidance on short-term lets clearer…
Public Service Reform Committee meeting date: 17 September 2026
Paul McLennan (East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs) (SNP): "Thanks, convener. I have nothing to declare."
Chamber meeting date: 16 September 2026
Paul McLennan (East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs) (SNP): "I am grateful to Gillian Mackay for bringing this important debate to the chamber. I will focus on the motion, because I think that we have been looking beyond that…
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Motion ref. S7M-01264
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 21, 2026
Supported by: Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Result 84 for, 18 against, 0 abstained, 27 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01264.5
Submitted by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 21, 2026
Supported by: Ross Greer
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Result 85 for, 12 against, 6 abstained, 26 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01264.2
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 21, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Result 91 for, 12 against, 0 abstained, 26 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01264.4
Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 21, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Result 12 for, 85 against, 6 abstained, 26 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01264.1
Submitted by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, September 21, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Result 35 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 26 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Paul McLennan has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-01161
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 4 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 16 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish any cost estimates, financial modelling or resource assessments relating to the implementation of the commitments contained in Palliative Care Matters for All: palliative care strategy 2025 to 2030."
Asked by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 18 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address any gaps in data in order to improve reporting against the National Indicators."
Asked by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 18 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of its approach and timeline for the development of the National Indicators that underpin the National Outcomes, and how it plans to consult with relevant sectors and organisations as part of this process."
Asked by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 18 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in reviewing the National Performance Framework, including when the revised framework and National Outcomes will be published."
Asked by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 18 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Programme for Government 2026-27 will be closely aligned or mapped to the revised National Performance Framework."
Asked by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 15 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reported calls from the Scottish Retail Consortium and Scottish Tourism Alliance for the UK Government to restore tax-free shopping for overseas visitors in its upcoming budget, as a means of supporting Scotland’s retail, tourism and hospitality sectors."
Asked by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 4 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 15 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the adequacy of its July 2025 guidance in implementing recommendations 96, 98 to 101, 106 and 107 of the Animal Welfare Committee's 2023 updated opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing; which of those recommendations it considers to have been fully implemented…
Asked by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 15 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware that no Local Government Pension Scheme administering authority reportedly publishes data on the proportion of its fund invested in Scotland and, if so, what estimate it has of current such pension scheme investment nationally, and what evidence informed its decision to include this as an indicator…
Asked by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alyn Smith on 15 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review Foundation Apprenticeship commissioning arrangements to allow additional suitably experienced and quality-assured specialist training providers to competitively tender to deliver relevant Foundation Apprenticeships to school pupils."
Asked by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alyn Smith on 15 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether SDS funding and eligibility arrangements will allow employees who complete the Social Services (Children and Young People) Level 6 Modern Apprenticeship to progress to a separately funded Level 7 Modern Apprenticeship with the same employer, where Level 7 is the appropriate next stage of occupational…
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