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51 Wilson Street
Glasgow
G1 1UZ
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Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region)
06 May 2021 to present
Member
Scottish Labour
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
10 April 2023 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Labour
10 April 2023 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Labour
02 May 2023 to 08 April 2026
Deputy Convener
31 January 2023 to 08 April 2026
Substitute Member
19 January 2023 to 02 May 2023
Member
22 September 2021 to 25 April 2023
Substitute Member
31 May 2021 to 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 to 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
17 June 2021 to 19 January 2023
Member
17 June 2021 to 19 January 2023
Member
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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: 10 June 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what urgent action it will take in response to the reported violent racist demonstrations that took place last night in Glasgow."
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The recent removal of listed buildings relief for rates has caused a number of unintended consequences that have been very damaging…
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I very much share the sentiments of the cabinet secretary and, indeed, all members who have spoken in the debate. However, I want to sound a note of caution in relation to the frequent closure of streets in Glasgow…
Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "It is a pleasure to close this debate on behalf of the Scottish Labour Party. I welcome the minister to his place and for making a fine first speech. We are certainly agreed on the ends—on the objectives for our country in the interests of its people…
Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "It is a pleasure to close this debate on behalf of the Scottish Labour Party. I welcome the minister to his place and for making a fine first speech. We are certainly agreed on the ends—on the objectives for our country in the interests of its people…
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Motion ref. S7M-00294
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 8, 2026
Supported by: Jackie Baillie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Result 71 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00294.3
Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Result 53 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00294.2
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Result 70 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00294.1
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Result 55 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00290.1
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, June 8, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Result 78 for, 28 against, 16 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
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Motion ref. S6M-21207
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 9 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to the development of a new campus plan setting out a phased redevelopment of the land and vacant buildings within the Stobhill Hospital campus, with a focus on the preservation and adaptive re-use of the listed and unlisted historic buildings at risk."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 9 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what extra resources have been earmarked to support the work of community councils if, as it envisages in its report, Democracy Matters: Route Map to Reform, they were to become the initiators of the development of updated local areas led plans."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 9 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of its report, Single Authority Models: Publication on Progress, what action the Public Sector Reform Directorate next plans to take regarding the usage of single authority models."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland will renew the tiled linings of the M8 Charing Cross underpass in Glasgow."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether design work has been carried out for the electrification of the Maryhill Line."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether design work has been carried out on quad-tracking the railway between Hyndland East Junction and Kelvinhaugh Junction."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether designs have been prepared for track doubling of single track sections of the Highland Main Line."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when it became aware that the Grangemouth refinery was a bottom quartile-performing refinery on the Solomon Associates Energy Intensity Index, and what measures it proposed to address this."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 26 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 8 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce prohibitive construction costs that may exceed the value of a development when completed."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 5 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider reallocating any projected underspends in local authority budgets for affordable housing supply to Glasgow City Council."