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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
19 January 2023 - 02 May 2023
Member
22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
Substitute Member
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
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17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
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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 Sweeney. The date of their initial statement was 07 June 2021.
I previously worked as an Operations Manager for BAE Systems – Naval Ships (a shipbuilding company of South Street, Scotstoun, Glasgow G14 0XN). I worked full time and my salary was between £30,001 and £35,000. I resigned from the company in September 2015 but I am registering this interest on the basis of the prejudice test having been met.
No registrable interests.
From 28 July 2019 and 2 August 2019, when I was a Member of the UK Parliament, I visited Beijing and Jinan, China, to participate in the 2019 Young Leaders Roundtable and to build UK-China understanding and partnership on environment and climate change issues. The costs of the visit were £1,586.50 for international flights, £292.74 for accommodation and £215.19 for transport. The costs were met by (a) The Great Britain-China Centre (a UK Government non-departmental public body of 15 Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London SW1X 8PS) with sponsorship from Prudential Plc and China International Capital Corporation (investment banks); and (b) the All-China Youth Federation (a Chinese Government Youth Organisation of 10 Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing).
From 15-25 May 2023 I visited New Dehli, Agra, and Ladakh in India to participate in the Generation Next Democracy Network Programme as part of the country’s G20 celebrations. This programme for an international delegation of 38 delegates included tours and introductions to important democratic institutions in India, meetings with elected officials and cultural experiences. The purpose was to educate those nominated by Consulates in their home countries about India’s democratic structures and culture. The costs of the visit were £989 for international flights, £1,613 for accommodation, £558 for domestic flights, and £200 for hospitality. The costs were met by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) (An agency of the Indian Government, at Azad Bhawan Rd, IP Estate, New Delhi, Delhi 110002). The Indian Council for Cultural Relations is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India involved in India's global cultural relations through cultural exchange with other countries. [Registered 23 June 2023, Amended interest 18 August 2023]
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No registrable interests.
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I am a Member of the Campaign for Socialism.
I am a Member of Open Labour.
I am a Member of the Co-operative Party.
I am a Director and Council Member of the Institution of Engineers in Scotland.
I am a Member of the Open Labour Executive Committee. [Registered 23 October 2023]
I am a Chair and Trustee of the Springburn Winter Gardens Trust.
I am a member of the Glasgow Building Preservation Trust.
I am a Member of Unite the Union.
I am a Trustee of Beatroute Arts.
I am a Trustee and Director of the Glasgow City Heritage Trust.
I am a trustee of the Courtyard Pantry Enterprise (SC051688). [Registered 26 October 2023]
I am a Member of GMB Union.
I am a Member of the Co-operative Party's National Executive Committee. [Registered 23 October 2023]
I am a trustee of The Egyptian Halls SCIO (administered by the Scottish Civic Trust).
I am a Member of the Fabian Society.
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: 3 October 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The manner in which projects were put forward by Glasgow City Council for levelling up funding was extremely opaque and involved gate keeping…
Chamber meeting date: 3 October 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I congratulate my colleague Ms Clark on lodging her members’ business motion, which I was happy to support…
Chamber meeting date: 3 October 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "There is a very powerful point to be made about the disaggregation of the finances of the refinery. It is very difficult to pick that apart, because Petroineos’s assets in France are bound up with Grangemouth’s assets…
Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Health boards in Scotland spent £30 million on locum psychiatrists in 2022. Will the minister confirm whether she thinks that expenditure is best value for money, and say how much was spent on locum psychiatrists in the past financial year?"
Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2024
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Will the minister take an intervention?"
Find out how Paul Sweeney has voted recently.
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 30, 2024
Supported by: Mark Griffin, Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Result 59 for, 55 against, 8 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Result 60 for, 54 against, 8 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 30, 2024
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Result 112 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Result 60 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Result 60 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Paul Sweeney has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with American Axle & Manufacturing, in light of the planned closure of its Glasgow manufacturing site, formerly Albion Automotive, on 4 October 2024, with the reported loss of 100 jobs."
Answer expected on 31 October 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish its submission to the Strategic Defence Review."
Answer expected on 31 October 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with the BP & EnBW enabling (a) crew transfer vessel and (b) service operation vessel fabrication project in the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council Strategic Investment Model."
Answer expected on 31 October 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when the off-peak 15-minute express rail service frequency between Glasgow Queen Street's high level terminus and Edinburgh Waverley will be restored."
Answer expected on 31 October 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with NHS Tayside regarding access to Scottish Dental Access Initiative grants in Brechin and Montrose, and whether there are plans to review the allowance in this part of Scotland."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 October 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it engages with dental practices in remote and rural areas to understand and respond to the reported challenges that they face, such as recruitment and retention."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 October 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the impact of Scottish Dental Access Initiative grants, and what its position is on whether the funding is supporting NHS dentistry in remote and rural areas."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 October 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to expedite the delivery of the Veterans Homelessness Prevention Pathway, in light of it having been two years since publication and the reported delay in implementation having been cited as a concern in the Scottish Veterans Commissioner progress reports in both 2023 and 2024, and, if so, how it…
Answered by Paul McLennan on 1 October 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the new overbridge at Westerton Lane will have a sufficient span for any future dual tracking of the East Kilbride line south of Busby."
Answer expected on 28 October 2024
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported claim by Alexander Dennis Limited that zero-emission bus funding has disproportionately benefitted competitors from lower-cost and lower-security economies, citing this as the reason for it starting a consultation regarding a potential 160 redundancies at the business, whether it will revise…
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 September 2024