MSP for Glasgow (Region)
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Brunswick House
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Glasgow
G1 1UZ
Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region)
06 May 2021 to present
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: 28 May 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I welcome you to your place. I also congratulate the member for Aberdeen Central on a fine maiden speech. It was an excellent and erudite tour of the granite city…
Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I welcome you to your place. I also congratulate the member for Aberdeen Central on a fine maiden speech. It was an excellent and erudite tour of the granite city…
Chamber meeting date: 19 May 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Presiding Officer, I welcome you to your position.Does the Government agree with Glasgow City Council’s claim that it is simply not possible to establish an official managed fan zone because the council cannot bear the burden of the cost…
Chamber meeting date: 19 May 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Presiding Officer, I welcome you to your position.Does the Government agree with Glasgow City Council’s claim that it is simply not possible to establish an official managed fan zone because the council cannot bear the burden of the cost…
Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2026
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I, Paul John Sweeney, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God."
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Motion ref. S7M-00159.3
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Kristopher Leask, Cara McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026
Result 15 for, 110 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00159.1
Submitted by: Duncan Massey, North East Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026
Result 28 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00159
Submitted by: Stephen Gethins, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Supported by: Steven Bonnar, Katie Hagmann, Jamie Hepburn, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026
Result 70 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00159.5
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026
Result 25 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00159.2
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026
Result 16 for, 98 against, 10 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
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Motion ref. S6M-21207
Motion ref. S6M-21196
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: Answer expected on 12 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to co-investing in the long-proposed expansion of the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, in light of reports that Glasgow risks falling behind international competitors in the global conferencing and events sector if the expansion project is not realised in the near future."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 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: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the operational status of the Dalzell Steelworks in Motherwell."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the operational status of the Clydebridge Steelworks in Cambuslang."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to establish an urban regeneration company for Glasgow city centre, based on the Clyde Gateway model, in light of the debate on motion S6M-06302 (Transforming Scotland’s Vacant and Derelict Sites) on 14 December 2022 in which the Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth said,…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when an all-day four-trains-per-hour express service between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street will be reinstated."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will directly award the design and construction of the planned replacement for MV Lord of the Isles to a UK shipbuilder, in line with the National Shipbuilding Strategy."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to equip ScotRail passenger trains with satellite wi-fi."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to concerns that the Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) Single Procurement Document (Scotland) requirements in its contract notice, Shipyard Detailed Design and Build Contract RoPax Vessel, for the Mallaig-Lochboisdale route reportedly exclude all UK shipbuilding firms from eligibility, and…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing a limited overnight express train service between the Glasgow and Edinburgh terminals."