Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
05 December 2024 - 30 September 2025
Member
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Member
04 October 2018 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
02 September 2019 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
18 November 2017 - 14 January 2021
Scottish Labour
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 23 November 2017
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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 Richard Leonard. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
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I am a member of the Keir Hardie Society.
I am a member of the Scottish Labour History Society.
On 4 May 2025 I attended the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) annual awards ceremony as a guest of the PFA. The value of the hospitality was £51. [Registered 15 May 2025]
On 15 February 2024 I accepted two tickets by invitation from Scottish Opera for a performance of Marx In London! at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. The value of the tickets and associated hospitality was £203. [Registered 23 February 2024]
On 22 June 2025 I was presented with an inscribed decanter by the RMT trade union at their Annual General Meeting in Glasgow. The value of the decanter was approximately £100. [Registered 28 July 2025]
I am the Convener of the RMT Scottish Parliamentary Group. [Registered 22 June 2021]
I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
I am a member of Friends of the Earth Scotland.
On Sunday 1 May 2022 I attended the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) annual awards ceremony as a guest of the PFA. The value of the hospitality was £50. [Registered 16 July 2022]
On Saturday 26 November 2022 I attended and spoke at a conference on Community Wealth Building in Preston. This event was sponsored by the Communication Workers Union (a trade union) which provided bed and breakfast accommodation in the Holiday Inn Preston on Friday 25 November 2022. The value of the hospitality was £120. [Registered 16 January 2023, Amended interest 20 January 2023]
I am Convenor of the PFA Scotland Parliamentary Interest Group. [Registered 11 November 2021]
I am a member of Unite the Union.
I am a member of the GMB Union.
I am a friend of the Grassic Gibbon Centre. [Registered 4 October 2024]
On 14th of May 2023 I attended the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) Scotland Annual Dinner as a guest of the PFA. The value of the dinner was £50. [Registered 27 July 2023]
Expenses incurred in the constituency campaign for the Scottish Parliament Election of 6 May 2021 were met by Airdrie and Shotts Constituency Labour Party (A&S CLP). To assist in this campaign A&S CLP received, from permissible sources, the following donations: £2,000 from Unite the Union, a trade union (of John Smith House, 145/165 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 4RZ). £1,000 from CWU, a trade union (of 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1RX). £250 from ASLEF, a trade union (of 77 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 4NN). £450 from UNISON Scotland a trade union (of 14 West Campbell Street, Glasgow G2 6RX). £100 from TSSA, a trade union (of 2nd floor, 17 Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4SQ). £500 from the RMT, a trade union (of Unity House. 39 Chalton Street. London NW1 1JD).
On Sunday 5 May 2024 I attended the Professional Footballers Association Scotland (PFAS) annual awards ceremony as a guest of the PFAS. The value of the hospitality was £60. [Registered 10 May 2024]
I am a member of the William Morris Society.
I am a member of the Co-operative Party.
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 December 2025
6. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what communication the finance secretary has had with the United Kingdom Government and the Financial Conduct Authority regarding what support is available for policyholders impacted by the withdrawal of the family protection plan by CMutual and Maiden Life Försäkrings. (S6O-05272)"
Chamber meeting date: 9 December 2025
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I remind members of my voluntary register of trade union interests…
Chamber meeting date: 9 December 2025
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I remind members of my voluntary register of trade union interests…
Chamber meeting date: 4 December 2025
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Jamie Hepburn for lodging the motion, because it is right that the Parliament recognises the fact that next Tuesday marks 70 years to the day since Cumbernauld was designated as a new town under the act of Parliament introduced by the visionary, the courageous, the socialist Labour Government of 1945. It was an act founded on economic…
Chamber meeting date: 27 November 2025
Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Let me say at stage 3 what I said at stage 2: it is not right, it is not constitutional, it is not competent and it is not democratic to attempt to write into legislation—into a law that could be passed by this Parliament, and which could be supported by the Government of the day in this Parliament—a call for, even if it is no longer an instruction…
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Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, 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, December 10, 2025
Result 34 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 8, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Result 34 for, 87 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Result 60 for, 60 against, 2 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Result 23 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Result 68 for, 49 against, 5 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Find out what motions Richard Leonard has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 10 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the issue of assaults against transport workers."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assurance it can provide to the (a) firefighters and (b) communities of Cumbernauld and surrounding areas that the urban search and rescue appliance will continue to operate from Cumbernauld Fire Station following the service delivery review."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what sites have been identified in the Cumbernauld area for the construction of a new fire station; what the timescale is for the construction of this, and by what date it will become operational."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Islands Connectivity Plan’s Community Needs Assessment methodology recognising the importance of workforce issues, including crewing levels, seafarers hours of work, seafarer certification, seafarer accommodation, operating conditions, vessel type and vessel design, in the route specific…
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on planned reforms to the governance of ferry services provided by CalMac under the Clyde and Hebrides (Third Generation) contract, which commenced on 1 October 2025."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations in the recent report by Glasgow University’s Adam Smith Business School on behalf of the Economic and Social Research Council, A Stakeholder Model of Public Ferry Service Provision."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 3 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-41435 by Mairi McAllan on 18 November 2025, whether it will provide a list of those specific organisations that it (a) has met or consulted with (i) between 20 November 2024 and 16 January 2025 and (ii) since 17 January 2025 and (b) it plans to consult with in the development of…
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 3 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-41434 by Mairi McAllan on 18 November 2025, whether it plans to publish the final review report and options for ministers to consider for new accommodation standards for seasonal workers developed by its Housing Standards and Quality team, and, if so, by what date this will…
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 3 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the development of standards for caravans and mobile accommodation for seasonal workers, and further to the answer to question S6W-41436 by Mairi McAllan on 19 November 2025, whether it will ensure that (a) there is a robust inspection regime, (b) those providing accommodation that does not meet the…
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 3 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-41436 by Mairi McAllan on 19 November 2025, whether it will consider introducing a relationship between the charge levied by the employer for accommodation and the accommodation offset rate when it introduces bespoke statutory accommodation standards."
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