Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
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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
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
I am a member of Friends of the Earth Scotland.
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 a member of the GMB Union.
I am a member of the Co-operative Party.
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 a member of the William Morris Society.
I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
I am a member of Unite the Union.
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 Keir Hardie Society.
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]
I am the Convener of the RMT Scottish Parliamentary Group. [Registered 22 June 2021]
I am a member of the Scottish Labour History Society.
I am a friend of the Grassic Gibbon Centre. [Registered 4 October 2024]
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 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 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]
I am Convenor of the PFA Scotland Parliamentary Interest Group. [Registered 11 November 2021]
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]
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: 4 March 2026
6. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I remind the chamber of my voluntary entry of trade union interests."
Chamber meeting date: 4 March 2026
6. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I remind the chamber of my voluntary entry of trade union interests."
Chamber meeting date: 4 March 2026
6. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I remind the chamber of my voluntary entry of trade union interests."
Chamber meeting date: 4 March 2026
6. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I remind the chamber of my voluntary entry of trade union interests."
Chamber meeting date: 4 March 2026
6. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I remind the chamber of my voluntary entry of trade union interests."
Find out how Richard Leonard has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 268
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026
Result 65 for, 56 against, 2 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 269
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026
Result 86 for, 35 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 272
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, March 13, 2026
Result 69 for, 48 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
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: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will establish an enforcement powers working group for the (a) passenger ferry, (c) bus and tram and (c) taxi sector, similar to the rail enforcement powers working group that was established in 2025."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government for what purpose Scottish Forestry has awarded grants to Jahama Highland Estates, which is part of the GFG Alliance group."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the grants that Scottish Forestry has awarded to Jahama Highland Estates, which is part of the GFG Alliance group."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what (a) financial and audit checks and (b) other risk assessments Scottish Forestry carries out of applicants for forestry grants."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish the names of candidate operators expressing interest in the Northern Isles Ferry Services 4 (NIFS4) contract before the invitation to tender is published in the fourth quarter of 2026."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, with reference to the Prior Information Notice published on 4 March 2026, whether it plans to exercise powers under Regulation 29(8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to set a time limit on the receipt of tenders for the Northern Isles Ferry Services 4 (NIFS4) contract."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to prepare a public sector bid for the the Northern Isles Ferry Services 4 (NIFS4) contract, which is due to start on 1 July 2028, in line with Regulation 29 (Restricted Procedure) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the cost to the public purse of delivering the full tender process for the Northern Isles Ferry Services 4 (NIFS4) contract, and whether it anticipates to make savings through the use of the Restricted Procedure under Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in implementing the recommendation of the rail enforcement powers working group that it explores the introduction of new primary legislation to create greater legal protections for rail workers, including what discussions have taken place between its Transport and Justice departments…
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will reinstate the bust of Michael "Mick" McGahey previously displayed in the Garden Lobby."
See all of Richard Leonard's questions submitted in Parliament