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.
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I am a friend of the Grassic Gibbon Centre. [Registered 4 October 2024]
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 Convenor of the PFA Scotland Parliamentary Interest Group. [Registered 11 November 2021]
I am a member of the William Morris Society.
I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
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]
I am a member of the Keir Hardie Society.
I am the Convener of the RMT Scottish Parliamentary Group. [Registered 22 June 2021]
I am a member of Friends of the Earth Scotland.
I am a member of the Scottish Labour History Society.
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.
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 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 a member of the Co-operative Party.
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]
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]
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: 26 February 2026
6. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "::I refer members to my voluntary register of trade union interests.To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that public transport workers can go to work without the fear of assault. (S6O-05576)"
Chamber meeting date: 26 February 2026
6. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "::I refer members to my voluntary register of trade union interests.To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that public transport workers can go to work without the fear of assault. (S6O-05576)"
Chamber meeting date: 26 February 2026
6. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "::I refer members to my voluntary register of trade union interests.To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that public transport workers can go to work without the fear of assault. (S6O-05576)"
Chamber meeting date: 26 February 2026
6. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "::I refer members to my voluntary register of trade union interests.To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that public transport workers can go to work without the fear of assault. (S6O-05576)"
Chamber meeting date: 26 February 2026
6. Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab): "::I refer members to my voluntary register of trade union interests.To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that public transport workers can go to work without the fear of assault. (S6O-05576)"
Find out how Richard Leonard has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6M-20733
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 26, 2026
Result 87 for, 0 against, 25 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20898.1
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, 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, February 25, 2026
Result 51 for, 66 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6M-20898
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Result 92 for, 23 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20860
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Result 66 for, 29 against, 24 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP abstained
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: 25 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is confident that the changes to the working week for NHS Agenda for Change staff will be fully implemented by 1 April 2026."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 18 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what rights patients, their families and carers currently have to secure an urgent review when they consider that a patient’s condition is deteriorating and their concerns are not being acted upon."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 18 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce interim national safeguards to empower healthcare staff as well as patients, their families and carers, to trigger an urgent clinical review where there are concerns that a patient’s condition is deteriorating, pending the recommendations of the short-term working group established to…
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 18 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what specific lessons learnt, if any, it has taken from the pilot of Martha’s Rule initiative across 143 hospital sites in NHS England, and for what reason it considers it necessary to duplicate the pilot process prior to introducing a similar initiative in Scotland."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 20 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of severe weather conditions in Scotland on (a) port infrastructure and (b) the road network supporting private ferry services operated between Scotland and Northern Ireland, since 1 November 2025 to date, and whether it will raise these matters with its counterparts in the UK…
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the (a) delays to and (b) cancellations of (i) ScotRail and (ii) Caledonian Sleeper services as a result of severe weather conditions since 1 November 2025 to date."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to monitor the effect of recent severe weather conditions on the resilience of Scotland’s rail infrastructure, and when it last met officials from Network Rail Scotland to discuss these matters."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide a list of the (a) delays to and (b) cancellations of (i) Western Ferries and (ii) Pentland Ferries services as a result of severe weather conditions since 1 November 2025 to date."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide a list of the (a) delays to and (b) cancellations of (i) CalMac Ferries, (ii) Serco NorthLink Ferries and (iii) Orkney Ferries services as a result of severe weather conditions since 1 November 2025 to date."
Asked by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 18 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that public transport workers can go to work without the fear of assault."
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