Independent
MSP for Glasgow Shettleston (Constituency) 2024 - present day
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Glasgow Shettleston (Constituency) 2011 - 2024
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31 October 2023 - 17 June 2024
Member
08 September 2021 - 16 November 2023
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 14 July 2023
Member
23 May 2023 - 19 June 2023
Convener
17 June 2021 - 23 May 2023
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03 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
03 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Member
03 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
Member
03 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
31 October 2019 - 03 December 2020
Member
06 September 2018 - 03 September 2019
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 03 September 2019
Member
14 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 14 June 2016
Member
16 December 2014 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Convener
25 October 2012 - 23 March 2016
Member
15 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Convener
27 November 2014 - 16 December 2014
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18 September 2012 - 25 October 2012
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09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
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01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011
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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 John Mason. The date of their initial statement was 25 May 2021.
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I am a member of Easterhouse Baptist Church.
I am a trustee of the Fare Share Trust.
I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
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: 29 January 2026
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "The member makes the point that, without data, we do not know what the situation is for an unregulated track. Would the assumption not be that it will be worse than at a track that is regulated?"
Chamber meeting date: 29 January 2026
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "The member makes the point that, without data, we do not know what the situation is for an unregulated track. Would the assumption not be that it will be worse than at a track that is regulated?"
Chamber meeting date: 28 January 2026
John Mason: "I accept that all of the companies go out into communities, but I am more interested in who is coming to the main events. I asked about that at the Finance and Public Administration Committee…
Chamber meeting date: 27 January 2026
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "I will focus on my amendments in the group. As members may be aware, their subject is the sheep on St Kilda and especially on the main island of Hirta. That subject landed on my desk recently out of pretty well nowhere…
Chamber meeting date: 21 January 2026
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "We were told at the Finance and Public Administration Committee yesterday that the proportion of people who are being accepted for claims has in fact reduced. It used to be about half; now it is only about a third…
Find out how John Mason has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6M-20611.1
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Sharon Dowey, Fergus Ewing, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Rachael Hamilton, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Michelle Thomson, Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 28 for, 83 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6M-20549
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 26, 2026
Supported by: Jim Fairlie, Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 90 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20527
Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 69 for, 27 against, 19 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions John Mason has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: 21 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the diversity and socio-economic background of audiences attending performances by the National Performing Companies."
Asked by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: 5 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to ensure that outcome 6B of the Good Food Nation Plan, which aims for Scotland’s food sector to make a positive contribution to global food system transformation, is effectively measured, and what consideration will be given to using indicators, such as Fairtrade product purchasing or…
Asked by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: 17 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to prevent starvation and suffering among the sheep on St Kilda."
Asked by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: 20 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment it has made of the operational resilience of the Parliament's information technology systems, in light of the disruption to the stage 3 proceedings for the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill."
Asked by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of NatureScot's species licensing review, including timelines for producing and implementing recommendations for improvements alongside charging for licensing services."
Asked by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: 16 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 24 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37508 by Jim Fairlie on 29 May 2025, whether NatureScot presented its final version of the species licensing review to the Scottish Ministers in April 2025, and, if so, by what date the findings will be published."
Asked by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: 11 June 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the proposed establishment of Great British Railways and any potential implications for devolved responsibilities over rail services and infrastructure in Scotland."
Asked by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: 14 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on Scotland’s labour market of the Prime Minister’s recent statement on immigration policy."
Asked by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: 19 March 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the provision of Gaelic-medium education at primary level in the Glasgow Shettleston constituency."
Asked by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
Date lodged: 13 March 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what information it has on for what reason stamps that are issued in the Parliament’s Post Office are not Scotland Country Definitive stamps by default."