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31 May 2021 - 25 November 2021
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 25 November 2021
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 25 November 2021
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
09 January 2018 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
10 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
24 April 2020 - 04 May 2021
Deputy Convener
04 October 2018 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
16 November 2020 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
04 October 2018 - 16 November 2020
Scottish Labour
16 November 2020 - 16 November 2020
Scottish Labour
21 April 2020 - 24 April 2020
Member
31 October 2019 - 15 November 2019
Member
10 January 2018 - 14 November 2018
Deputy Convener
19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
Scottish Labour
09 January 2018 - 10 January 2018
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29 September 2016 - 10 January 2018
Member
08 September 2016 - 09 January 2018
Member
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Member
28 June 2016 - 08 September 2016
Substitute Member
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 Monica Lennon. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2021.
No registrable interests
On 8 November 2023, I launched the consultation on my proposed Ecocide (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill. Since then I have received in kind support and expect to receive further in kind support from Stop Ecocide International Ltd (SEI) (a not-for-profit company that campaigns to criminalise ecocide in law, of Valley View The Ridge, Bussage, Stroud, England, GL6 8HD). The value of in kind support received from Stop Ecocide International Ltd is estimated to be £765. [Registered 7 December 2023]
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I am a Patron of Disability Equality Scotland.
I am a Member of Unite the Union.
I am a Member of the Communication Workers Union Parliamentary Group.
I am a Member of the Ecocide Alliance.
From 2 to 5 October 2025, I travelled to The Netherlands at the invitation of ‘affect lab’ to be a guest speaker at their Bloody Beautiful Festival, Amsterdam. The purpose of the trip was to discuss The Period Products (Free Provision) Act. The costs of €311.22 for accommodation and €250 towards my flights were met by affect lab (Studio 0.74, Wibautstraat 150, 1091GR Amsterdam, The Netherlands). [Registered 29 October 2025]
I am a member of GMB Trade Union.
I am a member of the Co-operative Party.
I am Chair of the Scottish Labour Trade Union Parliamentary Group.
I am a Member of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Parliamentary Group.
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: 17 March 2026
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Death is a universal experience, yet it remains a difficult subject. We all approach this debate with a profound desire to live…
Chamber meeting date: 17 March 2026
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Death is a universal experience, yet it remains a difficult subject. We all approach this debate with a profound desire to live…
Chamber meeting date: 17 March 2026
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Death is a universal experience, yet it remains a difficult subject. We all approach this debate with a profound desire to live…
Chamber meeting date: 17 March 2026
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Death is a universal experience, yet it remains a difficult subject. We all approach this debate with a profound desire to live…
Chamber meeting date: 17 March 2026
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Death is a universal experience, yet it remains a difficult subject. We all approach this debate with a profound desire to live…
Find out how Monica Lennon has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6M-21168
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, March 20, 2026
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 91 for, 1 against, 28 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21120
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 121 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21103
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21104
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Find out what motions Monica Lennon has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Walking and Wheeling Survey 2025, which suggested that 48% of adults over 65 would walk more if pavements were in better condition, and how it ensures that local authorities are meeting their Public Sector Equality Duty when making budget reductions to footway maintenance that…
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will issue updated guidance to local authorities to ensure that early learning and childcare (ELC) demand is formally integrated into the school roll forecasting process for new housing developments, and what steps it is taking to ensure that developer contributions are consistently secured for ELC…
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how its school roll forecasting guidance accounts for the cumulative impact of multiple windfall developments (sites not originally in the Local Development Plan) on a single school catchment area, and what measures are in place to prevent local schools from reaching working capacity before any promised infrastructure…
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many children are currently on the waiting list for a first appointment with a community paediatrician in each NHS board area; what the (a) median and (b) 90th percentile waiting time is for these appointments, and how many children in each NHS board area have been waiting for more than (i) 52 weeks, (ii) 78…
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Age Scotland’s 2025 research identifying fear of falling as a leading cause of loneliness and social isolation among older people, what guidance it provides to local authorities to ensure that pavement management systems and maintenance schedules prioritise footway routes leading to essential…
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its most recent assessment is of the gynaecology workforce implementation gap that was identified by Audit Scotland; how many consultant gynaecologist vacancies, including locum-filled roles, there are in each NHS board, and what specific actions it is taking to recruit and retain specialist gynaecological…
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it monitors the consistency of local authority recruitment approaches, and what guidance it provides to ensure that hiring practices do not disadvantage qualified teachers seeking employment."
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will adopt the Scotland’s Childcare Guarantee, which has been proposed by the group, Pregnant Then Screwed, specifically the call to expand funded hours to children from nine months old and the introduction of a 5% household income cap on childcare costs, and what specific modelling has been carried…
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the test of change pilots for free school meals in secondary schools, which was launched in August 2025; how many pupils in S1 to S3 have benefitted from these pilots to date, and what its timeline is for evaluating these trials and bringing forward a national plan for universal…
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of limited permanent teaching vacancies on the (a) career progression, (b) wellbeing and (c) retention of newly qualified teachers."
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