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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
24 April 2020 - 04 May 2021
Deputy Convener
10 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
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
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08 September 2016 - 09 January 2018
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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28 June 2016 - 08 September 2016
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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 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 member of the Co-operative Party.
I am a Member of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Parliamentary Group.
I am a Member of Unite the Union.
I am a Patron of Disability Equality Scotland.
I am a Member of the Communication Workers Union Parliamentary Group.
I am Chair of the Scottish Labour Trade Union Parliamentary Group.
I am a member of GMB Trade Union.
I am a Member of the Ecocide Alliance.
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 September 2025
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I suspect that most of my constituents had never heard of WICS until this scandal erupted. Many more of them are now aware of this important regulator because of what they have heard in the media, but it is for all the wrong reasons…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 2 September 2025
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Thank you, convener, and good morning to our witnesses. I return to the issue of surface transport because it is our highest emitting sector. We have had some important questions from Kevin Stewart, but, if I may, I will dig in a little further…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I, too, welcome the minister to his new role and agree with him that young people are waiting too long for support for their neurodivergence—young people such as my six-year-old constituent from Blantyre who has been waiting for almost four years…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Patrick Harvie for making us all stay late. No, seriously—we thank him for securing this important debate on the future of Glasgow’s bus services…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 18 June 2025
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab): "Apologies—my papers are out of order. Can I have a second to double-check which way I will go?"
Find out how Monica Lennon has voted recently.
Submitted by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, September 5, 2025
Supported by: Neil Gray, Jenni Minto, Paul Sweeney, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 4, 2025
Result 71 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 32 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Result 26 for, 83 against, 5 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Result 83 for, 25 against, 6 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Result 62 for, 31 against, 21 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 1, 2025
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Result 65 for, 24 against, 26 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
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: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent older people from becoming victims of phishing scams, including in relation to social security payments."
Answer expected on 19 September 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that, when the Scottish Ministers make decisions to allow development under the Electricity Act 1989, they are meeting the requirements of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 for all public bodies to further the conservation of biodiversity when carrying out their responsibilities."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 4 September 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to amending NHS fertility guidelines to ensure that embryo creation and implantation remain funded when privately sourced donor eggs are used, provided that they meet UK safety and quality standards, in order to eliminate any discrimination against couples based solely on the origin of donor…
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 September 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it continues to operate an "all-or-nothing” funding policy that withdraws all NHS IVF support when couples procure donor eggs privately, and what its response is to reported concerns that this policy is forcing those who cannot secure altruistic NHS donors within a four-year timeframe to pay…
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 September 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will require NHS boards to include audiology-specific commitments in their British Sign Language local plans."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 September 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to NHS Lanarkshire to improve its patient-to-staff ratio for audiology services."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 September 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures are being put in place to ensure there is external audit and peer review of audiology services, as recommended in the Independent Review of Audiology Services in Scotland report."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 September 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how NHS Lanarkshire is addressing the recommendations of the Independent Review of Audiology in Scotland report, and whether it will publish a detailed delivery plan for audiology services."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 September 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that audiology services are compliant with the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015, and whether enforcement mechanisms are in place."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 September 2025
Asked by: Lennon, Monica, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what actions are being taken to address any shortfall in audiology staffing, in light of reports that the workforce is currently at 65% of the level required for safe and effective service delivery."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 September 2025
See all of Monica Lennon's questions submitted in Parliament