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MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2021 - present day
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19 January 2023 - 02 May 2023
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
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17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
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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 Paul Sweeney. The date of their initial statement was 07 June 2021.
I previously worked as an Operations Manager for BAE Systems – Naval Ships (a shipbuilding company of South Street, Scotstoun, Glasgow G14 0XN). I worked full time and my salary was between £30,001 and £35,000. I resigned from the company in September 2015 but I am registering this interest on the basis of the prejudice test having been met.
On 22 August 2024 I and a member of my staff were guests of the Royal Navy (HM Naval Base Clyde, Helensburgh, G84 8HL) for dinner on the Royal Yacht Britannia and then at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The value of the hospitality was £1,520. [Registered 26 September 2024]
From 28 July 2019 and 2 August 2019, when I was a Member of the UK Parliament, I visited Beijing and Jinan, China, to participate in the 2019 Young Leaders Roundtable and to build UK-China understanding and partnership on environment and climate change issues. The costs of the visit were £1,586.50 for international flights, £292.74 for accommodation and £215.19 for transport. The costs were met by (a) The Great Britain-China Centre (a UK Government non-departmental public body of 15 Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London SW1X 8PS) with sponsorship from Prudential Plc and China International Capital Corporation (investment banks); and (b) the All-China Youth Federation (a Chinese Government Youth Organisation of 10 Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing).
From 15-25 May 2023 I visited New Dehli, Agra, and Ladakh in India to participate in the Generation Next Democracy Network Programme as part of the country’s G20 celebrations. This programme for an international delegation of 38 delegates included tours and introductions to important democratic institutions in India, meetings with elected officials and cultural experiences. The purpose was to educate those nominated by Consulates in their home countries about India’s democratic structures and culture. The costs of the visit were £989 for international flights, £1,613 for accommodation, £558 for domestic flights, and £200 for hospitality. The costs were met by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) (An agency of the Indian Government, at Azad Bhawan Rd, IP Estate, New Delhi, Delhi 110002). The Indian Council for Cultural Relations is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India involved in India's global cultural relations through cultural exchange with other countries. [Registered 23 June 2023, Amended interest 18 August 2023]
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I am a trustee of the Courtyard Pantry Enterprise (SC051688). [Registered 26 October 2023]
I am a Member of Unite the Union.
I am a Member of the Campaign for Socialism.
As of 28 August 2025, I am a co-opted committee member of Reidvale Housing Association. The role is unremunerated. [Registered 16 September 2025]
I am a Trustee of Beatroute Arts.
I am a Member of the Co-operative Party.
I am a Member of the Co-operative Party's National Executive Committee. [Registered 23 October 2023]
I am a Trustee and Director of the Glasgow City Heritage Trust.
I am a trustee of The Egyptian Halls SCIO (administered by the Scottish Civic Trust).
I am a Member of GMB Union.
I am a member of the Glasgow Building Preservation Trust.
I am a Member of Open Labour.
I am a Chair and Trustee of the Springburn Winter Gardens Trust.
I am a Member of the Fabian Society.
I am a Director and Council Member of the Institution of Engineers in Scotland.
I am a Member of the Open Labour Executive Committee. [Registered 23 October 2023]
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 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "Will Martin Whitfield take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I welcome the minister to his new role in Government and thank him for providing early sight of his statement…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The member makes the very important point that there is no way to fully view the coherence of the greater Glasgow bus system, because the information about the money that routes make and which routes are losing money is not available…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 24 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I just want to follow up on the audit, because I think that getting it right is critical for our understanding of the picture. Will it be a time series, not just a snapshot in time…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "We are all behind the Scottish Government and the UK Government as they try to save bus manufacturing in Scotland…
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Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Paul Sweeney has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:14 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 22 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to develop the Scottish supply chain for the subcontract design, manufacture and export of pressure vessels for small modular reactors globally."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:21 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations made by Audit Scotland in the NHS in Scotland 2024 report, whether it has plans to publish clear and transparent annual progress reports on the work to reform NHS services."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:21 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the timetable is for the publication of its medium-term financial framework for the Health and Social Care portfolio, in light of the recommendations made by Audit Scotland in the NHS in Scotland 2024 report."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:21 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has communicated lessons learned from the process of negotiating the end of private finance initiative contracts to NHS boards, as per the recommendations in the NHS in Scotland 2024 report by Audit Scotland…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:21 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the question S6W-37468 by Jenni Minto on 19 May 2025, whether any work has taken place internally on potentially extending restrictions to smoke-free places, and, if so, what restrictions are currently being considered."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:21 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what work Social Security Scotland is undertaking to improve its communication with applicants for Child Disability Payment."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:14 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 21 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing for the renovation and restoration of the People’s Palace Museum and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:8 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 21 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £2.64 million awarded to the Glasgow Meat Market sheds regeneration project by the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund in the 2021-22 financial year has been spent to date."
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:8 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 21 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will escalate the emergency repairs and "living ruin" project at Springburn Winter Gardens from the reserve list of the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund projects for the 2025-26 financial year, in light of it being an at-risk, category A-listed landmark building that is surrounded by Scottish Index of…
Asked by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:14 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 21 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on its financial support of the Scottish Events Campus expansion project."