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MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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22 June 2021 - 25 April 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 - 22 June 2021
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Here is the register for Paul O'Kane. The date of their initial statement was 07 June 2021.
Until 10 June 2021, I will be Chair of the Transport and Mechanical Advisory Group Association of Public Sector Excellence (APSE) (a not for profit unincorporated association of 300 Councils across the UK promoting excellence in public services of Scottish Office, Brandon House, 23-25 Brandon Street, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6DA). I work 4 hours per month and receive remuneration of between £1,001 and £2,000 per annum. I resigned from this role with effect from 10 June 2021.
Until 4 May 2022, I was a councillor for East Renfrewshire Council (of Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, G46 6UH) and additionally, until 10 June 2021, I was Depute Leader of the Council and Convener for Education and Equalities. I worked approximately 21 hours per week and, until 10 June 2021, received remuneration of between £20,001 and £25,000 per annum. I had resigned as Depute Leader of the Council and Convener for Education and Equalities with effect from 10 June 2021 but remained as a councillor. From 10 June 2021 to 4 May 2022, I received remuneration of between £15,001 to £20,000 per annum. My councillor salary was donated to local community groups in my Ward. [Amended interest 5 October 2022]
Until 10 May 2021, I was a Policy and Participation Manager at ENABLE Scotland (a Learning Disability Charity and Social Care Provider of Inspire House, 3 Renshaw Place, Eurocentral, North Lanarkshire, ML14UF). I worked 21 hours per week and the remuneration I received was between £30,001 and £35,000 (pro-rata) per annum.
On 18th September 2022, I received two Group D Finals tickets for my husband and I for the Davis Cup in Glasgow from the Lawn Tennis Association (National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London, SW15 5JQ). The value of these tickets was £492. [Registered 3 October 2022]
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I am a member of the Scottish Co-operative Party.
I was paid £100 by You Gov on 25 September 2024 for completing a survey. [Registered 25 September 2024]
I was paid £70 by You Gov on 25 July 2024 for completing a survey. [Registered 16 September 2024]
I am a member of LGBT Labour Scotland.
I was paid £75 by Savanta on 26 June 2024 for completing a survey. [Registered 16 September 2024]
I am a member of Community Union.
I was paid £30 by You Gov on 25 April 2024 for completing a survey. [Registered 16 September 2024]
I received two complimentary tickets from the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland of Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB for my husband and I to attend the Royal Highland Show on Sunday 23 June 2024, the estimated value of the tickets was £68.00. [Registered 16 September 2024]
I was paid £100 by You Gov on 10 July 2024 for completing a survey. [Registered 16 September 2024]
I am the Chair of Trustees of Neilston War Memorial Association.
I am a patron of LGBT Labour.
I am a member of GMB Union.
I received two complimentary tickets from the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland of Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB for my husband and I to attend the Royal Highland Show on Sunday 25 June 2023, the estimated value of the tickets was £68.00. [Registered 16 September 2024]
I am a member of ENABLE 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: 24 April 2025
Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab): "I am pleased to contribute to the debate. It is an important debate, because it allows members to express their views and opinions about how we operate in this Parliament and how we pass legislation…
Chamber meeting date: 23 April 2025
Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab): "During the debate, we have already acknowledged the complexity of social security and the complexities of having a devolved system and a reserved system that interact and interlock…
Chamber meeting date: 22 April 2025
Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab): "It is important that the court’s ruling and the court itself are respected. We should also reflect, as the cabinet secretary did, on the words of Lord Hodge: the judgment must not be read as “a triumph of one or more groups ..…
Chamber meeting date: 22 April 2025
Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab): "As we come together this afternoon to discuss the international situation, it is clear that we live in very uncertain times…
Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025
Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab): "An important part of the effectiveness of Social Security Scotland is the uptake of Scottish benefits…
Find out how Paul O'Kane has voted recently.
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 22 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 34 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 7 for, 111 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 103 for, 17 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 30 for, 84 against, 5 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Paul O'Kane has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any analysis on the cost per person to successfully transition an individual into employment through its Parental Employability Support Fund, and, if so, what that cost was."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals were supported into employment through its No One Left Behind programme in each of the last three years, and what this figure was as a proportion of all individuals supported through the programme in each of those years."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any analysis on the cost per person to successfully transition an individual into employment through its Young Person's Guarantee, and, if so, what that cost was."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for (a) bereaved individuals under the age of 50 whose partner has died and (b) children of individuals where a parent has died under the age of 50."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is in place for education practitioners regarding how to support children and young people who have been bereaved of a parent."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals were supported into employment through its Young Person's Guarantee in each of the last three years, and what this figure was as a proportion of all individuals supported through the programme in each of those years."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed, or plans to review, the eligibility criteria for Funeral Support Payment."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any analysis of the appropriate level of payment for Funeral Support Payment since its introduction in 2019."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any analysis on the cost per person to successfully transition an individual into employment through its No One Left Behind programme, and, if so, what that cost was."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made an estimate of the number of individuals in Scotland whose partner has died whilst under the age of 50."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025