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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
Substitute Member
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
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17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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 Member of the Campaign for Socialism.
I am a Member of the Open Labour Executive Committee. [Registered 23 October 2023]
I am a member of the Glasgow Building Preservation Trust.
I am a Member of Open Labour.
I am a Member of the Fabian Society.
I am a Member of the Co-operative Party.
I am a Member of Unite the Union.
I am a Director and Council Member of the Institution of Engineers in Scotland.
I am a trustee of the Courtyard Pantry Enterprise (SC051688). [Registered 26 October 2023]
I am a Member of the Co-operative Party's National Executive Committee. [Registered 23 October 2023]
I am a Member of GMB Union.
I am a trustee of The Egyptian Halls SCIO (administered by the Scottish Civic Trust).
I am a Chair and Trustee of the Springburn Winter Gardens Trust.
I am a Trustee of Beatroute Arts.
I am a Trustee and Director of the Glasgow City Heritage Trust.
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: 11 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "The project issues with the Glen Rosa are well rehearsed, but does the cabinet secretary recognise that the fundamental problem is the insufficient volume of work that is going through Ferguson Marine…
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025
4. Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider its policy to not use public money to support the manufacture of munitions in order that Scottish Enterprise can reconsider the eligibility of the £2…
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "It is a pleasure to close for Labour in today’s debate. Having listened to the debate, I am not sure what the Government’s goal is. It seems that its instinct is to be defensive rather than to recognise an open scandal in our national health service…
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I thank the minister for her collegiate manner in discussing the amendments. We agree on the intent behind them all, but it was a question of ensuring that the amendments’ technical functions were correct…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 4 June 2025
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab): "I appreciate the opportunity to join you this morning. It has been very interesting to hear panel members discuss how the quality standard of decision making around dangerous buildings could be improved…
Find out how Paul Sweeney has voted recently.
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
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: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote the development of short sea shipping lanes across Scotland and the British Isles, in an effort to shift freight off the roads."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that the population of Glasgow city will recover to one million people."
Answered by Angus Robertson on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to eliminate bogus self-employment practices in Scottish public sector construction contracts."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of (a) direct employment and (b) agency employment on current public sector construction contracts."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what timeline has been set for the next review of the Charter of Patient Rights and Responsibilities."
Answered by Neil Gray on 11 June 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any potential impact on its energy policy, what its position is on the potential future development of the stable salt reactor (SSR) design."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 11 June 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding progress on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications with Ukraine."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 10 June 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale will be for the publication of the revised Good Food Nation plan."
Answer expected on 23 June 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to any Scottish firms bidding for contracts in the UK-wide civil nuclear sector."
Answer expected on 23 June 2025
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase business research and development (R&D) spending in Scotland, in light of reported research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that shows that Scotland's business enterprise R&D intensity in 2022 was only 1.45% of GDP, while it was 2% in…
Answer expected on 23 June 2025