Profile

Labour MSP for Glasgow, Former Labour MP for Glasgow North East

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Entered the Scottish Parliament on 8 May 2021 — Election

Also represented Glasgow North East

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @PaulJSweeney
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile
• Scottish Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Office
• Ministry of Defence
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Treasury
• Asylum: Housing
• Television: Licensing
• Warships: Shipbuilding
• Developing Countries: Females
• Ministry of Defence: Serco-Denholm

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Scotland) ( 3 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• George Anderson
• T. Russell
• Robert Middleton
• Charles Cameron
• George Anderson
• Charles Tennant
• Charles Cameron
• George Anderson
• Alexander Whitelaw
• George Anderson
• William Graham
• Robert Dalglish
• William Graham
• Robert Dalglish
• Walter Buchanan
• Robert Dalglish
• Walter Buchanan
• John Macgregor
• Alexander Hastie
• John Macgregor
• Alexander Hastie
• James Oswald
• John Dennistoun
• James Oswald
• William Cavendish-Bentinck
• John Dennistoun
• William Cavendish-Bentinck
• James Oswald
• Colin Dunlop
• James Oswald
• James Ewing
• Joseph Dixon
• Archibald Campbell
• Alexander Houstoun
• Kirkman Finlay
• Alexander Houstoun
• Archibald Campbell
• Boyd Alexander
• Alexander Houstoun

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Fisheries Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Scottish Parliament: Decision Time 22 Apr 2025

  On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app would not connect. I would have voted yes.

• Scottish Parliament: International Situation 22 Apr 2025

  Will the member take an intervention?

• Scottish Parliament: International Situation 22 Apr 2025

  I thank my friend for giving way. He is making a very eloquent speech about our recent expedition. One of the valuable things that we both took away from that visit was the richness of the interactions that we had with different stakeholders in Ukraine, including on the visit to the drone factory, when we discussed the opportunities for collaboration in engineering, and on our...

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