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MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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22 June 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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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 O'Kane. The date of their initial statement was 07 June 2021.
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.
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 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.
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 am a member of Community Union.
I was paid £100 by You Gov on 10 July 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 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 am a member of ENABLE Scotland.
I was paid £100 by You Gov on 25 September 2024 for completing a survey. [Registered 25 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 25 June 2023, the estimated value of the tickets was £68.00. [Registered 16 September 2024]
I was paid £70 by You Gov on 25 July 2024 for completing a survey. [Registered 16 September 2024]
I was paid £75 by Savanta on 26 June 2024 for completing a survey. [Registered 16 September 2024]
I was paid £30 by You Gov on 25 April 2024 for completing a survey. [Registered 16 September 2024]
I am a member of LGBT Labour 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: 20 November 2024
8. Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what on-going discussions the finance secretary is having with ministerial colleagues and officials regarding the planning of portfolio budgets in the lead-up to the publication of its budget for 2025-26. (S6O-03988)"
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 14 November 2024
Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning to the cabinet secretary and his officials. The committee has been very interested in the progress of medication-assisted treatment standards and the cross-cutting nature of implementing those in healthcare settings and beyond…
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2024
Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab): "Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?"
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee meeting date: 12 November 2024
Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. I will elaborate on some of the questions that we have explored in terms of the potential for reform of legal aid…
Chamber meeting date: 7 November 2024
Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab): "I am sure that the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice will join me in welcoming the announcement from the United Kingdom Government about the increase in the earnings threshold for carers allowance to £45 a week, which will benefit people elsewhere in the UK by 2029. That will mean a block grant adjustment to Scotland, and I am keen to understand…
Find out how Paul O'Kane has voted recently.
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 92 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 29 for, 90 against, 3 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee, Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 73 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Angela Constance, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 67 for, 50 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 21 for, 102 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
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: 20 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported disproportionately lower levels of social security uptake among ethnic minority groups."
Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2024
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what ongoing discussions the finance secretary is having with ministerial colleagues and officials regarding the planning of portfolio budgets in the lead up to the publication of its Budget for 2025-26."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that emergency care is maintained for patients requiring air ambulance services, in light of any issues created by the issuance of CAP1264 by the Civil Aviation Authority."
Answered by Neil Gray on 7 November 2024
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its proposed Adults with Incapacity Bill as outlined in its Programme for Government 2024-25, whether it plans to consult on each of the recommendations contained under Recommendation 13…
Answered by Maree Todd on 27 September 2024
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to bring down processing times for the Adult Disability Payment, in light of the most recent high level statistics from Social Security Scotland indicating a reversal in the previous reduction to processing times."
Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2024
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to open the £10 million Changing Places toilet fund, in light of the reprofiling of the commencement of the fund, as detailed in the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Convener of the Finance and Public Administration Committee, published on 3 September 2024."
Answered by Maree Todd on 19 September 2024
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is still committed to investing £10 million in Changing Places toilets by the end of the current parliamentary session, in light of the reprofiling of the commencement of the Changing Places toilet fund, as detailed in the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the…
Answered by Maree Todd on 19 September 2024
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, prior to the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, in her letter to the Convener of Finance and Public Administration Committee, that the Changing Places toilet fund would be reprofiled, what work it had undertaken to prepare for the fund to open at the start of 2025, as previously…
Answered by Maree Todd on 19 September 2024
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent report from the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit, which highlights that "core outcomes related to inequalities and health are not improving significantly and some are getting worse"."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2024
Asked by: O'Kane, Paul, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is committed to continued support through Transport Scotland of SUSTRANS’ Places for Everyone programme, as part of its commitment to supporting active travel."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 September 2024