John Mason
Scottish National Party
MSP for Glasgow Shettleston (Constituency) 2011 - present day
About John Mason
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0141 550 4327
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Glasgow Shettleston Constituency Of
1335 Gallowgate
Glasgow
G31 4DN
Phone: 0141 550 4327
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
John is a member of 4 committees
Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
John is a member of 2 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Building Bridges with Israel
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Showmen's Guild
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
John does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
John does not have any party roles
Previous roles
John has had 11 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
06 September 2018 - 03 September 2019
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 03 September 2019
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Member
14 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 14 June 2016
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Member
25 October 2012 - 23 March 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
15 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Finance Committee
Deputy Convener
16 December 2014 - 23 March 2016
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Deputy Convener
27 November 2014 - 16 December 2014
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Member
18 September 2012 - 25 October 2012
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
Scotland Bill Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011
Finance Committee
Member
Register of interests
John's register of interests
MSP's 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 John Mason. The date of their initial statement was 19 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. [Amended interest 10 March 2017]
I am a trustee of the Fare Share Trust.
Recent Activity
What was said
What John Mason has said in Parliament
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.
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
John Mason made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 01 October 2020
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP): "The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill is working its way through Westminster, and the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Constitution Committee has heard major concerns about it…
Covid-19 (Disabled People)
John Mason made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 30 September 2020
5. John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how Covid-19 has impacted on disabled people. (S5O-04637)"
Autumn Budget Revision
John Mason made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 30 September 2020
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP): "A lot of the aid that we have been able to give to businesses and others has been a result of the United Kingdom’s funding. Does the UK Government’s failure to have an autumn budget have any impact on the cabinet secretary’s projections?"
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
John Mason made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Finance and Constitution Committee - 30 September 2020
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP): "The cabinet secretary has already mentioned teachers and professional qualifications. I tried to ask Mr Gove about the matter yesterday, but he ignored my question and just said that the UK did not plan to interfere in Scottish education…
Scottish Budget Update
John Mason made 1 Contribution to this discussion
Chamber - 29 September 2020
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP): "The cabinet secretary mentioned the new job support scheme, which is quite a blunt instrument. If a geographical area was locked down, would she have the powers to help it? If a sector was not allowed to reopen, would she have the powers to help it…
Votes
How John Mason has voted in Parliament
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Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 108 for, 6 against, 15 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Prioritising Education Over Independence
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 21, 2020
Supported by: Michelle Ballantyne
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 64 for, 35 against, 30 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Prioritising Education Over Independence
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Michael Russell, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 65 for, 55 against, 9 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 114 for, 1 against, 14 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Employment Support
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Supported by: Fiona Hyslop, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 17, 2020
Result 89 for, 28 against, 12 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by John Mason in Parliament
Find out what motions John Mason has submitted recently.
International Day of Democracy 2020
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Positive Migration Statistics
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
World Humanitarian Day 2020
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Scotland’s Universities and the Economy
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Written questions
Written questions John Mason has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
S5O-04675 - Unanswered
30 September 2020
Mason, John: "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill will give increased protection to people of any religion."
S5W-31993 - Answered
23 September 2020
Mason, John: "To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to each ministerial portfolio to support the policy response to the COVID-19 emergency."
S5O-04637 - Unanswered
23 September 2020
Mason, John: "To ask the Scottish Government how COVID-19 has impacted on disabled people."
S5O-04490 - Unanswered
12 August 2020
Mason, John: "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of people having been discouraged from using public transport in recent months, how it plans to encourage the use of trains and buses once again."
S5O-04470 - Unanswered
05 August 2020
Mason, John: "To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent the persecution of raptors."
See all of John Mason's written questions submitted in Parliament