Independent
MSP for Glasgow Shettleston (Constituency) 2024 - present day
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Glasgow Shettleston (Constituency) 2011 - 2024
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Glasgow Shettleston Constituency Of
1335 Gallowgate
Glasgow
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31 October 2023 - 17 June 2024
Member
08 September 2021 - 16 November 2023
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 14 July 2023
Member
23 May 2023 - 19 June 2023
Convener
17 June 2021 - 23 May 2023
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03 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
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03 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
03 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
Member
03 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
31 October 2019 - 03 December 2020
Member
06 September 2018 - 03 September 2019
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 03 September 2019
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14 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 14 June 2016
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16 December 2014 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Convener
25 October 2012 - 23 March 2016
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15 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Convener
27 November 2014 - 16 December 2014
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18 September 2012 - 25 October 2012
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09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
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01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011
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Here is the register for John Mason. The date of their initial statement was 25 May 2021.
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I am a member of Easterhouse Baptist Church.
I am a trustee of the Fare Share Trust.
I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of 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.
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 22 April 2025
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "I will continue on that theme and play devil’s advocate. As Liz Smith has pointed out, things can happen in the very short term, whether that be changes to employer national insurance contributions, welfare or American tariffs—or all of those things…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 2 April 2025
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "Having listened to the evidence, I think that this is definitely a move in the right direction. As I understand it, a further 25,000 children will get free school meals who would not otherwise have done so…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 2 April 2025
John Mason: "To start with a fairly general issue, you probably know that the Finance and Public Administration Committee, of which I am a member, has been looking at commissioners as a whole—I think that you as safe, because the United Nations require you to be in place. If we had not had a commissioner for the past 20 years, what would be different in…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 1 April 2025
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Ind): "I will build on a few points that have already been made…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 1 April 2025
John Mason: "My questions follow on from some of the things that Michelle Thomson asked about. There are between three and five commissioners, and you say that the scope is widening. Is between three and five the right number, or should we be looking at that?"
Find out how John Mason has voted recently.
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Result 73 for, 40 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Result 14 for, 100 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Supported by: Roz McCall
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Result 27 for, 82 against, 5 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Result 108 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Result 109 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions John Mason has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the provision of Gaelic-medium education at primary level in the Glasgow Shettleston constituency."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 13 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what information it has on for what reason stamps that are issued in the Parliament’s Post Office are not Scotland Country Definitive stamps by default."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025
Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it controls budgets relating to public inquiries."
Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025
Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when the NatureScot licensing review will report, and by what date a decision will be announced regarding the agency charging for its licensing services."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 25 February 2025
Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 19 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Police Scotland’s work to tackle the issue of uncontrolled pyrotechnics at football matches."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2025
Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its negotiations with the Department for Work and Pensions regarding the release of relevant data pertaining to the two-child benefit cap."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025
Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether NatureScot’s proposal to mandate advance written notification to landowners for schedule 1 bird monitoring could discourage the identification of raptor crimes on managed land."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to raise awareness of apprenticeship opportunities and promote them as an attractive career path for young people."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 20 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason routine eye tests are conducted more frequently than hearing tests."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2024
Asked by: Mason, John, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date Lodged: 17 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what the mix is of (a) pro-choice, (b) pro-life and (c) neutral members of the Abortion Law Review Expert Group."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024