Johann Lamont
Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow Pollok (Constituency) 1999 - 2016
About Johann Lamont
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5847
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Bellahouston Business Centre
423 Paisley Road West
Glasgow
G51 1PZ
Phone: 0141 465 9937
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Johann is a member of 2 committees
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
Substitute Member
Public Petitions Committee
Convener
Cross-party groups
Johann is a member of 11 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-Operatives
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Funerals and Bereavement
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Govanhill
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Skills
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Volunteering
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Johann has 2 parliamentary and government roles
Conveners Group
Member
Presiding Officer's Advisory Group
Member
Party Roles
Johann does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Johann has had 33 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
15 June 2016 - 05 September 2019
Education and Skills Committee
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Public Petitions Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 15 June 2016
Education and Skills Committee
Member
08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
17 December 2011 - 24 October 2014
Party Leader
Scottish Labour
20 May 2011 - 17 December 2011
Deputy Party Leader
Scottish Labour
20 May 2011 - 17 December 2011
Party Spokesperson on Justice
Scottish Labour
22 December 2009 - 22 March 2011
Party Spokesperson on Housing
Scottish Labour
13 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
Deputy Party Leader
Scottish Labour
22 December 2009 - 22 March 2011
Party Spokesperson on Equal Opportunities
Scottish Labour
22 December 2009 - 22 March 2011
Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
13 November 2008 - 19 July 2010
Review of SPCB Supported Bodies Committee
Member
16 September 2008 - 22 December 2009
Chief of Staff
Scottish Labour
02 October 2008 - 29 April 2009
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
17 September 2007 - 16 September 2008
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
18 May 2007 - 17 September 2007
Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Labour
18 May 2007 - 17 September 2007
Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish Labour
16 November 2006 - 17 May 2007
Deputy Minister for Justice
Scottish Government
06 October 2004 - 15 November 2006
Deputy Minister for Communities
Scottish Government
10 June 2003 - 06 October 2004
Communities Committee
Convener
10 June 2003 - 06 October 2004
Conveners Group
Member
04 June 2003 - 10 June 2003
Communities Committee
Member
06 January 2003 - 31 March 2003
Conveners Group
Member
10 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Social Justice Committee
Convener
10 January 2001 - 05 January 2003
Conveners Liaison Group
Member
08 January 2001 - 10 January 2001
Social Justice Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
02 November 2000 - 07 January 2001
Audit Committee
Member
14 September 2000 - 07 January 2001
Education Culture and Sport Committee
Member
02 November 2000 - 07 January 2001
Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee
Member
12 January 2000 - 12 December 2000
Local Government Committee
Deputy Convener
17 June 1999 - 12 January 2000
Local Government Committee
Member
Register of interests
Johann's register of interests
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 Johann Lamont. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
On 9 February 2019 I and my husband attended the Scotland v Ireland rugby match at Murrayfield as guests of BT Openreach (a telecommunications business, of 123 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9NP). In addition to tickets for the match, the hospitality included food and drink. I understand that the cost of this hospitality was approximately £2,000. [28 February 2019]
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Voluntary
From 18-21 September 2016 I visited Bosnia as part of a 'Lessons from Srebrenica' delegation. The total cost of my attendance was £636 and was funded by Remembering Srebrenica, a project of Ummah Help (a registered charity, of Newland House, 137-139 Hagley Road, Birmingham, B16 8UA). [Registered 21 October 2016]
I am a member of Oxfam.
I am a member of the Scottish Co-operative Party.
I am a member of EIS.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Johann Lamont 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.
Chamber meeting date: 21 January 2021
Collection of Data on Sex and Gender (Draft Guidance)
4. Johann Lamont (Glasgow) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what involvement the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and his officials had in the development of the draft guidance on collecting data on sex and gender. (S5O-04940)"
Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 13 January 2021
The Convener: "Item 2 is consideration of continued petitions. The first continued petitions for consideration are PE1610 by Matt Halliday, on upgrading the A75, and PE1657, by Donald McHarrie on behalf of the A77 action group, on an A77 upgrade…
Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 13 January 2021
Mental Health Treatment (Consent) (PE1627)
The Convener: "Our next continued petition is PE1627, which was lodged by Annette McKenzie…
Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 13 January 2021
Housing Legislation (Review) (PE1756)
The Convener: "The next continued petition is PE1756, by James Mackie, calling on the Scottish Government to review current housing legislation in circumstances where a non-tenant has been responsible for domestic or elder abuse…
Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 13 January 2021
Stocking of Salmon Rivers (Consultation) (PE1782)
The Convener: "PE1782, which was lodged by Robert White on behalf of the Scottish Gamekeepers Association’s fishing group, calls on the Scottish Government to ensure that a full stakeholder consultation is carried out before Marine Scotland formalises policy on the stocking of Scotland’s salmon rivers. The committee asked the Scottish Government about its…
Votes
How Johann Lamont has voted in Parliament
Find out how Johann Lamont has voted recently.
Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 21, 2021
Result 26 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 14 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 100 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 118 for, 1 against, 2 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 96 for, 5 against, 18 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Supported by: Maurice Golden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Result 56 for, 62 against, 5 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Johann Lamont in Parliament
Find out what motions Johann Lamont has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Johann Lamont 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.
Asked by: Lamont, Johann, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of its delivery of child winter heating payment assistance."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Lamont, Johann, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether people receiving the highest component of personal independence payment (PIP) following a transfer from disability living allowance (DLA) because of DWP guidelines will continue to receive child winter heating payment assistance."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Lamont, Johann, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it undertook during the first COVID-19 lockdown regarding pupil engagement, and how the findings affected its decisions regarding the current remote learning measures."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Lamont, Johann, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what involvement the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and his officials had in the development of the draft guidance on collecting data on sex and gender."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Lamont, Johann, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported decreasing trend in specialist support staff in schools."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Lamont, Johann, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the role that (a) care and (b) support staff working in the third sector have played in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether they will be awarded the £500 "thank you" bonus in the same way as their counterparts in the statutory sector."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Lamont, Johann, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33393 by Fiona Hyslop on 2 December 2020, how many people have engaged with the Young Person's Guarantee since it went live."
Answered by: Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2020
Asked by: Lamont, Johann, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33393 by Fiona Hyslop on 2 December 2020, what it considers to be "inappropriate use of zero hour contracts"."
Answered by: Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2020
Asked by: Lamont, Johann, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33393 by Fiona Hyslop on 2 December 2020, what discussions it has had with its partners in the Young Person's Guarantee regarding the use of zero-hour contracts."
Answered by: Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2020
Asked by: Lamont, Johann, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether organisations that wish to adopt the Young Person's Guarantee must commit to paying the living wage."
Answered by: Fiona Hyslop on 4 December 2020
See all of Johann Lamont's written questions submitted in Parliament