MSP for Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley (Constituency)
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Scottish National Party
MSP for Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Renfrewshire South (Constituency)
05 May 2016 to 08 Apr 2026
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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: 11 February 2026
The Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing (Tom Arthur): "::The Official Report is a written record of what was said in public meetings of the Scottish Parliament and in committee meetings. It is a substantially verbatim report…
Chamber meeting date: 24 November 2025
The Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing (Tom Arthur): "The Official Report is a written record of what was said in public meetings of the Scottish Parliament and in committee meetings. It is a substantially verbatim report…
Chamber meeting date: 24 November 2025
The Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing (Tom Arthur): "The Official Report is a written record of what was said in public meetings of the Scottish Parliament and in committee meetings. It is a substantially verbatim report…
Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2025
The Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing (Tom Arthur): "The Official Report is a written record of what was said in public meetings of the Scottish Parliament and in committee meetings. It is a substantially verbatim report…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
The Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing (Tom Arthur): "The Scottish Government has allocated £3.1 billion to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in this financial year…
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Motion reference: S6M-20844
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 19, 2026
Result 93 for, 29 against, 1 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion reference: S6M-20826.1
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 51 for, 71 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion reference: S6M-20827
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 112 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion reference: S6M-20820.2
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Supported by: Alex Rowley, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 93 for, 28 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion reference: S6M-20819.3
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 89 for, 7 against, 27 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Tom Arthur has submitted recently.
Motion reference: S6M-20536
Motion reference: S6M-20534
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 13 November 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body test"
Asked by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 13 November 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body test"
Asked by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 12 November 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2024
"To ask the First Minister test"
Asked by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 11 November 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2024
"To ask the First Minister test"
Asked by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 11 November 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government test"
Asked by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 28 October 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the research led by Newcastle University and published in The Lancet into outcomes arising from Minimum Unit Pricing."
Asked by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 15 October 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the provision of levelling up funding for areas of multiple deprivation such as Drumchapel in the Glasgow Anniesland constituency."
Asked by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 7 August 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government sadfa"
Asked by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 7 August 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Governmentasf"
Asked by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 7 August 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government asdfas"