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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Craig Hoy

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Craig Hoy

Contact details

Contact online

Website: craighoy.co.uk

X (previously known as Twitter): @CraigWHoy1/

Facebook: Craig's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6976
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

1 High Street
Haddington
EH41 3ES

Phone: 01620 849350
Text relay calls welcome.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Committees

Craig is a member of 2 committees

Cross-party groups

Craig is a member of 6 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on China

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Civil Nuclear Industry

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Japan

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Life Sciences

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on St Andrew's Day

Deputy Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Craig does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Craig has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Party Spokesperson on Local Government

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Craig has had 6 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

09 May 2022 - 16 November 2024

Party Chairman

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

25 May 2022 - 10 October 2024

Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023

Public Audit Committee

Member

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Mental Health

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Social Care

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

17 June 2021 - 25 May 2022

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Member

Register of interests

Craig'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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Craig Hoy 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: 11 September 2025

Exports

Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Will the minister take an intervention?"

Chamber meeting date: 10 September 2025

NHS Dumfries and Galloway

4. Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details regarding the announcement that NHS Dumfries and Galloway has moved to stage 3 of the NHS Scotland support and intervention framework. (S6O-04909)"

Chamber meeting date: 10 September 2025

Scotland’s Finances

Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "The minister says that he can balance the budget between now and the end of the decade by saving £1 billion in public expenditure through cutting waste and reducing the public sector workforce…

Chamber meeting date: 10 September 2025

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "This is a debate that some members in the Parliament do not want us to have. It is one that is politically heated, and in which those on the liberal left want to mischaracterise the views of others…

Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 9 September 2025

Scottish Fiscal Commission (Appointments)

Craig Hoy: "Good afternoon. In your statement, you said that you “have no time for hubris and complacency.”"

Votes

How Craig Hoy has voted in Parliament

Find out how Craig Hoy has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18795

Supporting Scottish Exports in Response to Global Uncertainty

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025

Result 60 for, 49 against, 7 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18795.1

Supporting Scottish Exports in Response to Global Uncertainty

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025

Result 23 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-18795.3

Supporting Scottish Exports in Response to Global Uncertainty

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025

Result 26 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-18780.3

Impact of Accommodating Asylum Seekers on Scottish Local Government

Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Result 72 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18780

Impact of Accommodating Asylum Seekers on Scottish Local Government

Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 8, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Result 91 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Craig Hoy has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-40008

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provided to the Scottish Growth Scheme in the financial year (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26."

Answered by Kate Forbes on 8 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-40009

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25344 by Richard Lochhead on 4 March 2024, whether it plans to make a financial commitment to the Scottish Growth Scheme until March 2029."

Answered by Kate Forbes on 8 September 2025

Question ref. S6O-04909

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details regarding the announcement that NHS Dumfries and Galloway has moved to stage 3 of the NHS Scotland Support and Intervention Framework."

Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-39799

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full list of the incentives offered in each of its designated Enterprise Areas, also broken down by the statutory basis of each incentive."

Answered by Kate Forbes on 27 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39482

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether firms liable for the higher property rate in Scotland are better placed to pay higher non-domestic rates than their counterparts in England in similar sized premises."

Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39481

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly not brought the higher property rate for non-domestic rates in line with that in England, in light of the Barclay Review recommending that it did so by April 2020."

Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39480

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the Scottish Retail Consortium’s reported statement that retailers in Scotland have paid an additional £93 million in non-domestic rates over the last decade, compared with their England-based counterparts, as a result of the higher property rate being above the non-domestic rates…

Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39301

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021."

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 24 July 2025

Question ref. S6W-39300

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021."

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 24 July 2025

Question ref. S6O-04814

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the health secretary has had with ministerial colleagues and NHS Lothian regarding the provision of education and tutoring for sick children at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh and other NHS facilities and services."

Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2025

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