Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
Post-d: Craig.Hoy.msp@parliament.scot
Website: craighoy.co.uk
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
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1 High Street
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Substitute Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
09 May 2022 - 16 November 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
25 May 2022 - 10 October 2024
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
Member
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 - 25 May 2022
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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: 30 October 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "The rate of bank closures is a concern to members across this chamber, and I thank MSPs who supported the motion on a cross-party basis. As someone who believes in the free market, this is not territory into which I tread readily…
Chamber meeting date: 29 October 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Given that the minister and his colleagues are desperately trying to find a legislative solution to the problem that I think that many would accept that they have created in respect of a flat fee, will he join me, in the interim, in encouraging those councils that are presently consulting on a tourism levy to pause those exercises so that they do…
Chamber meeting date: 29 October 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Giving evidence to the Finance and Public Administration Committee last month, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government said that the Government was committed to reducing civil service numbers, stating that a 20 per cent reduction in the number of people working directly for the Scottish Government over the next five years was…
Chamber meeting date: 29 October 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "If the SNP is funding councils properly, can the minister say why SNP-run Dumfries and Galloway Council is consulting on a package of cuts that includes removing music tuition from pupils and closing leisure centres and which could result in citizens advice bureaux being entirely defunded across Dumfries and Galloway?"
Chamber meeting date: 28 October 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "In the same week that the First Minister was in Africa committing devolved taxpayers’ revenues to countries including Pakistan, Zambia and Rwanda, closer to home, SNP-run Dumfries and Galloway Council was consulting on cuts that include closing leisure centres, scrapping music tuition fees for poorer children and cancelling all funding to citizens…
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Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 30, 2025
Result 70 for, 31 against, 11 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 21 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 43 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 85 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 24 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Find out what motions Craig Hoy has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:30 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion, in its Delivering Real Growth manifesto, that local referenda should be held whenever a local authority proposes an excessive increase in council tax."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:30 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion, in its Delivering Real Growth manifesto, that retailers should benefit from a meaningfully more competitive business rate than in England."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:30 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion, in its Delivering Real Growth manifesto, that any further divergence towards higher income tax rates in Scotland compared to the rest of the UK should be avoided."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:30 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion, in its Delivering Real Growth manifesto, that there should be no new levies or taxes on the retail industry."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:9 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 29 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Dumfries and Galloway Council and SWestrans regarding the impact of recent changes to bus services on communities."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:9 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 28 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what additional financial support it can provide for supported bus services in the Dumfries and Galloway Council area."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:19 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 2 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Department for Business and Trade regarding the impact of opt-out group proceedings (class action) litigation on competition matters, and what lessons it has drawn for the Scotland-specific context of this, including any implications for (a) the operation of Scotland's courts, (b)…
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:19 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 2 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, how it will ensure that there is an opportunity for the Parliament to scrutinise any proposed changes to the operation of group proceedings (class action)."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:19 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 2 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, what assessment it has made of the potential impact of introducing opt-out group proceedings (class action) in Scotland, including the implications for (a) the competitiveness of businesses, (b) the country's attractiveness for…
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:24 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the social justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how to manage any growing funding gap created by higher spending on devolved benefits."