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
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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: 28 January 2026
Craig Hoy: "On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer. My app froze. I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 27 January 2026
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app froze. I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Last year, I wrote to the First Minister asking him to support a moratorium on all battery energy storage systems, pylons and solar and wind farms across the south of Scotland…
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Last year, I wrote to the First Minister asking him to support a moratorium on all battery energy storage systems, pylons and solar and wind farms across the south of Scotland…
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Last year, I wrote to the First Minister asking him to support a moratorium on all battery energy storage systems, pylons and solar and wind farms across the south of Scotland…
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Motion ref. S6M-20611.1
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Sharon Dowey, Fergus Ewing, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Rachael Hamilton, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Michelle Thomson, Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 28 for, 83 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6M-20549
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 26, 2026
Supported by: Jim Fairlie, Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 90 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20527
Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 69 for, 27 against, 19 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
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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: 23 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its presentation of the local government settlement announced in its draft Budget 2026-27 as a fair deal risks overstating local authorities’ room for manoeuvre when they are facing ongoing cost pressures that were funded through in-year top-ups in 2025–26."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 23 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide information on the reason why (a) it uses the Autumn Budget Revision (ABR) when presenting year-on-year changes in portfolio funding and (b) a different approach has been applied to local government funding in the calculation of the claimed 2% real-terms increase."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 23 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its presentation of the local government settlement is consistent with recent independent analysis that suggests that the real-terms increase is closer to 0…
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 23 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether removing in-year funding provided to local authorities in 2025–26 from the baseline used for comparison has the effect of increasing the apparent real-terms growth rate for 2026–27."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 23 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its standard practice is to use the latest available Autumn Budget Revision (ABR) as the prior-year comparator when presenting real-terms changes."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 23 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported suggestions from independent analysts of significant council tax rises, what assessment it has made of any impact on public understanding of local government finances of its presentation of a headline 2% real-terms increase in its draft Budget 2026-27."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 23 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2026-27, what its position is on whether its presentation of a 2% real-terms increase in local government funding is consistent with recent independent analysis suggesting that local authorities may need to increase council tax by around 8% on average in order to maintain current levels of…
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 23 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what value of in-year funding provided to local government in 2025–26 has been excluded from the baseline used to calculate the real-terms change in funding in its draft Budget 2026-27."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 23 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it would expect independent analysts to be able to replicate its real-terms funding comparisons using published budget documents, and what steps it has taken to ensure that the calculation of the claimed 2% real-terms increase of its draft Budget 2026-27 can be independently verified."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 19 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the quality, completeness and reliability of the new data used in the revised social care funding formula, including how that data was validated, whether any known limitations were identified, and, if so, how those limitations were communicated to the Settlement and Distribution Group…