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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 June 2025

Barnett Formula (Replacement)

Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "The Scottish Government’s own figures reveal that Scotland spends £22.7 billion more than the country raises in tax, including from our depleted oil revenues…

Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025

Lomond Banks Planning Application

Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Thank you, Presiding Officer. Many residents of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs will have been watching this debate closely and with interest, albeit that it was usurped at the 11th hour by Ivan McKee yesterday…

Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2025

Online Bullying (Schools)

7. Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the scale of online bullying in schools. (S6O-04758)"

Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2025

Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators

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

Chamber meeting date: 29 May 2025

Independent School Pupils (Fees for Hospital Teaching Costs)

7. Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the education secretary has had with national health service boards and local authorities regarding the levying of fees for hospital teaching costs for children who routinely attend independent schools…

Votes

How Craig Hoy has voted in Parliament

Find out how Craig Hoy has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17906.1

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17906.2

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17906

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17895

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17862

Planning

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025

Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted for

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. 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

Question ref. S6O-04758

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the scale of online bullying in schools."

Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-37543

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on redeveloping the Stranraer waterfront in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have spent in total by the end of the current parliamentary session."

Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37542

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the Learning Estate Investment Programme in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have spent in total by the end of the current parliamentary session."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37536

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much capital funding it has committed to the building of a new Monklands Hospital."

Answered by Maree Todd on 24 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37520

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to its Young Person’s Guarantee policy; whether it is tracking progress on this policy, and what its success conditions are for this objective."

Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37521

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much it (a) spent in Session 5, (b) has spent in the current parliamentary session to date and (c) estimates it will spend in Session 6 on (i) supporting new jobs and (ii) reskilling people for the jobs of the future."

Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37540

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on supporting community-led regeneration and town centre revitalisation in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have spent in total by the end of the current parliamentary session."

Answered by Tom Arthur on 22 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37526

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is its policy to provide arts funding through a Percentage for the Arts scheme for public capital projects, and, if so, how it has implemented any such policy."

Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37528

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to national challenge competitions in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it plans to allocate by the end of the current parliamentary session."

Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 May 2025

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