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31 January 2024 - 03 September 2024
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17 June 2021 - 25 April 2023
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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: 26 June 2025
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app did not refresh. Will you check whether my vote went through? If it did not, I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "Conditions in Gaza are appalling, with 470,000 people facing catastrophic hunger and reports of desperate Gazans being shot while trying to access life-saving aid…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 25 June 2025
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "You have provided us with updated information. What factors are driving the increase?"
Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2025
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My voting app is displaying an error message. Can I check that my vote was registered? I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "Last week, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer, Scotland’s first black professor, passionate advocate for equality, and my friend, passed away…
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Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 82 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Foysol Choudhury has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to publish its public sector pay award for 2025-26."
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that public bodies meet their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 in regard to offering reasonable accommodation and access to services for people who cannot communicate by phone."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 22 July 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress it has made regarding its plans to implement a nationwide, 24/7 national thrombectomy service."
Answer expected on 18 August 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to action 44 of the Ministerial Scottish Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce report, Delivering Together for a Stronger Nursing and Midwifery Workforce, whether it has started a review of the package of financial support available to nursing and midwifery students, and, if so, when it expects to complete this…
Answered by Neil Gray on 14 July 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to action 44 of the Ministerial Scottish Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce report, Delivering Together for a Stronger Nursing and Midwifery Workforce, whether it will provide an update on progress made towards identifying the barriers and enablers to attracting candidates to nursing and midwifery."
Answered by Neil Gray on 3 July 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to action 36 of the Ministerial Scottish Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce report, Delivering Together for a Stronger Nursing and Midwifery Workforce, whether it will provide an update on (a) progress made on the development of alternative entry routes into nursing and midwifery, including part-time routes…
Answered by Neil Gray on 1 July 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to improve access to modern apprenticeships and employment for those completing pre-apprenticeship college courses."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 24 June 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37589 by Jenni Minto on 27 May 2025, whether the figure of £6,252,000 forms part of recurring funding of up to £8.8 million per year for diabetes technology."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Kidney Research UK’s report, Kidney Health Inequalities in the UK, what analysis it has conducted regarding access to kidney disease services among BAME communities in Scotland."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve equity in access to home dialysis for patients from minority ethnic backgrounds."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 June 2025
See all of Foysol Choudhury's questions submitted in Parliament