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MSP for Lothian (Region) 2021 - present day
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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: 9 October 2024
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "The news regarding the People’s Story, which is Edinburgh’s only museum dedicated to working-class history, is deeply disappointing. The public deserve to see history that represents them…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 9 October 2024
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "We should write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills to ask what the next steps will be following the publication of the gender-based violence in schools framework, when the Scottish Government intends to commission an independent review of the framework and when it expects that review to conclude."
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 9 October 2024
Foysol Choudhury: "We should keep the petition open and, as well as doing what Mr Marra suggested, write to the Scottish Government to ask whether it accepts the petitioner’s view that Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders are not necessarily rare diseases, as they are often undiagnosed. In the light of that, we should ask what action is being…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 9 October 2024
Foysol Choudhury: "We should keep the petition open and write to the Scottish Government to highlight the requirement in England for an assessment by two doctors before short-term detention and to ask how it can be confident that just one medical opinion is sufficient for cases in Scotland."
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 9 October 2024
Foysol Choudhury: "We should keep the petition open and write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills to ask for an update on the Scottish Government’s work with local authorities to reach an agreement on the provision of learning hours, including information on how the work is expected to progress and when information on the outcome of that work will be…
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Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 10, 2024
Result 94 for, 0 against, 7 abstained, 28 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 27 against, 20 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Maggie Chapman, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 64 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 65 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
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 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve transparency in the management of Scotland's finances."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2024
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to make a formal pay offer to police officers."
Answer expected on 13 November 2024
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Police Federation regarding a 2024-25 pay award for police officers."
Answer expected on 13 November 2024
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publicly respond to the Scottish Police Federation's submitted pay claim for a 5.7% pay increase for 2024-25."
Answer expected on 13 November 2024
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered extending modern language provision in primary and secondary schools to include the languages spoken by New Scots pupils and their families, in line with the recommendations set out in the University of Glasgow-led project, Welcoming Languages, and the principles of the New Scots Refugee…
Answer expected on 13 November 2024
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans to review the operational aspects of the Caledonian Sleeper train service now that it has come into public ownership."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 October 2024
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6F-03284 by John Swinney on 5 September 2024, how it is working to lower waiting times for urology operations classified as urgent by NHS Scotland."
Answered by Neil Gray on 18 September 2024
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the negotiations between Transport Scotland and Ambassador Living in relation to concluding the Ferrymuir Gait access issue."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 September 2024
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported reduction to the Investing in Communities Fund and any impact on its aim of addressing poverty and disadvantage."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2024
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to NHS boards regarding the positioning of pharmacies that offer supervised methadone supply."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 September 2024
See all of Foysol Choudhury's questions submitted in Parliament