Scottish National Party
MSP for Angus South (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Post-d: Graeme.Dey.msp@parliament.scot
Website: graemedey.info
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Arbroath
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
31 March 2022 - 31 March 2023
Substitute Member
31 March 2022 - 31 March 2023
Member
25 January 2022 - 31 March 2022
Member
19 May 2021 - 24 January 2022
Scottish Government
28 June 2018 - 19 May 2021
Scottish Government
03 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Member
14 June 2016 - 28 June 2018
Convener
07 September 2016 - 28 June 2018
Substitute Member
14 June 2016 - 28 June 2018
Member
08 June 2016 - 14 June 2016
Member
01 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Scottish National Party
31 October 2012 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Convener
05 November 2015 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
22 September 2015 - 17 December 2015
Member
27 November 2014 - 05 November 2015
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 31 October 2012
Member
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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: 4 June 2025
The Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans (Graeme Dey): "The Scottish Funding Council has statutory responsibility for oversight of higher and further education institutions in Scotland. Perth college is assigned to the University of the Highlands and Islands as the regional strategic body…
Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2025
The Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans (Graeme Dey): "We recognise the vital role that mental health and wellbeing support play in ensuring that student teachers can thrive in their professional development…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 28 May 2025
The Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans (Graeme Dey): "Thank you for inviting me to give evidence on the bill. Let me start by underscoring the bill’s significance. As Clare Reid of Prosper told the committee, “the bill is an important step in the reform of the skills landscape”…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 28 May 2025
Graeme Dey: "I am delighted to be here to discuss the draft Regional Strategic Bodies and Regional Colleges (Glasgow and Lanarkshire) Order 2025, which seeks to reform the governance arrangements in the Glasgow and Lanarkshire college regions…
Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2025
The Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans (Graeme Dey): "The Scottish Government continues to fund youth work in a variety of ways, including through the block grant that is given to local authorities, affording them significant autonomy in allocating resources for youth work in their area…
Find out how Graeme Dey has voted recently.
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 against
Vote Defeated
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 voted against
Vote Defeated
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 for
Vote Passed
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 for
Vote Passed
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 abstained
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Graeme Dey has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that key sectors, such as engineering, are allocated sufficient numbers of modern apprentices."
Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2023
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government regarding the reported impact on farmers in Scotland whose livestock may be exposed to animal diseases as a result of delays to the introduction of post-Brexit border controls for checking meat and other products entering the country."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2023
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans Forestry and Land Scotland has for the Glenprosen Estate."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2023
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will seek to achieve a balance between food and energy security, in relation to permitting the use of productive agricultural land for the deployment of large-scale solar arrays."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government when the proposed consultation on adding trade union nominees to the boards of college institutions will be published."
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 1 December 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to build support for Scottish independence."
Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support local food and drink producers to access public sector procurement contracts."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 October 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to support armed forces and veterans’ families in Scotland during the cost of living crisis, in light of recent reports that almost 3,000 serving military personnel in the UK are reliant on Universal Credit."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to legislate to freeze housing rents."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 September 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to address the findings of Professor Muir’s report on education reform in relation to the inspection of early learning and childcare services."
Answered by Clare Haughey on 11 July 2022