Scottish Labour
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2019 - present day
Former MSP for Lothian (Region) 2011 - 2016
Former MSP for Edinburgh Central (Constituency) 1999 - 2011
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17 June 2021 - 25 April 2023
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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25 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
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11 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
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02 September 2019 - 01 March 2021
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05 February 2020 - 25 February 2020
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10 September 2019 - 11 September 2019
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06 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
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08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
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16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
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16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
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03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
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19 December 2011 - 16 December 2014
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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: 6 February 2025
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "Flood prevention schemes announced in 2015 have not been finished. Extreme weather is hitting people’s homes and our transport infrastructure increasingly hard, so what is the Scottish Government doing to accelerate investment now?"
Chamber meeting date: 6 February 2025
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "Some constructive points have been made here thus far, particularly by the acting cabinet secretary and the committee convener, but Douglas Lumsden’s utterly negative and inaccurate speech has not helped the work that political parties across this chamber need to do. There has been constructive dialogue between Governments. It took a Labour…
Chamber meeting date: 29 January 2025
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "Following on from Sue Webber’s question, I raise the particular issue that the Brunton theatre is on the risk register, so it is a real priority. My colleague Foysol Choudhury and I met Michael Stitt, the theatre board’s chair…
Chamber meeting date: 23 January 2025
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "I, too, thank Michelle Thomson for bringing this important debate to the chamber…
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2025
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "It is fitting that, as members came into the chamber today, we passed a Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks stall, showing the practical work that it is doing. I have lobbied it endlessly about housing in our rural communities…
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Submitted by: Alasdair Allan, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Supported by: Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 6, 2025
Result 88 for, 28 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Result 29 for, 88 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, February 3, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Result 73 for, 48 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Supported by: Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Result 19 for, 102 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Ivan McKee, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Result 74 for, 30 against, 21 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Sarah Boyack has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what concerns have been reported by women and girls in Scotland through the Railway Guardian app in the last year."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 February 2025
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how any problems on the ScotRail network that are reported via the Railway Guardian app are followed up."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 February 2025
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether Railway Guardian app users in Scotland can be identified by protected characteristics such as sex, race and age."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 February 2025
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the current uptake in Scotland is of the Railway Guardian app, and how it is being publicised (a) in general and (b) on the ScotRail network."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 February 2025
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Railway Guardian app is contributing to increasing travel by rail in Scotland and, if so, how, and how any impact is being evidenced."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 February 2025
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how the information on the new dedicated webpage on the Transport Scotland website, promoting information about the work underway to better support women and girls using public transport, is being shared and promoted."
Answer expected on 3 March 2025
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what distance of rail electrification has been delivered since the publication of the Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan in 2020."
Answer expected on 3 March 2025
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32849 by Paul McLennan on 6 January 2025, how many registered social landlords have approached it for financial support for assessment and remediation."
Answer expected on 3 March 2025
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32849 by Paul McLennan on 6 January 2025, whether registered social landlords will be eligible to apply for the open call for further properties that may require government-led assessment and remediation."
Answer expected on 3 March 2025
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ensure that social tenants are not required to meet any costs associated with cladding remediation."
Answer expected on 3 March 2025