Sharon Dowey
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Sharon Dowey
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Sharon.Dowey.msp@parliament.scot
Post-d: @SharonDowey_
Facebook: Sharon's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6799
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
18 Wellington Square
Ayr
KA7 1EZ
Phone: 01292 839 130
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Sharon is a member of 2 committees
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
Public Audit Committee
Deputy Convener
Cross-party groups
Sharon is a member of 11 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cancer
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Culture and Communities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gardening and Horticulture
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Ireland
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Mental Health
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wood Panel Industry
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Sharon has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Commission For Public Audit
Deputy Chair
Party Roles
Sharon has 3 party roles
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Europe
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Deputy Party Spokesperson on International Development
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Sharon has had 2 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
24 June 2021 - 01 September 2021
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Public Audit Committee
Member
Register of interests
Sharon'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 Sharon Dowey 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.
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 22 September 2022
“Scotland’s colleges 2022”
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "Good morning. The briefing notes that the number of students successfully completing their course and achieving a qualification has fallen…
Chamber meeting date: 20 September 2022
Tributes to Her Late Majesty the Queen
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "Her Majesty the Queen has been an inspiration to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth for 70 years. No monarch in modern history has had such an impact on either their nation or the world…
Chamber meeting date: 8 September 2022
Supersponsor Scheme
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "Councils need to know how many Ukrainians are arriving so that they can provide support. However, ministers are often better informed than they are…
Chamber meeting date: 8 September 2022
Displaced People from Ukraine
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "Home Office figures show that only 75 Ukrainians have arrived in South Ayrshire, but council officials tell me that the real figure is closer to 500, with the bulk of arrivals occurring through the supersponsor scheme and with people staying in temporary accommodation. Councils want to help, but many are close to breaking point. They need more…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 8 September 2022
Section 23 Report: “New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802”
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "Good morning, Mr Middleton. The Auditor General for Scotland stated that there is “a mismatch” between Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd’s “strength of feeling about the scale of risk”—Official Report, Public Audit Committee, 28 April 2022; c 41…
Votes
How Sharon Dowey has voted in Parliament
Find out how Sharon Dowey has voted recently.
Excellence in Scottish Education
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Supported by: Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 65 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 14 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Addressing NHS Waiting Times
Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 26, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Meghan Gallacher, Liam Kerr, Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 65 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Excellence in Scottish Education
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 29 for, 64 against, 23 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Excellence in Scottish Education
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 51 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Handling of Ferry Contracts
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 26, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Liam Kerr
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 64 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Sharon Dowey in Parliament
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Written questions
Written questions Sharon Dowey has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to match displaced people from Ukraine with households in Scotland, in light of reports that more than half of those who planned to host Ukrainian people in Scotland have dropped out of the scheme."
Answered by: Neil Gray on 26 September 2022
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the situation at Tarbolton Moss Landfill Site; what plans it has to clean up the site, and what negotiations it is having with all relevant stakeholders."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much Advice Direct Scotland spent on external consultants in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-2022 and (d) 2022-2023 to date."
Answered by: Shona Robison on 20 September 2022
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with COSLA regarding additional support for care homes to help with rising energy prices."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the number of Ukrainians who have arrived in Scotland under the various settlement schemes who have been waiting longer than (a) one month, (b) two months and (c) three months in temporary accommodation."
Answered by: Neil Gray on 8 September 2022
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the section 36 application limit for windfarm proposals remains at 50MW, in light of this reportedly directly limiting windfarm proposals decided by local authorities."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has an exclusive arrangement with ScottishPower Renewables for the development of windfarms on the Scottish forest estate through Forestry Land Scotland."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason windfarm developers can reportedly continue to submit new applications in areas where previous applications have been rejected."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on excluding low frequency noise from environmental assessments for windfarm developments with larger turbines."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people in Scotland have donated organs, having registered their wish not to do so on the NHS Organ Donor Register website, following a healthcare staff consultation with their family."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 16 August 2022
See all of Sharon Dowey's written questions submitted in Parliament