Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
01 September 2021 - 21 March 2024
Deputy Chair
23 June 2021 - 08 February 2024
Deputy Convener
08 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
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20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
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20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
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24 June 2021 - 01 September 2021
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17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
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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: 29 April 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "The Scottish Prison Service has confirmed that it will not immediately change its policy on housing trans women in the female estate and that, instead, it is still “considering any potential impact” of the Supreme Court’s decision on existing policies. However, the judgment made the law very clear by saying that statutory references to sex mean…
Chamber meeting date: 23 April 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "The Scottish Government treats criminals under the age of 25 with kid gloves however serious their crimes are, but senior police officers have said that criminal gangs are exploiting that…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 23 April 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "The Scottish Government’s response to the report said: “the majority of the recommendations are already being undertaken within our ... National Mission and cross-government programmes of work…
Chamber meeting date: 1 April 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "I, too, thank the clerks for the work that they put into producing the committee’s report, and I thank everyone who gave evidence. The importance of the measures that are set out in the bill cannot be ignored…
Chamber meeting date: 27 March 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "Recommendation 7, which is the only one that is addressed directly to ministers, is about the fundamental issue of ensuring that the SPS has access to all information about a young person, including mental health assessments…
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Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 22 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 34 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 7 for, 111 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 103 for, 17 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 30 for, 84 against, 5 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Sharon Dowey has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to any colleges that will see a reduction in their core teaching grants."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 April 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the Scottish Funding Council regarding a revised funding model for colleges."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 April 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that colleges are adequately and fairly funded."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 April 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is offering to any colleges that are projected to record a budget deficit in 2025-26."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 April 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to support the Scottish Funding Council in increasing transparency in relation to revised funding models for colleges."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 April 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made any assessment of the reported competitive disadvantage faced by west coast fishermen following changes to the minimum landing size for lobster."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 25 April 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered launching a national campaign to encourage people to sign up to be an on-call firefighter."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 April 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to support the sustainability and growth of Ayrshire College."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 April 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to recruit more (a) on-call and (b) full-time firefighters."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 24 April 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered reforms to the fitness test for new firefighters."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 24 April 2025