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
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
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Sharon has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Commission For Public Audit
Deputy Chair
Party Roles
Sharon does not have any party roles
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.
Here is the register for Sharon Dowey. The date of their initial statement was 26 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
Until the election I was employed by William Morrison Supermarkets plc (a retailer of Kilwinning Road, Stevenston, KA20 3DE). I worked full time and received remuneration of between £45,001 and £50,000 a year. I handed in my notice on my election and am no longer employed by the company.
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own a house in South Ayrshire with a market value of between £200,001 and £250,000.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
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.
Chamber meeting date: 26 May 2022
Waste Burning
5. Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on whether burning waste is good for the environment. (S6F-01137)"
Chamber meeting date: 26 May 2022
Falkland Islands
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "It is my pleasure to bring this debate to the Scottish Parliament to mark 40 years since the end of the Falklands war. The war lasted 74 days and resulted in the loss of 907 lives—three islanders, 255 British personnel and 649 Argentine soldiers…
Chamber meeting date: 26 May 2022
Listed Buildings (Consultation)
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "When I met Historic Environment Scotland in March, it informed me that 200 sites across Scotland are shut or have restricted access. How does HES intend to fund any reconstruction work on sites that require further intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 24 May 2022
Business Motion
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes."
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 19 May 2022
Major Capital Projects: Accountability and Governance Arrangements
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "I will ask about the governance and management structures for overseeing the infrastructure investment plan. How does the infrastructure investment board carry out its role and interact with other boards and groups?"
Votes
How Sharon Dowey has voted in Parliament
Find out how Sharon Dowey has voted recently.
Update on Delivery of Social Security Benefits
Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Supported by: Christina McKelvie, Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 26, 2022
Result 65 for, 48 against, 0 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Update on Delivery of Social Security Benefits
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 26, 2022
Result 28 for, 85 against, 0 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Update on Delivery of Social Security Benefits
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Supported by: Mark Griffin, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 26, 2022
Result 49 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Community Wealth Building – Delivering Transformation in Scotland’s Local and Regional Economies
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Result 31 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Keeping Care Close to Home and Improving Outcomes
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, May 23, 2022
Supported by: Carol Mochan, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Result 21 for, 97 against, 3 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Sharon Dowey in Parliament
Find out what motions Sharon Dowey has submitted recently.
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: 24 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent research into poverty at the end of life by Marie Curie and Loughborough University, which estimates that, in 2019, 218 people in East Ayrshire experienced poverty while in the last year of life."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people resident in Scotland have offered to take in Ukrainian refugees under its Super Sponsor scheme to date, broken down by local authority area."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether people arriving from Ukraine under its Super Sponsor scheme, who have expressed a preference for a particular area of Scotland, are being actively matched with households in that area who have offered to host."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether people arriving in Scotland from Ukraine under its Super Sponsor scheme are consulted on their preference for which part of the country they are to be resettled, and, if so, how their wishes are taken into account."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Scotland to date, broken down by local authority area."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendation in the Independent Report from the National Partnership for Culture, published in March 2022, that a dedicated funding stream for culture initiatives should be developed within the health portfolio."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendation in the Independent Report from the National Partnership for Culture, published in March 2022, that a dedicated cultural referral system, which relates to the cultural funding stream, should be included in the health portfolio."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what dialogue it has with organisations representing families who have offered to host Ukrainian refugees."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what procedures are in place to determine where people arriving in Scotland from Ukraine, under its Super Sponsor scheme, are located."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in (a) South Ayrshire and (b) East Ayrshire who have been found guilty of child abuse since 2010 were not given a prison sentence."
Awaiting answer
See all of Sharon Dowey's written questions submitted in Parliament