Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
Post-d: Craig.Hoy.msp@parliament.scot
Website: craighoy.co.uk
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09 May 2022 - 16 November 2024
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25 May 2022 - 10 October 2024
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17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
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21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
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21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
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17 June 2021 - 25 May 2022
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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: 20 February 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Audit Scotland has confirmed that, between 2017 and 2022, hard-pressed Scottish taxpayers paid £3.4 billion more in tax as a result of the First Minister’s Government’s high-tax agenda…
Chamber meeting date: 20 February 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Will the minister guarantee that NHS Scotland policies ensure that staff are treated fairly and consistently, in line with the Equality Act 2010, when it comes to separate, single-sex facilities?"
Chamber meeting date: 20 February 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "In 2021, the Scottish Government set out the principles of its approach to taxation: certainty; proportionality; convenience; engagement; effectiveness; and efficiency…
Chamber meeting date: 19 February 2025
6. Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support the Scottish dairy sector. (S6O-04319)"
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 18 February 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Good morning, cabinet secretary. I want to start my questions by looking at tax…
Find out how Craig Hoy has voted recently.
Submitted by: Alasdair Allan, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 84 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 16 for, 97 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 70 for, 42 against, 1 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 28 for, 69 against, 14 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 86 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Craig Hoy has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many recipients of the Adult Disability Payment have been removed from the claimant count in 2024-25 due to (a) the claimant removing themselves, (b) a review identifying fraud, (c) a review identifying a change in health circumstances, (d) death and (e) the claimant moving out of Scotland."
Answer expected on 6 March 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what research it has conducted or commissioned into the behavioural impacts of income tax policy, and when the reports of any such research were provided to its ministers."
Answer expected on 6 March 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are currently employed by Social Security Scotland to identify fraudulent applications."
Answer expected on 6 March 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the supplementary to question S6O-04294 by Ivan McKee on 5 February 2025, what information it collects on net movement between Scotland and the rest of the UK, and by what metrics it is equipped to break down the figures of overall movement to and from Scotland and the rest of the UK."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 19 February 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made regarding whether the Treasury has proportionately allocated VAT revenues raised on Scotland's independent schools to the block grant to allow for this revenue to be spent in the education sector."
Answer expected on 3 March 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made on any financial impact of the displacement from pupils in Scotland moving from the independent schools sector to the state sector as a result of the imposition of VAT on fees and associated charges."
Answer expected on 3 March 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Treasury regarding the allocation of VAT revenues raised on Scotland's independent schools."
Answer expected on 3 March 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support the Scottish dairy sector."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether Business Improvement District levies in Scotland are capped."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 February 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been raised in Business Improvement District levies in each of the last five years."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 February 2025