Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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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
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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: 14 November 2024
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Neil Gray cheered on Aberdeen from the comfort of VIP seats, and he repeatedly expected the Scottish taxpayer to pay to get him there and back. The minister has now admitted that he did not travel alone to those football matches…
Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2024
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Will the minister take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 7 November 2024
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Will the member take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 31 October 2024
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "On behalf of the Scottish Conservatives, I welcome the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s report and offer my thanks to the committee for carrying out a robust inquiry into an important and evolving area…
Chamber meeting date: 30 October 2024
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "It is a case of second time lucky, Deputy Presiding Officer. Today’s budget was the moment to discover whether leopards have the capacity to change their spots…
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Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 48 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Neil Bibby, Katy Clark, Rhoda Grant, Mark Griffin, Daniel Johnson, Michael Marra, Pauline McNeill, Paul O'Kane, Colin Smyth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 51 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 11, 2024
Supported by: Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 66 for, 52 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 61 for, 0 against, 57 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 60 for, 57 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
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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: 15 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government in light of the commitment in the Framework For Tax and Scottish National Party 2021 manifesto, what the cost would have been in (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, (c) 2023-24 and (d) 2024-25 of bringing the Higher Property Rate into line with that in England, broken down by industry sector."
Answer expected on 2 December 2024
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the UK Government discussion paper, Transforming business rates, which proposes a permanently lower business rate for the retail sector from 2026-27, and whether it is considering a similar approach."
Answer expected on 2 December 2024
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will fulfil the commitment in its Framework For Tax and the recommendation of the Barclay Review of Non-domestic Rates to restore the level playing field with England for commercial premises liable for the higher property rate."
Answer expected on 2 December 2024
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact and extent of the decision to increase employer national insurance contributions on the retail sector in Scotland."
Answer expected on 2 December 2024
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Minister for Public Finance's reported statement on BBC Scotland's The Sunday Show on 3 November 2024 that the Barnett consequential funding from the recent UK Budget is actually worth an extra £300 million for the 2025-26 Scottish Budget, what calculations it made for the minister to arrive at…
Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish Scotland's tax strategy."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many GPs have made formal representations regarding reported facility management cost increases by NHS boards."
Answered by Neil Gray on 13 November 2024
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether any impact assessment of the reported increase in GP facility management costs has been conducted, and, if so, whether the results of any such assessment will be published."
Answered by Neil Gray on 13 November 2024
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to mitigate any long-term effects of the reported increase to GP facility management costs in NHS boards, including NHS Lothian, and, if so, how it plans to do so."
Answered by Neil Gray on 13 November 2024
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, based on the most recent data available, what the total cost is of providing support to rural bus services."
Answer expected on 26 November 2024