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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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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09 May 2022 - 16 November 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 - 25 May 2022
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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 Craig Hoy. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2021.
Until 4 May 2022 when I stood down, I was a local authority councillor for East Lothian Council (of John Muir House, Brewery Park, Haddington, East Lothian EH41 3HA). I worked approximately 10-15 hours per week and received remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum, which included the use of a council owned laptop computer and a council mobile telephone for which a data package and council related calls were settled by East Lothian Council. My council salary was paid to a local charity. [Amended interest 2 December 2022]
On 7 December 2023 I received a payment of £500 from GoFibre Broadband Limited (broadband provider; of Floor 8, Exchange Tower, 19 Canning Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EG) to cover the costs of the winning and runner up prizes for schoolchildren for my annual Christmas Card Competition and a portion of the card's printing costs. On 13 December 2024 I received a payment of £500 from GoFibre Broadband Limited to cover to cover the sponsorship of the production and prizes for my annual Christmas card competition. [Registered 1 April 2024, Amended interest 27 December 2024]
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 2 December 2023]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 16 August 2024]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 15 November 2022]
I owned 35% of the issued share capital of Public Affairs Asia Ltd., a publishing, intelligence and conference business registered overseas. This company has been wound up and as of 1 April 2024 is dormant and in the process of being deregistered. The market value of the shares is nil. [Amended interest 1 April 2024]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 2 December 2023]
I am a friend of the Scottish Seabird Centre.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 16 August 2024]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 2 December 2023]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 2 December 2023]
I am a friend of Blooming Haddington.
From May 2022 until 16 November 2024 I was Chairman of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and a Board Member of the Conservative Party for which I received no remuneration. [Registered 2 December 2022, Amended interest 27 December 2024]
I am a member of the National Trust for Scotland.
I am a member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 2 December 2023]
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: 16 January 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "I welcome the debate and thank Tim Eagle for securing it. The number of participants should send the cabinet secretary a clear message…
Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "I rise to speak against the increase in the additional dwelling supplement that is contained in the SSI…
Chamber meeting date: 14 January 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "In 2024, a number of energy suppliers restarted the process of installing prepayment meters without consent for customers who had fallen into debt…
Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 14 January 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Good morning. In headline terms, the indicative budget for 2026-27 shows an increase in the cost of the Parliament to nearly £150 million from £100 million at the start of this parliamentary session, which is a significant rise…
Chamber meeting date: 9 January 2025
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "I will do something rare and agree with Kevin Stewart in his condemnation of Labour’s broken-promises tax on jobs…
Find out how Craig Hoy has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 46 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 88 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 116 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Michael Marra, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 24 for, 64 against, 28 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 69 for, 23 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
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: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent civil servants are currently engaged in work relating to Scottish independence."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants (a) retired, (b) took voluntary redundancy and (c) were made redundant involuntarily, broken down by grade (i) A3, (ii) A4, (iii) B1, (iv) B2, (v) B3, (vi) C1, (vii) C2 and (viii) C3 in (A) 2021-22, (B) 2022-23, (C) 2023-24 and (D) 2024-25 to date."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it plans to spend in 2025-26 on work related to Scottish independence."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that it will publish the next paper in the Building a New Scotland series."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it next plans to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence within the public sector."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the research, compilation and publication of the Building a New Scotland series of papers."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent civil servants were employed at grade (a) A3, (b) A4, (c) B1, (d) B2, (e) B3, (f) C1, (g) C2 and (h) C3, in (i) 2021-22, (ii) 2022-23, (iii) 2023-24 and (iv) 2024-25, and what the numbers are projected to be in 2025-26."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants are currently employed in roles related to the deployment of artificial intelligence within the public sector."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to questions S6W-30147 and S6W-31340 by Ivan McKee on 11 November and 21 November 2024 respectively, what the estimated cost would be in 2025-26, broken down by industry sector."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31999 by Shona Robison on 18 December 2024, in light of its answer that it "routinely increases the Local Government budget in-year, including through transfers from other portfolios", for what reason it does not allocate these funds to local government in the initial…
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 January 2025