Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2016 - 2017
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10 October 2024 - 30 October 2024
Member
06 May 2021 - 27 September 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
19 May 2016 - 11 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 June 2016 - 11 June 2017
Member
28 June 2016 - 11 June 2017
Substitute Member
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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: 19 February 2025
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "This morning, the cabinet secretary said that he could not comment on the Sandie Peggie case because it is a live employment tribunal but, in the same interview, he went on to say that he has full confidence in the board of NHS Fife, which is the other party in the employment tribunal. Can Neil Gray tell us why he is backing the bureaucrats on the…
Chamber meeting date: 19 February 2025
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "Kate Forbes is speaking about bills that were nullified by the UK Parliament. One of those was the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill…
Chamber meeting date: 19 February 2025
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "I, too, congratulate Rachael Hamilton on bringing the debate to the chamber and on the excellent work that she has done, locally and nationally, on the potential bill that we could—I hope—pass in the Parliament…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 19 February 2025
The Convener: "I reconvene the meeting, and the committee will now take evidence on the draft Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 19 February 2025
The Convener (Douglas Ross): "Good morning, and welcome to the sixth meeting in 2025 of the Education, Children and Young People Committee. The first item on our agenda is to take evidence on the “Higher History Review 2024”…
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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 not voted
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 not voted
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 not voted
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 not voted
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 not voted
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: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the petition, reportedly signed by hundreds of Keith residents and businesses, regarding the disruption caused on the A96 by the ongoing works at Union Bridge, including the calls for businesses to be compensated for any significant losses during these works."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2025
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-31866 and S6W-32202 by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2024 and 3 January 2025 respectively, in light of it not providing the numerical figures requested in the questions, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many miles of the A96 have been dualled in…
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 January 2025
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns by the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers that falling cattle levels are leading to a reduction in beef supplies, and that gaps could subsequently appear in the red meat sections of supermarkets."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what early assessment it has made following the opening of the safer drug consumption facility, The Thistle."
Taken in the Chamber on 14 January 2025
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31866 by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2024, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many miles of the A96 have been dualled in each year from 2011 to date."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 January 2025
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will launch an independent review of the 2024 Higher History exam, in light of reports that responses to a survey by the Scottish Association of Teachers of History were overwhelmingly critical of the SQA review, that it had been described as a "whitewash", and that one respondent referred to it as "the…
Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2025
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31621 by Dorothy Bain on 3 December 2024, whether it will clarify whether this means that there is no official record or documentation of section 12 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 being implemented."
Answered by Dorothy Bain on 13 December 2024
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the proposal from Save Our Surgeries in Burghead and Hopeman to pilot a nurse-led service in the villages following the closure of their GP surgeries."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2024
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many miles of the A96 have been dualled in each year from 2011 to date."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2024
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its reported decision to delay the full dualling of the A96, when the Cabinet Secretary for Transport last travelled on the A96 in order to understand the reported concerns regarding this decision."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2024