Scottish Labour
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2021 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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31 January 2024 - 03 September 2024
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17 June 2021 - 25 April 2023
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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
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "The Labour UK Government was elected on a manifesto to reset the relationship with the devolved Administrations…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 19 February 2025
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "Good morning, minister. In a previous submission to the committee, the Scottish Government stated that it had received fewer complaints about property factors over the past 10 years…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 19 February 2025
Foysol Choudhury: "We should keep the petition open and write to the Scottish Government to seek clarity on what proportion of the NHS infrastructure investment is expected to be allocated to primary care facilities…
Chamber meeting date: 18 February 2025
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I had the same issue. I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 5 February 2025
5. Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to increase investment in Scotland’s artificial intelligence sector. (S6O-04286)"
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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 voted for
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 for
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 abstained
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 for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Foysol Choudhury has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to increase the number of film and television productions created in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the creation of the Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 12 February 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether funding for the Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland will be separate and additional to existing budgets."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 12 February 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland to become operational."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 12 February 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2025-26, how much funding it plans to allocate to NHS capital projects, once the replacements for the Edinburgh Eye Pavilion, Monklands Hospital and Belford Hospital in Fort William are accounted for."
Answered by Neil Gray on 12 February 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, following the drug, exagamglogene autotemcel, being approved for use in England to treat sickle cell disease, what progress has been on approving it for use in Scotland."
Answer expected on 7 March 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to ensure that (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations provide social housing suitable for families with multiple disabled people."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 February 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will begin its review into alternative and additional funding mechanisms to grow funding for culture."
Answer expected on 6 March 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the support it provides to projects in such countries through its International Development Fund, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the Cancel Debt, Choose Hope campaign, which calls for governments to champion improvements to the debt cancellation process for lower-income…
Answer expected on 5 March 2025
Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the fixed fees system on the number of solicitors taking on legal aid cases."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 5 February 2025
See all of Foysol Choudhury's questions submitted in Parliament