Scottish National Party
MSP for Angus South (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Post-d: Graeme.Dey.msp@parliament.scot
Website: graemedey.info
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
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Arbroath
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Scottish Government
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
31 March 2022 - 31 March 2023
Substitute Member
31 March 2022 - 31 March 2023
Member
25 January 2022 - 31 March 2022
Member
19 May 2021 - 24 January 2022
Scottish Government
28 June 2018 - 19 May 2021
Scottish Government
03 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Member
07 September 2016 - 28 June 2018
Substitute Member
14 June 2016 - 28 June 2018
Convener
14 June 2016 - 28 June 2018
Member
08 June 2016 - 14 June 2016
Member
01 June 2011 - 23 March 2016
Scottish National Party
31 October 2012 - 23 March 2016
Deputy Convener
05 November 2015 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
22 September 2015 - 17 December 2015
Member
27 November 2014 - 05 November 2015
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 31 October 2012
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: 14 November 2024
The Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans (Graeme Dey): "It has been a guiding principle of the Scottish Government that higher education in Scotland should be based on the ability to learn and not on the ability to pay…
Chamber meeting date: 14 November 2024
The Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans (Graeme Dey): "Record numbers of Scots are attending university. The latest statistics show that more than 32,000 Scottish students started full-time first degrees in Scotland in the 2022-23 academic year…
Chamber meeting date: 14 November 2024
The Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans (Graeme Dey): "The Scottish Government has made a commitment to undertake a review of student support for part-time and distance-learning students. All issues impacting on part-time students will be given careful consideration as part of that review…
Chamber meeting date: 7 November 2024
The Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans (Graeme Dey): "The Government has transformed instrumental music tuition in Scotland’s schools by supporting councils to eradicate unfair music tuition charges, and it has invested £39 million in the policy since 2021…
Chamber meeting date: 10 October 2024
The Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans (Graeme Dey): "The Audit Scotland report recognises that important opportunities are coming from the work that we are leading on post-school reform…
Find out how Graeme Dey has voted recently.
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 92 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 29 for, 90 against, 3 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee, Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 73 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Angela Constance, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 67 for, 50 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 21 for, 102 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Graeme Dey has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that key sectors, such as engineering, are allocated sufficient numbers of modern apprentices."
Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2023
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government regarding the reported impact on farmers in Scotland whose livestock may be exposed to animal diseases as a result of delays to the introduction of post-Brexit border controls for checking meat and other products entering the country."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2023
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans Forestry and Land Scotland has for the Glenprosen Estate."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2023
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will seek to achieve a balance between food and energy security, in relation to permitting the use of productive agricultural land for the deployment of large-scale solar arrays."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government when the proposed consultation on adding trade union nominees to the boards of college institutions will be published."
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 1 December 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to build support for Scottish independence."
Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support local food and drink producers to access public sector procurement contracts."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 October 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to support armed forces and veterans’ families in Scotland during the cost of living crisis, in light of recent reports that almost 3,000 serving military personnel in the UK are reliant on Universal Credit."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to legislate to freeze housing rents."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 September 2022
Asked by: Dey, Graeme, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 July 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to address the findings of Professor Muir’s report on education reform in relation to the inspection of early learning and childcare services."
Answered by Clare Haughey on 11 July 2022