Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
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Room 35-36, Airdrie Business Centre
1 Chapel Lane
Airdrie
ML6 6GX
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08 February 2024 - 06 November 2024
Substitute Member
21 May 2021 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 June 2023 - 08 February 2024
Substitute Member
08 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
Substitute Member
22 September 2022 - 29 June 2023
Member
17 June 2021 - 22 September 2022
Member
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
27 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Deputy Convener
16 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
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20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
20 August 2020 - 27 August 2020
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08 June 2016 - 20 August 2020
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25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
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18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
05 September 2017 - 25 February 2020
Convener
05 September 2017 - 25 February 2020
Member
28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
03 September 2019 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2017 - 03 September 2019
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 June 2017 - 05 September 2017
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26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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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: 3 April 2025
Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con): "I have long been an advocate for Grangemouth’s potential to produce sustainable aviation fuel, which has been mentioned already. The Deputy First Minister spoke about legislation being introduced potentially before the summer…
Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025
Graham Simpson: "The minister knows that breeding resistant ash is crucial to combating ash dieback disease…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 27 March 2025
Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con): "Can you provide some clarity on the phrase “international standards” in amendment 1088…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 26 March 2025
Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con): "HMRC starts its work when the Scottish Government announces its intentions on tax, so I think that what the convener was getting at is that, after you have done all your preparatory work, the Government’s final decision might be different from what was originally proposed. In those circumstances, how quickly can you turn things around and change…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2025
Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con): "It sounds as though the owners hotline that the minister announced previously is now up and running. People will be able to contact it if they have concerns about their building…
Find out how Graham Simpson has voted recently.
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Result 31 for, 60 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Graham Simpson has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Simpson, Graham, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many school (a) streets and (b) safety zones there are, and what plans it has to increase these."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: Simpson, Graham, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings and recommendations of the Sustrans report, Children’s Walking and Cycling Index Scotland, what measures it has implemented in relation to planning transport to meet the needs of children and young people, and what plans it has to further develop guidance to ensure that the voices of…
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: Simpson, Graham, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people it anticipates will receive support from its investment in active travel."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: Simpson, Graham, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the number of children and young people who walk, wheel or cycle to school."
Answer expected on 13 May 2025
Asked by: Simpson, Graham, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how its proposals to amend the legislation on religious observance in schools aligns with the UN (a) Committee on the Rights of the Child's concluding observations regarding the UK and (b) Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 April 2025
Asked by: Simpson, Graham, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to its consultation on religious observance in schools, and by what date it will bring forward draft legislation on this matter."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 April 2025
Asked by: Simpson, Graham, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the implementation of its 2017 guidance on religious observance."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 April 2025
Asked by: Simpson, Graham, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34946 by Mairi Gougeon on 20 February 2025, whether it can now provide a breakdown of its Budget commitment to invest £5.11 million to restore rainforest."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 April 2025
Asked by: Simpson, Graham, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will produce a dedicated grassland action plan, similar to those for woodlands and peatlands."
Answer expected on 29 April 2025
Asked by: Simpson, Graham, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the breeding of disease resistant ash trees."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2025
See all of Graham Simpson's questions submitted in Parliament