Scottish Labour
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2019 - present day
Former MSP for Lothian (Region) 2011 - 2016
Former MSP for Edinburgh Central (Constituency) 1999 - 2011
Post-d: sarah.boyack.msp@parliament.scot
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17 June 2021 - 25 April 2023
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
Substitute Member
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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25 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
11 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Deputy Convener
02 September 2019 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
05 February 2020 - 25 February 2020
Substitute Member
10 September 2019 - 11 September 2019
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06 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
19 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
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08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
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16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
Scottish Labour
16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
Scottish Labour
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Substitute Member
19 December 2011 - 16 December 2014
Scottish Labour
19 December 2011 - 16 December 2014
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20 May 2011 - 19 December 2011
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20 May 2011 - 19 December 2011
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17 September 2007 - 22 March 2011
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17 September 2007 - 22 March 2011
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13 June 2007 - 20 September 2007
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18 May 2007 - 17 September 2007
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11 January 2007 - 17 May 2007
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10 June 2003 - 15 January 2007
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10 June 2003 - 15 January 2007
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04 June 2003 - 10 June 2003
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31 October 2002 - 31 March 2003
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26 September 2002 - 31 March 2003
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06 March 2003 - 31 March 2003
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29 November 2001 - 05 March 2003
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07 March 2002 - 27 June 2002
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21 March 2001 - 28 November 2001
Scottish Government
02 November 2000 - 21 March 2001
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19 May 1999 - 01 November 2000
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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: 27 November 2024
7. Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the reasons why it decided against externally reviewing the community right to buy scheme. (S6O-04011)"
Chamber meeting date: 27 November 2024
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "I want to join colleagues in sending my sincere condolences to the family of Keith Rollinson, his friends and his colleagues…
Chamber meeting date: 21 November 2024
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "This week, we saw major investment in turbines in Hull. When are we going to get manufacturing transition in Scotland…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 13 November 2024
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "Thank you for enabling me to come back and give feedback. It is quite some time since the petition was discussed, but we still have an accountability problem, which our constituents are experiencing daily…
Chamber meeting date: 31 October 2024
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "Does the member acknowledge that a range of different commissioners are being proposed…
Find out how Sarah Boyack has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Result 55 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Result 89 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 2, 2024
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Result 117 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Result 27 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Result 51 for, 60 against, 7 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Sarah Boyack has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will review restrictions on using recorded footage from the Chamber for social media purposes."
Answer expected on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-20007 and S6W-20008 by Fiona Hyslop on 14 August 2023, whether ScotRail considers (a) climate and sustainability objectives and (b) the potential for greater modal shift when making operational decisions about service patterns and potential consumer demand, on services such as…
Answer expected on 16 December 2024
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-20007 and S6W-20008 by Fiona Hyslop on 14 August 2023, how many meetings have taken place between (a) ScotRail, (b) the Scottish Ministers and (c) Scottish Government officials and Stena Line since 1 April 2022, and whether any such meetings involved discussions regarding…
Answer expected on 16 December 2024
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 2 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2), what action it has taken to (a) progress recommendation 40, which recommended improving access to Stranraer and ports at Cairnryan and (b) encourage greater use of public transport."
Answer expected on 16 December 2024
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) it will provide an update on how much of the £1…
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 November 2024
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to increase access to diabetes tech for patients in NHS Lothian."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take in light of Carnegie UK research, which shows that people on lower incomes and disabled people have much lower wellbeing than the average person in Scotland."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 27 November 2024
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Carnegie UK’s Life in the UK 2024: Scotland report, which found that collective wellbeing scores in 2024 remain largely unchanged from those reported in 2023."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 27 November 2024
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to improve trust in government, in light of Carnegie UK research finding that 37% of people in Scotland have low levels of trust in the Scottish Government."
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 26 November 2024
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government to what extent it measures social value in determining planning consent for energy projects."
Answer expected on 6 December 2024