Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
01 September 2021 - 21 March 2024
Deputy Chair
23 June 2021 - 08 February 2024
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08 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
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20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
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20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
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20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
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24 June 2021 - 01 September 2021
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17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
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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: 16 January 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "I was contacted this week by a constituent in Prestwick. He attended an appointment with his general practitioner on 30 December with a lesion on his back suspected to be skin cancer. His GP made an urgent referral to dermatology…
Chamber meeting date: 16 January 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "We have heard a number of accounts today of how remote and rural communities suffer from a lack of attention from the Scottish Government when it comes to health and other services. Ayrshire, in my region, is no different…
Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "The Scottish Conservatives will vote for the bill today, believing that it will improve the complaints process for members of the public and for police officers…
Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "One of the provisions in the bill is the creation of a statutory obligation on the chief constable to prepare a code of ethics for the police service, such as the code that currently exists on a non-statutory basis…
Chamber meeting date: 9 January 2025
6. Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour, and safeguard the welfare of girls, in schools. (S6O-04174)"
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Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 46 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 88 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 116 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Michael Marra, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 24 for, 64 against, 28 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 69 for, 23 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Sharon Dowey has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30309 by Angela Constance on 28 October 2024, whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the Scottish Police Authority regarding any deployment by Police Scotland of live facial recognition technology."
Answer expected on 28 January 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review its policy and guidelines regarding people with alcohol use disorder in the justice system, with a view to addressing any gaps in implementation."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 January 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support and promote the use of alcohol brief interventions (ABIs) in justice settings."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 January 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide support to the Scottish Prison Service in order to upscale the provision of alcohol treatment services to individuals resident in the prison estate."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 January 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems’ paper, Alcohol (In)justice: Position on people with an alcohol use disorder in the justice system."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 January 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle drug-driving, and how effective these measures have been."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work and outcomes of the Road Safety Scotland Drink and Drug-Driving Campaign"
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve outcomes for individuals in the criminal justice system with alcohol problems, including those with alcohol use disorder, and how the impact of any such action will be measured."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 January 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a school programme to educate young people regarding responsible bus travel."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 January 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a young person’s behaviour code for bus travel, similar to that operated by Transport for London."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 January 2025