MSP for Dumfriesshire (Constituency)
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Dumfriesshire (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Former MSP for South Scotland (Region)
06 May 2021 to 08 Apr 2026
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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08 October 2024 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 October 2024 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
10 October 2024 to 08 April 2026
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29 June 2023 to 08 April 2026
Substitute Member
09 May 2022 to 16 November 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
25 May 2022 to 10 October 2024
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 to 29 June 2023
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21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 to 25 May 2022
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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 October 2026
Craig Hoy (Dumfriesshire) (Con): "Does the cabinet secretary join me in welcoming the five type 31 frigates that the Royal Navy is building in Rosyth, which is a vote of confidence in Scotland and in the union…
Chamber meeting date: 27 October 2026
Craig Hoy (Dumfriesshire) (Con): "I welcome the Deputy First Minister to her dress rehearsal…
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2026
Craig Hoy (Dumfriesshire) (Con): "The Scottish Government has announced plans to provide financial support for the last pub or shop in a rural town or village…
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2026
Craig Hoy (Dumfriesshire) (Con): "The Sunday Times has reported on the £2.4 million annual bill for 32 civil servants who are presently on a so-called priority movers list. Is it not high time that those wasteful practices ended…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
Craig Hoy (Dumfriesshire) (Con): "My local national health service board warned yesterday that, recently, one in four beds at Dumfries and Galloway royal infirmary was occupied by patients who were medically fit for discharge, but who require social care support…
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Motion ref. S7M-01726.2
Submitted by: Duncan Massey, North East Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Monday, October 26, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Result 14 for, 100 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01726.1
Submitted by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, October 26, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Result 91 for, 24 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01726.3
Submitted by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, October 26, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Result 91 for, 24 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01726
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 26, 2026
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Result 91 for, 24 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01726.4
Submitted by: Finlay Carson, Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 26, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Result 24 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Find out what motions Craig Hoy has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 27 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many external recruitment exercises it authorised in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26 where one or more employees of the relevant grade were on the priority movers list, and in how many of those cases an appointment was made following an assessment that no suitable priority mover was available."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 27 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many offers of suitable alternative employment have been declined by core civil servants awaiting redeployment in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 27 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many core civil servants entered the redeployment process, broken down by Directorate-General, in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 27 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total salary costs were for core civil servants in the redeployment process, broken down by Directorate-General, in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 27 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the financial implications of retaining its no compulsory redundancy policy while implementing its planned reductions in public sector headcount, including the cost of employees awaiting redeployment and potential voluntary severance payments."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 27 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many core civil servants on the priority movers list were (a) successfully redeployed, (b) granted voluntary severance, (c) made compulsorily redundant and (d) still awaiting redeployment, in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 27 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what calculation it has made of the total salary and pension costs for public sector staff engaged in redeployment processes."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 27 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with staff and public sector trade unions regarding any changes to its policy of no compulsory redundancies within the civil service and wider public sector."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 7 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has discussed with the Department for Work and Pensions the exclusion of employment-related costs associated with registered nanny provision from eligible childcare costs under universal credit and, if so, what the outcome was."
Asked by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 21 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the cost would be in 2026-27 of aligning Scotland's higher property rate with the equivalent rate in England, broken down by industry sector."