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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Craig Hoy

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Craig Hoy

Contact details

Contact online

Website: craighoy.co.uk

X (previously known as Twitter): @CraigWHoy1/

Facebook: Craig's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6976
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

1 High Street
Haddington
EH41 3ES

Phone: 01620 849350
Text relay calls welcome.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Committees

Craig is a member of 2 committees

Cross-party groups

Craig is a member of 7 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on China

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Civil Nuclear Industry

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Japan

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Life Sciences

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rugby Development in Scotland

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on St Andrew's Day

Deputy Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Craig does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Craig has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Party Spokesperson on Local Government

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Craig has had 6 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

09 May 2022 - 16 November 2024

Party Chairman

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

25 May 2022 - 10 October 2024

Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023

Public Audit Committee

Member

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Mental Health

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Social Care

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

17 June 2021 - 25 May 2022

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Member

Register of interests

Craig's register of interests

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

Here is the register for Craig Hoy. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

Until 4 May 2022 when I stood down, I was a local authority councillor for East Lothian Council (of John Muir House, Brewery Park, Haddington, East Lothian EH41 3HA). I worked approximately 10-15 hours per week and received remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum, which included the use of a council owned laptop computer and a council mobile telephone for which a data package and council related calls were settled by East Lothian Council. My council salary was paid to a local charity. [Amended interest 2 December 2022]

Gifts

On 7 December 2023 I received a payment of £500 from GoFibre Broadband Limited (broadband provider; of Floor 8, Exchange Tower, 19 Canning Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EG) to cover the costs of the winning and runner up prizes for schoolchildren for my annual Christmas Card Competition and a portion of the card's printing costs. On 13 December 2024 I received a payment of £500 from GoFibre Broadband Limited to cover to cover the sponsorship of the production and prizes for my annual Christmas card competition. [Registered 1 April 2024, Amended interest 27 December 2024]

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 2 December 2023]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 16 August 2024]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 15 November 2022]

Interest in shares

I owned 35% of the issued share capital of Public Affairs Asia Ltd., a publishing, intelligence and conference business registered overseas. This company has been wound up and as of 1 April 2024 is dormant and in the process of being deregistered. The market value of the shares is nil. [Amended interest 1 April 2024]

Voluntary

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 2 December 2023]

I am a friend of the Scottish Seabird Centre.

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 16 August 2024]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 2 December 2023]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 2 December 2023]

I am a friend of Blooming Haddington.

From May 2022 until 16 November 2024 I was Chairman of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and a Board Member of the Conservative Party for which I received no remuneration. [Registered 2 December 2022, Amended interest 27 December 2024]

I am a member of the National Trust for Scotland.

I am a member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 2 December 2023]

Recent Activity

What was said

What Craig Hoy has said in Parliament

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: 6 February 2025

Flotation Energy (Contract Award)

Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "The Scottish National Party’s Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, lobbied the Scottish Government on behalf of the renewables company Flotation Energy, which was awarded consent for a project…

Chamber meeting date: 5 February 2025

Income Tax

5. Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what factors it considered when determining not to introduce any new bands or increase the rates of Scottish income tax for the remainder of this parliamentary session. (S6O-04294)"

Chamber meeting date: 4 February 2025

Budget (Scotland) (No 4) Bill: Stage 1

Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Can the minister explain the difference between a pub with a rateable value of £50,000 that is facing extreme financial pressures and a pub with a rateable value of £60,000 or £75,000? Is that not an entirely arbitrary distinction?"

Chamber meeting date: 30 January 2025

Scottish Budget 2025-26

Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?"

Chamber meeting date: 29 January 2025

Criminal Proceedings (Mandatory Timescales for Charging and Prosecution)

2. Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service regarding the setting of mandatory timescales for decisions relating to the charging and prosecution of criminal proceedings. (S6O-04259)"

Votes

How Craig Hoy has voted in Parliament

Find out how Craig Hoy has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16346

Great British Energy Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Alasdair Allan, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Supported by: Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 6, 2025

Result 88 for, 28 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16330.4

Addressing Child Poverty Through Education

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Result 29 for, 88 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-16330

Addressing Child Poverty Through Education

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, February 3, 2025

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Result 73 for, 48 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16330.3

Addressing Child Poverty Through Education

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Supported by: Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Result 19 for, 102 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-16299

Budget (Scotland) (No. 4) Bill

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Ivan McKee, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Result 74 for, 30 against, 21 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Craig Hoy has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-34608

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to limit any fiscal burden on local authorities of non-teaching staff in educational services."

Answer expected on 7 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34605

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has collected regarding the impact of its local government funding policy decisions in the last decade on service outcomes."

Answer expected on 7 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34606

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the supplementary to question S6O-04294 by Ivan McKee on 5 February 2025, what information it collects on net movement between Scotland and the rest of the UK, and by what metrics it is equipped to break down the figures of overall movement to and from Scotland and the rest of the UK."

Answer expected on 7 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34603

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to assess the long-term impact of behavioural responses to its income tax policies."

Answer expected on 7 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34604

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister’s stated priorities are currently considered as superseding the National Performance Framework where and whether they conflict."

Answer expected on 7 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34607

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government to what extent local authorities are fiscally exposed to pay (a) agreements negotiated and (b) decisions made centrally by the Scottish Ministers."

Answer expected on 7 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34780

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Institute for Fiscal Studies report, Assessing Scottish tax strategy and policy, and its reported findings that the Scottish Government’s current use of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) is "an exceptionally damaging way to raise revenue"…

Answer expected on 7 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-33289

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government which public opinion and research organisations it has commissioned to carry out any work regarding Scottish independence or Scotland's constitutional future, since May 2021."

Answered by Angus Robertson on 4 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-34364

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent contractors it has employed in each year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 to date."

Answer expected on 28 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-34348

Asked by: Hoy, Craig, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure that funds currently being spent on locum psychiatrists are redirected into sustainable, permanent psychiatry roles that will improve workforce conditions."

Answer expected on 28 February 2025

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