Douglas Ross
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2016 - 2017
About Douglas Ross
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6161
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
10 Drummond Street
Inverness
IV1 1QD
Phone: 01463 230777
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Douglas is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Douglas is a member of 2 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Building Bridges with Israel
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Douglas does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Douglas has 1 party role
Party Leader
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Douglas has had 2 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 June 2016 - 11 June 2017
Justice Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 11 June 2017
Local Government and Communities Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Douglas'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 Douglas Ross. The date of their initial statement was 17 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
On 4 November 2022 I received remuneration of £252.80 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £89 and expenses of £163.80 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Bonnyrigg Rose v East Fife match. [Registered 4 November 2022]
On 12 August 2022 I received remuneration of £282.30 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £106 and expenses of £4.95 for serving as Assistant Referee in an Elgin City vs Queen of the South match and a match fee of £107 and expenses of £64.35 for a Peterhead vs Airdrieonians match. [Registered 26 August 2022]
On 18 November 2022 I received remuneration of £793.35 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £107 and expenses of £93.60 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Montrose vs Dunfermline match, a match fee of £107 and expenses of £144.45 for a Dunfermline vs Kelty Hearts match, and a match fee of £173 and expenses of £168.30 for a Partick Thistle vs Dundee match. [Registered 25 November 2022]
On 23 September 2022 I received remuneration of £171.35 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £107 and expenses of £64.35 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Peterhead v Montrose match. [Registered 27 September 2022]
On 10 February 2023 I received remuneration of £396.55 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £280 and expenses of £116.55 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Dundee United vs University of Stirling match. [Registered 22 February 2023]
On 23 December 2022 I received remuneration of £657.30 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £155 and expenses of £57.60 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Fraserburgh vs Arbroath match, a match fee of £173 and expenses of £38.70 for an Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee match, and a match fee of £89 and expenses of £144 for a East Fife vs Bonnyrigg Rose match. [Registered 3 January 2023]
On 13 January 2023 I received remuneration of £1,434.85 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £107 and expenses of £158.40 for serving as Assistant Referee in a FC Edinburgh vs Montrose match, a match fee of £445 and expenses of £116.55 for a Dundee United vs Hearts match, and a match fee of £445 and expenses of £162.90 for a Livingston vs Motherwell match. [Registered 16 January 2023]
On 26 August 2022 I received remuneration of £211.25 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £173 and expenses of £38.25 for serving as Assistant Referee in an Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Cove Rangers match. [Registered 26 August 2022]
On 9 September 2022 I received remuneration of £543.70 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £173 and expenses of £170.10 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers match and a match fee of £107 and expenses of £93.60 for a Montrose v Kelty Hearts match. [Registered 27 September 2022]
I am the Member of Parliament for Moray (House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA). I attend the House of Commons weekly when it is in session. I receive salary and use of an iPad and laptop. I estimate the total combined value of this remuneration is between £80,001 and £85,000 per annum. During my time as an MSP and MP, I will be donating my MSP salary to local charities each month. My UK parliamentary business costs and expenses are made publicly available on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority website at www.theipsa.org.uk.
On 21 October 2022 I received remuneration of £526.60 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £107 and expenses of £93.60 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Montrose vs FC Edinburgh match and a match fee of £173 and expenses of £153 for a Raith Rovers v Cove Rangers match. [Registered 31 October 2022]
On 27 January 2023 I received remuneration of £1,091.50 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £445 and expenses of £272.80 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Motherwell vs Hibernian match, and a match fee of £173 and expenses of £200.70 for an Ayr United vs Arbroath match. [Registered 29 January 2023]
On 2 December 2022 I received remuneration of £735.75 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £445 and expenses of £290.75 for serving as Assistant Referee in an Kilmarnock vs Hibs match. [Registered 8 December 2022]
On 24 February 2023 I received remuneration of £649.20 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £380 and expenses of £269.20 for serving as Assistant Referee in a Celtic vs St Mirren match. [Registered 24 February 2023]
On 10 March 2023 I received remuneration of £211.70 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment represented a match fee of £173 and expenses of £38.70 for serving as Assistant Referee in an Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Hamilton Academical match. [Registered 17 March 2023]
Gifts
On 4 July 2022 I attended the All England Tennis Club for The Championships as a guest of Diageo plc (a beverages company of 16 Great Malborough Street, London, W1F 7HS). The tickets and associated hospitality amounted to a total of £475. [Registered 2 August 2022]
On 16 July 2022 I attended The Open Golf Championships as a guest of Salmon Scotland (an industry representative body of 21 Calton Road, Edinburgh EH8 8 DL). The ticket and associated hospitality amounted to a total of £1,000. [Registered 4 August 2022]
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
On 18 June 2021 I was a guest of the UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport at the England v Scotland Euro 2020 Group Stage match at Wembley stadium.
From 31 Jul to 5 August 2016, I was part of a fact-finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by Conservative Friends of Israel (of CFI Ltd, PO BOx 72288, London, SW1P 9LB).
On 12th August 2022, my wife and I were guests of Air Vice Marshall Ross Thomson and the RAF, 25 Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 1NX for a performance at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The estimated value for the evening including hospitality received was £773.48. [Registered 21 September 2022]
From 7 October to 13 October 2021, I was part of an MP delegation from the British-Qatari APPG to meet ministers and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Qatar. Discussions centred around Qatar’s humanitarian and political response to the Afghanistan crisis, preparations for the World Cup, workers' rights reform and bilateral relations. On the 25th October the Embassy of Qatar confirmed the costs of the visit amounted to £7,856.24 and were met by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Qatar (Qatar Embassy, 1 South Audley Street, London W1 1NB). [Registered 15 November 2021]
I am a member of the Scottish Senior Football Referees Association.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Douglas Ross 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: 30 March 2023
Ministerial Appointments
1. Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "Thank you very much, Presiding Officer. Interruption."
Chamber meeting date: 28 March 2023
First Minister
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "In 2021, I put myself forward as my party’s candidate for First Minister because I believed that Scotland needed a real alternative that was focused on the big challenges that our country was facing…
Chamber meeting date: 23 March 2023
Scottish National Party Membership
1. Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "As the month of Ramadan begins, I take this opportunity to wish all Muslims in Scotland and across the United Kingdom a very peaceful holy month…
Chamber meeting date: 23 March 2023
First Minister’s Statement
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "Although I believe that the First Minister and I see each other as adversaries rather than allies—the final session of First Minister’s questions probably reiterated that impression—let me add a little balance in my final remarks to Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister. When Nicola Sturgeon leaves office, she will bring to a close a political career…
Chamber meeting date: 16 March 2023
Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd (Bonuses)
Douglas Ross: "I am sorry, but the standing orders of this Parliament are clear: if a minister is aware of information that they can provide to the Parliament, they should do so…
Votes
How Douglas Ross has voted in Parliament
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First Minister's Appointment of Junior Scottish Ministers
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Result 71 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
First Minister's Appointment of Scottish Ministers
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Result 71 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Result 31 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 98 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Result 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 58 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Result 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 107 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Douglas Ross in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Douglas Ross has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 March 2023
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 March 2023
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 March 2023
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2023
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 March 2023
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2023
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 March 2023
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 February 2023
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2023
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 February 2023
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2023
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 February 2023
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2023
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30 January 2023
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 January 2023
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2023
Asked by: Ross, Douglas, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 January 2023
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2023