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MSP for Lothian (Region) 2025 - present day
Scottish Labour
Former MSP for Lothian (Region) 2021 - 2025
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31 May 2021 - 26 September 2025
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 26 September 2025
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 26 September 2025
Scottish Labour
25 April 2023 - 02 September 2025
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31 January 2024 - 03 September 2024
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17 June 2021 - 25 April 2023
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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 Foysol Choudhury. The date of their initial statement was 10 June 2021.
No registrable interests
On 26 August 2023, I received two tickets for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo as guests of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Charities) LIMITED (Private company limited by guarantee without share capital, Edinburgh Tattoo Office, 1-3 Cockburn Street, EH1 1QB). The combined value of the tickets was £830. [Registered 22 September 2023]
From 17 to 26 November 2023 I was part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs who visited the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at the invitation of the High Commission of Bangladesh to the UK based in London (28 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London SW7 5JA) and Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh. The purpose of the visit was to engage with senior politicians within the Bangladeshi government, organisations, academics and business leaders to strengthen relationships between Bangladesh and Scotland, especially on issues of joint importance such as climate change, education, support for refugees and, fair pay and conditions for garment workers, and to build skill and knowledge sharing opportunities which will benefit both our nations. The delegation held meetings with Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh; A.K. Abdul Momen MP, Foreign Affairs Minister; Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury MP, Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament; Md. Shahab Uddin MP, Minister of Environment Forest & Climate Change; Professor Dr AKM Zakir Hossain, Vice-Chancellor of Kurigram Agricultural University; Md. Atiqul Islam, The Mayor of Dhaka North City; Dinner with Mahbub Ali MP, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism; and breakfast with Matt Cannell, British Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director to Bangladesh. The Delegation visited the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar; Sylhet Women’s Medical College Hospital; Nabiganj and Habiganj; the medical camp in Biswanath’s Amtoil Village, and NRB Hospital in Sylhet. In the course of these visits, the delegation held meetings with Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, Mayor of Sylhet; Chamber of Commerce of Sylhet and other business leaders from the region; university academic and administrative heads, and Ataur Rahman Selim, Mayor of Habiganj. The total cost of the visit was £3,683.57. Of the total costs, £2,300 for return flights from Edinburgh to Dhaka and a one-way internal flight from Sylhet to Dhaka was met by Workpermitcloud Limited (legal recruitment experts; of the Gherkin Level 28, 30 Street Mary Axe, London, England, EC3A, Company Registration: 12909694) and £1,082.92 for hotel accommodation, £240.65 for food and transport, £60 for internal return flights Dhaka to Cox Bazar were met by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh (State Ministry which oversees foreign relations of Bangladesh; of Segunbagicha, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh) and Sylhet City Corporation (Sylhet City Council; of Nagar Bhaban, 3100, Bangladesh). I also received gifts, which including welcome crests, posters and books. The values of the items are below the threshold for registration in the gifts category. [Registered 14 December 2023]
From 7 October to 13 October 2023 I visited Delhi, India, as part of a delegation of the Cross Party Group on India. The purpose of the visit was to engage with FinTech and Culture organisations and senior politicians within the Indian government. The total costs of the visit, including flights, hotel accommodation, food and transport, amounted to £2,402.16 and were paid by Amit Shah, Director of Flight Path Travel (a tour and travel agency which sells, flights, hotels and tour packages; Office No. 1, Jubilee Business Centre, 211 Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury, London, NW9 8AQ). [Registered 3 November 2023]
From 21 to 25 December 2023 I travelled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates at the invitation of Non-Residential Bangladeshi (NRB) World and Business America Magazine to be a guest speaker at the Global Business Conference. The purpose of the conference was to gather Non-Residential Bangladeshi leaders, businessmen and expats from all around the world to participate in seminars, workshops, keynote speeches to discuss how to strengthen business relations with Bangladesh across the world and learn about Bangladesh’s products, initiatives, investment climate, and help improve Bangladesh’s business relations internationally. The main theme of the conference was ‘Discover Higher Industry & Economic Development’. I met with President of NRB world, Mohammed Shahiduzzaman; Business America Magazine Country director, Sanjida Afreen and Managing editor Enamul Haque Enam; various business leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians and stakeholders from numerous nations. The total cost of the visit, including flights (£865), hotel accommodation (£1,415), food (£250), and boat trip (£80) amounted to £2,610 and was met by Business America Magazine Inc. (Magazine Publication company, B2B Networking Platform, US Office; of 19 Sunburst Dr, Deer Park, NY 11729, New York, USA) and NRB World (non-profit, non-political and service-oriented organization which brings expatriate Bangladeshi professionals from all countries of the world; of 19 Sunburst Dr, Deer Park, NY 11729, New York, USA). [Registered 31 January 2024]
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I own 11,000 ordinary shares in Universal Koba Corporation Ltd, a licensed restaurant, representing 10% of the issued share capital, with a market value of £11,000.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 3 May 2024]
I am a member of UNITE the Union.
I am the General Secretary of the Council of Bangladeshis in Scotland.
I am General Secretary of the Guild of Bangladeshi Restaurants UK Limited.
I am Chair of Edinburgh and Lothian Regional Equality Council (ELREC). [Amended interest 3 May 2023]
I am a member of the Co-operative Party. [Registered 15 December 2021]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 3 May 2024]
I am Chairperson of Bangladeshi Samity Edinburgh.
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: 5 February 2026
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Ind): "Members of the public must now submit their views on major projects through the energy consents unit portal. However, last week, a constituent said that the portal crashes when the traffic is high and times out when people are submitting their views…
Chamber meeting date: 5 February 2026
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Ind): "Members of the public must now submit their views on major projects through the energy consents unit portal. However, last week, a constituent said that the portal crashes when the traffic is high and times out when people are submitting their views…
Chamber meeting date: 5 February 2026
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Ind): "Members of the public must now submit their views on major projects through the energy consents unit portal. However, last week, a constituent said that the portal crashes when the traffic is high and times out when people are submitting their views…
Chamber meeting date: 5 February 2026
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Ind): "Members of the public must now submit their views on major projects through the energy consents unit portal. However, last week, a constituent said that the portal crashes when the traffic is high and times out when people are submitting their views…
Chamber meeting date: 5 February 2026
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Ind): "Members of the public must now submit their views on major projects through the energy consents unit portal. However, last week, a constituent said that the portal crashes when the traffic is high and times out when people are submitting their views…
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Motion ref. S6M-20720
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, February 9, 2026
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 12, 2026
Result 65 for, 30 against, 24 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20731
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, February 9, 2026
Supported by: Anas Sarwar, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Result 63 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20730
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, February 9, 2026
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Result 66 for, 54 against, 1 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20730.1
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Result 66 for, 55 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20731.1
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Result 59 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Foysol Choudhury has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S6M-19879
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 12 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has decided to recalculate the baseline for funding the uplift to the real Living Wage in its draft Budget 2026-27, in light of it funding it in its entirety for nearly 10 years for adult social care workers, and concerns that social care employers will have a £19 million gap to cover."
Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 6 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to reduce waiting lists for cardiology outpatient appointments."
Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 6 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the response of the Scottish Funding Council Apprenticeship Committee is to the recommendations of the Commission on Race in Apprenticeships, including how it will implement these."
Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 12 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 5 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a timetable for the review of statutory charges and vehicle recovery legislation for e-bikes and e-scooters that it has been discussing with Police Scotland, the Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators (AVRO) and wider stakeholders."
Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 9 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the provision of bleed kits across Scotland."
Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 9 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how often ministers meet with local authorities and divisions of Police Scotland to assess the progress of antisocial behaviour strategies."
Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 20 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 4 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the University of Edinburgh, in its current dispute with the University and College Union, is fulfilling its obligation under the paper, Fair Work First - Guidance, to provide "appropriate channels for effective workers' voice"."
Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 20 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 1 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding the potential introduction of regulations to prevent breeders of greyhounds from taking their dogs to races in England, and whether it will consider working with MSPs to amend the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill to that effect."
Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its decision to narrow the eligibility criteria for the autumn COVID-19 booster, what assessment it has made of the cost to the NHS and the impact on hospitalisation rates."
Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 30 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a long-term and sustainable model for National 5 Creative Industries courses in roof slating and stone carving to be rolled out across Scotland."
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