Reform UK
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2025 - present day
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Former MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2016 - 2025
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
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Room 35-36, Airdrie Business Centre
1 Chapel Lane
Airdrie
ML6 6GX
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 February 2024 - 06 November 2024
Substitute Member
21 May 2021 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 June 2023 - 08 February 2024
Substitute Member
08 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
Substitute Member
22 September 2022 - 29 June 2023
Member
17 June 2021 - 22 September 2022
Member
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
27 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Deputy Convener
16 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
Member
20 August 2020 - 27 August 2020
Member
08 June 2016 - 20 August 2020
Member
25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Member
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
05 September 2017 - 25 February 2020
Convener
05 September 2017 - 25 February 2020
Member
28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
03 September 2019 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2017 - 03 September 2019
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 June 2017 - 05 September 2017
Member
26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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 Graham Simpson. The date of their initial statement was 14 May 2021.
No registrable interests
On 3 June 2023 I accepted a hospitality ticket to watch the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Stadium from the transport provider First Group (of 8th Floor, The Point, 37 North Wharf Road London W2 1AF). The value of the package was £500. [Registered 5 June 2023]
From 4 July to 8 July 2022 I visited Munich and Berlin, Germany, as part of a cross-Party delegation from the Scottish Parliament, meeting Parliamentarians, public officials and business representatives, as a guest of the Hanns Seidel Foundation. The costs of the visit, including travel, accommodation, meals and translation services amounted to £1460 and were paid by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (a political research foundation of Munich, Germany). [Registered 1 August 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: 9 October 2025
Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Reform): "Many thanks indeed. I will not take six minutes, because I normally get two minutes these days, but I will take interventions—including from Mr Findlay, if he wishes to make one, because I was not able to take one from him yesterday…
Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2025
Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Reform): "I will start by apologising to Russell Findlay, because I actually agree with him on something—talking about immigration is not racist…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 8 October 2025
Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Reform): "On that point, you are saying that this was a one-off. The year that we are discussing is the only year for which there has been no budget."
Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2025
Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Reform): "In a Scottish Government document from 2021 entitled “A Changing Nation: How Scotland will Thrive in a Digital World”, we were told that the Government would introduce a digital identity service that would apparently be “trusted and secure” and would enable users “to prove who they are, and that they are eligible for a service.” Now that the…
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 2 October 2025
Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Reform): "I am delighted that we have arrived at this point and that we have the regulations in front of the committee. Dealing with the matter is long overdue…
Find out how Graham Simpson has voted recently.
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 81 for, 10 against, 23 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 87 for, 23 against, 1 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 52 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Result 51 for, 25 against, 33 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Result 85 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Graham Simpson has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Reform UK
Date lodged:6 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Glasgow Life regarding the reported proposal to reduce the number of indoor tennis courts at Scotstoun Sports Campus to accommodate padel courts; what assessment it has made of the potential impact that such a proposal would have on tennis development programmes, local and national…
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Reform UK
Date lodged:3 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will discuss a potential ban on the sale of rhododendron ponticum at the next meeting of the British-Irish Council."
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Reform UK
Date lodged:3 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much its agencies have spent on the (a) removal and (b) control of rhododendron ponticum in each year since 2020-21."
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Reform UK
Date lodged:3 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions (a) it and (b) its agencies has had with the horticultural sector regarding the invasiveness of rhododendron ponticum."
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Reform UK
Date lodged:3 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on a potential ban of the sale of rhododendron ponticum in Scotland."
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:12 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 20 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when there will be a stakeholder consultation on NatureScot's reported work to develop a list of irreplaceable habitats, and whether any types of species-rich grassland will be included in any such list."
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:18 June 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to reform the planning appeals process."
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:16 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 29 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in restoring Scotland’s rainforest since the 2021 election, broken down by (a) agency and (b)(i) capital and (ii) revenue spending."
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:21 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what actions it is taking to end the housing emergency."
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:19 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025
"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to The Hunter Foundation report, Lessons from Singapore for Scotland's Economy."
See all of Graham Simpson's questions submitted in Parliament