Sarah Boyack
Scottish Labour
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2019 - present day
Former MSP for Lothian (Region) 2011 - 2016
Former MSP for Edinburgh Central (Constituency) 1999 - 2011
About Sarah Boyack
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Committees
Sarah is a member of 2 committees
Local Government and Communities Committee
Deputy Convener
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Sarah is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Sarah does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Sarah has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Climate Change
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Environment
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Land Reform
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Sarah has had 14 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
02 September 2019 - 01 March 2021
Party Spokesperson on Local Government
Scottish Labour
05 February 2020 - 25 February 2020
Finance and Constitution Committee
Substitute Member
10 September 2019 - 11 September 2019
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee
Member
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 - 20 September 2007
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Member
10 June 2003 - 15 January 2007
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Convener
10 June 2003 - 15 January 2007
Conveners Group
Member
04 June 2003 - 10 June 2003
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Member
31 October 2002 - 31 March 2003
Audit Committee
Member
26 September 2002 - 31 March 2003
Social Justice Committee
Substitute Member
06 March 2003 - 31 March 2003
European and External Relations Committee
Member
29 November 2001 - 05 March 2003
European Committee
Member
07 March 2002 - 27 June 2002
Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Bill Committee
Member
Register of interests
Sarah'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 Sarah Boyack. The date of their initial statement was 17 September 2019.
Remuneration and related undertaking
Prior to my return to Parliament, I worked as Head of Public Affairs for the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, Sutherland House, 149 St Vincent St, Glasgow G2 5NW. I worked part time for the first three weeks from February 2017, then full time from March 2017. I left the post on 12th July 2019 and was returned to Parliament on 15 July 2019. On 26 July 2019, I received a final salary payment of between £1,001 and £2,000 representing the outstanding salary owed to me. [Registered 1 May 2020]
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a Vice President of the European Movement in Scotland [Registered 9 December 2020]
I worked as a temporary and part time lecturer at Heriot Watt University teaching Planning and Environmental Studies from September 2016 until March 2017. [Registered 9 December 2020]
I supported the Proposed Mediation (Scotland) Bill. I have a family member who is the Director of Scottish Mediation which is supportive of the Bill. [Registered 9 January 2020]
I am a member of Spokes - The Lothian Cycle Campaign
I am a member of both Unison and Community Trade Unions
I am a member of the Edinburgh Solar COOP [Registered 9 December 2020]
I am a member of The Cooperative Party
I am a member of Friends of the Earth Scotland
Recent Activity
What was said
What Sarah Boyack 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: 23 March 2021
Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "I, too, congratulate my Labour colleague Neil Bibby on getting the Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill to stage 3…
Chamber meeting date: 18 March 2021
Real Living Wage (Public Sector Contracts)
6. Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government how it will utilise its public sector procurement to ensure that companies that are in receipt of public sector contracts pay staff the real living wage and provide longer-term employment and training opportunities…
Chamber meeting date: 18 March 2021
Lothian Buses (Suspension of Services)
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Lothian Buses stopping its services at 7.30 pm on 17 March in response to reported incidents of buses being attacked and staff endangered."
Chamber meeting date: 17 March 2021
Human Right to a Healthy Environment
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "First, I add my name to those congratulating Ruth Maguire on securing this important debate, especially as Parliament is running out of time. The speeches that we have heard so far have been a really good contribution to the debate…
Local Government and Communities Committee meeting date: 17 March 2021
Town and Country Planning (Emergency Period and Extended Period) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (2021/142)
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): "My only comment is about the fact that, as I understand it, the extended period is being extended until next year…
Votes
How Sarah Boyack has voted in Parliament
Find out how Sarah Boyack has voted recently.
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Motion of No Confidence
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, John Scott, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Adam Tomkins, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 31 for, 65 against, 27 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
National Mission to Reduce Drug Deaths and Harms
Submitted by: Brian Whittle, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Supported by: Donald Cameron
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 18, 2021
Result 43 for, 69 against, 1 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Sarah Boyack in Parliament
Find out what motions Sarah Boyack has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Sarah Boyack has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of clinically extremely vulnerable people have received a COVID-19 vaccination."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 24 March 2021
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the establishment of a new centre of excellence for eye treatment in Edinburgh."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the funding for the relocation of the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion to the BioQuarter site In Edinburgh, which it had initially approved, was cancelled; whether it will publish the timeline of the process that it used to reach this decision; what advice it has received from (a) clinicians and (b)…
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what investment will be required to disperse the ophthalmology services provided by the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh to Livingston."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what costs and savings might arise from the cancellation of the relocation of Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion to the BioQuarter site in Edinburgh."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the work toward achieving net-zero emissions does not lead to more households facing fuel poverty."
Answered by: Paul Wheelhouse on 11 March 2021
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a support programme for rural home owners, particularly in off-gas areas, to ensure that they are not adversely affected by the costs of moving to low-carbon heat."
Answered by: Paul Wheelhouse on 11 March 2021
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether BS 8414 fire tests allow flammable cladding to be used on buildings and, in light of the position taken by the other UK administrations, whether it will ban their use."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 1 March 2021
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many carers have (a) applied for and (b) been awarded the £500 "thank you" bonus to date."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 11 February 2021
Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the role played by unpaid carers during the COVID-19 pandemic, whether it will consider providing a "thank you" bonus through a Carer's Allowance top-up."
Answered by: Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 February 2021
See all of Sarah Boyack's written questions submitted in Parliament