Sharon Dowey
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Sharon Dowey
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6799
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Sharon is a member of 2 committees
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
Public Audit Committee
Deputy Convener
Cross-party groups
Sharon is a member of 9 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Sharon has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Commission For Public Audit
Deputy Chair
Party Roles
Sharon does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Sharon has had 2 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
24 June 2021 - 01 September 2021
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Public Audit Committee
Member
Register of interests
Sharon'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 Sharon Dowey. The date of their initial statement was 26 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
Until the election I was employed by William Morrison Supermarkets plc (a retailer of Kilwinning Road, Stevenston, KA20 3DE). I worked full time and received remuneration of between £45,001 and £50,000 a year. I handed in my notice on my election and am no longer employed by the company.
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own a house in South Ayrshire with a market value of between £200,001 and £250,000.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Sharon Dowey 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: 27 January 2022
Holocaust Memorial Day
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "It is a privilege to speak in today’s Holocaust memorial day debate and to join members in remembering all those who lost their lives in the Holocaust and in genocide since…
Chamber meeting date: 26 January 2022
Budget 2022-23 (Committees’ Pre-budget Scrutiny)
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "I am pleased to speak in the debate on behalf of the Public Audit Committee…
Chamber meeting date: 26 January 2022
Sentencing (Young People)
Sharon Dowey: "The new guideline is misleading in title as it refers to under-25s. People in their 20s are clearly responsible for their actions and should be punished appropriately if they commit a crime…
Chamber meeting date: 26 January 2022
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (Repairs Backlog)
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "Sorry, Presiding Officer, but my supplementary is for question 4."
Chamber meeting date: 20 January 2022
Culture-led Regeneration of Town Centres
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "In Renfrewshire, spending on culture and heritage decreased by more than a third between 2016 and 2019; Clackmannanshire saw a drop of 27 per cent, and Glasgow saw a drop of 18 per cent…
Votes
How Sharon Dowey has voted in Parliament
Find out how Sharon Dowey has voted recently.
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 69 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 25 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 33 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 49 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Sharon Dowey in Parliament
Find out what motions Sharon Dowey has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Sharon Dowey 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: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what public information campaigns it plans to introduce to encourage people to attend cultural events as COVID-19 restrictions are eased."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will clarify how the new fire and smoke alarm standards will apply to people who live in (a) independent living flats, (b) sheltered housing complexes that employ an on-site warden and (c) other forms of sheltered housing."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates any delay to the planned roll-out of the increased Scottish Child Payment."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the delivery of the increase in the Scottish Child Payment, whether a solution has been found to the "ongoing issue around the preferred technical solution", as referred to in the minutes from the 17th meeting of the Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare from November 2021."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the "ongoing issue around the preferred technical solution", referred to in the minutes from the 17th meeting of the Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare from November 2021, will cause any delay to roll-out of the delivery of the increase in the Scottish Child Payment."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government by what date the roll-out of the increased Scottish Child Payment will be complete."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether a letter of comfort has been provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) regarding the delivery of the roll-out of the increased Scottish Child Payment, as referred to in the minutes from the 17th meeting of the Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare from November 2021."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21 December 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether COVID-19 booster vaccinations will be registered on the NHS Scotland Covid Status App; what the reasons are for its position on this matter, and, if they will be registered, by what date this will happen."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2022
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work for the recognition of military qualifications in the civilian sector."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the victims and stakeholders involved in the Fornethy House abuse case."
Awaiting answer
See all of Sharon Dowey's written questions submitted in Parliament