Sharon Dowey
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Sharon Dowey
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6799
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
18 Wellington Square
Ayr
KA7 1EZ
Phone: 01292 839 130
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 11 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cancer
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Culture and Communities
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gardening and Horticulture
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Ireland
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Mental Health
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wood Panel Industry
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Sharon has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Commission For Public Audit
Deputy Chair
Party Roles
Sharon has 3 party roles
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Europe
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Deputy Party Spokesperson on International Development
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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: 5 October 2022
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "On a point of order, convener. I would have voted yes."
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 29 September 2022
“National Fraud Initiative in Scotland 2022”
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "Good morning. Page 9 of the report provides outcomes and information relating to blue badges…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 29 September 2022
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland”
Sharon Dowey: "Good morning. The submission refers to the existing governance arrangements that the SPCB has in place for office-holders, including the requirement to adhere to a memorandum as well as a suite of strategic engagement documents…
Public Audit Committee meeting date: 22 September 2022
“Scotland’s colleges 2022”
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "Good morning. The briefing notes that the number of students successfully completing their course and achieving a qualification has fallen…
Chamber meeting date: 20 September 2022
Tributes to Her Late Majesty the Queen
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "Her Majesty the Queen has been an inspiration to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth for 70 years. No monarch in modern history has had such an impact on either their nation or the world…
Votes
How Sharon Dowey has voted in Parliament
Find out how Sharon Dowey has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Result 28 for, 85 against, 0 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Result 21 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Result 48 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Result 50 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Result 27 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 16 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: 23 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the situation at Tarbolton Moss Landfill Site; what plans it has to clean up the site, and what negotiations it is having with all relevant stakeholders."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 5 October 2022
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 October 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07194 by Neil Gray on 16 March 2022, whether it will provide an update on the progress of protecting the properties in the care of Historic Environment Scotland that are reportedly being left to “gracefully die”."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 October 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06933 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 March 2022, whether it will provide updated figures of how many of the (a) laptops and (b) tablets due to be provided to school pupils in (i) South Ayrshire and (ii) East Ayrshire are yet to be delivered."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 October 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the creation of a fund for public artwork, fulfilling the SNP manifesto commitment, and when it anticipates that this will be in place."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 October 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of its Humanitarian Emergency Fund spending for the last 12 months."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 October 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-08830 by Keith Brown on 8 June 2022, whether it will provide an update on its plans to create a Peace Institute by 2022, and what the (a) location, (b) cost and (c) remit of this body will be."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 October 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what upgrades to the A77, excluding maintenance works, are planned for 2023."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 October 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on establishing a Percentage for the Arts scheme, and when it anticipates that this will be in place."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 October 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has determined what support will be given to the Scottish Council on Global Affairs in 2022-23."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Museums Galleries Scotland regarding the body's decision to pause its small grants programme."
Awaiting answer
See all of Sharon Dowey's written questions submitted in Parliament