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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Foysol Choudhury

Independent

MSP for Lothian (Region) 2025 - present day

Scottish Labour

Former MSP for Lothian (Region) 2021 - 2025

About Foysol Choudhury

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @FoysolChoudhury

Facebook: Foysol's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6761
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Phone: 0131 348 6761
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Foysol is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Foysol is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Foysol does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Foysol does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Foysol has had 6 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

31 May 2021 - 26 September 2025

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Culture

Scottish Labour

31 May 2021 - 26 September 2025

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Europe

Scottish Labour

31 May 2021 - 26 September 2025

Deputy Party Spokesperson on International Development

Scottish Labour

25 April 2023 - 02 September 2025

Member

31 January 2024 - 03 September 2024

Member

17 June 2021 - 25 April 2023

Member

Register of interests

Foysol'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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Foysol Choudhury 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: 26 June 2025

Decision Time

Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app did not refresh. Will you check whether my vote went through? If it did not, I would have voted yes."

Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025

Gaza (Humanitarian Aid)

Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "Conditions in Gaza are appalling, with 470,000 people facing catastrophic hunger and reports of desperate Gazans being shot while trying to access life-saving aid…

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 25 June 2025

Rape Charges (Under-16s) (PE2064)

Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "You have provided us with updated information. What factors are driving the increase?"

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2025

Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My voting app is displaying an error message. Can I check that my vote was registered? I would have voted yes."

Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025

Professor Sir Geoff Palmer

Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "Last week, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer, Scotland’s first black professor, passionate advocate for equality, and my friend, passed away…

Votes

How Foysol Choudhury has voted in Parliament

Find out how Foysol Choudhury has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16789

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025

Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16892

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16960

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16942

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP abstained

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16923

Scotland – A Fair Trade Nation

Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Foysol Choudhury has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6W-37589

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 14 May 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36792 by Jenni Minto on 7 May 2025, how much funding it has allocated to expanding access to diabetes technology for people with type 1 diabetes in the financial year 2025-26, broken down by NHS board."

Question reference: S6W-37588

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 14 May 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) adults and (b) children with type 1 diabetes it expects to onboard to closed-loop systems in 2025."

Question reference: S6F-04110

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 19 May 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

"To ask the First Minister, in light of recent reported incidents, how the Scottish Government is working to prevent knife crime."

Question reference: S6W-36792

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 10 April 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to provide additional financial support for NHS boards to allow more adults with type 1 diabetes access to closed-loop systems."

Question reference: S6W-36657

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 8 April 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 6 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to NHS boards to ensure that patients currently on a waiting list are able to access the new digital dermatology pathway."

Question reference: S6W-36655

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 8 April 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 29 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its NHS Scotland operational improvement plan, what assessment it has made of the impact of the digital dermatology pathway on waiting times for patients currently waiting to see a dermatologist."

Question reference: S6W-36656

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 8 April 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with NHS boards to better inform patients of how long they will be waiting after being referred to see a dermatologist."

Question reference: S6O-04587

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 23 April 2025

Question reference: S6W-36471

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 3 April 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 22 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the projected funding gap of £457 million for Integration Joint Boards on its goal of preventative healthcare."

Question reference: S6W-36470

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 2 April 2025

Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 22 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its target to increase the amount of heating and cooling supplied by heat networks, what recent discussions ministers have had with the UK Government regarding the affordability of heat networks for consumers."

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