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MSP for Lothian (Region) 2025 - present day
Scottish Labour
Former MSP for Lothian (Region) 2021 - 2025
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
31 May 2021 - 26 September 2025
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 26 September 2025
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 26 September 2025
Scottish Labour
25 April 2023 - 02 September 2025
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31 January 2024 - 03 September 2024
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17 June 2021 - 25 April 2023
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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: 26 June 2025
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
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
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "You have provided us with updated information. What factors are driving the increase?"
Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2025
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
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab): "Last week, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer, Scotland’s first black professor, passionate advocate for equality, and my friend, passed away…
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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
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
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
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
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
Find out what motions Foysol Choudhury has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 23 April 2025
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."
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."
See all of Foysol Choudhury's questions submitted in Parliament