Iain Gray
Scottish Labour
MSP for East Lothian (Constituency) 2007 - present day
Former MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands (Constituency) 1999 - 2003
About Iain Gray
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 01620 822711
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Contact at their Constituency
5a Mitchell's Close
Haddington
EH41 3NB
Phone: 01620 822711
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Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Cross-party groups
Iain is a member of 5 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Colleges and Universities
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Muscular Dystrophy
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Science and Technology
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Iain does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Iain has 2 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Education
Scottish Labour
Party Spokesperson on Skills
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Iain has had 8 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
10 January 2018 - 01 November 2018
Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee
Member
28 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Education and Skills Committee
Substitute Member
19 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Party Spokesperson on Opportunity
Scottish Labour
16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
Party Spokesperson on Education
Scottish Labour
28 June 2013 - 16 December 2014
Party Spokesperson on Finance
Scottish Labour
28 June 2013 - 16 December 2014
Party Spokesperson on Sustainable Growth
Scottish Labour
18 January 2012 - 03 September 2013
Conveners Group
Member
18 January 2012 - 03 September 2013
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member
Register of interests
Iain'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 Iain Gray. The date of the initial statement was 18 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
In January 2016 I received from Musselburgh Racecourse (of Linkfield Road, Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 7RG) two annual memberships of Musselburgh Racecourse for 2016 with a value of approximately £420. On 23 December 2016 I received from Musselburgh Racecourse two further annual memberships for the racecourse for 2017 with a value of approximately £440. In January 2018 I received from Musselburgh Racecourse two further annual memberships for the race course, value approximately £460. In January 2019 I received from Musselburgh Racecourse two further annual memberships for the race course, value approximately £420. In January 2020 I received from Musselburgh Racecourse two further annual memberships for the race course, valued at £420 including VAT, individually the badges are priced at £210. [Amended interest 23 December 2016, Amended interest 16 January 2018, Amended interest 23 January 2019, Amended interest 6 February 2020].
Overseas visits
From 11 to 14 November 2018 I visited Bosnia as part of a delegation organised by Remembering Srebrenica Scotland. Costs, which were £627, were met by Remembering Srebrenica (Scotland) (a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) No SCO46540 of Turcan Connell Solicitors Princes Exchange Earl Grey Street Edinburgh EH3 9EE). [Registered 22 November 2018]
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am the Chair of the J.P Mackintosh memorial lecture East Lothian Committee. I receive no remuneration for this role.
On 23 September 2013 I became a Director and Chair of the Hibernian Community Foundation, a charitable organisation. This post is voluntary and without remuneration.
I am a member of Unite The Union.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Iain Gray 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: 9 December 2020
Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab): "I rise to support the motion and to move the amendment in my name…
Education and Skills Committee meeting date: 9 December 2020
Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab): "On previous occasions when the minister has met the committee, we have discussed the group of pupils who will not be able to benefit from 1,140 hours of funded ELC: those who defer primary 1 entry…
Chamber meeting date: 8 December 2020
Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab): "In my view, the decisions that have been taken make sense. However, yet again, they have been made very late. Students are already returning home, and many have had to do so unsure—until now—of how or whether they would be able to return…
Chamber meeting date: 3 December 2020
Strategic Framework Business Fund
3. Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to the strategic framework business fund. (S5O-04819)"
Chamber meeting date: 3 December 2020
Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab): "On the international day of people with disabilities, we should remember that people with learning disabilities are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus, as their death rate is more than six times higher than that of the population as a whole…
Votes
How Iain Gray has voted in Parliament
Find out how Iain Gray has voted recently.
Responding to Parliamentary Will and Calls for Clarity in Education
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 61 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Economy
Submitted by: Maurice Golden, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 7, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Responding to Parliamentary Will and Calls for Clarity in Education
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 7, 2020
Supported by: Michelle Ballantyne
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 59 for, 4 against, 61 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 95 for, 25 against, 1 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Economy
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Supported by: Kate Forbes, Fiona Hyslop, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 71 for, 31 against, 22 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Iain Gray in Parliament
Find out what motions Iain Gray has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Iain Gray 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: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how leaving the EU will impact on East Lothian."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Children’s Commissioner will provide oversight of the review of the appeals system to ensure that the rights of young people are upheld."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the SQA will publish any moderation methodology that will be used for the 2021 assessment process before pupils take part in it."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it will use to determine whether the 2021 exam diet will go ahead."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the SQA will offer clear insight regarding how it awards grades and the equity of its processes."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the impact of pupils self-isolating on the fairness of assessments in 2021."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will advise pupils, teachers, parents and school staff regarding whether exams will go ahead in 2021."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that pupils (a) who have had to self-isolate and (b) whose teachers have had to self-isolate are not disadvantaged by the 2021 assessment process."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what research it has carried out on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with Down’s syndrome, and whether the mortality risk from the virus for people with this condition is higher than that for the general population."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 7 December 2020
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how many East Lothian planning appeals Reporters have considered and how many decisions made by the local planning authority were overturned, in each year since 2016 to date, and how these figures compared with the Scottish average."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 3 December 2020
See all of Iain Gray's written questions submitted in Parliament