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
Text relay calls welcome.
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
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 19 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
08 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Education and Culture Committee
Substitute Member
16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
Party Spokesperson on Education
Scottish Labour
03 September 2013 - 08 January 2015
Finance Committee
Substitute Member
28 June 2013 - 16 December 2014
Party Spokesperson on Employment
Scottish Labour
19 September 2012 - 03 September 2013
Welfare Reform Committee
Member
18 January 2012 - 03 September 2013
Public Audit Committee
Convener
18 January 2012 - 03 September 2013
Conveners Group
Member
18 January 2012 - 03 September 2013
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member
22 December 2011 - 18 January 2012
Public Audit Committee
Member
13 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
Party Leader
Scottish Labour
17 September 2007 - 16 September 2008
Party Spokesperson on Finance
Scottish Labour
13 June 2007 - 20 September 2007
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
09 May 2002 - 01 May 2003
Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning
Scottish Government
28 November 2001 - 09 May 2002
Minister for Social Justice
Scottish Government
02 November 2000 - 28 November 2001
Deputy Minister for Justice
Scottish Government
19 May 1999 - 02 November 2000
Deputy Minister for Community Care
Scottish Government
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 their 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 a member of Unite The Union.
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.
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: 24 February 2021
Class Sizes (Multilevel Teaching)
Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab): "If we are to reduce class sizes and the prevalence of multilevel teaching, we need the new cohort of teachers entering the profession in the next school year, but their training will have been disrupted through the disruption to their teaching practices. What support is being provided to them to help them as they enter the profession?"
Chamber meeting date: 24 February 2021
Local Government Funding
Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab): "Fair funding for local government has been something that Scottish Labour has campaigned on throughout the entire term of the Parliament, so we welcome the debate today, short though it is, and the motion in Annie Wells’s name…
Chamber meeting date: 17 February 2021
Education
Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab): "As we come to the end of the parliamentary session, it is worth reflecting—as Willie Rennie did—on what the Parliament said about such issues at the start of the session…
Education and Skills Committee meeting date: 17 February 2021
Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Iain Gray: "These amendments are designed to reflect evidence that the committee heard not about the redress scheme but about the advance payment scheme…
Chamber meeting date: 10 February 2021
Covid-19 (Travel to Vaccination Hubs)
7. Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab): "To ask the First Minister how far people should be expected to travel to attend a vaccination appointment at a Covid-19 vaccination hub. (S5F-04800)"
Votes
How Iain Gray has voted in Parliament
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Budget (Scotland) (No.5) Bill
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 25, 2021
Result 88 for, 31 against, 5 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Budget (Scotland) (No.5) Bill
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 25, 2021
Result 53 for, 62 against, 10 abstained, 4 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Budget (Scotland) (No.5) Bill
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 25, 2021
Result 22 for, 60 against, 41 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Scottish Rate Resolution
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 25, 2021
Result 88 for, 1 against, 35 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Fair Funding for Local Government
Submitted by: Aileen Campbell, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Result 65 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Iain Gray in Parliament
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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: 24 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met East Lothian Council and what was discussed."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to prioritising COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers in the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation (JCVI) priority groups 5 to 9, and whether it has held discussions with the JCVI regarding this."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding for the delivery of new affordable homes was allocated to East Lothian in each year since 2016-17, and how this compares with the local authority area average in each year."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 16 February 2021
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the safe restart of meaningful indoor visiting at care homes, and when it expects this to resume."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of households in East Lothian have access to superfast broadband, and how this compares with the average for local authority areas in (a) the Lothians and (b) Scotland."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Universities Scotland regarding the (a) future of Erasmus and (b) participation of institutions from Scotland in the proposed Turing scheme, which aims to replace participation in Erasmus."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 5 February 2021
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) the UK Government, (b) the European Commission and (c) Universities Scotland regarding how students from Scotland might continue to participate in the Erasmus scheme, similar to students from Northern Ireland, and what funding it could provide toward this."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 5 February 2021
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the proposed Turing scheme, which aims to replace participation in Erasmus."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 5 February 2021
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many students from Scotland have participated in the Erasmus scheme in each of the last five years."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 5 February 2021
Asked by: Gray, Iain, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 February 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on public awareness campaigns to promote section 1 of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act 2019 between (a) 1 November 2019 and 6 November 2020 and (b) 7 November 2020 to date."
Awaiting answer
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