Jenny Gilruth
Scottish National Party
MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Constituency) 2016 - present day
About Jenny Gilruth
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
X (previously known as Twitter): @jennygilruth
Facebook: Jenny's facebook
Contact at local office
12 Commercial Street
Markinch
KY7 6DE
Phone: 01592 764815
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Jenny is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Jenny is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Jenny has 1 parliamentary and government role
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
Jenny does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Jenny has had 13 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
24 January 2022 - 30 March 2023
Minister for Transport
Scottish Government
19 May 2021 - 24 January 2022
Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
Scottish Government
18 February 2020 - 19 May 2021
Minister for Europe and International Development
Scottish Government
25 September 2019 - 19 February 2020
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
19 April 2018 - 19 February 2020
Justice Committee
Member
06 September 2018 - 19 February 2020
Education and Skills Committee
Member
07 September 2016 - 19 February 2020
Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
30 March 2017 - 06 September 2018
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
14 June 2016 - 28 June 2018
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Scottish Government
30 March 2017 - 19 April 2018
Health and Sport Committee
Member
06 September 2016 - 30 March 2017
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 06 September 2016
Education and Skills Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 06 September 2016
Public Audit Committee
Member
Register of interests
Jenny'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 Jenny Gilruth. The date of their initial statement was 17 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
I published a book with Harper Collins Publishers (a publishing firm of 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF). I expect to receive remuneration of up to £500 per annum. This remuneration represents royalties for a text book written prior to my election and I do not expect to undertake any publishing work during this session.
Gifts
No registrable interests.
Overseas visits
No registrable interests.
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests.
Heritable property
No registrable interests.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests.
Voluntary
I am registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Jenny Gilruth 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: 11 June 2024
International Students (Immigration Rules)
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Jenny Gilruth): "International students play a crucial role socially, culturally and economically in Scotland, and it is important that we continue to do everything that we can to welcome them to live, study and work in Scotland…
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2024
Child Poverty
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Jenny Gilruth): "Will the member give way?"
Chamber meeting date: 6 June 2024
Additional Support for Learning (Presumption of Mainstreaming)
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Jenny Gilruth): "I welcome the Education, Children and Young People Committee’s report on additional support for learning, and I am grateful to everyone who contributed to the committee’s inquiry and gave evidence to inform that important work…
Chamber meeting date: 6 June 2024
Education (Modern Foreign Languages)
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Jenny Gilruth): "The Scottish Government is committed to language learning in our schools, which is why, since 2013, we have provided local authorities and third sector partners with funding of more than £50 million to support the implementation of the one-plus-two languages approach. A 2021 survey of local authorities confirmed that pupils across Scotland are now…
Chamber meeting date: 6 June 2024
Violence in Schools (National Plan for Action)
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Jenny Gilruth): "As Ms McCall will be aware, since I made the announcement in November, I have been working with members of the Scottish advisory group on relationships and behaviour in schools to develop the national action plan…
Votes
How Jenny Gilruth has voted in Parliament
Find out how Jenny Gilruth has voted recently.
Scottish Government Priorities: Investing in Scotland’s Public Services
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 13, 2024
Result 24 for, 81 against, 0 abstained, 24 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Investing in Scotland’s Public Services
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 13, 2024
Result 45 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Investing in Scotland’s Public Services
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Supported by: Neil Gray, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 13, 2024
Result 61 for, 46 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Result 29 for, 79 against, 1 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Result 29 for, 81 against, 1 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Jenny Gilruth in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Jenny Gilruth has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 February 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Independent Care Review is making."
Answered by Maree Todd on 5 February 2020
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports inclusive growth in the Mid Fife and Glenrothes constituency."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress to establish the public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Sheku Bayoh."
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2020
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in reducing youth unemployment through the Developing the Young Workforce Programme."
Answered by John Swinney on 19 December 2019
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the WASPI campaign."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent figures from The Trussell Trust showing that thousands of three-day emergency food parcels have been handed out in Fife this year."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 November 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling poverty and inequality."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 October 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government when figures showing local authority and school level spend of Pupil Equity Funding in 2018-19 will be published."
Answered by John Swinney on 31 October 2019
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 October 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government when the findings of the independent jury research that it commissioned will be published."
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 October 2019
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 October 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it is providing to EU citizens to stay in Scotland ahead of 31 October."
Awaiting answer
See all of Jenny Gilruth's questions submitted in Parliament