MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West (Region)
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The Scottish Parliament
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EH99 1SP
Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
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Scottish Labour
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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 Young. The date of their initial statement was 10 June 2026.
Until 7 May 2026, when I resigned, I worked full-time as a Research Assistant in the office of Michael Marra MSP at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP. The remuneration I received was between £35,001 and £40,000. I received one final payment of £773.30 on 31 May 2026.
On 12 August 2026, my husband and I attended the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo as guests of Vodafone Ltd, a telecommunications and digital services provider (of The Speechmark, 114 Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0BE). The total cost of the tickets and hospitality, provided by Vodafone Ltd, was £720.
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I was previously a member of Educational Institute of Scotland from 2017 to 2023.
I am a registered teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
I have been a member of GMB Scotland since 2023.
I am a member of a church which is part of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.
A close family member is a registered teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland and a member of SSTA.
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 September 2026
Jenny Young (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its proposal to reduce the number of national health service boards as part of its public service reform programme, what assurances it can provide that staffing and support for mental health and neurodevelopmental services will not be adversely affected. (S7O-00195)"
Chamber meeting date: 8 September 2026
Jenny Young (Central Scot and Lothians West) (Lab): "Illegal e-bikes are indeed blighting communities across West Lothian, with many residents feeling unsafe in their local spaces and parks and, as Pauline Stafford said, around the bings…
Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 8 September 2026
Jenny Young (Central Scot and Lothians West) (Lab): "My area of questioning is a mixture of looking back and looking forward. The previous session of the Parliament was marked by several significant pieces of legislation that ran into issues…
Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 8 September 2026
Jenny Young: "I associate myself entirely with the convener’s remarks. So often, it is the staff on the ground who are most hurt by such things, and it is a leadership issue…
Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026
Jenny Young (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Lab): "In the nearly 10 years since the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 was passed, we have heard a lot about the eradication of child poverty and about a defining mission and a moral purpose, but we must face a hard truth: we are not going to eradicate child poverty by 2030. We are not even going to meet the targets that were agreed to in 2017. The…
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Motion ref. S7M-01084.1
Submitted by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK . Date lodged: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Result 17 for, 102 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01084.4
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Supported by: Carol Mochan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Result 24 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01084.3
Submitted by: Kate Nevens, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Supported by: Maggie Chapman
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Result 92 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01084
Submitted by: Simita Kumar, Edinburgh South Western, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Supported by: Neil Gray, Kirsten Oswald, Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Result 92 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01084.2
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Result 27 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 9 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the 2026 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) statistics."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 2 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its proposal to reduce the number of NHS boards as part of its public service reform programme, what assurances it can provide that staffing and support for mental health and neurodevelopmental services will not be adversely affected."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 7 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Kirsten Oswald on 31 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a timescale for the Scottish Land Court taking on jurisdiction for outdoor access cases under sections 14 and 28 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, as provided for in the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 18 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people aged (i) under 19 and (ii) 19 to 24 in further education did not complete their course in each year since 2017-18, and what information it holds regarding the reasons for this."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 18 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many schools use the Gatsby Benchmarks to assess their careers guidance provision, and what the average benchmark score achieved is."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 18 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what tools are used by schools to identify pupils at risk of having the status of not being in employment, education or training (NEET)."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 18 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of (i) 16- to 18-, (ii) 19- to 21- and (iii) 22- to 24-year-olds have not completed their apprenticeship in each year since 2018."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 18 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) 16- to 18-, (b) 19- to 21- and (c) 22- to 24-year-olds started apprenticeships in each year since 2018,"
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 18 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of secondary school pupils eligible for free school meals has been recorded as being persistently absent from school in each year since 2017-18, and what analysis it has commissioned or carried out on the impact that this might have on the likelihood of them subsequently having the status of being…
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of young people in receipt of Child Disability Payment transferred to Adult Disability Payment after they turned 16, in each of the last five years."