MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West (Region)
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Scottish Labour
MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
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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: 7 October 2026
Jenny Young (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Lab): "This morning, I met staff at First Adventures Nurseries in Linlithgow, who told me of the impact of the loss of cross-boundary placements on the nursery and families in the community…
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2026
9. Jenny Young (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of its public service reform agenda on funding for third sector organisations. (S7O-00365)"
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
Jenny Young (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Lab): "This is deeply worrying news for my constituents in Grangemouth, and my thoughts are with the workers at Syngenta and the wider community…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
Jenny Young (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Lab): "This is deeply worrying news for my constituents in Grangemouth, and my thoughts are with the workers at Syngenta and the wider community…
Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 6 October 2026
Jenny Young (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Lab): "I will pick up on the issue of non-competitive funding. Will local cultural organisations decide how the money is divvied up? Who else will be part of that process?"
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Motion ref. S7M-01517.1
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 96 for, 13 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.3
Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 35 for, 74 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 70 for, 37 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.2
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 65 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01460.5
Submitted by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Result 21 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Disagreed
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Motion ref. S7M-01273
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: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether any pilot schemes are currently in place to provide additional childcare support for children aged between nine and 23 months, and whether it has any plans to introduce any such pilot schemes in West Lothian."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when its consultation on childcare will open and conclude."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what form the proposed additional childcare for children aged nine months referenced in its Programme for Government will take, and whether it expects this support to be equivalent to the value of between £1,400 and £11,000 committed to in the 2026 Scottish National Party manifesto."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to introduce funded childcare for children aged between nine and 23 months, and whether this will be implemented before or after the introduction of funded childcare for primary school-age children, as announced in its Programme for Government."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25172 by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2024, whether it will provide the complete figures for each year since 2012-13."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alyn Smith on 2 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the national funding strategy for tertiary education, skills and apprenticeships, as required under the Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Act 2026."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 30 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of its public service reform agenda on funding for third sector organisations."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 15 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 28 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a binding duty on local authorities to provide cross-boundary funded childcare placements in the current parliamentary session."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 15 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 28 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to revise the existing provisions on cross-boundary funded childcare placements set out in the Early learning and childcare: statutory guidance - July 2021 as part of the reforms to childcare announced in its Programme for Government."
Asked by: Jenny Young, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 15 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 28 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings it has had with COSLA to discuss the issue of local authorities ceasing the provision of cross-boundary funded childcare placements in the current calendar year, and on what date or dates those meetings took place."