MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Email: [email protected]
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Scottish Labour
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
Scottish Labour
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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 Joe Long. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2026.
Until 8 May 2026, when I resigned, I worked as Director of Practice and Innovation for Scottish Autism, a charity and third sector service provider (of Hilton House, Whins Road, Alloa FK13 3SA). I spent 37 hours per week on this role. I received remuneration of between £95,001 and £100,000, which included a vehicle allowance, and the use of a laptop and mobile phone. I took unpaid leave in the final weeks of the election campaign. On 28 May 2026 I received a final payment of £1,661.39 in lieu of accrued annual leave.
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I am a member of the Fabian Society.
I am a member of the Co-operative party.
I am a member of the Labour Campaign for International Development.
I am a member of the Scottish Midland Co-operative Society (Scotmid).
I am a member of UNISON trade union.
I am a member of the British Association of Slavonic and East European Studies.
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: 8 October 2026
Joe Long (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "Hospice care sits within a wider ecosystem of palliative care. Marie Curie estimates that one Scot in three who dies has unmet palliative care needs…
Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2026
8. Joe Long (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will match the United Kingdom Government’s £10 million commitment for defence technical excellence colleges, to create the possibility of two such hubs in Scotland to support skills and economic development…
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2026
Joe Long (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests…
Health, Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 7 October 2026
Joe Long (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "I will park my question on capital spending—we might come back to that issue—because it seems as though we are moving towards the issue of budget tagging, which a few of us want to ask about…
Health, Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 30 September 2026
Joe Long (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): "On the question of training, knowledge and skills, we have heard about the need for the wider workforce to understand end-of-life and palliative care, and you talked about the need for confidence and competence on the part of the wider workforce…
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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 not voted
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 not voted
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 not voted
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 not voted
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
This MSP has not made any contributions yet. Information will be added here when available.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Joe Long, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements it has put in place to ensure that private and voluntary organisations delivering social care services are directly involved in its current three-month programme of intensive dialogue on social care reform, and which organisations have been invited to participate."
Asked by: Joe Long, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it is undertaking with people who receive social care services, and with their families and unpaid carers, as part of its current three-month programme of intensive dialogue on social care reform, and how the views of those groups are being incorporated into the development of reform proposals."
Asked by: Joe Long, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what specific areas of social care reform are within the scope of its current three-month programme of intensive engagement, and which are outwith its scope."
Asked by: Joe Long, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 19 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to report on the outcome of its current three-month programme of intensive engagement on social care reform, and what further consultation will take place before any resulting changes are implemented."
Asked by: Joe Long, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 30 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will match the UK Government's £10 million commitment for Defence Technical Excellence Colleges, to create the possibility of two such hubs in Scotland to support skills and economic development."
Asked by: Joe Long, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 16 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how informal exclusion from education among young learners with additional support needs is being recorded and addressed, for example, those neurodivergent young people who are unable to attend school regularly or are on part-time timetables."
Asked by: Joe Long, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 20 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its latest assessment is of vacancy rates for consultant psychiatrist posts across NHS Scotland, and what impact current levels of vacancies are having on patient (a) care and (b) safety, workforce sustainability and service delivery."
Asked by: Joe Long, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 20 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what, if any, plans it has to introduce a phased transition towards ensuring that all locum consultant psychiatrist posts are held by doctors on the General Medical Council Specialist Register, including support for existing locum doctors to obtain the necessary qualifications and remain within the NHS workforce."
Asked by: Joe Long, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 20 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce national guidance on which clinicians are entitled to use the title “consultant psychiatrist”, including in locum roles, and when any such guidance will be issued to NHS boards…
Asked by: Joe Long, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 17 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 3 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the UK Foundation medical training programme, what information it has regarding whether (a) any reserve list places are being made available in Scotland to applicants and (b) the full quota of places in Scotland, including the 72 additional places previously announced, has been made available to eligible…