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Scottish Green Party
MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
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Scottish Green Party
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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 Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2026.
I am a Councillor for the City of Edinburgh Council (of City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ). I spend in the region of 25 hours per week on this role. Until 21 May 2026, I received remuneration of between £35,001 and £40,000 per annum which included an allowance for the Convener role. I currently receive remuneration of between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. The basic rate of the councillor salary is deducted from my MSP salary.
Until 8 May 2026, when I resigned following my election, I was a Regional Assistant to the Office of Lorna Slater MSP at the Scottish Parliament (of Edinburgh EH99 1SP). I spent 10 hours per week on this role and received remuneration of between £10,001 and £15,000 per annum.
Until 8 May 2026, when I resigned following my election, I was a Casework Assistant to the Office of Maggie Chapman MSP (of Panmure Street, Dundee DD1 2BW). I spent 12 hours per week on this role and received remuneration of between £10,001 and £15,000 per annum.
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I am an Ambassador of Capability Scotland.
I am an Ambassador of Euan’s Guide.
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 September 2026
2. Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it developed the four job families and pay scales for MSP staff, including the criteria used to weigh different functions within and between families, and when these will next be reviewed…
Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2026
Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "Acknowledging that people need a multiservice approach, how will organisations and those who support people who are affected by drugs and alcohol be consulted on public sector reform…
Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2026
Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "I thank Jackie Baillie for bringing this debate to the chamber to mark childhood cancer awareness month.The impact of cancer in young lives is more than medical. I agree with a lot of what has already been said…
Health, Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 23 September 2026
Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "My question is on disability and is for Gavin Macleod. Obviously, not everyone can walk…
Chamber meeting date: 17 September 2026
Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green): "I thank the Scottish Government for lodging the motion…
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Motion ref. S7M-01304.2
Submitted by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 99 for, 16 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.4
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 40 for, 65 against, 7 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304
Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Martyn Day, Alyn Smith
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 89 for, 22 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.3
Submitted by: Katherine Sangster, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 46 for, 53 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.1
Submitted by: David Kirkwood, South Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 15 for, 93 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 30 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with partners, relevant groups and communities regarding the rollout of bleed kits to community settings, including the timeline for that rollout."
Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 24 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will begin work on a Paediatric Long Term Conditions Framework."
Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 24 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will engage with specialist charities and clinicians in the development of a Paediatric Long Term Conditions Framework."
Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 4 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to ending corridor care in NHS Scotland, and, if so, whether it will set clear milestones, timelines and accountability mechanisms to ensure that people are no longer treated in corridors and other non-clinical spaces."
Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 4 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve whole-system patient flow, including through seven-day discharge services, increased social care capacity and shared responsibility across hospital departments, in addition to measures focused on redirecting patients from Emergency Departments."
Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 4 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine's recommendation that hospital bed occupancy should not exceed 85% in order to support safe patient flow and provide surge capacity, whether it will adopt 85% hospital bed occupancy as a national performance metric and, if so, what action it will take to support NHS…
Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 25 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether areas with greater Hospital at Home capacity have experienced improved performance in Emergency Departments, lower delayed discharge rates and lower hospital occupancy than areas with less capacity."
Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 25 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the expansion of Hospital at Home on waits of at least 12 hours in Emergency Departments over the last five years, in light of reports that waits have continued to rise, with more than 44,000 patients experiencing such a wait in 2026 to date, which is approximately 9,000…
Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 25 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the aim of Hospital at Home to reduce pressure on acute hospitals, what its response is to hospital occupancy and delayed discharge remaining at reportedly high levels."
Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 25 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that Hospital at Home, which it has promoted for several years, remains a key solution in resolving pressures on hospitals and, if so, what evidence it has that its expansion has delivered measurable improvements in Emergency Department performance."
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