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Martyn Day

Scottish National Party

MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow (Constituency)

About Martyn Day

Contact details

Contact online

Website: martyndaysnp.org

X (previously known as Twitter): @x.com/MartynDaySNP

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6273
Text relay calls welcome.

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish National Party
MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

Martyn Day is a member of 2 committees

Climate Action Committee

Member

Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee

Member

Cross-party groups

Martyn Day is a member of 1 cross-party group

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on India

Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Martyn Day does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Martyn Day does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Martyn Day does not have any previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

Register of interests

Martyn Day'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 Martyn Day. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

Until 7 May 2026, when I resigned, I was a caseworker for Gordon Macdonald MSP (of 9 Kingsknowe Park, Edinburgh, EH14 2JQ). I spent around 20 hours per week on this role. I received remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum. I received a final salary payment of £522.99 on 31 May 2026.

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

On 19-21 June, I attended the Free Iran Summit in Paris, France. My attendance was paid for by Alliance for Public Awareness, Union House, 111 New Union Street, Coventry CV1 2NT, at a cost of £438 for the flight and £411 for accommodation and food. [Registered 7 July 2026]

I am Co-chair of the Scottish Independence Convention.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Martyn Day 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.

Artificial Intelligence Data Centres (Planning Guidance)

Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026

Martyn Day (Falkirk East and Linlithgow) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what urgent action it is taking to bring forward planning guidance on AI data centres in order to enable local authorities to fully and properly assess their impact on local communities and the environment. (S7O-00126)"

Interests

Climate Action Committee meeting date: 25 June 2026

Martyn Day (Falkirk East and Linlithgow) (SNP): "I have no relevant interests to declare."

Grangemouth (Sustainable Aviation Fuel)

Chamber meeting date: 23 June 2026

Martyn Day (Falkirk East and Linlithgow) (SNP): "The Labour Government has announced £219 million for sustainable aviation fuel, a key transition option for the Grangemouth site, which produced jet fuel for all of Scotland before it was betrayed and shut down…

Interests

Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee meeting date: 23 June 2026

Martyn Day (Falkirk East and Linlithgow) (SNP): "I am going to sound really boring because I have got no registrable interests, but I will do my level best to make my contributions a bit more exciting."

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee meeting date: 23 June 2026

Martyn Day: "I am grateful, convener, for your explanation of the process. As a new member, this is the first time that I have had to look at the legislative consent process, so I put on the record that I think that you made the correct call at the beginning…

Votes

How Martyn Day has voted in Parliament

Find out how Martyn Day has voted recently.

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469

Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 89 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.3

Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Supported by: Kate Nevens
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 16 for, 104 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.5

Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Supported by: James Adams
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 26 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.1

Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 26 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.2

Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 65 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Martyn Day has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S7W-02180

Asked by: Martyn Day, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 30 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of changes to the Motability Scheme on the accessibility of the Accessible Vehicles and Equipment Scheme (AVES) to disabled people in Scotland."

Question reference: S7W-02217

Asked by: Martyn Day, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 3 August 2026

Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how its investment in homelessness prevention and alcohol and drug services will improve access to integrated mental health and addiction support for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, including during evenings and weekends, and what action it is taking to ensure that any such support is provided…

Question reference: S7W-02179

Asked by: Martyn Day, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 30 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support Motability customers in receipt of Social Security Scotland benefits who are affected by the changes to the Motability Scheme."

Question reference: S7W-02594

Asked by: Martyn Day, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 19 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that its recruitment, workplace attendance and location policies support equitable access to employment opportunities for people living in all parts of Scotland."

Question reference: S7W-02589

Asked by: Martyn Day, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 19 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact on electricity consumers in Scotland of UK Government financing arrangements for new nuclear power stations elsewhere in Great Britain, including the regulated asset base model."

Question reference: S7W-01909

Asked by: Martyn Day, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 22 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 19 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the (a) depot, (b) grid and (c) charging infrastructure required to support the next phase of zero-emission bus deployment, including the role of Scottish manufacturers and supply chains, such as Alexander Dennis."

Question reference: S7W-01910

Asked by: Martyn Day, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 22 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 19 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the (a) whole-life cost, (b) infrastructure reliability and (c) operational risk of applying different zero-emission technologies to public-sector fleets, including refuse vehicles, buses, highway vehicles and depot-based vans, and how lessons from recent fleet deployments, including…

Question reference: S7W-01911

Asked by: Martyn Day, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 22 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 19 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) network operators, (b) local authorities and (c) fleet infrastructure providers regarding mapping future power demand from (i) bus depots, (ii) logistics sites, (iii) local authority depots and (iv) public-sector fleet locations."

Question reference: S7W-02085

Asked by: Martyn Day, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 27 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 18 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering any reforms to Permitted Development Rights to support the faster deployment of mobile telecommunications networks across Scotland."

Question reference: S7W-02510

Asked by: Martyn Day, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 17 August 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to implement the financial inclusion priority within the revised Dormant Assets Policy Direction Framework, and what role it anticipates credit unions and community finance providers will play in improving access to affordable credit."