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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 January 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Jenny Gilruth): "Schools ensure that children develop physical literacy skills with physical education, activity and sport embedded in the curriculum framework…
Chamber meeting date: 9 January 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Jenny Gilruth): "The Scottish Government’s gender equality task force in education and learning asserts that all girls and young women should have a gender-equal experience of education in an environment that is free from sexism, sexual harassment and violence…
Chamber meeting date: 9 January 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Jenny Gilruth): "It is the statutory responsibility of local authorities to manage their school estate, and the Scottish Government expects them to focus on ensuring that, in estate planning, learning environments recognise the needs of pupils with additional support needs. Through our £2 billion learning estate investment programme, dedicated ASN spaces will be…
Chamber meeting date: 9 January 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Jenny Gilruth): "The Scottish Government has accepted the findings of the SQA’s 2024 higher history review, which was an operational matter for the SQA…
Chamber meeting date: 9 January 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Jenny Gilruth): "Figures published last month show that, nationally, 40.5 per cent of school-age children were recorded as having an additional support need in 2024…
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Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 20, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Result 52 for, 72 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 46 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 88 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 116 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Michael Marra, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 24 for, 64 against, 28 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Jenny Gilruth has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 February 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Independent Care Review is making."
Answered by Maree Todd on 5 February 2020
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports inclusive growth in the Mid Fife and Glenrothes constituency."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2020
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress to establish the public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Sheku Bayoh."
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2020
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in reducing youth unemployment through the Developing the Young Workforce Programme."
Answered by John Swinney on 19 December 2019
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the WASPI campaign."
Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2020
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent figures from The Trussell Trust showing that thousands of three-day emergency food parcels have been handed out in Fife this year."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2019
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 November 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling poverty and inequality."
Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2019
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 October 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government when figures showing local authority and school level spend of Pupil Equity Funding in 2018-19 will be published."
Answered by John Swinney on 31 October 2019
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 October 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government when the findings of the independent jury research that it commissioned will be published."
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 October 2019
Asked by: Gilruth, Jenny, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 October 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it is providing to EU citizens to stay in Scotland ahead of 31 October."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2019
See all of Jenny Gilruth's questions submitted in Parliament