Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill
Scottish Green Party · Scotland
“The statement refers to a shift towards bringing care closer to home, which we welcome. Figures that were published by Macmillan Cancer Support show that nearly a quarter of Scottish cancer patients lack specialist support. In my region, Edinburgh cancer centre improvements remain paused, due to constraints on capital funding.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“There is a list of projects that we have delivered in the past five years, there are projects under construction and there are projects in development. I should afford the member a very detailed response to her serious question, and I will do so in writing as soon as possible.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“I, too, refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests—I am a City of Edinburgh Council councillor. Families who are excluded from social security support due to immigration status are especially at risk of poverty.”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“Shirley-Anne Somerville: It is very important that we are exceptionally careful about any programme that is put in place for those who have no recourse to public funds. The last thing that the vast majority of us would want to do is to damage anyone’s immigration status and their journey through the immigration system.”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“In Scotland, the disability employment gap is about 50 per cent, which is a startling and harrowing statistic, and the gap for autistic folks is closer to 30 per cent. That shows that they are further marginalised through a lack of clear avenues of support in the community.”
Scottish Parliament17 June 2026Source ↗
“As Dawn Black mentioned, there has been an increase in the number of women with an ADHD diagnosis, due to testing and assessment having historically been geared towards young boys. ADHD might not be picked up among girls, because girls are less likely to have symptoms of hyperactivity.”
Scottish Parliament17 June 2026Source ↗