Jenny Marra
Scottish Labour
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2011 - present day
About Jenny Marra
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6427
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Office 5/2
Whitehall House
33 Yeaman Shore
Dundee
DD1 4BJ
Phone: 01382 202584
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Jenny is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Jenny is a member of 4 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cancer
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Human Trafficking
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Improving Scotland’s Health: 2021 and Beyond
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Jenny has 2 parliamentary and government roles
Conveners Group
Member
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member
Party Roles
Jenny does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Jenny has had 18 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
16 June 2016 - 05 March 2020
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Member
29 September 2016 - 09 January 2018
Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Substitute Member
28 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
16 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Public Audit Committee
Convener
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Public Audit Committee
Member
19 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Party Spokesperson on Equality
Scottish Labour
16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish Labour
16 December 2014 - 19 August 2015
Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Labour
19 September 2012 - 08 January 2015
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Substitute Member
10 July 2013 - 16 December 2014
Party Spokesperson on Youth Employment
Scottish Labour
10 July 2013 - 16 December 2014
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Finance
Scottish Labour
10 January 2012 - 03 September 2013
Justice Committee
Deputy Convener
20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Community Safety
Scottish Labour
20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Justice
Scottish Labour
25 April 2012 - 19 September 2012
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
22 December 2011 - 10 January 2012
Justice Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 21 December 2011
Education and Culture Committee
Member
Register of interests
Jenny'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 Jenny Marra. The date of their initial statement was 07 June 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
From January 2016 until the dissolution of Parliament on 23 March 2016 I was in receipt of the services of an intern who was working in my office for 2 days a week. The intern scheme is Scottish Government funded but administered through Inclusion Scotland (a consortium of organisations of disabled people and disabled individuals of 2nd Floor, Hayweight House, 23 Lauriston Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DQ). The value of this support was £1876.88.
Overseas visits
On 14 to 17 September 2015, I visited Bosnia as part of a delegation organised by the charitable initiative Remembering Srebrenicia, which is a project of the charity Ummah Help (of Newland House, 2nd Floor, 137-139 Hagley Road, Birmingham, B16 8UA). The visit was part of the ‘Lessons from Srebrenica’ educational visits programme. The costs of the visit were met by Remembering Srebrenicia and amounted to £428 for flights and £186.41 for other costs including accommodation, food and transport during the visit, with a total cost of £614.41.
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own a house in the Dundee City Council area with a market value of between £250,001 and £300,000. I acquired this property in November 2015 and until 22 January 2016 used this property as a residential home. I receive a gross rental income from this property of between £5,001 and £10,000 a year.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of Community the Union.
I received two tickets to attend the Open golf tournament on 20 July 2018 as a guest of the organisers with a monetary value of £150 each. [Registered 15 August 2018]
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) makes a regular contribution, amounting to £2,004 annually, to support my political campaigning. The funds are paid to The Scottish Labour Party and are accounted for in its return to the Electoral Commission.
I am a member of the Communication Workers Union.
I am a member of Amnesty International.
I am a member of GMB.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Jenny Marra 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.
Meeting of the Commission meeting date: 15 January 2021
Spring Budget Revision 2020-21 (Budget Adjustment)
Jenny Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. I will ask about the savings in annual wellness checks. It is stated in paragraph 30 that Audit Scotland’s savings of £0.5 million include savings on annual wellness checks for its staff…
Meeting of the Commission meeting date: 15 January 2021
Jenny Marra: "In paragraph 10 of its budget proposal, Audit Scotland states that it will “hold the increase in our management contingency, allocating it transparently as we invest in skills and capacity throughout the year…
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee meeting date: 14 January 2021
“The 2019/20 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts”
The Convener: "Item 2 is consideration of the section 22 report “The 2019/20 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts”…
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee meeting date: 14 January 2021
Decision on Taking Business in Private
The Convener (Jenny Marra): "Good morning, and welcome to the first meeting in 2021 of the Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. I have received apologies from Neil Bibby MSP. Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking business in private…
Chamber meeting date: 30 December 2020
Jenny Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I do not think that my vote on the motion as amended was recorded. The app did not connect and although I tried to make a point of order through the chat function, I think that it was the wrong one…
Votes
How Jenny Marra has voted in Parliament
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Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 30 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Nicola Sturgeon, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Supported by: Michael Russell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 92 for, 30 against, 1 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Supported by: Anas Sarwar
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 94 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 21, 2020
Supported by: Jenny Gilruth, Michael Russell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Result 117 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Result 33 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Jenny Marra in Parliament
Find out what motions Jenny Marra has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Jenny Marra has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Marra, Jenny, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with third sector organisations in Dundee working in the field of drug addiction."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Marra, Jenny, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government on what dates it has met the Interim Director of Mental Health at NHS Tayside in the last year, and whether it will publish the minutes."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Marra, Jenny, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the level of funding provided to charities supporting victims of human trafficking in April 2019 is sufficient to make evidence-based interruptions to the criminal supply chain active in human trafficking, and whether it has plans to renew and broaden the funding and scope of action once the…
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2020
Asked by: Marra, Jenny, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what work is being done to understand the critical enablers that facilitate human trafficking in Scotland and to identify access points used by criminal gangs, the transporters and online enablers of the criminal supply chain."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2020
Asked by: Marra, Jenny, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 February 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is a requirement for sportscotland funding for new buildings to have same-sex toilets and changing facilities."
Answered by: Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2020
Asked by: Marra, Jenny, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 February 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what building specification criteria sportscotland required to be met for its funding contribution to the Regional Performance Centre in Dundee."
Answered by: Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2020
Asked by: Marra, Jenny, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 29 January 2020
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Marra, Jenny, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 November 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government how much of the additional £20 million in funding that was announced by the Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing in summer 2019 has been allocated to NHS Tayside."
Answered by: Joe FitzPatrick on 18 December 2019
Asked by: Marra, Jenny, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 December 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 29 October 2019, Safeguarding environmental standards, whether it will confirm who it has appointed to its advisory panel to ensure that environmental standards are maintained in the event of a no deal Brexit, and what the process was for making these appointments."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 18 December 2019
Asked by: Marra, Jenny, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 November 2019
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations in the Scottish Environment Link report, Environmental Governance: effective approaches for Scotland post-Brexit."
Awaiting answer
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