One of Scottish Youth Parliament’s highlights, the annual Executive Takeover (ET) saw six of our members brilliantly express young people’s concerns on today’s agenda on Tuesday,10 June 2025 – days before our nationwide Manifesto Consultation ended!
The survey, which closed last Friday, 13 June 2025, is set to help us shortlist all the policies we’ll be focusing on over the next five years, including education, services, sustainability, social justice, and rights – some of which were discussed at last week’s ET.
Scotland remains the only country in the world to hold an annual meeting of their senior servants with children and young people, giving us a chance to talk about the future we want to build.
Fatemah Ghanem and Ben Moore MSYPs touched on the need to make mental health services more accessible while prioritising early intervention. Furthermore, Ella Quinn and Bertie Summers MSYPs spoke about improving youth work conditions across Scotland, with Shona Cuthbert and Beau Johnston raising awareness of domestic abuse.
We asked MSYPS to share with us the highlights of their speeches a day before the Executive Takeover. Check out this video to find out more.
