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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
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Angela Ross

Reform UK

MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East (Region)

About Angela Ross

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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Reform UK
MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East (Region)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

Angela Ross is a member of 2 committees

Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee

Substitute Member

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

Cross-party groups

Angela Ross is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Angela Ross does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Angela Ross has 1 party role

Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Economy

Reform UK

Previous roles

Angela Ross has had the following roles in Parliament

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

02 September 2026 to 04 November 2026

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Substitute Member

11 June 2026 to 04 November 2026

Education and Gaelic Committee

Member

21 May 2026 to 27 October 2026

Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education

Reform UK

Register of interests

Angela Ross'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 Angela Ross. The date of their initial statement was 11 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests.

Gifts

No registrable interests.

Overseas visits

No registrable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

I own a cottage in East Lothian with a market value of between £200,001 and £250,000. I do not receive any income from this property.

Interest in shares

I own ordinary shares in and am the unremunerated Director of Sub 10 Ltd, a company providing eLearning, digital learning and training services. These shares represent 33% of the issued share capital.

Voluntary

No registrable interests.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Angela Ross 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.

Economic Growth and Prosperity

Chamber meeting date: 4 November 2026

Angela Ross (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Reform): "I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests, in that I am a business owner and I built a closed artificial intelligence large language model system.We are trapped in the trough of an economic long wave…

Antisocial Behaviour and Retail Theft

Chamber meeting date: 3 November 2026

1. Angela Ross (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Reform): "To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to address antisocial behaviour and retail theft in town centres and high streets across Edinburgh and Lothians East. (S7O-00415)"

Labour Market Participation (Young People)

Chamber meeting date: 3 November 2026

Angela Ross (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Reform): "Does the minister accept that his figures are not comparable with the UK figures, because the Scottish Government uses a different mechanism?"

Support for Pupils with Persistent Absence

Education and Gaelic Committee meeting date: 3 November 2026

Angela Ross (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Reform): "I just want to understand the evidence a little more clearly…

Child Criminal Exploitation

Chamber meeting date: 28 October 2026

9. Angela Ross (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Reform): "To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the identification and recording of child criminal exploitation. (S7O-00393)"

Votes

How Angela Ross has voted in Parliament

Find out how Angela Ross has voted recently.

Strengthening Scotland’s Bus Network

Motion ref. S7M-01881

Submitted by: Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Supported by: Tom Arthur
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026

Result 84 for, 33 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Bus Network

Motion ref. S7M-01881.3

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026

Result 47 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Bus Network

Motion ref. S7M-01881.5

Submitted by: Tim Eagle, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Supported by: Stephen Kerr
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026

Result 24 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Bus Network

Motion ref. S7M-01881.2

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026

Result 84 for, 34 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Bus Network

Motion ref. S7M-01881.1

Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 5, 2026

Result 29 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motions

Motions made by Angela Ross in Parliament

Find out what motions Angela Ross has submitted recently.

Questions

Questions Angela Ross has asked

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

Question reference: S7O-00415

Asked by: Angela Ross, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Reform UK

Date lodged: 28 October 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to address antisocial behaviour and retail theft in town centres and high streets across Edinburgh and Lothian East."

Question reference: S7O-00393

Asked by: Angela Ross, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Reform UK

Date lodged: 21 October 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the identification and recording of child criminal exploitation."

Question reference: S7W-03351

Asked by: Angela Ross, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Reform UK

Date lodged: 16 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 28 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its forthcoming childcare delivery plan, (a) whether it will include the fully costed delivery plan and timetable referred to in Motion S7M-00128 as amended on 27 May 2026, (b) when it will be published for consultation and (c) whether any expansion of provision will be phased by age or introduced at the…

Question reference: S7W-03350

Asked by: Angela Ross, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Reform UK

Date lodged: 16 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 24 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding NHS dental services for people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), for what reason Type 3 EDS is not currently recognised as meeting the criteria for specialist or priority dental treatment, whether it plans to review the relevant NHS Scotland guidance and eligibility criteria to ensure that people with Type…

Question reference: S7W-02469

Asked by: Angela Ross, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Reform UK

Date lodged: 14 August 2026

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 10 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Parliament's agreement of motion S7M-00128 on 27 May 2026, which called on it to set out a fully costed delivery plan and timeline for its commitment to extend year-round childcare support to every child from nine months old to the end of primary school, when it plans to publish the delivery plan and…

Question reference: S7O-00136

Asked by: Angela Ross, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Reform UK

Date lodged: 26 August 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the publication of the draft Curriculum Improvement Cycle, which introduces new concepts, big ideas and a Know-Do-Understand framework, reflects an assessment that the existing skilled-focused approach within Curriculum for Excellence has not achieved its intended outcomes for pupils."