Alba Party
MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2023 - present day
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2016 - 2023
Email: [email protected]
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Member
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
09 November 2022 - 30 October 2023
Member
29 June 2023 - 30 October 2023
Member
18 April 2023 - 14 July 2023
Substitute Member
19 May 2021 - 27 October 2022
Scottish Government
28 June 2018 - 19 May 2021
Scottish Government
21 November 2017 - 28 June 2018
Deputy Convener
29 September 2016 - 28 June 2018
Member
14 June 2016 - 23 April 2018
Scottish Government
16 November 2017 - 21 November 2017
Member
08 June 2016 - 16 November 2017
Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Member
29 June 2016 - 06 September 2016
Member
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 Ash Regan. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2021.
On 11 July 2023, I received £600 for writing three columns for the Reach Plc, Sunday Mail (of One Canada Square Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP). I undertook this work in February and March 2023 and it took me six hours to prepare the articles. [Registered 11 September 2023]
No registrable interests
From 4 to 6 September 2023, I attended and gave a talk at the Promoting International Cooperation, Cultural Understanding & Peace Conference in Skopje, North Macedonia. The costs of the travel and accommodation amounted to £825.50 and were met, along with hospitality costs, by the Institute of Cultural Diplomacy (an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with headquarters in the USA and in Germany; ICD House of Arts & Culture, Soltauer Str. 18-22, 13509 Berlin, Germany). [Registered 7 November 2023]
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In March 2024 I received a one-off payment of £175 from Ethel Writes Ltd (editors) of the book "The women who wouldn't wheest" for my contribution to the book. [Registered 5 August 2024]
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.
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 15 May 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "Yes—that is what I was going to add. In addition to what Douglas Ross said, we could and should be doing post-legislative scrutiny better as a Parliament. The other thing that I would add is about something that I was not particularly aware of…
Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "If we are serious about tackling the root cause of male violence against women, we must challenge the demand that fuels it…
Chamber meeting date: 8 May 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "What is the cabinet secretary’s response to calls for a national smartphone ban across all school estates, a single national behaviour standard, clear lawful guidance based on biological sex and safeguarding policies that are no longer dictated by activist-driven disinformation?"
SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee meeting date: 8 May 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "Good morning to the panel. If you have been watching any of the committee’s deliberations, you will know that we are very interested in the scrutiny and accountability of public bodies…
SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee meeting date: 1 May 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "Good morning. You will have seen that the committee is interested in understanding as much as possible about how well the Parliament’s approaches to scrutiny and accountability are working for the various commissions and supported bodies…
Find out how Ash Regan has voted recently.
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 70 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 15 for, 96 against, 3 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 27 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Result 61 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Result 61 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Ash Regan has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its policy position in relation to an independent Scotland seeking to rejoin the EU includes rejoining the Common Fisheries Policy."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 24 March 2025
"To ask the First Minister, in light of reports of an escalation in gang-related violence in Edinburgh, with recent shootings in Niddrie and West Pilton, what immediate action can be taken to support the emergency services in ensuring the safety and reassurance of communities in the Edinburgh Eastern constituency."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2025
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what each NHS boards’ policy is regarding compliance with the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, which mandate that employers provide adequate and appropriate welfare facilities for staff, including suitable changing rooms where employees are required to change into special work clothing,…
Answered by Neil Gray on 24 March 2025
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it is responsible for ensuring that clear, legally robust definitions are consistently applied across all public bodies and publicly funded organisations, particularly in relation to the fundamental definitions of “woman” and “child”, and whether it will make…
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 March 2025
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its policy on gender self-identification not being law in Scotland, what measures it has taken to ensure that all policies implemented by public bodies and third-party organisations receiving public funds are legally sound and compliant with existing legislation such as the Equality Act 2010 and the…
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 14 March 2025
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it has carried out in 2024-25 to further the case for Scottish independence."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2025
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 6 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to find out what the reasons were for its national care service proposal not going ahead, and what lessons have been learned from this."
Answered by Maree Todd on 3 March 2025
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the social justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how it can improve financial literacy levels among children, in light of reports that it is a key driver of inequality, which affects attainment and perpetuates the cycle of generational poverty."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding Ineos proceeding with the closure of Scotland's only refinery at Grangemouth, in light of the UK Government's reported £600 million loan to the company for a project in Belgium."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2025
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 8 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what strategy it plans to implement to grow the Scottish economy at a level that is in line with countries with similarly sized populations, such as Norway."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2025