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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Ash Regan

Scottish National Party

MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2016 - present day

About Ash Regan

Contact details

Contact online

Twitter: @AshReganSNP

Facebook: Ash's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 659 4707
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

18 Niddrie Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4PA

Phone: 0131 661 4888
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Ash is a member of 1 cross-party group

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Ash does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Ash does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Ash has had 10 previous roles

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

18 April 2023 - 14 July 2023

COVID19 Recovery Committee

Substitute Member

19 May 2021 - 27 October 2022

Minister for Community Safety

Scottish Government

28 June 2018 - 19 May 2021

Minister for Community Safety

Scottish Government

21 November 2017 - 28 June 2018

Health and Sport Committee

Deputy Convener

29 September 2016 - 28 June 2018

Finance and Constitution Committee

Member

14 June 2016 - 23 April 2018

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs

Scottish Government

16 November 2017 - 21 November 2017

Health and Sport Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 16 November 2017

Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016

Finance Committee

Member

29 June 2016 - 06 September 2016

European and External Relations Committee

Member

Register of interests

Ash'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 Ash Regan. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

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]

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

No registrable interests

Recent Activity

What was said

What Ash Regan 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.

Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 20 September 2023

“The economic contribution of the Pharmaceuticals Sector in Scotland”

Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (SNP): "Scottish Parliament committees are always interested in what is working well elsewhere, even if it is far afield. Are there lessons to be learned from elsewhere in how we could better support life sciences and the industry?"

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 19 September 2023

Scottish Government Priorities

Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (SNP): "Good morning. I want to start by asking about land reform. We have had the community right to buy for about 20 years now, but only 3 per cent of Scotland is in community ownership…

Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 13 September 2023

Interests

Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (SNP): "Thank you, convener. I have no interests to declare."

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 12 September 2023

Scottish Government Priorities

Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (SNP): "Good morning, panel. I am sure that the cabinet secretary will be well aware of the committee’s recent report, which was a timely and important look at the issues around electricity infrastructure…

Votes

How Ash Regan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Ash Regan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 19 Amendment 19

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Result 49 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 19 Amendment 18

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Result 50 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 19 Amendment 23

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Result 48 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 19 Amendment 17

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Result 50 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 19 Amendment 16

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Result 49 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Ash Regan has asked

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

Question ref. S6W-18646

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 June 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Scottish Prison Service's gender identity and gender reassignment policy, which potentially allows for males who have been convicted of violent offences against other males to be placed in a female establishment, what evidence it has regarding whether males who commit violent offences against other…

Answered by Angela Constance on 19 July 2023

Question ref. S6W-18557

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide a detailed breakdown of how much the Scottish Prison Service gender identity and gender reassignment policy review has cost to date."

Answered by Angela Constance on 16 June 2023

Question ref. S6O-02418

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 June 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the visual recorded interviews pilot, which involves Police Scotland recording the witness statements of adult and 16- and 17-year-old complainers involving allegations of rape and attempted rape, including any learning from the cases involved as they progressed through the courts.…

Taken in the Chamber on 22 June 2023

Question ref. S6W-18553

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the commissioning of research into the so-called Tinker Experiment."

Answered by Emma Roddick on 14 June 2023

Question ref. S6W-18555

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government how many women in prison were registered as having a disability in each of the last five years, and, of those, how many had a (a) physical and (b) learning disability."

Answered by Angela Constance on 13 June 2023

Question ref. S6W-18556

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many women currently in prison have mental health issues."

Answered by Maree Todd on 13 June 2023

Question ref. S6W-18554

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government how many women in prison have been sectioned under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 in each of the last five years."

Answered by Maree Todd on 13 June 2023

Question ref. S6O-02234

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 May 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review its prospectus for an independent Scotland, in light of reported divisions within the independence movement."

Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2023

Question ref. S6W-17248

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 April 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government how the £50 million investment in play parks and facilities will be distributed across all 32 local authorities."

Answered by Natalie Don on 27 April 2023

Question ref. S6O-02100

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 April 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its cross-government co-ordination on islands policies, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding regulating second home ownership in rural and island communities."

Taken in the Chamber on 19 April 2023

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