Ash Regan
Scottish National Party
MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2016 - present day
About Ash Regan
Contact details
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
Ash is a member of 2 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.
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 26 September 2023
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Ash Regan: "That is helpful; would anyone else like to come in?"
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Motions made by Ash Regan in Parliament
Find out what motions Ash Regan has submitted recently.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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