MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West (Region)
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Former MSP for Central Scotland (Region)
06 May 2021 to 08 Apr 2026
Deputy Convener
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
24 June 2026 to 25 June 2026
Member
23 June 2026 to 24 June 2026
Deputy Convener
11 June 2026 to 23 June 2026
Member
08 October 2024 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
10 October 2024 to 08 April 2026
Member
06 November 2024 to 08 April 2026
Substitute Member
29 June 2023 to 10 October 2024
Member
21 March 2024 to 10 October 2024
Member
09 May 2022 to 16 August 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 September 2021 to 29 June 2023
Substitute Member
21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 to 31 March 2022
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 Meghan Gallacher. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2026.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
I am a member of Women to Win.
I am a member of North Lanarkshire Conservative and Unionist Association.
My husband is employed by HM Revenue & Customs.
I am a Director of Conservative Friends of the Union Ltd. I receive no remuneration for this role.
I am a member of the Conservative Women's Association.
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.
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee meeting date: 25 June 2026
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Con): "I have no interests to declare at this time, but I will, of course, note any interests if they become relevant."
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee meeting date: 25 June 2026
Meghan Gallacher: "Thank you."
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2026
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Con): "As the cabinet secretary mentioned in her statement, the Scottish Government has spent billions of pounds on tackling child poverty, but it remains stubbornly high, with one in five children still living in relative poverty…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2026
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Con): "I, too, thank Maggie Chapman for bringing the really important issue of our universities to the chamber…
Chamber meeting date: 16 June 2026
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scot and Lothians West) (Con): "The former education secretary and now Deputy First Minister, Jenny Gilruth, said in January this year that teachers would need to relocate to where the jobs are. Mike Corbett from the NASUWT condemned those comments…
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Motion ref. S7M-00469
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 89 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.5
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Supported by: James Adams
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 26 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.3
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Supported by: Kate Nevens
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 16 for, 104 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.1
Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 26 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.2
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 65 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Meghan Gallacher has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what indicators it will use to assess the success of its public health approach to smartphone use among children and young people."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when the review of the College Sector of the Future Programme will (a) commence and (b) be published."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when every school will have access to behaviour specialist teachers."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the workforce expansion required to deliver childcare from nine-months old to the end of a child's primary school education."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what reforms it is taking forward to empower headteachers to have a greater say in the education that their schools provide."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many childcare providers have indicated that they have sufficient capacity to participate in the expanded childcare offer."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when the Apprenticeship Accelerator Grant scheme will open for applications."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when the review on the Shape of Future Funding Framework for universities will (a) commence and (b) be published."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the timetable is for the full rollout of universal primary school free meals."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 25 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that a number of secondary schools are reducing subject choice from the curriculum due to a lack of specialised teachers."
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