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
Substitute Member
Deputy Convener
Member
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.
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I am a member of Women to Win.
On the 22nd July 2026, I received a gift of whisky from the Rosebank Distillery, Camelon Rd, Falkirk FK1 5SQ. The approximate value of this gift is £128.60
I am a member of the Conservative Women's 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 North Lanarkshire Conservative and Unionist 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.
Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scot and Lothians West) (Con): "I wrote to the new Cabinet Secretary for Justice on 7 August on the back of the recent investigation by the Scottish Mail on Sunday, which reported that the Scottish Government was warned by national health service officials about several significant issues relating to the replacement Monklands hospital. That happened in March. Did the former…
Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Con): "I hope that we can all agree that this debate has been characterised by strongly held views about how best to tackle child poverty…
Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scot and Lothians West) (Con): "Will the member take an intervention on that point?"
Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scot and Lothians West) (Con): "Will the member take an intervention on that point?"
Chamber meeting date: 2 September 2026
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scot and Lothians West) (Con): "The cabinet secretary has promised school bags for 47,000 primary 1 pupils next year, yet the policy did not get one single mention in the programme for government yesterday…
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Motion ref. S7M-01022.1
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 35 for, 68 against, 9 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP abstained
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01022.5
Submitted by: Julie MacDougall, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 21 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01022.2
Submitted by: Holly Bruce, Glasgow Southside, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 15 for, 83 against, 13 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01022.4
Submitted by: Morven-May MacCallum, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 59 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01022
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Simita Kumar, Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 36 for, 63 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
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: 4 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to fulfil the recommendation in its report, Best Start Five-Year Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Care 2017–2024, regarding the three units that will provide neonatal intensive care, and on what date it plans to remove level 3 neonatal provision from (a) Ninewells Hospital, (b) University Hospital…
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 24 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 19 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the finding of the Family Fund Trust's The Cost of Caring 2025 report that only 6% of parent carers with unpaid caring responsibilities in Scotland are able to work as much as they would like, (a) what action it will take to ensure that affordability of childcare is not a barrier to parent carers of…
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."
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