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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
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Meghan Gallacher

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West (Region)

About Meghan Gallacher

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @x.com/MeghanSCUP

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

M1.11
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5633
Text relay calls welcome.

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

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

Committees

Meghan Gallacher is a member of 2 committees

Criminal Justice Committee

Substitute Member

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Deputy Convener

Cross-party groups

Meghan Gallacher is a member of 1 cross-party group

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Meghan Gallacher does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Meghan Gallacher has 1 party role

Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education & Equalities

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Meghan Gallacher has had the following roles in Parliament

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

24 June 2026 to 25 June 2026

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Member

23 June 2026 to 24 June 2026

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Deputy Convener

11 June 2026 to 23 June 2026

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Member

08 October 2024 to 08 April 2026

Party Spokesperson on Housing

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

10 October 2024 to 08 April 2026

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Member

06 November 2024 to 08 April 2026

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Substitute Member

29 June 2023 to 10 October 2024

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Member

21 March 2024 to 10 October 2024

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Member

09 May 2022 to 16 August 2024

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

08 September 2021 to 29 June 2023

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Substitute Member

21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Young People

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Children

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

17 June 2021 to 31 March 2022

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Member

Register of interests

Meghan Gallacher'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 Meghan Gallacher. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests.

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

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.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Meghan Gallacher 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.

Monklands Replacement Project

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…

Programme for Government (Child Poverty)

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…

Hyperscale AI Data Centres

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026

Meghan Gallacher (Central Scot and Lothians West) (Con): "Will the member take an intervention on that point?"

Hyperscale AI Data Centres

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026

Meghan Gallacher (Central Scot and Lothians West) (Con): "Will the member take an intervention on that point?"

Raising Standards and Delivering Excellence for Every Child

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…

Votes

How Meghan Gallacher has voted in Parliament

Find out how Meghan Gallacher has voted recently.

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

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

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

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

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

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

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

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

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

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

Motions

Questions

Questions Meghan Gallacher has asked

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

Question reference: S7W-02247

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…

Question reference: S7W-02044

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…

Question reference: S7W-00958

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."

Question reference: S7W-00966

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."

Question reference: S7W-00961

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."

Question reference: S7W-00938

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."

Question reference: S7W-00948

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."

Question reference: S7W-00939

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."

Question reference: S7W-00968

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."

Question reference: S7W-00965

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."