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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): @MGallacherMSP

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5633
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Room 36
Airdrie Business Centre
1 Chapel Lane
Airdrie
ML6 6GX

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 1 committee

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Deputy Convener

Cross-party groups

Meghan Gallacher is not a member of any cross-party groups

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.

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.

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.

Interests

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."

Deputy Convener

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee meeting date: 25 June 2026

Meghan Gallacher: "Thank you."

Child Poverty

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…

Universities

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…

Teaching Contracts

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…

Votes

How Meghan Gallacher has voted in Parliament

Find out how Meghan Gallacher has voted recently.

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

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

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

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

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

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

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

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

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

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

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-00929

Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 11 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to enact legislation designed to address violence against women and girls that has already been passed by the Scottish Parliament."

Question reference: S7W-00954

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, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto commitment to provide all Primary 1 pupils attending a local primary school with a welcome to school bag, what timetable it has established for the procurement, distribution and delivery of the bags."

Question reference: S7W-00952

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 how many pupils will receive support from the expanded tutoring programme by the end of the curremt parliamentary session."

Question reference: S7W-00951

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 expansion of tutoring support pilots with Queen Margaret University and the University of Glasgow will be completed."

Question reference: S7W-00950

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 steps it is taking to maintain pupil teacher-ratios over the course of the current parliamentary session."

Question reference: S7W-00937

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 childcare support for children from nine-months old will be rolled out."

Question reference: S7W-00936

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 how much funding will be allocated annually to the Apprenticeship Accelerator Grant."

Question reference: S7W-00964

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 single national skills plan will be published."

Question reference: S7W-00953

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."

Question reference: S7W-00967

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 what annual targets it has set to achieve the commitment to deliver 150,000 apprenticeships over the current parliamentary session."