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Former MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2023 - 2025
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2016 - 2023
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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 February 2026
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind): "The world is watching…
Chamber meeting date: 3 February 2026
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind): "The world is watching…
Chamber meeting date: 29 January 2026
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind): "Through my amendment, I am asking the Parliament for something that should not be controversial: time—having the time to do our jobs properly by respecting the gravity of our task and acknowledging the reality of those whose lives are central to the debate.Having been involved in the member’s bill process after progressing many Government bills, I…
Chamber meeting date: 29 January 2026
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind): "Through my amendment, I am asking the Parliament for something that should not be controversial: time—having the time to do our jobs properly by respecting the gravity of our task and acknowledging the reality of those whose lives are central to the debate.Having been involved in the member’s bill process after progressing many Government bills, I…
Chamber meeting date: 29 January 2026
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind): "Through my amendment, I am asking the Parliament for something that should not be controversial: time—having the time to do our jobs properly by respecting the gravity of our task and acknowledging the reality of those whose lives are central to the debate.Having been involved in the member’s bill process after progressing many Government bills, I…
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Motion ref. S6M-20720
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, February 9, 2026
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 12, 2026
Result 65 for, 30 against, 24 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20731
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, February 9, 2026
Supported by: Anas Sarwar, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Result 63 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20730
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, February 9, 2026
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Result 66 for, 54 against, 1 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20730.1
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Result 66 for, 55 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20731.1
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Result 59 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Ash Regan has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 11 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken since 2007 to address prostitution, including legislative measures aimed at tackling demand for paid sex as a means of preventing harm to vulnerable women and girls, and the provision of exit support services for recovery from any complex trauma resulting from prostitution."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 5 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of testimony from survivors of grooming gangs, frontline service organisations and justice agencies that child sexual exploitation (CSE) and grooming are core pathways through which vulnerable children are drawn into the commercial sexual exploitation of prostitution, both in childhood and later in…
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that university funding is meaningfully linked to best practice in healthy workplaces, specifically in relation to workload management and other drivers of work-related stress."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement of the review into a sustainable future funding model for universities, what support or assurances it will provide to any university staff who have lost their jobs or are currently at risk of redundancy."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that higher education better meets the needs of Scotland and of future generations."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the timelines and delivery of the university sustainability review."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Edinburgh City Council to ensure that staff are entitled to the proposed additional June 2026 public holiday announced by the First Minister to mark Scotland’s participation in the 2026 Men’s World Cup."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether school staff, including teachers, will be entitled to the proposed additional June 2026 public holiday announced by the First Minister to mark Scotland’s participation in the 2026 Men’s World Cup."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland staff will be entitled to the proposed additional June 2026 public holiday announced by the First Minister to mark Scotland’s participation in the 2026 Men’s World Cup."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 6 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the (a) revenue and (b) capital cost of extending universal free school meal entitlement to all primary school children."