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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Ash Regan

Alba Party

MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2023 - present day

Scottish National Party

Former MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2016 - 2023

About Ash Regan

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @AshReganALBA

Facebook: Ash's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5922
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

18 Niddrie Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4GB

Phone: 0131 661 4888
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Ash is a member of 1 cross-party group

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Ash does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Ash does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Ash has had 12 previous roles

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

09 November 2022 - 30 October 2023

Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee

Member

29 June 2023 - 30 October 2023

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Member

18 April 2023 - 14 July 2023

COVID19 Recovery Committee

Substitute Member

19 May 2021 - 27 October 2022

Minister for Community Safety

Scottish Government

28 June 2018 - 19 May 2021

Minister for Community Safety

Scottish Government

21 November 2017 - 28 June 2018

Health and Sport Committee

Deputy Convener

29 September 2016 - 28 June 2018

Finance and Constitution Committee

Member

14 June 2016 - 23 April 2018

parliamentaryLiaisonOfficerToTheCabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs

Scottish Government

16 November 2017 - 21 November 2017

Health and Sport Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 16 November 2017

Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016

Finance Committee

Member

29 June 2016 - 06 September 2016

European and External Relations Committee

Member

Register of interests

Ash'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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Ash Regan 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.

Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025

Independence (Democratic Infrastructure)

1. Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what specific actions it is taking to strengthen Scotland’s democratic infrastructure, authority and state-building preparations to ensure that the Scottish Parliament could become the legislature of an independent Scotland. (S6O-04834)"

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 25 June 2025

Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "Thank you for the opportunity to speak to the committee and discuss what is in the bill. As is probably evident from who has come with me to support me this morning, I have done this bill by myself, with my staff team…

Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025

Criminal Records (Transgender Prisoners)

Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "I do not believe that this was a mere administrative error. I believe—and I think that I have evidence to support this—that there is systemic data corruption, which has been driven by years of unlawful self-ID policy…

Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025

Barnett Formula (Replacement)

5. Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent reports regarding the Barnett formula, and its ministers stating a preference for full fiscal autonomy, what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government in relation to replacing the Barnett formula. (S6O-04780)"

Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025

Gender Identification (Police Scotland)

Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "The reports in the press are, indeed, concerning. I am sure that the cabinet secretary is equally concerned by what she has read. However, I am not convinced by what she has said to us this afternoon…

Votes

How Ash Regan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Ash Regan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18081

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18075

Employment Rights Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18076

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025

Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18080

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18133

Suspension of Standing Orders

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Result 82 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Ash Regan has asked

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

Question ref. S6W-39555

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 28 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has paid to polling companies in each of the last five years, and which topics were polls held on."

Answer expected on 25 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39561

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 28 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what policies and strategies it has in place to facilitate a freight modal shift to rail."

Answer expected on 25 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39566

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 28 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the £2 million made available in its 2025-26 Budget to progress free bus travel for people seeking asylum, how many asylum seekers have accessed free bus travel through this funding to date, and what assessment it has carried out on any potential benefits of this scheme."

Answer expected on 25 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39565

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 28 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many train stations operated by ScotRail in Scotland are not step-free, and what action it is taking to ensure better accessibility to all train stations."

Answer expected on 25 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39563

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 28 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its work to help local authorities deliver Low Emissions Zones (LEZs) in Scotland’s four largest cities, what assessment it has made of the impact of LEZs on air quality in each LEZ area since their introduction."

Answer expected on 25 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39564

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 28 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided towards the construction of cycle lanes in each of the last five years."

Answer expected on 25 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-38845

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 26 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what its policy is on whether it would introduce a ban on surrogacy in an independent Scotland."

Answered by Angus Robertson on 24 July 2025

Question ref. S6W-38847

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Healthcare Improvement Scotland reportedly stating that the endometriosis pathway for Scotland is over 500 days past its review date, when it plans to complete its review of the pathway."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 July 2025

Question ref. S6W-38848

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on methadone prescriptions in total in each of the last four years, broken down by the cost in each NHS board area."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 July 2025

Question ref. S6W-38846

Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2025

"The ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports that women wait longer than men for NHS operations."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 July 2025

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