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MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2025 - present day
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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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05 December 2024 - 30 September 2025
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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: 9 December 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind): "The Sandie Peggie employment tribunal exposes not just one employer’s failings but a systemic collapse in how public bodies understand and uphold women’s sex-based rights…
Chamber meeting date: 2 December 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind): "Digital technology has created new mediums for abuse, but let us be clear that technology is a tool, not the abuser itself. Technology simply creates new frontiers for a very old problem: male violence against women and girls…
Chamber meeting date: 27 November 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind): "One of the few areas of gender-based violence that is currently condoned by the Scottish Government is the violence of prostitution…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 26 November 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind): "Thank you, convener. I want to put on record my thanks to the committee for the scrutiny that it has undertaken on the bill. I have listened very carefully to every witness and read every submission that has been made; no voice has been ignored…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 19 November 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind): "Good morning. Operation begonia is the utilisation by the police and the Government of the existing laws that we have on prostitution, which we have had for some time. It seems to be working very well…
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Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, December 11, 2025
Result 79 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Result 34 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 8, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Result 34 for, 87 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Result 60 for, 60 against, 2 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP abstained
Disagreed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Result 23 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
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 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the organisations that submitted applications to the Equality and Human Rights Fund in each of the last five years but were declined, broken down by (a) any information it can provide regarding the reason for refusal and (b) the assessment criteria or framework used in determining the…
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 11 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government which organisations that had previously received support from the Equality and Human Rights Fund in each of the last five years have since had their funding discontinued, broken down by the reason for the discontinuation."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 11 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government which organisations have received support from the Equality and Human Rights Fund in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) the amount awarded, (b) the duration of the funding and (c) whether the award was (i) a new allocation or (ii) the continuation of an existing funding arrangement."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 11 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what policy, criteria and decision-making processes have governed the automatic rollover of Equality and Human Rights Fund awards in the last five years, and whether an automatic rollover will be implemented again for the next funding year."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 10 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its Equally Safe Delivery Plan, what discussions the Minister for Equalities has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the provision of sustained social and economic investment in prevention, housing, safety and long-term recovery for women and children currently in, or who are survivors of, the…
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 11 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what future commercial opportunities Scottish Water plans, and whether these include selling water for use in England."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 6 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the potential treatment of certain mental health conditions, what its position is on the current scheduling of psilocybin as a class A drug, which means it is illegal to possess, supply or produce it, and whether the current scheduling presents any problems in relation to the NHS conducting clinical trials…
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 6 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 18 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has consulted the National Drugs Mission Clinical Advisory Group regarding its position on the potential impact of the reclassification of psilocybin on the treatment of people in Scotland with substance abuse disorders."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 6 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work undertaken by the NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Network, sponsored by Compass Pathways, in relation to a trial that commenced in Edinburgh in 2024 as part of a Scottish phase of a worldwide clinical study into the safety and effectiveness of an investigational…
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 6 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any lessons learned, that may be relevant to Scotland, regarding the Australian Government's approval in 2023 for psychiatrists to prescribe MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder, and psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression."