Independent
MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2025 - present day
Alba Party
Former MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2023 - 2025
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2016 - 2023
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Member
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
05 December 2024 - 30 September 2025
Member
29 June 2023 - 30 October 2023
Member
09 November 2022 - 30 October 2023
Member
18 April 2023 - 14 July 2023
Substitute Member
19 May 2021 - 27 October 2022
Scottish Government
28 June 2018 - 19 May 2021
Scottish Government
21 November 2017 - 28 June 2018
Deputy Convener
29 September 2016 - 28 June 2018
Member
14 June 2016 - 23 April 2018
Scottish Government
16 November 2017 - 21 November 2017
Member
08 June 2016 - 16 November 2017
Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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29 June 2016 - 06 September 2016
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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: 28 October 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind): "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent sentencing of a grooming gang in Dundee, what urgent action it will take to establish a national task force to identify and dismantle any exploitation networks targeting children and vulnerable adults in Scotland."
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 8 October 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "Thank you, convener, and good morning to the witnesses. Thank you for attending. It often seems that a voice is missing from the debate, and for me, that voice is that of the buyers…
Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025
8. Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "To ask the Scottish Government what benefits it anticipates the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill will deliver for rural and island communities, including in relation to breaking up concentrated land ownership and ensuring that land is used in the public interest and communities are not locked out of decision making. (S6O-05001)"
Chamber meeting date: 17 September 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "I join other members in congratulating Pam Gosal on bringing this important debate to the chamber…
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "I agree with the cabinet secretary that it is extremely concerning that there has been a category A safety event at Faslane. It certainly brings Scotland’s environmental risks from nuclear weapons into sharp focus…
Find out how Ash Regan has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 21 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 43 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 85 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 24 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 26 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
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:29 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the provision of mental health support for vulnerable women and girls with complex PTSD and other trauma-related conditions, including where this is the result of commercial sexual exploitation in prostitution."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged:10 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Claire Baker (on behalf of the SPCB) on 29 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, in light of 12 October 2025 marking the first anniversary of the death of the former First Minister, Alex Salmond, whether it will consider commissioning a memorial to be located within the Scottish Parliament."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged:27 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2025
"To ask the First Minister for what reason the Scottish Government has reportedly abandoned key provisions of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022, including the proposed licensing system, as communities prepare for potential disorder during Bonfire Night."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
Date lodged:9 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a presumption against new oil and gas licences, and, if so, whether it will end this presumption, in light of the UK Government reportedly considering a policy change on its opposition to granting licences for new oil and gas fields adjacent to existing ones."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
Date lodged:9 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have exercised their powers to designate firework control zones, and which area each zone covers."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
Date lodged:9 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 21 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for the Scottish economy, whether it remains its policy position to seek the devolution of immigration powers to the Scottish Parliament."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged:15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding who has the ownership of the Musselburgh seawall; what responsibility Scottish Power has under the Musselburgh Agreement regarding it carrying out any repairs required to the wall; what its response is to concerns that Scottish Power might ask for public funds to be allocated to carry…
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
Date lodged:9 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding what progress has been made in assigning a share of VAT revenues raised in Scotland to the Scottish Parliament, in light of the provisions set aside at section16 of the Scotland Act 2016 to allow this."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
Date lodged:9 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will put in place funding to complete the roll-out of free school meals to all primary school children."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
Date lodged:9 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what preparations have been made since the First Minister stated in July 2025 that he plans to set up a Scottish constitutional convention to “marshal support for Scotland’s right to decide through gathering support from the people of Scotland, civic bodies and international opinion”."