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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Ash Regan

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

About Ash Regan

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @x.com/AshReganMSP

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

The Tron Kirk
6 Craigour Gardens
Edinburgh
EH17 7NX

Committees

Ash is not a member of any 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 13 previous roles

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

05 December 2024 - 30 September 2025

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee

Member

29 June 2023 - 30 October 2023

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Member

09 November 2022 - 30 October 2023

Net Zero Energy and Transport 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: 28 October 2025

Exploitation Networks (Children and Vulnerable Adults)

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

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

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

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

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

Supreme Court Judgment (Definition of “Woman” in the Equality Act 2010)

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

Nuclear Safety Event (Faslane)

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…

Votes

How Ash Regan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Ash Regan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 285

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

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 51

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

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 162

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

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 7

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

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 46

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

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 reference: S6O-05100

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."

Question reference: S6W-41150

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."

Question reference: S6F-04405

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."

Question reference: S6W-41161

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."

Question reference: S6W-41162

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."

Question reference: S6W-41168

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."

Question reference: S6W-41312

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…

Question reference: S6W-41165

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."

Question reference: S6W-41167

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."

Question reference: S6W-41160

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”."

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