Alba Party
MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2023 - present day
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.
09 November 2022 - 30 October 2023
Member
29 June 2023 - 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
Member
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: 11 December 2024
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "The imminent additional costs to Scotland’s critical public services from UK Labour’s brutal hike to employer national insurance contributions will have an acute impact of £191 million on our Scottish NHS, £5 million on our Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and £25 million on Police Scotland, which is the equivalent of more than 800 new police…
Chamber meeting date: 4 December 2024
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "The Scottish Government’s stated position in the equally safe strategy is that prostitution is violence against women…
Chamber meeting date: 4 December 2024
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "I will start by sounding a cautious note of consensus with the Government. I believe that this budget is a step in the right direction…
Chamber meeting date: 27 November 2024
5. Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that critical rural food production economic activity is viable, sustainable and attractive to the next generation of farmers, crofters and fishers. (S6O-04009)"
Chamber meeting date: 21 November 2024
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "It is beginning to look as though the First Minister has accepted defeat with regard to Scotland’s ever becoming an independent country, because, under his watch, Scotland will become the only top-25 oil-producing nation that has no refining capacity…
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Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 73 for, 28 against, 21 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 73 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Siobhian Brown, Ayr, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024
Supported by: Angela Constance
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Result 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Result 28 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
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: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 11 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to rolling out universal entitlement to free school meals for all primary school children within the current parliamentary session."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a policy of a presumption against new oil and gas licences."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 19 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the additional cost will be to each NHS board in Scotland as a result of the UK Government’s Budget decision to increase employer national insurance contributions."
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 November 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 19 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the additional cost will be to local authorities in Scotland as a result of the UK Government’s Budget decision to increase employer national insurance contributions."
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 November 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 19 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the additional cost will be to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service as a result of the UK Government’s Budget decision to increase employer national insurance contributions."
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 November 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 19 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the additional cost will be to Police Scotland as a result of the UK Government’s Budget decision to increase employer national insurance contributions."
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 November 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that critical rural food production economic activity is viable, sustainable and attractive to the next generation of farmers, crofters and fishers."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 6 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently reported decision by the UK Government to retract the £800 million of support for the University of Edinburgh exascale supercomputer, and whether it has had any recent discussions with the UK Government regarding this matter."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 20 November 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 3 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its position that prostitution is a form of violence against women and girls, as stated in its Equally Safe strategy, what work it is doing to eradicate violence against women and girls in every sector of society."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 29 October 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 9 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report, Prostitution and violence against women and girls - Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, whether it will commit to supporting the Nordic Model in the current parliamentary session, in order to tackle violence against…
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 October 2024