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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Dr Sandesh Gulhane

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2021 - present day

About Dr. Sandesh Gulhane

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @sandeshgulhane

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6162
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

1018 Maryhill Road
Glasgow
G20 9TE

Phone: 0141 946 3335
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Sandesh is a member of 1 committee

Cross-party groups

Sandesh is a member of 3 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Chronic Pain

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on India

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Long Covid

Co-Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Sandesh does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Sandesh has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Party Spokesperson on Social Care

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Sandesh has had 4 previous roles

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

08 September 2021 - 14 July 2023

COVID19 Recovery Committee

Substitute Member

21 May 2021 - 16 September 2021

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Public Health

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 16 September 2021

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Women's Health

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 16 September 2021

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Sport

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Register of interests

Sandesh'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 Dr Sandesh Gulhane 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: 29 April 2025

Points of Order

Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. The business of Parliament is to look after our citizens, including, most importantly, our children…

Chamber meeting date: 24 April 2025

Teachers (Support)

1. Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support is available to teachers who experience physical violence or verbal abuse in schools. (S6O-04568)"

Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2025

Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 Report

Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "Implementation of the cladding remediation programme has been plagued by shifting criteria, long waits and a lack of clarity. A classic example of that concerns my Glasgow constituent Park Property Management…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 25 March 2025

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "I draw attention to my entry in the register of members’ interests as a practising NHS GP. I have been listening with great interest to the panel…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 25 March 2025

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Sandesh Gulhane: "I remind members of my entry in the register of members’ interests, which states that I am a practising NHS GP and the chairman of the medical advisory group on the bill…

Votes

How Dr Sandesh Gulhane has voted in Parliament

Find out how Dr Sandesh Gulhane has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17352.2

Supporting Scottish Industry During Turbulent Economic Times

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Result 22 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17352.1

Supporting Scottish Industry During Turbulent Economic Times

Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Result 34 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17352.4

Supporting Scottish Industry During Turbulent Economic Times

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Result 7 for, 111 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17352

Supporting Scottish Industry During Turbulent Economic Times

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Result 103 for, 17 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17352.3

Supporting Scottish Industry During Turbulent Economic Times

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Result 30 for, 84 against, 5 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Dr Sandesh Gulhane has asked

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

Question ref. S6W-36142

Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what the current arrangements are to allow pharmacists working in the community to access their patients’ clinical records; which records they can see, and whether they can amend records to include consultations and items prescribed by the pharmacist."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36141

Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its policy goals are for pharmacists working in the community in relation to being able to access full clinical records for patients in their care to ensure safe prescribing, and when it expects these goals to be met."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36143

Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason pharmacists working in communities reportedly do not have full access to clinical records for people in their care."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36144

Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to review the current reported restrictions on pharmacists working in the community having access to full clinical records for patients in their care to ensure safe prescribing."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36035

Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the delay in implementing the Fracture Liaison Service audit on the ability to (a) evaluate gaps in osteoporosis care and (b) prevent avoidable fractures."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 April 2025

Question ref. S6O-04568

Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support is available to teachers who experience physical violence or verbal abuse in schools."

Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2025

Question ref. S6O-04496

Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of some teachers requesting self-defence classes due to the prevalence of violence in schools."

Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 1 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35233

Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Scotland have (a) transfusion dependent thalassaemia and (b) sickle cell disease, also broken down by how many might be eligible for treatment with exagamglogene autotemcel, a gene-edited therapy manufactured in Scotland, if this was made available."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35234

Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, following the treatment, exagamglogene autotemcel, which is a gene-edited therapy manufactured in Scotland, being approved for use in England to treat (a) transfusion dependent thalassaemia and (b) sickle cell disease, what engagement it is having with the NHS and suppliers toward making this available in Scotland,…

Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04441

Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress with the cladding remediation programme."

Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025

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