Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2021 - present day
X (previously known as Twitter): @sandeshgulhane
The Scottish Parliament
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 September 2021 - 14 July 2023
Substitute Member
21 May 2021 - 16 September 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 16 September 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 16 September 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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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.
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 17 June 2025
Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "I declare an interest in that I am the former head of medicine for Queen’s Park Football Club. What is the Scottish Youth Football Association doing and saying in this space?"
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2025
Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "I declare an interest as a practising NHS general practitioner. I was contacted by John, who had already waited 40 weeks for orthopaedic surgery. He had had no updates from the health board…
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025
Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "How many newly qualified paediatric nurses have found vacancies that enable them to take up a job?"
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025
Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "I declare an interest as a practising NHS GP. Amendment 56, in my name, seeks to ensure that there is a clear process of recourse in Anne’s law for those who are affected…
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025
Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "I declare an interest as a practising NHS general practitioner. The Scottish Conservatives will support the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill, which we are here to debate, but let us not pretend that we have arrived at this moment by design…
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Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 88 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Dr Sandesh Gulhane has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for how long each of the initiatives for emergency department opt-out testing for blood-borne viruses in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lothian are expected to run."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed initiatives for emergency department opt-out testing for blood-borne viruses in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lothian will commence within the current parliamentary session."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what funding has been allocated to support the initiatives for emergency department opt-out testing for blood-borne viruses in NHS (a) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (b) Lothian."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve access to counselling services in rural and island communities, and whether it will consider targeted funding to support local provision."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it had made of the potential economic impact on the (a) city of Glasgow and (b) wider Scottish economy of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL) project, prior to the cancellation of the project."
Answer expected on 21 July 2025
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported high levels of traffic and frequent congestion on routes leading to and from Glasgow Airport, what assessment it had made of the potential environmental impact of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link, prior to the cancellation of the project."
Answer expected on 21 July 2025
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what alternative projects it has planned to improve direct connectivity between the city of Glasgow and Glasgow Airport, in light of the cancellation of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL) proposal, and what the timelines are for the delivery of any such projects."
Answer expected on 21 July 2025
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the university intake targets for medicine for the financial years 2019-20 to 2025-26, broken down by the number of students from (a) Scotland, (b) the rest of UK and (c) outside of the UK."
Answered by Neil Gray on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 May 2025
"To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to address the performance of NHS 24, in light of reports that nearly one in five calls to the service went unanswered last year."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2025
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress made to improve access to and reduce waiting times for breast reconstruction surgery following cancer treatment."
Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
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