Meghan Gallacher
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Meghan Gallacher
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5633
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
Room 36
Airdrie Business Centre
1 Chapel Lane
Airdrie
ML6 6GX
Committees
Meghan is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Meghan is a member of 8 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Families Supporting Children’s Learning
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nature and Climate
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poland
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres
Deputy Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Meghan does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Meghan has 1 party role
Deputy Party Leader
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Meghan has had 4 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
Education Children and Young People Committee
Substitute Member
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Young People
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Children
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 - 31 March 2022
Local Government Housing and Planning Committee
Member
Register of interests
Meghan's register of interests
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Recent Activity
What was said
What Meghan Gallacher 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: 21 September 2023
Digital Education
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "The SNP Government has failed to provide digital inclusion funding since 2020-21. As the SNP Government cuts council budgets year on year, how does the cabinet secretary expect local authorities to improve digital education without any support?"
Chamber meeting date: 21 September 2023
Online Child Abuse, Grooming and Exploitation
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "I welcome the opportunity to speak in today’s committee debate. I grew up at the same time as the rise of the social media giants…
Chamber meeting date: 20 September 2023
Neonatal Services (Lanarkshire)
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "I welcome the opportunity to debate maternity services not once but twice today. That shows how important the issue is right across Scotland…
Chamber meeting date: 20 September 2023
Maternity Services
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "I thank those in the public gallery along with those members who have stayed on tonight to take part in a wider discussion about maternity services in Scotland. It is greatly appreciated…
Chamber meeting date: 13 September 2023
Farm-to-fork Food Production
5. Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the greater use of farm-to-fork methods to encourage domestic food production. (S6O-02492)"
Votes
How Meghan Gallacher has voted in Parliament
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Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 83 for, 27 against, 3 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire
Submitted by: Jenni Minto, Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Supported by: Michael Matheson, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland's Nature
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland's Nature
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Supported by: Neil Gray, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Meghan Gallacher in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Meghan Gallacher has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether a recorded police warning (RPW) is an appropriate disposal for the offence of assault, in light of the reported decision by Police Scotland to issue a RPW to an individual for an alleged assault during an incident in Aberdeen on 23 July 2023."
Answered by Dorothy Bain on 19 September 2023
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-02406 by Jenni Minto on 21 June 2023, whether it will provide an update on the work that it is undertaking regarding gender identity services for children and young people, and, in light of this work, whether it (a) will follow the approach of NHS England, which intends to only…
Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 September 2023
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total tonnage is of waste resulting from the decommissioning of (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind turbines that has been exported overseas as waste between 2014 and 2022."
Answered by Neil Gray on 19 September 2023
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with UK Government ministers since 27 June 2023 regarding the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 September 2023
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 September 2023
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce regulations requiring that new non-domestic buildings provide separate male and female toilet facilities and/or a self-contained, private toilet as a minimum."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 14 September 2023
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many companies owning (a) onshore wind turbines in Scotland and (b) offshore wind turbines in Scottish waters were registered in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland and (v) overseas between 2014 and 2022."
Answered by Neil Gray on 12 September 2023
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind turbines are due to be decommissioned in the next five years."
Answered by Neil Gray on 12 September 2023
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many birds have been killed due to (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind turbine bird strikes between 2014 and 2023, broken down by species."
Answered by Neil Gray on 12 September 2023
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind turbines have been decommissioned in each year from 2014 to 2022."
Answered by Neil Gray on 12 September 2023
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