Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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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.
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 24 April 2025
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "Amendment 1007 seeks to create an alternative approach that provides a stronger link to the Scottish social housing charter…
Chamber meeting date: 22 April 2025
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "There is not a single mention in the cabinet secretary’s statement of the huge amount of taxpayers’ money that has been wasted by the Scottish Government arguing about the definition of a woman…
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 22 April 2025
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "Good morning, minister and officials. Minister, you and I have had exchanges regarding Awaab’s law, and I am pleased to see that it will feature as part of the Housing (Scotland) Bill, as it rightly should…
Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "I thank the minister for advance sight of his statement. We warned the Scottish Government and the Scottish Greens time and again that the proposed heat in buildings bill was an absolute farce, but they refused to listen…
Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025
1. Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS boards have designated single-sex spaces for women. (S6O-04520)"
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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
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
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
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
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
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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: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to cap the installation costs of clean heating systems."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 3 April 2025
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing regulations that would require people purchasing a property to comply with a prohibition on polluting heating in a specified amount of time following the completion of the sale."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 3 April 2025
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on requiring (a) occupiers of non-domestic properties to provide information about unused heat on the premises and (b) buildings with unused heat to provide this to a heat network zone."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 3 April 2025
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of whether the target for all (a) properties of private landlords reaching a minimum standard equivalent to an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of at least band C by the end of 2028, (b) properties of homeowners reaching a minimum standard equivalent to an EPC rating of at…
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 3 April 2025
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on legislating to give (a) it and (b) local authorities the power to require buildings in a heat network zone to end their use of polluting heating systems by a certain date, with a minimum notice period."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 3 April 2025
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been paid in total to date on staff costs for officials who have worked on the (a) proposed Heat in Buildings Bill and (b) Heat in Buildings Strategy."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS boards have designated single-sex spaces for women."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, what immediate steps it is taking to guarantee that all temporary accommodation meets basic standards of safety, cleanliness and suitability for households with children, and…
Answered by Paul McLennan on 19 March 2025
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people live in safe, warm homes, in light of reports that the number of properties falling below the "tolerable standard" in order to be fit for habitation has increased from an estimated 54,000 in 2018 to 729,000 in 2023."
Taken in the Chamber on 11 March 2025
Asked by: Gallacher, Meghan, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to deposits held by SafeDeposits Scotland, whether any accumulated interest remains with the deposit scheme, and, if it does not, what happens to such money."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 February 2025
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