Independent
MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2025 - present day
Alba Party
Former MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2023 - 2025
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2016 - 2023
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05 December 2024 - 30 September 2025
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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: 25 June 2025
1. Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what specific actions it is taking to strengthen Scotland’s democratic infrastructure, authority and state-building preparations to ensure that the Scottish Parliament could become the legislature of an independent Scotland. (S6O-04834)"
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 25 June 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "Thank you for the opportunity to speak to the committee and discuss what is in the bill. As is probably evident from who has come with me to support me this morning, I have done this bill by myself, with my staff team…
Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "I do not believe that this was a mere administrative error. I believe—and I think that I have evidence to support this—that there is systemic data corruption, which has been driven by years of unlawful self-ID policy…
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025
5. Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent reports regarding the Barnett formula, and its ministers stating a preference for full fiscal autonomy, what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government in relation to replacing the Barnett formula. (S6O-04780)"
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "The reports in the press are, indeed, concerning. I am sure that the cabinet secretary is equally concerned by what she has read. However, I am not convinced by what she has said to us this afternoon…
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Motion ref. S6M-16789
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16892
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16960
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16942
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16923
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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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: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of testimony from survivors of grooming gangs, frontline service organisations and justice agencies that child sexual exploitation (CSE) and grooming are core pathways through which vulnerable children are drawn into the commercial sexual exploitation of prostitution, both in childhood and later in…
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the timelines and delivery of the university sustainability review."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that university funding is meaningfully linked to best practice in healthy workplaces, specifically in relation to workload management and other drivers of work-related stress."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement of the review into a sustainable future funding model for universities, what support or assurances it will provide to any university staff who have lost their jobs or are currently at risk of redundancy."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that higher education better meets the needs of Scotland and of future generations."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Edinburgh City Council to ensure that staff are entitled to the proposed additional June 2026 public holiday announced by the First Minister to mark Scotland’s participation in the 2026 Men’s World Cup."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether school staff, including teachers, will be entitled to the proposed additional June 2026 public holiday announced by the First Minister to mark Scotland’s participation in the 2026 Men’s World Cup."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 13 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland staff will be entitled to the proposed additional June 2026 public holiday announced by the First Minister to mark Scotland’s participation in the 2026 Men’s World Cup."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 7 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider allocating ring-fenced funding to local authorities in the 2026-27 Budget to ensure consistent provision of prostitution support and exit services across Scotland, in line with the joint Scottish Government and COSLA Equally Safe commitment to tackling commercial sexual exploitation."
Asked by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
Date lodged: 6 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the uptake was of free school meals in 2025 for (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils in each local authority area."