Ash Regan
Alba Party
MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2023 - present day
Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency) 2016 - 2023
About Ash Regan
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
X (previously known as Twitter): @AshReganALBA
Facebook: Ash's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5922
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
18 Niddrie Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4GB
Phone: 0131 661 4888
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Ash is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Ash is a member of 1 cross-party group
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Ash does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Ash does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Ash has had 12 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
09 November 2022 - 30 October 2023
Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee
Member
29 June 2023 - 30 October 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Member
18 April 2023 - 14 July 2023
COVID19 Recovery Committee
Substitute Member
19 May 2021 - 27 October 2022
Minister for Community Safety
Scottish Government
28 June 2018 - 19 May 2021
Minister for Community Safety
Scottish Government
29 September 2016 - 28 June 2018
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
21 November 2017 - 28 June 2018
Health and Sport Committee
Deputy Convener
14 June 2016 - 23 April 2018
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs
Scottish Government
16 November 2017 - 21 November 2017
Health and Sport Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 16 November 2017
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Finance Committee
Member
29 June 2016 - 06 September 2016
European and External Relations Committee
Member
Register of interests
Ash'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.
Here is the register for Ash Regan. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
On 11 July 2023, I received £600 for writing three columns for the Reach Plc, Sunday Mail (of One Canada Square Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP). I undertook this work in February and March 2023 and it took me six hours to prepare the articles. [Registered 11 September 2023]
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 4 to 6 September 2023, I attended and gave a talk at the Promoting International Cooperation, Cultural Understanding & Peace Conference in Skopje, North Macedonia. The costs of the travel and accommodation amounted to £825.50 and were met, along with hospitality costs, by the Institute of Cultural Diplomacy (an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with headquarters in the USA and in Germany; ICD House of Arts & Culture, Soltauer Str. 18-22, 13509 Berlin, Germany). [Registered 7 November 2023]
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Ash Regan 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: 20 June 2024
Hostel Safety
4. Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that homeless women are not safe in hostels. (S6O-03608)"
Chamber meeting date: 20 June 2024
Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "Predictably, the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice continues to downplay the importance of today’s amendment bill…
Chamber meeting date: 22 May 2024
Fiscal Framework
1. Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the impact of the updated fiscal framework. (S6O-03460)"
Chamber meeting date: 22 May 2024
Priorities for Scotland
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "I note that the First Minister has stated that his number 1 priority is eradicating child poverty…
Chamber meeting date: 22 May 2024
Creative Scotland Funding (Rein Film Project)
Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba): "Can the cabinet secretary confirm what substantive steps the Government will take to rebuild public trust by ensuring full transparency and good governance across all organisations that are receiving Government funding, or will the Government just risk waiting for the media to uncover further scandals?"
Votes
How Ash Regan has voted in Parliament
Find out how Ash Regan has voted recently.
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 50 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 24, 2024
Supported by: Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 8 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 58 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 68 for, 0 against, 46 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Ash Regan in Parliament
Find out what motions Ash Regan has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Ash Regan has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 27 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27934 by Mairi Gougeon on 18 June 2024, what it estimates the final cost of designating a new national park will be, and what its position is on whether this is an effective use of public money, in light of the reportedly restricted financial situation."
Answer expected on 25 July 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 25 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, whether it has considered holding a citizens' assembly on Scotland's route to independence."
Answer expected on 23 July 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27929 by Angela Constance on 18 June 2024, whether it has yet to engage with (a) the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association, (b) legal firms and (c) judicial officeholders; if so, for what reason it has not yet done so, and whether it plans to do so in advance of stage 2."
Answer expected on 22 July 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-28018 by Ivan McKee on 18 June 2024, whether it will outline the non-consolidated performance payments awarded to chief executives since 2016, including the (a) amount and (b) reason for award."
Answer expected on 22 July 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27931 by Graeme Dey on 14 June 2024, when the last review of the Education Maintenance Allowance was carried out, and what the findings were."
Answer expected on 22 July 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27997 by Ivan McKee on 17 June 2024, whether it will consider any benefits and drawbacks of the establishment of a new non-departmental public body, similar to Homes England, in advance of the Programme for Government, to speed up housebuilding in light of the housing emergency."
Answer expected on 22 July 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27927 by Graeme Dey on 13 June 2024, what specific risks were identified at the meeting held on 29 May, and what contingencies are in place in the event that any university in Scotland faces bankruptcy."
Answer expected on 22 July 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27936 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 14 June 2024, whether the report will be made publicly available once it has been received by the Scottish Ministers."
Answer expected on 22 July 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27931 by Graeme Dey on 14 June 2024, whether it has considered revising the eligibility criteria for Education Maintenance Allowance in recent years."
Answer expected on 22 July 2024
Asked by: Regan, Ash, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27492 by Fiona Hyslop on 31 May 2024, what financial support is being made available to local communities to install public EV charging points as part of its Vision for Scotland's Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network, and how groups can access any such funding."
Answer expected on 22 July 2024