Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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29 June 2023 - 10 October 2024
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21 March 2024 - 10 October 2024
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09 May 2022 - 16 August 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
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21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 - 31 March 2022
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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 Meghan Gallacher. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2021.
I was a Councillor with North Lanarkshire Council (of (of Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB) and was the Convener of the Audit and Scrutiny Panel between 2017 and 2021. I received between £30,001 and £35,000 per annum, which decreased, from 17 June 2021, to between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum and spent 16-20 hours per week in the role. [Amended interest 5 May 2022]
On 5 August 2023, I was a guest of Lieutenant Colonel HIM Clark (HQ 51 Inf Bde and HQ Scotland, Redford Bks, Colinton, Edinburgh, EH13 0PP) at a performance of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The value of the hospitality received was £415. [Registered 27 September 2023]
No registrable interests.
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I am a member of Women to Win.
I am a member of North Lanarkshire Conservative and Unionist Association.
I received on bottle of whisky from the Scotch Whisky Association, the nominal value for the COP26 Limited Edition Blended Scotch Whisky to be £30, although it is not for commercial sale. [Registered 20 December 2021]
My husband is employed by the Department for Work and Pensions as an operational delivery officer. [Registered 1 October 2024]
As of April 2025, I have been appointed as a member of the “Pregnant, Then Screwed” advisory board. [Registered 29 April 2025]
I was the Chair of the Scottish Conservative Councillor's Association. [Amended interest 5 May 2022]
I am a volunteer befriender in Motherwell.
I am a member of the Conservative Women's Association.
I am a co-opted member of the European Young Conservatives.
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.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 24 June 2025
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "Good morning. Evelyn Tweed asked about the minimum target of 25,000 new homes. The Scottish Government has a target: it is 110,000 affordable homes by 2032. Minister, you said that roughly 20,000 homes are being built each year…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "During stage 2 proceedings on the Housing (Scotland) Bill, I lodged amendments that sought to strengthen the Scottish social housing charter…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "Along with what happened at Grangemouth, the situation with Alexander Dennis represents a double blow to the people of Falkirk, and my thoughts are with them…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "On the point of childcare, there are councils across the country that are not allowing eligible two and three-year-olds to access the 1,140 hours of free funded childcare until the beginning of the term after they have turned two or three years old…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con): "I congratulate my colleague Liam Kerr on achieving cross-party support on the topic of the debate…
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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
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 voted against
Agreed
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 voted against
Agreed
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 abstained
Agreed
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: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:22 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the debate on motion S6M-17186 (Best Start New Model of Neonatal Care) on 30 April 2025, and in light of the previous national neonatal clinical lead for the Scottish Perinatal Network stepping down in autumn 2024, when a new national neonatal clinical lead will be appointed, and whether they will join the…
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:22 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the debate on motion S6M-17186 (Best Start New Model of Neonatal Care) on 30 April 2025, what the timeline is for implementing the Best Start model of neonatal care by 2026, and by what date each neonatal unit will be operating under its new designation."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:22 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the debate on motion S6M-17186 (Best Start New Model of Neonatal Care) on 30 April 2025, whether the same criteria will be used across Scotland to determine which groups of babies are prioritised for transfer at each phase of implementation of the Best Start new model of neonatal care."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:22 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the debate on motion S6M-17186 (Best Start New Model of Neonatal Care) on 30 April 2025, what (a) funding and (b) resources have been allocated for the 2025–26 financial year to each of the NHS boards hosting the three neonatal intensive care units, and what assessment it has made to ensure that this…
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:21 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that rape victims who request free court transcripts under the pilot scheme are waiting seven months on average to receive their transcript."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:30 April 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is challenging the UK Government’s proposed inheritance tax changes for farmers."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:26 March 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS boards have designated single-sex spaces for women."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:19 March 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 April 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…
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:19 March 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 April 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."
Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:19 March 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to cap the installation costs of clean heating systems."
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