Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Glasgow (Region) 2021 - present day
About Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
Contact details
Contact online
X (previously known as Twitter): @sandeshgulhane
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6162
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
1018 Maryhill Road
Glasgow
G20 9TE
Phone: 0141 946 3335
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Sandesh is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Sandesh is a member of 3 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Chronic Pain
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on India
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Long Covid
Co-Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Sandesh does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Sandesh has 2 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Party Spokesperson on Social Care
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Sandesh has had 4 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 September 2021 - 14 July 2023
COVID19 Recovery Committee
Substitute Member
21 May 2021 - 16 September 2021
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Public Health
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 16 September 2021
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Women's Health
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 16 September 2021
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Register of interests
Sandesh'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.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Dr. Sandesh Gulhane 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: 30 April 2024
Private General Practice Clinics
Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "I declare an interest as a practising NHS GP. We are not coping. GPs are struggling and primary care is on its knees…
Chamber meeting date: 30 April 2024
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "How will we police that?"
Chamber meeting date: 30 April 2024
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of members’ interests, as a practising NHS general practitioner. The contaminated blood products scandal has deeply scarred our four nations…
Chamber meeting date: 24 April 2024
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 (Promotion)
3. Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly spent nearly £400,000 of public money to promote Scotland’s new hate crime laws. (S6O-03334)"
Chamber meeting date: 17 April 2024
National Care Service (Headquarters)
Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con): "I declare an interest as a practising national health service general practitioner. Minister, you said that we are at stage 2 of the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill, so when will we see the amendments that you have failed to produce as promised…
See all of Dr. Sandesh Gulhane's contributions in the chamber
See all of Dr. Sandesh Gulhane's contributions in committees
Votes
How Dr. Sandesh Gulhane has voted in Parliament
Find out how Dr. Sandesh Gulhane has voted recently.
Revision to Business Programme
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Result 57 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 29, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Result 123 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Natalie Don, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Supported by: Angela Constance, Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, April 25, 2024
Result 71 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Result 44 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Result 44 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Dr. Sandesh Gulhane in Parliament
Find out what motions Dr. Sandesh Gulhane has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Dr. Sandesh Gulhane has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government at what stages of the process there are the longest delays in cancer (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment, and what steps it is taking to tackle any such delays."
Answered by Neil Gray on 29 April 2024
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken, since the publication of Out of hospital cardiac arrest: strategy 2021 to 2026, to ensure that defibrillators are (a) placed in positions that are as accessible as possible to the public and (b) available 24/7."
Answer expected on 13 May 2024
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding defibrillators in schools, what action it has taken to encourage the installation of defibrillators in publicly accessible positions for use by the wider community, rather than in locked rooms within the schools."
Answer expected on 13 May 2024
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that custodians of defibrillators are periodically trained in the (a) use of the defibrillator and (b) maintenance of the equipment."
Answer expected on 13 May 2024
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to tackle any inequalities that affect outcomes after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, specifically to (a) overcome the reportedly low intervention rate where a woman is having a cardiac arrest and (b) improve outcomes for those from (i) deprived and (ii) ethnic minority backgrounds."
Answer expected on 13 May 2024
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to reports that defibrillators held in locked cabinets or requiring the use of an access code can slow down the response to an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and may affect the chance of survival, and what steps it has taken to encourage defibrillators to be installed in unlocked,…
Answer expected on 13 May 2024
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported long-term downward trend in adherence to the 62-day cancer treatment standard, whether it plans to make any significant changes to its approach to tackling cancer waiting times."
Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason adherence to the 62-day referral-to-treatment standard for cancer is reportedly worse than adherence to the 31-day decision-to-treatment standard."
Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has regarding setting timelines for achieving the 62-day cancer treatment standard."
Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many people are currently waiting for (a) cancer treatment and (b) diagnostic tests with suspicion of cancer."
Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024
See all of Dr. Sandesh Gulhane's questions submitted in Parliament