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Current roles
Party spokespersonShadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution)
Opposition Department · Since 10 July 2024
Party spokespersonShadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
Opposition Department · Since 10 July 2024
Party spokespersonSNP Deputy Westminster Leader
Opposition Department · Since 10 July 2024
Parliamentary career
This section uses the official Parliament Biography record to show current and previous parliamentary roles and memberships.
1current committee membership
2 representations · 16 opposition posts · 15 committee membershipsprevious parliamentary career
Current
Representation
Perth and Kinross-shire
Elected 1 time · 4 July 2024 – Present
Parliamentary party affiliation
Scottish National Party
7 June 2001 – Present
Current committee memberships
Panel of Chairs
House of Commons · (HC) Awaiting categorisation (not for new committees)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Opposition Department · 8 September 2022 – 12 December 2022
Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons
Opposition Department · 1 February 2021 – 8 September 2022
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
Opposition Department · 7 January 2020 – 1 February 2021
Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons
Opposition Department · 20 June 2017 – 7 January 2020
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution)
Opposition Department · 20 June 2017 – 1 February 2021
Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Leader of the House of Commons)
Opposition Department · 20 May 2015 – 20 June 2017
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution)
Opposition Department · 15 June 2010 – 20 May 2015
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture and Sport)
Opposition Department · 15 June 2010 – 20 May 2015
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
Home Office · 10 October 2007 – 6 May 2010
Shadow Spokesperson (Justice)
Ministry of Justice · 10 October 2007 – 6 May 2010
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
Cabinet Office · 10 May 2005 – 10 October 2007
Shadow Spokesperson (International Development)
Department for International Development · 10 May 2005 – 6 May 2010
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Whips Office (Commons) · 1 June 2001 – 1 June 2007
Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
Department for Culture, Media and Sport · 10 May 2001 – 6 May 2010
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 10 May 2001 – 5 May 2005
Shadow Spokesperson (Transport)
Department for Transport · 10 May 2001 – 5 May 2005
Previous committee memberships
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
12 February 2025 – 18 March 2025
Liaison Committee (Commons)
20 May 2020 – 30 May 2024
Scottish Affairs Committee
Chair · 27 January 2020 – 30 May 2024
House of Commons Commission
15 May 2019 – 8 September 2022
Members Estimate Committee
15 May 2019 – 8 September 2022
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
13 February 2019 – 6 November 2019
Liaison Committee (Commons)
6 November 2017 – 6 November 2019
Scottish Affairs Committee
Chair · 12 July 2017 – 6 November 2019
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
10 November 2015 – 3 May 2017
Liaison Committee (Commons)
10 September 2015 – 3 May 2017
Scottish Affairs Committee
Chair · 18 June 2015 – 3 May 2017
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
15 June 2015 – 3 May 2017
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
18 November 2010 – 9 November 2012
Scottish Affairs Committee
24 November 2008 – 6 May 2010
Administration Committee
12 July 2005 – 24 November 2008
Career data last collected 5 September 2026. Current committee details come from Parliament's Committees service; previous committee history comes from the Parliament Biography record. View the official Parliament career page ↗
Registered interests
This section reflects the interests currently published for this MP in the latest House of Commons Register of Members' Financial Interests. Project Open Gov does not apply its own date filter or remove entries that Parliament still publishes.
Latest register7 September 2026
Published parent interests4
Categories represented2
Published GBP values2
Published monetary values
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The overview shows every monetary category for which Parliament publishes an explicit GBP value. Category bubbles are sums of the individual published values within that category; they are provided for visual comparison and are not described as personal income. Selecting a category shows every component used in that bubble. Small components carry their value where space permits. Every component can be selected to show its full value and description, and to jump to the exact register entry below.
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£984 — Gifts / hospitality · British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, trading as The Ivors Academy - £984.00
£452 — Gifts / hospitality · The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - £452.00
Interests by category
Open a category to see the underlying records and any related payments or sub-entries published by Parliament.
Employment and earnings2
EMI - Royalty payments - EMI
Registered 1 May 2015
Job Title
EMI - Royalty payments
Is Until Further Notice
No
Payer Name
EMI
Payer Is Private Individual
No
Is Paid As Director Of Payer
No
Payer Public Address
EMI House, 43 Brook Green, London W6 7EF
Ridge Records - Royalty payments - Ridge Records Limited
Job Title
Ridge Records - Royalty payments
Is Until Further Notice
No
Payer Name
Ridge Records Limited
Payer Is Private Individual
No
Is Paid As Director Of Payer
Yes
Payer Public Address
1 York Street, Aberdeen AB11 5DL.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, trading as The Ivors Academy - £984.00
Registered 24 June 2026
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
The Ivors Academy provided a ticket and hospitality for the Ivor Novello Awards on 21 May 2026
Value
£984
Received Date
2026-05-21
Accepted Date
2026-05-21
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, trading as The Ivors Academy
Donor Public Address
Prager Metis LLP, 5A Bear Lane, Southwark, London SE1 0UH
(Office address: 1 Upper James St, London W1F 9DE)
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, trading as The Ivors Academy
Donor Company Identifier
03643088
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - £452.00
Registered 18 September 2025
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
An invite to the Royal Military Tattoo
Value
£452
Received Date
2025-08-20
Accepted Date
2025-08-20
Is Sole Beneficiary
No
Donor Name
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Donor Public Address
1-2 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QB
Donor Status
Other
Donor Other Details
Charity
How to read this section
The chart first groups explicit monetary values by type so different kinds of registered interest remain visually distinct. Select a category bubble to see every individual published value behind it. Project Open Gov does not combine all categories into one grand total or describe support, gifts or visit values as personal income. The salary reference is the basic annual MP salary of £98,599 from 1 April 2026 and is not itself a registered interest.
Project Open Gov voting coverage begins with the 2026–27 parliamentary session, which began on 13 May 2026. The earliest Commons division currently available is 19 May 2026, with records currently running to 9 September 2026. Earlier parliamentary sessions are not included; future sessions will be retained within this same record.
About “No recorded vote”. This means the official Commons division record does not show the MP as voting Aye or No, or acting as a teller. It does not by itself explain why there is no recorded vote.
Recent divisions
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
View full voting record (71 divisions in coverage)
71 divisions shown
2026
September 2026 — 12 divisions
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Amendment 199 — security and intelligence disclosures
14 July 2026 · Division 57
Voted No
Bill stage voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the duty of candour could require certain security or intelligence information to be provided only with consent from the head of the relevant service or agency, subject to specified conditions.
MPs voted on whether public authorities or officials assisting an inquiry, investigation or inquest should have to demonstrate that relevant people can safely disclose information.
MPs voted on the Opposition’s reasoned amendment to decline the Immigration and Asylum Bill a Second Reading, arguing that the Bill did not go far enough on illegal immigration, deportations, asylum, settlement and human-rights constraints.
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 52
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 51
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on an Opposition Day motion about the early release of prisoners, including concerns about whether people convicted of serious sexual offences would be released.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 5 to require a Treasury review of the temporary goods vehicle VED (road freight tax) rates and reporting to Parliament.
New Clause 4 — Electricity Generator Levy rate review
1 July 2026 · Division 47
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4, which would require the Treasury to review the impact of increasing the Electricity Generator Levy rate to 55% and report to Parliament by 31 March 2028.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2 to the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill, which would require a review of the approved mileage allowance rate paid to care workers who use a personal vehicle for work.
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026
1 July 2026 · Division 44
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 4 — settlement fee waiver for service families
22 June 2026 · Division 33
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to waive indefinite-leave-to-remain fees for spouses or children of serving or former armed forces members who had served for four or more years.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether the Bill should include New Clause 3, which would require the Secretary of State to bring forward regulations to designate the IRGC as involved in foreign power threat activity within a month.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on a proposal (Amendment 13) to create new offences for conduct that is self-directed and prepared in relation to a designated body under the Bill.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to amend the Bill so that, after a body is designated, the Secretary of State must review whether further action should be taken against the body and connected persons and then report the outcome to Parliament.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Allocation of Time — timetable for further consideration
17 June 2026 · Division 28
No recorded vote
Procedural voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on an Allocation of Time motion for the National Security (State Threats) Bill, setting the timetable for its further consideration in the House.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 14 — register of foreign powers
16 June 2026 · Division 25
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the Government should establish and maintain a register of foreign powers that the Secretary of State believes present a cyber-security risk to the UK, to inform the use of Part 4 powers.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 13 — Digital Sovereignty Strategy
16 June 2026 · Division 24
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13, which would require the Government to publish a “Digital Sovereignty Strategy” to assess and mitigate risks to security and resilience from foreign interference and reliance on foreign-supplied technologies and to build domestic capacity.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to require Great British Railways to continue offering discounted rail fares for UK veterans, armed forces personnel and their families, and for young people aged 26 to 30 under Amendment 143.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to insert New Clause 1, which would require a “Passengers' Charter” to set standards and improvement plans for rail passenger experience.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 4 — compensation and financial assistance cap
9 June 2026 · Division 17
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4 to the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill, which would cap total compensation and financial assistance payable under the Act unless authorised by a Commons resolution.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 12, which would cap the amount of financial assistance available under the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to make a statement to Parliament about the value of contingent liabilities before using the Bill's main powers to transfer (nationalise) steel undertakings.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2, which would require the Secretary of State to set up a stakeholder advisory committee and consult it before key public-interest decisions under the Bill.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 13 — single living accommodation standards
2 June 2026 · Division 10
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13 to the Armed Forces Bill, which would amend the Renters' Rights Act 2025 to set defence housing standards for single living accommodation.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 6 — ECHR derogation for overseas operations
2 June 2026 · Division 9
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to consider whether to make an ECHR derogation for significant overseas operations under the Human Rights Act 1998.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to include New Clause 5, which would waive fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain by spouses and dependants of serving or discharged armed forces personnel.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on a new clause that would require the Secretary of State to lay a Defence Investment Plan before both Houses of Parliament within one month of the Act being passed.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on an amendment to the Opposition's motion for an Address in response to the King's Speech, regretting the absence of a Defence Readiness Bill and related defence planning commitments.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on an amendment to the King's Speech Address debate to express regret that the Gracious Speech did not include a Defence Readiness Bill and to call for specific defence policy actions.
MPs voted on an amendment to the motion for an Address to the King that would have expressed regret at the lack of a Defence Readiness Bill and other defence-related delays, and urged the Government to bring forward relevant measures and raise defence spending.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Individual voting states are verified against the official Commons Votes division data. Project Open Gov adds the explanatory text, vote type and link to the corresponding Project Open Gov vote page.
Spoken contributions
Recent debates and proceedings in which Parliament records this MP as contributing. Project Open Gov shows the official contribution summary by debate, rather than listing every individual speech or intervention.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK
2 September 2026 · House of Commons · Westminster Hall
Recent written questions tabled by this MP. Answers are kept behind an expander so the profile stays compact.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
Asylum: Applications
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Home Office · UIN 19849
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of UK asylum processing backlogs on Scottish local authority public services.
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Department for Education · UIN 19851
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reduced numbers of EU students on the financial stability of higher education institutions across the UK.
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Department for Education · UIN 19850
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reduced numbers of EU students on the financial stability of higher education institutions in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of international examples of regional migration schemes, including those operating in Canada and Australia, and their applicability to Scotland.
View answer · 2 September 2026
Answered by: Jo White
Regional migration schemes would create internal borders within the UK, which operates on a much smaller geographic scale to Canada or Australia and has fewer barriers to people relocating within it. The Migration Advisory Committee has looked at this iss...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of whether the current immigration system meets Scotland’s projected workforce needs over the next ten years.
View answer · 2 September 2026
Answered by: Jo White
Regional migration schemes would create internal borders within the UK, which operates on a much smaller geographic scale to Canada or Australia and has fewer barriers to people relocating within it. The Migration Advisory Committee has looked at this iss...
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This profile shows supported Early Day Motions tabled from 13 May 2026 onwards.
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