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Current roles
Party spokespersonShadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
Opposition Department · Since 10 July 2024
Party spokespersonShadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
Opposition Department · Since 10 July 2024
Party spokespersonShadow SNP Spokesperson (Middle East)
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.
No current committee memberships recordedin Parliament's current Biography record
1 representation · 8 opposition posts · 6 committee membershipsprevious parliamentary career
Current
Representation
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Elected 1 time · 4 July 2024 – Present
Parliamentary party affiliation
Scottish National Party
7 May 2015 – Present
Previous parliamentary career
Previous representations
Argyll and Bute
Elected 3 times · 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Previous opposition posts
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Opposition Department · 4 September 2023 – 30 May 2024
SNP Chief Whip
Opposition Department · 17 January 2023 – 4 September 2023
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)
Opposition Department · 10 December 2022 – 17 January 2023
Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
Opposition Department · 1 February 2021 – 17 January 2023
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution)
Opposition Department · 1 March 2020 – 17 January 2023
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Inclusive Society)
Opposition Department · 1 July 2018 – 1 March 2020
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture and Media)
Opposition Department · 20 June 2017 – 17 May 2018
Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Defence)
Opposition Department · 20 May 2015 – 20 June 2017
Previous committee memberships
Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
14 November 2023 – 30 May 2024
Foreign Affairs Committee
12 September 2023 – 30 May 2024
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)
2 November 2022 – 29 November 2022
Elections Bill
15 September 2021 – 26 October 2021
DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
12 March 2019 – 6 November 2019
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
11 September 2017 – 6 November 2019
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 interests7
Categories represented5
Published GBP values2
Published monetary values
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Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
Enersoft International Limited - £900.00
Registered 9 February 2026
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Single ticket and matchday hospitality at Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund
Value
£900
Received Date
2026-01-20
Accepted Date
2026-01-20
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Enersoft International Limited
Donor Public Address
74 York Street, Suite 7-4, Glasgow G2 8JX
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
Enersoft International Limited
Donor Company Identifier
SC621728
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Enersoft International Ltd - £625.00
Registered 8 January 2026
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Two tickets and hospitality for myself and a guest to attend the League Cup Final at Hampden Park
Value
£625
Received Date
2025-12-14
Accepted Date
2025-12-14
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Enersoft International Ltd
Donor Public Address
74 York Street, Suite 7-4, Glasgow, G2 8JX
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
Enersoft International Ltd
Donor Company Identifier
SC621728
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Visits outside the UK2
International visit to Germany between 03 June 2026 and 05 June 2026
Registered 22 June 2026
Country
Germany
Destination
Neuhardenberg
Purpose
As chair of the APPG on Greenland I was invited by the Korber Stifung to attend their annual Korber Policy Game in Neuhardenberg, Germany. Along with politicians, security experts, diplomats and academics from the UK, Denmark/Greenland, Norway and Germany, we were there to discuss and scenario-plan a European response to a potential crisis in the Arctic.
Start Date
2026-06-03
End Date
2026-06-05
Appg
APPG Greenland
Name
Korber-Stiftung
Is Private Individual
No
Public Address
Pariser Platz 4A,
10117 Berlin
Germany
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Two nights hotel accommodation at Schloss Neuhardenberg incl. breakfast (£240), meals (£213), return flights from London (£431), airport transfers(£283)
Value
£1,167
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
International visit to Thailand between 30 November 2025 and 06 December 2025
Registered 8 January 2026
Country
Thailand
Country
Malaysia
Purpose
The purpose of the trip was ascertain the progress for refugees, including a lack of recognised refugee status, limited access to adequate healthcare and education, and restrictions on free religious worship.
Start Date
2025-11-30
End Date
2025-12-06
Appg
APPG Freedom of Religion or Belief
Name
International Human Rights Committee
Is Private Individual
No
Public Address
Suite 23, 95 Miles Road, Mitcham, CR4 3FH
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Flights (£885), hotels including breakfast in Thailand (£99), hotels including breakfast in Malaysia (£390)
Value
£1,374
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Shareholdings1
Shares in Oh! Television (not trading)
Registered 11 January 2016
Shareholding Threshold
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Organisation Name
Oh! Television (not trading)
Organisation Description
Television production company
Miscellaneous1
A Director of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 19 May 2021
Arose On
2021-04-26
Description
A Director of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. This is an unpaid role.
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Unpaid role
Family members employed1
Catherine O'Hara employed
Registered 19 January 2016
Job Title
Office Manager
Working Pattern
Full time
Person Name
Catherine O'Hara
Family Member Relationship Level
Related to member directly
Family Relation Type
Spouse
How to read this section
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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 10 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]
Second Reading
10 September 2026 · Division 73
No recorded vote
Bill stage voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on the Bill's Second Reading: Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 142 to the Health Bill, requiring regulations to prevent puberty blockers being prescribed, supplied or used in clinical trials for under-18s in gender-related treatment, unless both Houses approved a trial.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 142 to the Health Bill, requiring regulations to prevent puberty blockers being prescribed, supplied or used in clinical trials for under-18s in gender-related treatment, unless both Houses approved a trial.
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).
Rewiring the State
2 September 2026 · House of Commons · Commons Chamber
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).
Written question 20498
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · UIN 20498
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that funding is protected for programmes supporting women who have suffered conflict-related sexual violence in Colombia.
Tabled 8 July 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · UIN 16912
Answered
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of levels of UK foreign direct investment into Georgia, in the context of reported targ
View answer · 13 July 2026
Answered by: Stephen Doughty
The UK remains committed to supporting democracy, human rights and media freedom in Georgia. We continue to monitor developments closely, including reports of violence against peaceful protesters and the imprisonment of journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, whose c...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by Viginum entitled Rokh Solis: Analysis of an informational modus operandi that targeted the municipal electi
View answer · 30 June 2026
Answered by: Sarah Jones
The Government is committed to safeguarding the UK's democratic integrity. The Joint Election Security Preparedness Unit (which sits jointly across the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Cabinet Office) is dedicated to electoral...
Tabled 4 June 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · UIN 6764
Answered
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made recent representations to her Vietnamese counterpart on freedom of religion or belief for independent religious communities in that country.
View answer · 12 June 2026
Answered by: Seema Malhotra
The UK regularly raises concerns with the Government of Vietnam about freedom of religion or belief for independent religious communities. Vietnam is a focus country in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoR...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of living in Scotland.
View answer · 10 June 2026
Answered by: Mr Douglas Alexander
This Government is taking real action to help Scottish families with the cost of living. We have delivered the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a decade, extended the fuel duty freeze, increased the State Pension and Universal Credit, and are deliver...
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