Dr Scott Arthur

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Dr Scott Arthur is the Labour MP for Edinburgh South West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

485

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

6,217

Majority

40.9%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 45,664 voters

Labour
18,663 votes40.9%
Scottish National Party
12,446 votes27.3%
Conservative
5,558 votes12.2%
Scottish Green Party
3,450 votes7.6%
Liberal Democrat
3,014 votes6.6%
Reform UK
2,087 votes4.6%
Scottish Family Party
265 votes0.6%
Independent
181 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

577

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

240

Debates Spoken In

422

Speeches

485

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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5 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

8 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

8 votes · 9 Mar 2026

2 NO

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

2 votes · 23 Feb 2026

Financial Interests(4)

Visits outside the UK

(1) YES Foundation (2) Zhytomyr Administration (3) Kyivstar (4) UK Friends of Ukraine (5) Bulldog Political Consulting

£92
Name of donor
(1) YES Foundation (2) Zhytomyr Administration (3) Kyivstar (4) UK Friends of Ukraine (5) Bulldog Political Consulting
Address of donor
(1) Raffingers Llp Unit, 19-20 Bourne Court, Southend Road, Woodford Green, Essex IG8 8HD (2) 25 Mala Berdichivska str., Zhytomyr, Ukraine, 10014 (3) 53 Degtyarivska St, Kiev, Kyiv City, 03113, Ukraine (4) 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3BL (5) 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
(1) Attendance at the YES Conference in Kyiv, value £92.11 (2) Transport and buffet lunch, value £25 (3) Dinner and briefing in Kyiv with delegation, value £50 (4) Bus transport in Kyiv and Lviv, value £25.86 (5) Dinner in Lviv, value £86.20
Destination of visit
Ukraine
Dates of visit
21 February 2025 to 25 February 2025
Purpose of visit
To promote and strengthen relations between the UK and Ukrainian parliaments

Registered 23 April 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Kirk Session Member (trustee) of Fairmilehead Parish Church (Church of Scotland), Frogston Road, Edinburgh. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 2 August 2024)

Registered 2 August 2024

Miscellaneous

my position as Chair of Urban Water Management at Heriot-Watt University

Name of donor
Heriot-Watt University
Date interest arose
1 August 2024
Date interest ended
5 July 2029

Registered 2 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
4 July 2024

Registered 23 April 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dr in Parliament

Service Pupil Premium: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to encourage schools to be transparent with how they use Service Pupil Premium funding.

AnsweredDepartment for Education20 Mar 2026

Service Pupil Premium: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to allowing military parents more choice in how their child's Pupil Service Premium is spent.

AnsweredDepartment for Education20 Mar 2026

Neuroendocrine Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total amount of Government investment in research into neuroendocrine cancers has been in each of the last ten years; and what specif

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care19 Mar 2026

Heart Valve Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to the use of existing delivery frameworks, such as the Major Conditions Strategy, to drive improvements in ea

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care19 Mar 2026

Heart Valve Disease: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to develop a national strategy for the early detection of heart valve disease.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care19 Mar 2026

Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered introducing a national defibrillator strategy.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care18 Mar 2026

Timber: Imports

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including timber supply metrics in the National Security Risk Assessment.

AnsweredCabinet Office18 Mar 2026

Live Nation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster controlling a majority share of t

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade17 Mar 2026

Postal Services: Conditions of Employment and Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance and oversight the Government provides to private postal companies to ensure that agreements with trade unions on pay and conditions

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade17 Mar 2026

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Adoption Support Fund; and what assessment her Department has made of the potent

AnsweredDepartment for Education17 Mar 2026
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