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
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.
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1 AYE3 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
8 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
4 AYECrime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
2 AYEPension Schemes Bill
2 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
2 votes · 15 Apr 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
Visits outside the UK
(1) YES Foundation (2) Zhytomyr Administration (3) Kyivstar (4) UK Friends of Ukraine (5) Bulldog Political Consulting
- 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
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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
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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
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Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 4 July 2024
Registered 23 April 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dr in Parliament
Driverless Cars: Motor Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the data opportunities of connected and autonomous vehicles to reduce uninsured driving.
Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of unlawful number plates on (a) the ability of the police to trace hit-and-run drivers and (b) effort
Bladder Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has made of the need for a national bladder cancer audit.
Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve pre-release planning to ensure that prison leavers do not become homeless or sleep rough following release.
Refugees: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people granted refugee status have presented to local authorities as homeless or have slept rough within three mon
Vehicles: Delivery Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what interactions the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has had with food delivery companies in reference to vehicles used by delivery drivers.
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 98632, how many visits the DVSA has made to retailers selling e-scooters; and how many incidences th
Refugees: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that newly recognised refugees who are survivors of trafficking, domestic abuse or torture are not left destit
Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an equivalent of the EU Safe Hearts Plan in the UK.
Motor Vehicles: Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many registered a) petrol vehicles, b) diesel vehicles, c) electric vehicles, d) hybrid vehicles and e) classic vehicles were there in Edinburgh South
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