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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485 votes — page 11 of 20
2 NOOpposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
Opposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
1 AYE1 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2025
3 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
1 AYE3 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
4 votes · 9 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
4 votes · 9 Jul 2025
3 NOFootball Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage
3 votes · 8 Jul 2025
Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage
3 votes · 8 Jul 2025
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
Miscellaneous
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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
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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
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 4 July 2024
Registered 23 April 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dr in Parliament
Public Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the policy paper entitled Licensing taskforce report and government response, published on 31 July 2025, what assessment he has
Small Businesses: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized (a) biotechnology and (b) pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical trial
Life Sciences: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the establishment of Commercial Research Delivery Centres.
Mobile Phones and Social Media: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered introducing national guidance on the potential physical health risks of excessive screen time for children and young
Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to encourage smaller snack sizes.
Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September to Question 75570 on Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling, when he plans to consult with stakeholders on the bes
Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of improving access to childcare out of school hours.
Human Papillomavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether HPV self-sampling will be less frequently than clinician screening, in the context of uncertainties in relation to the accuracy of the
Community Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering additional resources to neighbourhood teams to provide targe
Motability: Motor Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Motability Operations on encouraging the sourcing of UK-manufactured vehicles.
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