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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7 AYEPension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
10 AYECrime and Policing Bill
10 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
10 votes · 14 Apr 2026
6 AYEVictims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 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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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
Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support the development of non-passenger carrying drones.
State Retirement Pensions: Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost of increasing the State Pension for people in Edinburgh South West constituency in 2025.
State Retirement Pensions: Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) male and (b) female pensioners in Edinburgh South West will receive the 2025 increase in the state pension.
Winter Fuel Payment: Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Edinburgh South West constituency claimed the Winter Fuel Payment in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25; and how many of those were
Higher Education: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to widen access to higher education by underrepresented groups.
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in (a) standing and (b) capacity charges on the commercial viability of EV charging in
Taxis: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend the Plug-in Taxi Grant scheme beyond April 2025.
Defibrillators: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits developing a national strategy to place defibrillators in socio-economically deprived co
Financial Services: Edinburgh
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to encourage the Scottish Government to support Edinburgh's financial sector.
Infected Blood Compensation Authority: Scotland
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the performance of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority in dealing with cases which involve the Sc
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