Ian Murray
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
MP since 6 May 2010
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The Rt Hon Ian Murray is the Labour MP for Edinburgh South, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. He currently holds the Government posts of Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), and Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport).
1688
Votes Cast
£277,506
Expenses 2024-25
17,251
Majority
53.3%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£277,506
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 46,826 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
0
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
79
Debates Spoken In⚑
387
Speeches⚑
374
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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3 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
4 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
3 NORailways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(7)
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 12 July 2017
Registered 31 July 2023
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Event management
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(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Event management
- Name of company or organisation
- 100MPH Events Limited (dormant)
- Nature of business
- Event management
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
1 September 2019
Rental income: from 6 June 2024
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Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
1 September 2019 Rental income: from 6 June 2024
- Type of land/property
- Residential property (flat)
- Number of properties
- 1
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Interest held
- from 1 September 2019
- Rental income
- from 6 June 2024
Registered 18 October 2019; updated 2 August 2024
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 2 June 2020
Registered 31 July 2023
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 22 October 2001
Registered 31 July 2023
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ian in Parliament
Revenue and Customs: Staff
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff working on Research and Development tax relief schemes in HMRC have (a) prior experience in and (b) qualifications relevant to the technological
Whisky: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer ,what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rise in alcohol duty on the (a) growth and (b) job creation prospects of the Scotch whisky industry.
Whisky: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the tourism industry.
Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with LINK on the numbers of free-to-use cash machines.
Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help maintain the number of free-to-use cash machines.
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