Chris Law

Scottish National Party MP for Dundee West

@chrislawsnp https://facebook.com/ChrisLawSNP

About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Chris Law) represents you, and all of the people who live in Dundee West, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Scottish National Party MP for Dundee West

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

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Topics of interest

Chris Law campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Foreign
  • Commonwealth and Development Office
  • Department for International Development
  • Treasury
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Home Office
  • Overseas Aid
  • Coronavirus: Vaccination
  • Revenue and Customs: Dundee
  • Developing Countries: Climate Change
  • Deportation

Currently held offices

  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (since 5 Oct 2020)
  • Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (since 10 Mar 2020)
  • Member, International Development Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls ( 6 Jul 2020 to 16 Jan 2024)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (13 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, International Development Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development) (20 Jun 2017 to 12 Dec 2022)
  • Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Climate Justice) (20 Jun 2017 to 1 Jul 2018)
  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Recent appearances

  • Israel and Gaza 26 Mar 2024

    It is clear to many international partners that the UK Government must now accept that Israel is potentially committing war crimes and genocide. If there is even a chance that Israel is breaking international law by potentially committing war crimes and genocide, why will the UK Government not take all precautions to adhere to their obligations as a party to the genocide convention and the...
  • Justice: Legal Aid: Immigration Cases 26 Mar 2024

    What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of legal aid for immigration cases.
  • Justice: Legal Aid: Immigration Cases 26 Mar 2024

    I was hoping for an answer but did not get one, so let me try this. While we all desperately want to see the Tories’ asylum backlog cleared, this effort must be well funded and must ensure access to justice. What we have instead is an under-resourced bureaucracy and a push to make rushed asylum decisions, combined with severe difficulty in accessing immigration legal aid, and as a result...

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Last updated: 18 Mar 2024.

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Flat in Dundee: (i). (Registered 26 May 2015)
Flat in Aberdeen, owned by CMAL Ltd: (i). (Registered 26 May 2015)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
CMAL Limited, financial services company. (Registered 26 May 2015)
8. Miscellaneous
Unpaid director of CMAL Ltd, financial services company. (Registered 27 February 2019)
From 4 March 2020, a Member of the Executive Committee of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 24 November 2023)

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