About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Ian Murray) represents you, and all of the people who live in Edinburgh South, 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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Profile

Labour MP for Edinburgh South

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @ianmurraymp.bsky.social
• @IanMurrayMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Ian Murray campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Treasury
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Home Office
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Employment Tribunals Service
• Royal Mail
• Social Security Benefits: Scotland
• Universal Credit: Scotland
• Asylum: Housing

Currently held offices

• The Secretary of State for Scotland (since 5 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) Committee (13 Mar 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland ( 6 Apr 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee ( 5 Sep 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission ( 4 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland ( 8 May 2015 to 26 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 8 May 2015)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee ( 2 Nov 2010 to 24 Oct 2011)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 10 Dec 2012)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 24 Oct 2011)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 24 Oct 2011)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 24 Oct 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Nigel Griffiths
• Michael Ancram
• Michael Hutchison
• William Darling
• Samuel Chapman
• Charles Murray
• James Parrott
• Arthur Dewar
• Charles Lyell
• Arthur Dewar
• Andrew Agnew
• Arthur Dewar
• Herbert Paul
• Robert Cox
• Herbert Paul
• Hugh Childers
• George Harrison

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill Committee Committee (0 out of 1)
• Data Protection Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
• Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (13 out of 14)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Scotland Office: Scotland Office: USA 6 May 2025

  Tartan Week in New York is the most significant annual event celebrating Scottish-US links across business and culture. This year, the Scotland Office engaged in a significantly expanded programme of business and investor engagement in New York, focusing on economic growth in Scotland. Given the success of the Scotland Office’s participation in 2023 and 2024, which I saw first hand in my...

• Written Answers — Scotland Office: Scotland Office: Information Officers 2 May 2025

  In the Scotland Office communications team, there are a total of 16 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals. Of this total, 5 work in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.

• Written Answers — Scotland Office: Longannet Power Station 29 Apr 2025

  I am in contact with Scottish Power on a range of issues relating to the UK’s transition to Net Zero. I last met with them in March, at a stakeholder forum hosted by my department, where the topic of clean energy jobs was discussed. The representative from Scottish Power did not raise the future of the former generating station at Longannet but my door is always open to the energy sector in...

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