Alan Brown’s voting in Parliament

Alan Brown is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a random selection of Alan Brown’s votes.

• Generally voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2020.
• Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016.
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 64 votes for, 6 votes against, 13 absences, between 2017–2020.
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016.
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2016–2020.
• Consistently voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2015–2016.

Last updated: 12 Oct 2020. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Alan Brown has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Energy: Storage 24 May 2022

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to introduce a legal definition of energy storage in the context of battery storage technology.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Cost of Living 23 May 2022

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a breakdown of how the Government's £22 million support package will be spent in response to the rising cost of living.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Uranium: Imports 23 May 2022

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 154146 on Uranium: Imports, and pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2022 to Question 1211, for what reason the table showing volume of Uranium imported into the UK by Country of Origin from 2016-2022 was not published in those Answers; and if she will publish that table.

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Profile

Scottish National Party MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @alanbrownsnp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Alan Brown campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Transport
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Treasury
• HM Treasury
• Cottam Power Station
• Social Security: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
• Emergency Services: Scotland
• Severn Power Station
• Chippenham Power Station

Currently held offices

• Member, Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill Committee (since 9 Nov 2021)
• Member, Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (since 22 Sep 2021)
• Member, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (since 7 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy) (1 Jul 2018 to 7 Jan 2020)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport) (20 Jun 2017 to 7 Jan 2020)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Infrastructure and Energy) (20 Jun 2017 to 1 Jul 2018)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (28 Nov 2016 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Cathy Jamieson
• Des Browne
• William McKelvey

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.

• Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Forensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences Etc) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• High-Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)