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Chris Law

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)

Scottish National Party MP for Dundee West

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Chris Law’s voting in Parliament

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Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

  • UN Climate Change Conference: Government Response 16 Jan 2019

    Will the Minister give way?

  • UN Climate Change Conference: Government Response 16 Jan 2019

    I thank the Minister for giving up such precious time. She makes valuable points about international investments, which is all well and good. However, I would really like a response to my earlier poit that in the countries most directly affected by climate change, we have multi-billion pound investments in oil and gas.

  • UN Climate Change Conference: Government Response 16 Jan 2019

    The hon. Lady is giving a really powerful and eloquent speech, I am only disappointed that the debate has been given so little time. There are two nations that are already at 2°: Mongolia and Tibet. Mongolia is the size of Europe; Tibet is the size of western Europe. It is also where 49% of the world’s population get their water from. We are already seeing temperatures in excess of 2°....

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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

  • Treasury
  • HM Treasury
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Department for International Development
  • Home Office
  • Revenue and Customs: Dundee
  • Deportation
  • Revenue and Customs: Pay
  • Revenue and Customs: Scotland
  • Overseas Aid

Currently held offices

  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 10 Oct 2017)
  • Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (since 13 Sep 2017)
  • Member, International Development Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
  • Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development) (since 20 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

  • 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

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 59 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Chris Law’s speeches
  • Has received answers to 63 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 66.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 51 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Chris Law’s activity
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 82 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 7 Jan 2019.

4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: The Office of Tibet, London
Address of donor: 1 Culworth Street, London NW8 7AF

Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International airfare £555.91; Indian visa fee £81.84; domestic airfare and accommodation £326; total £963.75

Destination of visit: Dharamsala

Dates of visit: 25-29 September 2018

Purpose of visit: Visit to Central Tibetan Administration headquarters, for meeting with political leaders including the President, Cabinet Members, Parliamentarians and Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, as well as visits to cultural institutions and meetings with NGOs.

(Registered 17 October 2018)
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)

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