Peter Grant’s voting in Parliament

Peter Grant 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 Peter Grant’s votes.

• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016.
• Consistently voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2015–2016.
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 4 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2015–2022.
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016–2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, in 2020.
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 1 vote for, 28 votes against, 5 absences, between 2015–2022.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Peter Grant has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• UK-Rwanda Partnership 6 Dec 2023

  The Home Secretary wants us to take great comfort from the fact that the treaty with Rwanda will be binding in international law. Then, in the next page of his statement, he assures us that next week he will bring in legislation that will, in certain circumstances, make it a legal requirement for British courts to act contrary to that same international law. How can he expect Rwanda to comply...

• Written Answers — Wales Office: Owner Occupation: Wales 6 Dec 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the impact of changes in the level of interest rates on homeowners in Wales.

• Middle East: UK Military Deployments 5 Dec 2023

  It is absolutely right that innocent hostages should be released, and that steps should be taken to release them. It is absolutely right that those responsible for the crimes of Hamas are held to account in international law. But why is the Secretary of State so reluctant to give a clear, simple “yes” to the question whether the Government will provide any evidence of war crimes to the...

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Profile

Scottish National Party MP for Glenrothes

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @petergrantmp
• https://facebook.com/petergrantsnp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Peter Grant campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Home Office
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Transport
• Scotland Office
• Immigration: EU Nationals
• Children: Maintenance
• Post Offices: ICT
• Visas: Turkey
• SG First Minister: Diplomatic Relations

Currently held offices

• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 16 Jan 2023)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 16 Jan 2023)
• Member, Committee of Selection (since 16 Jan 2023)
• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (since 16 Jan 2023)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission (since 18 Mar 2020)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Europe) (since 20 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee ( 2 Nov 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
• Member, Financial Services and Markets Bill Committee (12 Oct 2022 to 3 Nov 2022)
• Member, Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL] Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 27 Jan 2022)
• Member, Dormant Assets Bill [HL] Committee (15 Dec 2021 to 11 Jan 2022)
• Member, Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Committee (30 Jun 2021 to 8 Jul 2021)
• Member, Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee ( 8 Jun 2021 to 15 Jun 2021)
• Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Treasury - Chief Secretary) ( 7 Jan 2020 to 12 Dec 2022)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union) (20 Jun 2017 to 7 Jan 2020)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 9 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (15 Jul 2015 to 28 Nov 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Lindsay Roy
• John MacDougall

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

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

• Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Services and Markets Bill Committee (4 out of 10)
• Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Dormant Assets Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Security and Investment Bill Committee (8 out of 12)