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Owen Thompson is a former MP for Midlothian.

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Profile

Former Scottish National Party MP for Midlothian

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

Left the House of Commons on 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @OwenThompson
• https://facebook.com/owenthompsonsnp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Owen Thompson campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Ministry of Defence
• Treasury
• Home Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
• Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions
• Beer: Excise Duties
• Armed Forces: Housing
• Bounce Back Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee (28 Feb 2024 to 7 Mar 2024)
• SNP Chief Whip ( 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill ( 8 Mar 2023 to 15 Mar 2023)
• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ( 7 Feb 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee ( 2 Feb 2022 to 9 Feb 2022)
• SNP Chief Whip ( 9 Mar 2021 to 7 Dec 2022)
• Member, Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords] Committee ( 4 Feb 2021 to 9 Feb 2021)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 6 Jul 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Procedure Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 12 Sep 2023)
• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (10 Feb 2020 to 25 May 2021)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (27 Jan 2020 to 25 May 2021)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (27 Jan 2020 to 25 May 2021)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (21 Jan 2020 to 12 Sep 2023)
• Member, Committee of Selection (15 Jan 2020 to 25 May 2021)
• SNP Whip ( 7 Jan 2020 to 9 Mar 2021)
• Member, Committee of Selection (17 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• SNP Whip (20 May 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Hamilton
• Eric Clarke
• Alexander Eadie
• James Hill
• David Pryde

Future MPs in this constituency

• Danielle Rowley
• Kirsty McNeill

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

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

• Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Psychoactive Substances Bill Committee (3 out of 3)