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Deidre Brock is a former MP for Edinburgh North and Leith.

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Profile

Former Scottish National Party MP for Edinburgh North and Leith

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

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @deidrebrock
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Deidre Brock campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• Ministry of Defence
• Scotland Office
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Cabinet Office
• Scotland Office: Social Media
• Immigration: EU Nationals
• Visas
• Visas: Ukraine
• Public Expenditure: Scotland

Currently held offices

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Wales) (since 1 Jul 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (House of Commons Business) (12 Dec 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee (17 Oct 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Members Estimate Committee ( 8 Sep 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, House of Commons Commission ( 8 Sep 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons ( 8 Sep 2022 to 12 Dec 2022)
• Member, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (22 Jun 2022 to 7 Jul 2022)
• Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee ( 9 Feb 2022 to 10 Feb 2022)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (COP26) ( 8 Jan 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee ( 4 May 2020 to 18 Sep 2023)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 7 Jan 2020 to 8 Sep 2022)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment and Rural Affairs) ( 1 Jul 2018 to 7 Jan 2020)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Fair Work and Employment) (20 Jun 2017 to 1 Jul 2018)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) (20 Jun 2017 to 1 Jul 2018)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee ( 5 Sep 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission ( 4 Nov 2015 to 15 Nov 2016)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 7 Jul 2015 to 12 Sep 2016)
• Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Scottish Parliament/Scottish Government Liaison) (20 May 2015 to 20 Jun 2017)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Devolved Government Relations) (20 May 2015 to 7 Jan 2020)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Mark Lazarowicz
• Malcolm Chisholm

Future MPs in this constituency

• Tracy Gilbert

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

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

• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Environment Bill Committee (19 out of 22)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Kew Gardens (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Historic Buildings: VAT 24 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reducing and (b) abolishing VAT on (i) maintenance and (ii) energy-efficiency improvements on historic and cultural buildings.

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Arts: Finance 24 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will provide additional financial support to help the creative sector meet (a) energy and (b) maintenance costs.

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Broadcasting: Codes of Practice 24 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Ofcom on enforcement of the Broadcasting Code.

More of Deidre Brock’s recent appearances