Alister Jack’s voting in Parliament

Alister Jack is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a random selection of Alister Jack’s votes.

• Voted a mixture of for and against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Generally voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2019–2022.
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 14 votes for, 51 votes against, 1 absence, between 2018–2022.

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

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Scotland Office: Scotland Office: Conditions of Employment 6 Feb 2023

  The Scotland Office does not employ any staff directly; all staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government, who remain the employers. Staff working in the Scotland Office adhere to the HR policies of their parent department.

• Written Answers — Scotland Office: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Scotland 6 Feb 2023

  Following the Supreme Court judgement, I confirmed to the Deputy First Minister John Swinney that my officials, and those in the Office of the Advocate General for Scotland, were ready to engage further in relation to the work by the Scottish Government on amendments to bring their Bill within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament. UKG officials have been looking at Scottish...

• Written Answers — Scotland Office: Scotland Office: Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 3 Feb 2023

  The Scotland Office does not employ any staff directly; all staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government, who remain the employers. The Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government meet regularly with their recognised Trade Unions and present and share a range of information and...

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Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Treasury
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Northern Ireland Office
• Scotland Office
• Broadband: Dumfries and Galloway
• Trade: Northern Ireland
• Money Laundering
• MOD West Freugh
• Human Trafficking: Cairnryan Port

Currently held offices

• The Secretary of State for Scotland (since 24 Jul 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (23 Apr 2019 to 24 Jul 2019)
• Assistant Whip (20 Feb 2019 to 23 Apr 2019)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (14 Sep 2017 to 29 Oct 2018)
• Member, Treasury Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 29 Oct 2018)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Richard Arkless
• Russell Brown

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Data Protection Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)