Steven Bonnar’s voting in Parliament

Steven Bonnar 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 Steven Bonnar’s votes.

• Voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2021.
• Consistently voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2022.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, in 2020.
• Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 1 vote for, 7 votes against, 2 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 9 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2020–2022.
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.

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

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Recent appearances

• Business and Trade: Arms Export Licences: Israel 30 Nov 2023

  Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of revoking arms export licenses to Israel.

• Business and Trade: Arms Export Licences: Israel 30 Nov 2023

  A state that supplies military equipment that is used in the commission of violations of international humanitarian law is at risk of complicity in a humanitarian catastrophe. In continuing with those licences and supplying UK arms to Israel, what assessment does the Secretary of State make of the potential for UK Government complicity, if Israel is found to have committed war crimes in Gaza...

• Cop28 29 Nov 2023

  The UK Government’s series of U-turns on net zero targets has put our ability to meet them at risk. The Scottish Government are committed to meeting our more ambitious targets, but Europe and the United States are leading the way as this place lags behind, in turn holding Scotland back. Can the Minister confirm whether the new Foreign Secretary, who famously decided to “cut the green...

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Scottish National Party MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Home Office
• Department for Levelling Up
• Housing and Communities
• Ministry of Justice
• Question
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs: Women
• Public Health: Cost of Living
• Coronavirus: Screening
• *No heading*

Currently held offices

• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 8 Nov 2022)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (DEFRA Team Member) (since 7 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill Committee ( 7 Dec 2022 to 15 Dec 2022)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Hugh Gaffney
• Phil Boswell
• Tom Clarke

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

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

• Online Safety Bill Committee (3 out of 20)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (4 out of 6)