About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Gregor Poynton) represents you, and all of the people who live in Livingston, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Livingston

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• @gregorpoynton.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Business and Trade
• Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Treasury
• Department for Science
• Innovation and Technology
• Paternity Leave: Economic Situation
• Mosquitos: Diseases
• Small Businesses: Billing
• Mental Health Services: Fathers
• Housing: Construction

Currently held offices

• Member, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls (since 5 Mar 2025)
• Member, Business and Trade Committee (since 21 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Finance Bill Committee (22 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Hannah Bardell
• Graeme Morrice
• Jim Devine
• Robin Cook

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Spending Review 2025: Scotland — [Sir John Hayes in the Chair] 2 Jul 2025

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John, and to speak in today’s debate; I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) on securing it. This spending review marks a turning point for Scotland. After years of stagnation under two failing Governments—the Tories in Westminster and the SNP in Holyrood—this UK Labour Government are...

• Spending Review 2025: Scotland — [Sir John Hayes in the Chair] 2 Jul 2025

  I agree with the hon. Lady on that point; I think the oil and gas sector is vital. I am on the record saying that I support Rosebank and Jackdaw, and I think we should get on and do it. We need to invest in that sector, because ultimately, those are the people with the skills and supply chains that will allow us to transition to the green jobs of the future, at the same time as securing jobs...

• Welfare Reform 30 Jun 2025

  Does the Secretary of State agree that our welfare system must do much more to support and reward work, and also support people who are looking to re-enter or enter work? What difference does she believe that the right to try guarantee will make in achieving that?

More of Gregor Poynton’s recent appearances