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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Midlothian

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (since 9 Jul 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Owen Thompson
• Danielle Rowley
• Owen Thompson
• David Hamilton
• Eric Clarke
• Alexander Eadie
• James Hill
• David Pryde

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Scotland Office: Radicalism: Scotland 4 Sep 2024

  The past weeks have been frightening for many of our communities in Scotland, in particular for Muslims. I will never forget hearing from a young woman who has asked to work from home indefinitely because she is so afraid to be in a city centre, in Scotland, in 2024, wearing the hijab. That is intolerable and cannot - and will not - be accepted. So I do not share the complacency of some that...

• Written Answers — Scotland Office: Potatoes: UK Internal Trade 4 Sep 2024

  The Windsor Framework has lifted the ban on the movement of seed potatoes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland Plant Health Label scheme. Once planted in Northern Ireland, the new crop of seed potatoes can be sold with no restrictions. This reflects long-standing arrangements for biosecurity, and our commitment to upholding a smooth flow of trade with Northern...

• Scotland: Support for Working People 4 Sep 2024

  I am proud to be part of a UK Government that will oversee the biggest upgrade of workers’ rights in a generation. We have set out the new deal for working people and will write it into law within our first 100 days. Over 75 reforms will deliver on a core part of our growth mission to raise living standards, and up to 7,800 workers across Ayrshire stand to benefit from Labour’s plans to...

More of Kirsty McNeill’s recent appearances