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Profile

Labour MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar

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

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Scotland Office
• Department for Transport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Science
• Innovation and Technology
• Rescue Services: Shetland
• Emergency Services: Voluntary Organisations
• Prostate Cancer: Health Education
• Question
• Rural Areas: Scotland

Currently held offices

• Member, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee (since 21 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Great British Energy Bill Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 15 Oct 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Angus MacNeil
• Calum MacDonald
• Donald Stewart
• Malcolm Macmillan
• Thomas Ramsay
• William Cotts
• Donald Murray

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Great British Energy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Recent appearances

• Energy Security and Net Zero: Renewable Energy: Private Sector Investment 15 Jul 2025

  I must declare an interest as a crofting tenant of Knock and Swordale common grazing, as good a definition of a community as you can ever get, but Knock and Swordale, along with several other community power schemes in my constituency, cannot get grid connections except through active network management connections, which basically means that the communities can supply power to the grid only...

• Housing, Communities and Local Government: Community Regeneration Funding: Scotland 14 Jul 2025

  What discussions she has had with local authorities in Scotland on community regeneration funding.

• Housing, Communities and Local Government: Community Regeneration Funding: Scotland 14 Jul 2025

  The £20 million community regeneration partnership with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the Western Isles council, will help develop the marine economy of Vatersay and Barra, the cultural heritage of Eriskay and North Uist and the spinal route through the islands. It puts islanders in the driving seat using the muscle of the UK Government. Does the Minister agree that this is a template for other...

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