Chris Murray MP: votes, interests and costs
Chris Murray (Labour) is the MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, elected on 4 July 2024.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Chris Murray as a current member of these 2 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 18 June 2025 | Current |
| Home Affairs Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill | 9 June 2025 | 11 June 2025 |
| Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill | 12 February 2025 | 18 March 2025 |
| Employment Rights Bill | 19 November 2024 | 16 January 2025 |
| Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programming sub committee | 23 October 2024 | 31 October 2024 |
| Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill | 23 October 2024 | 31 October 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 a44b52886156.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Chris Murray, as the MP registered them: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). Latest registration 14 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - £470.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: A ticket to attend the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in the Royal Gallery in my capacity as the local MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Value of the benefit: £470.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-08-18
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-08-18
- Name of the donor: The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
- Status of the donor: Other
Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £6,500.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Services of a policy adviser for two days per week (value is estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £6,500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-03-31
- Name of the donor: Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £13,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Services of a policy adviser for one day per week (value is estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £13,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-09-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-09-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-31
- Name of the donor: Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Chris Murray's 2024-25 staffing spend as £122,225 (budget £185,538). Office costs came to £30,299 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £122,224.59 |
| Office costs: spent | £30,299.41 |
| Accommodation: spent | £17,182.05 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £19,813.47 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £5,000.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Executive Office Manager (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Administrative Officer (permanent part time), Researcher (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Chris Murray is recorded voting in 483 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 51 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was an Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 33 written questions have been tabled by Chris Murray, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Home Office; Department for Business and Trade; Ministry of Justice.
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when is the next review date for the National Referral Mechanism guidance; and whether that review will consider the barriers to referral routes for Overseas Domestic Worker visa holders at risk of mo …
Migrant Workers: Domestic Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans the Fair Work Agency has to collect data on Overseas Domestic Worker visa holders at risk of exploitation; and in what way this data will inform the Agency's enforcement priorities.
Prisoners' Release: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Strategic Housing Specialists have been employed in women's prisons; and whether he plans to increase that number.
Prisoners' Release: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his target number is of Strategic Housing Specialists in women's prisons.
Migrants: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average time taken to make a Reasonable Grounds decision for people currently held in immigration detention.
Migrants: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people currently held in immigration detention have received a positive Reasonable Grounds decision under the the National Referral Mechanism.
Immigration Controls: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that the Border Force’s freight inspection targets at UK borders are met and what recent progress has been made on reaching these targets.
Fair Work Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the structures in place for the Fair Work Agency to collaborate with other Government departments to (a) prevent and (b) disrupt modern slavery.
Fair Work Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has for the future of the Fair Work Agency; what statutory duties it will assume from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in responding to modern slavery and human trafficking; and …
Slavery: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 July 2025 on Call for Evidence – Identification of Victims of Modern Slavery, HCWS826, whether the call for evidence will consider the impact of the revis …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d759f68d469d. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Chris Murray.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 3,715 for Chris Murray in Edinburgh East and Musselburgh in July 2024, from 18,790 votes on a turnout of 59.8%. Result as published: Lab gain from SNP.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Edinburgh East and Musselburgh figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.