Dr Scott Arthur MP: votes, interests and costs
Dr Scott Arthur (Labour) is the MP for Edinburgh South West, elected on 4 July 2024.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Dr Scott Arthur as a current member of these 2 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 18 June 2025 | Current |
| Transport Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Cancers Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
| Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill | 9 June 2025 | 11 June 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 2c469e67e6fe.
Register of interests
Dr Scott Arthur has 4 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 2 August 2024 and the latest on 17 July 2026. By category: Miscellaneous (3), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
East Coast Trains Ltd (Lumo) - £500.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Five return train tickets (to London from Edinburgh) for five young people from Edinburgh South West to take part in a work experience programme, which included a trip to Westminster to meet the Prime Minister and Mr Speaker
- Value of the benefit: £500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-25
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-25
- Name of the donor: East Coast Trains Ltd (Lumo)
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: East Coast Trains Ltd (Lumo)
University and College Union Member (Heriot-Watt University Branch)
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-04
- The type of interest: Other
Kirk Session Member (trustee) of Fairmilehead Parish Church (Church of Scotland), Frogston Road, Edinburgh. This is an unpaid role.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
I am currently on an unpaid career break from my position as Chair of Urban Water Management at Heriot-Watt University.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-08-01
- Date on which the interest ended: 2029-07-05
- Name of the donor: Heriot-Watt University
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Dr Scott Arthur's 2024-25 staffing spend as £110,053 (budget £185,538). Office costs came to £28,868 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 | £110,053.10 |
| Office costs: spent | £28,867.89 |
| Accommodation: spent | £13,074.37 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £21,387.72 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
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 South West BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Intern ×2 (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Dr Scott Arthur voted in the House of Commons: 512 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 54 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 23 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Dr Scott Arthur has tabled 604 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Work and Pensions; Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade ; Department for Transport; Treasury; and others.
Employment: Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on (a) the number of work-related suicides or attempted suicides in the UK over the last 5 years and (b) how these are divided into sub-categories across different …
UK Research and Innovation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether there will be a review of UK Research and Innovation governance, in the context of recent Science and Technology Facilities Council funding cuts.
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how his department is ensuring UK research is protected from increases in subscription fees to international facilities and resources.
Driving Licences: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of driving licence acquisition on employment outcomes for young adults.
Defibrillators: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 17 September 2026 to Question (UIN 28962), what evidence his Department holds on the extent to which reductions in VAT are passed on to consumers (a) in general and (b) specifically f …
Young People: Driving Instruction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of access to driving lessons on employment outcomes among young people.
Offshore Industry: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to align UK oil and gas production with climate targets.
Public Buildings: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to establishing UK-wide capital funds and low-interest public loans for acquisition and refurbishment of creative and community spaces.
Immigration Controls: Regional Airports
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Border Force processing capacity at regional airports, such as Edinburgh Airport.
Aviation: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether aviation performance statistics adequately reflect passenger experience after an aircraft has arrived on stand; and whether the department would consider introducing repo …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 a33f1fd0d9a2. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Dr Scott Arthur.
2024 general election
Dr Scott Arthur won Edinburgh South West at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 18,663 votes (40.9%), a majority of 6,217 over Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party). Result as published: Lab gain from SNP.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Edinburgh South West figures
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