Graeme Downie MP: votes, interests and costs
Graeme Downie represents Dunfermline and Dollar in the House of Commons for Labour.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Graeme Downie as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Security and Net Zero Committee | 3 November 2025 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill | 10 July 2025 | 17 July 2025 |
| Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill | 9 June 2025 | 11 June 2025 |
| Armed Forces Commissioner Bill | 4 December 2024 | 12 December 2024 |
| Procedure Committee | 4 November 2024 | 1 December 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 1e940fcdf189.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Graeme Downie, as the MP registered them: Visits outside the UK (3), Miscellaneous (1). Latest registration 23 April 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Taiwan between 28 March 2026 and 03 April 2026
- Purpose of the visit: As member of the British/Taiwanese APPG to meet the President, cabinet ministers and opposition members of parliament.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-03-28
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-04-03
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: APPG on Taiwan
International visit to Spain between 14 April 2026 and 15 April 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Invited to speak at "Wake Up Spain!" Defence Conference in Madrid organised by El Espanol
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-04-14
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-04-15
International visit to United States between 30 November 2025 and 05 December 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Cross-party delegation to strengthen transatlantic relations and to discuss UK-US foreign policy priorities, challenges and opportunities with members of Congress and policymakers
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-11-30
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-12-05
Parliamentary Chair, Campaign for Secure Technology. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-27
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £141,799 for Graeme Downie in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. Office costs came to £29,896 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 | £141,798.99 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,895.65 |
| Accommodation: spent | £29,366.93 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £33,023.36 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £31,549 (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, with an uplift to cover the cost of two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Dunfermline and Dollar CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent part time), Research Manager (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (fixed term part time), Senior Researcher (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (casual), Executive Office Manager (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Graeme Downie is recorded voting in 393 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 46 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 14 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 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, 467 written questions have been tabled by Graeme Downie, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Ministry of Defence; Department for Transport; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Srebrenica: Genocide
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of reports that staff and associates of the Srebrenica Memorial Centre have been summoned for questioning by Republika Srpska police in Bosnia and …
Ukraine: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support Ukraine's counter-drone capabilities in response to increased Russian drone attacks on frontline urban centres such as Zaporizhzhia.
Airports
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of the closure of (a) Heathrow Airport, (b) Gatwick Airport, (c) Manchester Airport, (d) Stansted Airport, (e) Luton Airport and (f) Glas …
Airports
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the economic cost of the closure of airspace around a major airport for (a) one hour and (b) one day.
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of updating equivalent power flux density limits on (a) satellite broadband connectivity in rural areas and (b) competitio …
Satellites: Radio Frequencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with Ofcom about the UK's position on satellite spectrum rules prior to the International Telecommunication Union World Radiocommunication Confere …
Radio Frequencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what position her Department will take on the reform of equivalent power flux density limits at the October 2026 meeting of the International Telecommunication Union's Radiocommunication …
Social Media: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve digital literacy amongst children and young people in relation to the proposed under-16s social media ban.
Social Media: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department (a) has undertaken or (b) plans to undertake a Children's Rights Impact Assessment of the proposed under-16s social media ban.
Social Media: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to engage with (a) children and young people and (b) parents in the development and implementation of the proposed under-16s social media ban.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 19a9ffe4ed5c. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Graeme Downie.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Dunfermline and Dollar returned Graeme Downie with a majority of 8,241: 20,336 votes, 45.7% of those cast, against 12,095 for Naz Anis-Miah. Result as published: Lab gain from SNP.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Dunfermline and Dollar 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.