Graham Leadbitter MP: votes, interests and costs
Graham Leadbitter represents Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey in the House of Commons for Scottish National Party. Current post: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero), held since 16 June 2025.
Offices and committees
Current posts held by Graham Leadbitter, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero) | Opposition Department | 16 June 2025 | Current |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology) | Opposition Department | 10 July 2024 | Current |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport) | Opposition Department | 10 July 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill | 9 June 2025 | 11 June 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 a0809d7375b4.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 2 entries for Graham Leadbitter: Visits outside the UK (2). The most recent was registered on 16 November 2025. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Switzerland between 05 November 2025 and 08 November 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Cross Party MP delegation visit with focus on Switzerland’s rail and transport network and Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET) system.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-11-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-11-08
International visit to Denmark between 23 October 2025 and 24 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: APPG visit to high-level meetings and site visits in Copenhagen cross-channel cooperation for decarbonising heat and energy.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-23
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-24
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group
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 £180,480 for Graham Leadbitter in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. IPSA lists office spending of £16,230 in the same year. 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 | £180,479.58 |
| Office costs: spent | £16,229.61 |
| Accommodation: spent | £17,185.47 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £39,678.84 |
| 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: Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Graham Leadbitter is recorded voting in 174 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 21 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 14 October 2026 Graham Leadbitter voted No on "Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Graham Leadbitter has tabled 289 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and 1 other departments.
Whisky: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she had discussions with the Scottish Government before announcing the decision to agree to the English Whisky Guild application for a Geographical Indication for English Whisk …
Whisky: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an impact assessment of the decision to agree to the English Whisky Guild application for a Geographical Indication for English Whisky on the Scotch Whisky sector …
Whisky: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her decision to agree to the English Whisky Guild application for a Geographical Indication for English Whisky on distilleries i …
Community Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when clean community energy companies will be able to sell directly to households and businesses through the Local Power Plan.
Community Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rollout of the Local Power Plan on local trading from community energy schemes to homes and businesses.
Hydrogen: Production
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increased geological hydrogen production in the UK.
Energy: Standing Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the impact of standing charges on household bills in Scotland.
China: Embassies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Chinese super embassies established in other countries on those countries.
Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to procure (a) helicopters capable of water bombing and (b) water bombing equipment for use on the military helicopter fleet.
Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an impact assessment has been conducted for the military not having helicopters capable of water bombing on wildfires.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 5c77a11a2d5a. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Graham Leadbitter.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey returned Graham Leadbitter with a majority of 1,001: 14,961 votes, 32.1% of those cast, against 13,960 for Kathleen Robertson. Result as published: SNP hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey 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.