John Lamont MP: votes, interests and costs
John Lamont represents Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk in the House of Commons for Conservative and has done since 8 June 2017. Current post: Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, held since 22 July 2025.
Offices and committees
Current post held by John Lamont, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | Office of the Leader of the House of Commons | 22 July 2025 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Restoration and Renewal Programme Board | 15 September 2025 | Current |
| Modernisation Committee | 15 September 2025 | Current |
| Procedure Committee | 15 September 2025 | Current |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | 16 December 2024 | Current |
| Petitions Committee | 25 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office) | Scotland Office | 27 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Scotland Office | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill | 9 November 2021 | 17 November 2021 |
| Scottish Affairs Committee | 4 May 2020 | 22 May 2023 |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 27 January 2020 | 24 January 2023 |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 27 January 2020 | 24 January 2023 |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 30 October 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 30 October 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Scottish Affairs Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 f282ca5ed574.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 8 entries for John Lamont: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (4), Miscellaneous (4). The most recent was registered on 22 May 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Ian McVeigh - £10,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £10,000.00
- Name of the donor: Ian McVeigh
- Status of the donor: Individual
John James - £2,500.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £2,500.00
- Name of the donor: John James
- Status of the donor: Individual
Rob Harding - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Name of the donor: Rob Harding
- Status of the donor: Individual
Marco Compagnoni - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Name of the donor: Marco Compagnoni
- Status of the donor: Individual
I am a member of the Rail Action Group East of Scotland (RAGES).
- The type of interest: Other
I am a trustee of the St Abbs Lifeboat Trust.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
I am a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
- The type of interest: Other
Solicitor (non-practising).
- The type of interest: Other
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 £238,937 for John Lamont in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £232,808. IPSA lists office spending of £29,642 in the same year. 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 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £238,937.26 | £232,807.68 | £205,417.44 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,641.89 | £29,803.95 | £28,275.03 |
| Accommodation: spent | £25,711.46 | £22,726.17 | £22,523.86 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £40,072.80 | £35,267.38 | £24,828.45 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent part time), Administrative Officer (permanent part time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent full time), Senior Communications Advisor ×2 (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 482 votes by John Lamont in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 46 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 13 July 2026 to 20 October 2026. On 20 October 2026 John Lamont voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
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
The Written Questions API lists 128 written questions from John Lamont since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Transport, Wales Office, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and 2 other departments.
Driving Tests: Scottish Borders
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for driving tests at (a) Hawick, (b) Galashiels, (c) Kelso, (d) Duns and (e) Berwick-On-Tweed test centres.
United Kingdom: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen Wales’ place in the Union.
Poultry: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the levels of imported chicken products from China since July 2024.
Television: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 123660 on Television: Internet, whether her Department’s definition of universal access to free-to-air television requires that households be a …
Poultry: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the extent to which chicken products from China are used to fulfil public procurement contracts in the UK.
Poultry: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of whether chicken products from China have been produced in compliance with UK animal welfare standards.
Poultry: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of whether chicken products imported from China comply with UK food standards.
Poultry: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds data on the quantity of chicken products imported from China in each month since July 2024.
Local Growth Deals: Borderlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much of the funding allocated to the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal remains to be spent.
Broadband: Digital Broadcasting
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding to support households with broadband connectivity costs in a transition from digital terrestrial television to IPTV …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 081ca93a0983. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by John Lamont.
2024 general election
John Lamont won Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 18,872 votes (40.5%), a majority of 6,599 over David Wilson (Scottish National Party). Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 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.