Katrina Murray MP: votes, interests and costs
Katrina Murray (Labour) is the MP for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, elected on 4 July 2024.
Offices and committees
Katrina Murray sits on 3 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Procedure Committee | 1 December 2025 | Current |
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 18 June 2025 | Current |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Representation of the People Bill | 11 March 2026 | 16 April 2026 |
| Rare Cancers Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
| Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill | 25 June 2025 | 25 June 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e818c1533c1e.
Register of interests
Katrina Murray has 6 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 26 July 2024 and the latest on 20 October 2026. By category: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Visits outside the UK (2), Miscellaneous (2). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
British Soft Drinks Association - £330.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Attendance at the industry lunch held on 8 October 2026 in London. Cost of ticket (including VAT) £330
- Value of the benefit: £330.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-10-08
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-10-08
- Name of the donor: British Soft Drinks Association
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: British Soft Drinks Association
International visit to United States between 06 August 2026 and 10 August 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Participation in the 2026 Public Leadership Certificate in partnership with the University of San Francisco and Elected Officials to Protect America! Access to the programme was given through the Parliamentary Knowledge Scheme
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-08-06
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-08-10
Chair of the UNISON Group of Labour MP's. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-03-04
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
International visit to Switzerland between 05 November 2025 and 07 November 2025
- Purpose of the visit: MP delegation visit with focus on Switzerland’s rail/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: 2025-11-07
A.G. Barr PLC - £490.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Invitation to employee family fun day to celebrate 150th anniversary of the company including lunch and soft drink reception. Invitation extended to constituency office team and their families. In total 7 people attended the event. Advice received is that the cost per individual was £70 including VAT
- Value of the benefit: £490.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-09-06
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-09-06
- Name of the donor: A.G. Barr PLC
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: A.G. Barr PLC
Member of the Conference Arrangement Committee for the Annual Labour Party Conference.
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-10-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
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 Katrina Murray's 2024-25 staffing spend as £121,904 (budget £185,538). IPSA lists office spending of £20,724 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 | £121,903.61 |
| Office costs: spent | £20,723.93 |
| Accommodation: spent | £16,996.14 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £24,924.26 |
| 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: Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Executive Office Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent part time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent part time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent part time), Research Manager (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Katrina Murray is recorded voting in 475 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 55 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 21 October 2026 Katrina Murray voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
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
The Written Questions API lists 35 written questions from Katrina Murray since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade , Cabinet Office.
Iron and Steel: Quotas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the implementation of the quota on the import of Stainless Steel and Mild Steel since 1 July 2026.
Horizon Shortfall Scheme: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to review the eligibility criteria for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process to ensure that claimants are not excluded from an independent assessment of the …
Horizon Shortfall Scheme: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, for what reason claimants are excluded from the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process where Post Office Ltd contributed towards part of their legal costs.
Horizon Shortfall Scheme: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what guidance has been issued to officials assessing eligibility for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process on cases involving contributions by Post Office Ltd towards claima …
Horizon Shortfall Scheme: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many claimants have been found ineligible for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process because they received a contribution from Post Office Ltd towards legal costs.
Horizon Shortfall Scheme: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has identified any category of Horizon claimants who are unable to access an independent reassessment of compensation because they do not meet the eligibility criteria f …
Horizon Shortfall Scheme: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the equity of applying eligibility criteria for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process based on legal costs arrangements entered into before th …
Horizon Shortfall Scheme: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process contains any discretion to admit exceptional cases where the application of the eligibility criteria would prevent a claimant's …
Horizon Shortfall Scheme: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether claimants whose compensation has not been independently reassessed because they received a contribution from Post Office Ltd towards legal costs meet the eligibility criter …
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has considered offering further interest free loans to retired civil servants who are still awaiting pension quotes and payouts from the Civil Service Pension Scheme operated by Capita.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 233eeb32cd48. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Katrina Murray.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch returned Katrina Murray with a majority of 4,144: 18,513 votes, 45.2% of those cast, against 14,369 for Stuart McDonald. Result as published: Lab gain from SNP.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch 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.