Lara Bird MP: votes, interests and costs
Lara Bird represents Arbroath and Broughty Ferry in the House of Commons for Scottish National Party and has done since 18 June 2026.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no government or opposition post and no select committee membership for Lara Bird (read 15 October 2026).
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 1 entry for Lara Bird: Employment and earnings (1). The most recent was registered on 13 July 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Senior Parliamentary Researcher - IPSA
- Type of work or service being provided: Senior Parliamentary Researcher
- Date the agreement ended: 2026-06-19
- Name of the payer: IPSA
- Agreement - £4,556.33
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 0e8bd96465f2. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA's annual publications read for this page (2022 to 2025) have no row for Lara Bird. Figures for MPs first elected in July 2024 appear from the 2024 to 2025 publication; IPSA annual publications.
Votes in the Commons
How Lara Bird voted in the House of Commons: 16 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 3 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 13 on bills and motions. The most recent, on 2 September 2026, was an Aye on "Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 88 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 67 No; Report Stage: New Clause 65 No |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No; Amendment 199 No; Amendment 3 Aye |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading No; Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No |
| 6 July 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1: Aye |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye; New Clause 2 Aye |
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
The Written Questions API lists 33 written questions from Lara Bird since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Ministry of Defence; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Scotland Office.
Whisky: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reversing the decision to allow the English Single malt geographical indication.
Security Action for Europe
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the UK rejoining the EU SAFE access scheme.
Israeli Settlements: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK Government will take legal action against British citizens living in Occupied Palestine in illegal settlements who commit acts of terrorism and settler violenc …
Israeli Settlements: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his statement to the House on 8 September on Israel-Palestine, whether a monitoring body will be established to assess compliance with the sanctions.
Israel: Export Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his statement on 8 September 2026 on Israel-Palestine, which licences will be refused where they materially contribute to the occupation.
Sovereignty: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Scotland Act to provide that a referendum be arranged in the situation where there is a consensus in Scotland for independence.
Pakistan: Deportation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on returning to Pakistan any person convicted in absentia by (a) an anti-terrorism court and (b) court martial.
Israel: Export Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the prohibition of illegal settlement trade with Israel.
Sovereignty: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will set out the required steps for an independence referendum in Scotland.
Sovereignty: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will set out the the conditions under which the Government would grant permission for Scotland to hold another Independence Referendum.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 0fdb79ff847c. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Lara Bird.
2024 general election
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party) won Arbroath and Broughty Ferry on 4 July 2024 with a majority of 859; Lara Bird has held the seat since 18 June 2026, according to the Members API.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Arbroath and Broughty Ferry 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.