Martin McCluskey MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is Martin McCluskey (Labour). The Members API lists the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) from 7 September 2025.
Offices and committees
Martin McCluskey holds this post, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 7 September 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Whip | Whips Office (Commons) | 18 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill | 12 February 2025 | 18 March 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 2e38d9bfc055.
Register of interests
Martin McCluskey has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 2 February 2026 and the latest on 2 February 2026. By category: Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Property in Greenock
- Date on which the land or property was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2026-02-02
- Location of the land or property: Greenock
- A description of the property: Flat
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Martin McCluskey's office spent £88,067 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £25,733 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 | £88,066.51 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,733.13 |
| Accommodation: spent | £13,476.51 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £13,420.45 |
| 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: Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer ×2 (permanent part time), Research Manager (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Martin McCluskey is recorded voting in 484 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 60 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 21 October 2026, was a 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
Since 4 July 2024, 6 written questions have been tabled by Martin McCluskey, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 6: Home Office; Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Scotland Office.
Passports
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of delays in issuing (a) new passports and (b) renewals.
Culture: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to meet with representatives of the Scottish arts and culture sector.
Great British Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to establish GB Energy.
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers.
Renewable Energy: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent estimate he has made of the value to the Scottish economy of the renewable energy sector; and what steps he plans to take to support that sector.
Pensioners: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people of pensionable age there are in each constituency in Scotland.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 b937a644378e. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Martin McCluskey.
2024 general election
Martin McCluskey won Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 18,931 votes (46.9%), a majority of 6,371 over Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party). Result as published: Lab gain from SNP.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 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.