Mr Angus MacDonald MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire is Mr Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat).
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Mr Angus MacDonald as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Finance Bill | 22 January 2025 | 30 January 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e83ddc24ff0e.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Mr Angus MacDonald, as the MP registered them: Shareholdings (5), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (2). Latest registration 28 October 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Shares in Highland Bookshop Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: Highland Bookshop Ltd
- Held jointly or on behalf of a spouse, partner, or dependent child: Business with my wife
Shares in Highland Cinema Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: Highland Cinema Ltd
- Held jointly or on behalf of a spouse, partner, or dependent child: Jointly with wife
- Managed by trust or delegated management: Delegated management company
Shares in Inverleith Partnership
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
- Name of the company or partnership: Inverleith Partnership
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Partnership with two holdings, Artisan Spirit Company and Montane (outdoor clothing)
- Managed by trust or delegated management: Delegated management company
Shares in Renewable Parts Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: Renewable Parts Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Supply of parts for wind turbines
- Managed by trust or delegated management: Delegated management company
Shares in Hampden and Co
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
- Name of the company or partnership: Hampden and Co
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Bank
- Managed by trust or delegated management: Delegated management company
Property in Stirling
- Location of the land or property: Stirling
- A description of the property: Office building
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Commercial
Property in Ayr
- Location of the land or property: Ayr
- A description of the property: forest
- Details about the ownership arrangements: leased from family members
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Agricultural
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Mr Angus MacDonald's office spent £154,730 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £19,252 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 | £154,729.63 |
| Office costs: spent | £19,252.38 |
| Accommodation: spent | £3,908.93 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £18,164.73 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £4,904 (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 an MP who owns their property and is claiming the associated costs only (such as utilities) from 5 July 2025).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Communications Officer (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Mr Angus MacDonald voted in the House of Commons: 356 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 25 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. The most recent, on 13 October 2026, was a No on "Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 15 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Mr Angus MacDonald has tabled 695 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Home Office; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; and others.
Electricity: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his department has made of the potential merits of rebalancing policy costs levied on electricity bills across gas and electricity bills equally.
Visas: Scots Gaelic Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has held recent discussions with the Scottish Government on the creation of a dedicated work visa for fluent Gaelic speakers to fill Gaelic-medium posts in Scotland.
Visas: Scots Gaelic Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3737, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a dedicated visa route for other roles that require Gaelic …
Poultry: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his department plans to take in response to the consultation on the use of cages and crates for laying hens which closed on 9 March 2026.
Energy: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce industrial energy costs.
Russia: Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Irish counterpart on reports that Aughinish Alumina has been linked to supply chains supporting Russia's defence industry.
Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the UK's business environment.
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of whether Vehicle Excise Duty rates for vehicles in the highest bands are a proportionate application of the polluter pays principle.
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the proportionality of Vehicle Excise Duty rates for higher-emission vehicles; and whether she plans to review the differential between vehicles in the lowest and highest emission ban …
Poultry: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with The Humane League UK on the banning of cages for laying hens.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e82470b7741f. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Mr Angus MacDonald.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 2,160 for Mr Angus MacDonald in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire in July 2024, from 18,159 votes on a turnout of 61.7%. Result as published: LD gain from SNP.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire 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.