Pete Wishart MP: votes, interests and costs
Pete Wishart represents Perth and Kinross-shire in the House of Commons for Scottish National Party and has done since 7 June 2001. Current post: SNP Deputy Westminster Leader, held since 10 July 2024.
Offices and committees
Pete Wishart holds these 3 posts, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNP Deputy Westminster Leader | Opposition Department | 10 July 2024 | Current |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs) | Opposition Department | 10 July 2024 | Current |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution) | Opposition Department | 10 July 2024 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | 20 March 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Opposition Department | 8 September 2022 | 12 December 2022 |
| Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons | Opposition Department | 1 February 2021 | 8 September 2022 |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) | Opposition Department | 7 January 2020 | 1 February 2021 |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution) | Opposition Department | 20 June 2017 | 1 February 2021 |
| Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons | Opposition Department | 20 June 2017 | 7 January 2020 |
| Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Leader of the House of Commons) | Opposition Department | 20 May 2015 | 20 June 2017 |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture and Sport) | Opposition Department | 15 June 2010 | 20 May 2015 |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution) | Opposition Department | 15 June 2010 | 20 May 2015 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Justice) | Ministry of Justice | 10 October 2007 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) | Home Office | 10 October 2007 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (International Development) | Department for International Development | 10 May 2005 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 10 May 2005 | 10 October 2007 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill | 12 February 2025 | 18 March 2025 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 20 May 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Scottish Affairs Committee | 27 January 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| House of Commons Commission | 15 May 2019 | 8 September 2022 |
| Members Estimate Committee | 15 May 2019 | 8 September 2022 |
| Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system | 13 February 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 6 November 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Scottish Affairs Committee | 12 July 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | 10 November 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 10 September 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
| Scottish Affairs Committee | 18 June 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 15 June 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 a85940399417.
Register of interests
Pete Wishart has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 1 May 2015 and the latest on . By category: Employment and earnings (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Ridge Records - Royalty payments - Ridge Records Limited
- Type of work or service being provided: Ridge Records - Royalty payments
- Name of the payer: Ridge Records Limited
British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, trading as The Ivors Academy - £984.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: The Ivors Academy provided a ticket and hospitality for the Ivor Novello Awards on 21 May 2026
- Value of the benefit: £984.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-21
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-21
- Name of the donor: British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, trading as The Ivors Academy
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, trading as The Ivors Academy
EMI - Royalty payments - EMI
- Type of work or service being provided: EMI - Royalty payments
- Name of the payer: EMI
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 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 £210,507 for Pete Wishart in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £183,220. IPSA lists office spending of £23,714 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 | £210,507.21 | £183,219.77 | £164,346.98 |
| Office costs: spent | £23,714.07 | £26,765.56 | £22,031.05 |
| Accommodation: spent | £28,509.14 | £26,027.27 | £25,060.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £31,654.30 | £32,785.08 | £30,927.61 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £244.45 |
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: Perth and Kinross-shire CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent part time), Researcher (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (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 170 votes by Pete Wishart in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 13 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 23 February 2026 to 14 October 2026. On 14 October 2026 Pete Wishart voted No on "Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Pete Wishart has tabled 48 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Home Office, Department for Education.
Asylum: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of UK asylum processing backlogs on Scottish local authority public services.
Overseas Students: Student Numbers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions officials in her Department have had with a) the Scottish Government and b) representatives of Scottish universities regarding the fall in overseas student numbers since Brexit.
Overseas Students: Student Numbers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the number of overseas university students enrolling in UK higher education institutions since the UK’s departure from the European Union.
Higher Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reduced numbers of EU students on the financial stability of higher education institutions across the UK.
Higher Education: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reduced numbers of EU students on the financial stability of higher education institutions in Scotland.
Asylum: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 23(5) of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, whether her Department intends to carry out individual destitution tests on all refugees or whether a minimum income threshold will b …
Visa: Graduates
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of international graduates who have remained in the UK via the Graduate Route visa since its introduction; and what assessment she has made with Cab …
Immigration: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of international examples of regional migration schemes, including those operating in Canada and Australia, and their applicability to Scotland.
Migrant Workers: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of whether the current immigration system meets Scotland’s projected workforce needs over the next ten years.
Age Assurance: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of AI facial age estimation technology by Border Force and police on vulnerable children.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 501e129ba22d. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Pete Wishart.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 4,127 for Pete Wishart in Perth and Kinross-shire in July 2024, from 18,928 votes on a turnout of 64.8%. Result as published: SNP hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Perth and Kinross-shire figures
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