Torcuil Crichton MP: votes, interests and costs
Torcuil Crichton represents Na h-Eileanan an Iar in the House of Commons for Labour.
Offices and committees
Torcuil Crichton sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Security and Net Zero Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Great British Energy Bill | 11 September 2024 | 15 October 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 ce6b4c1f0ad4.
Register of interests
Torcuil Crichton has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 31 July 2024 and the latest on 18 May 2026. By category: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), 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.
Diagio - £370.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets with hospitality for a Paul Simon concert
- Value of the benefit: £370.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-13
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-13
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-05-13
- Name of the donor: Diagio
- Status of the donor: Company
Property in Glasgow
- Date on which the land or property was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2024-07-04
- Date on which interest in the property ended: 2025-04-11
- Location of the land or property: Glasgow
- 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 27 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 £68,735 for Torcuil Crichton in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. IPSA lists office spending of £20,156 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 | £68,734.97 |
| Office costs: spent | £20,156.36 |
| Accommodation: spent | £10,006.03 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £28,147.07 |
| 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: Na h-Eileanan an Iar CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Researcher (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Torcuil Crichton is recorded voting in 487 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 20 October 2026 Torcuil Crichton voted Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 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, 11 written questions have been tabled by Torcuil Crichton, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health and Social Care and 3 other departments.
National Energy System Operator
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resolution procedures available to parties adversely affected by NESO decisions.
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help reduce losses from fraud in the benefits system.
Prostate Cancer: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered ensuring that the TRANSFORM trial includes representation from Scotland.
Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has given to utilising the powers laid out in Section 6 of the 2015 Infrastructure Act to allow (a) communities and (b) groups connected with a community the right to bu …
Emergency Services: Voluntary Organisations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures she is considering to expand blue light and siren permissions to more voluntary rescue services.
Rural Areas: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support Scotland's rural economy.
Rescue Services: Shetland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Marine Coastguard Agency plan to replace the Sikorsky s92 Search and Rescue helicopter with the Augusta Westland 189 at (a) Stornoway and (b) Sumburgh coastguard base.
Prostate Cancer: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to support a national public awareness campaign on prostate cancer risk factors and the benefits of early detection for high-risk groups.
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve broadband connectivity in rural communities.
Culture: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to promote Scotland internationally.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 38219d321d53. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Torcuil Crichton.
2024 general election
Torcuil Crichton won Na h-Eileanan an Iar at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 6,692 votes (49.5%), a majority of 3,836 over Susan Thomson (Scottish National Party). Result as published: Lab gain from SNP.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Na h-Eileanan an Iar 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.