John Lamont — Hear, Hear

Voting record

1

Voted for

7

Voted against

1

Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See John Lamont’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Bill votes All votes Live bills

Whip meter Estimate 95%

How often John Lamont voted the same way as most of the Conservative party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes

Representation of the People Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted No at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted No at 2nd reading

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted No at 2nd reading

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

John Lamont currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds

Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons — Office of the Leader of the House of Commons — since 2025-07-22 Shadow

Previously held

Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland — Scotland Office (2024-07-08 to 2024-11-05) Shadow

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office) — Scotland Office (2022-10-27 to 2024-07-05) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for John Lamont →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Marco Compagnoni
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 October 2025)

Name of donor: Rob Harding
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 October 2025)

Name of donor: John James
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 3 December 2025)

Name of donor: Ian McVeigh
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 May 2026)

8. Miscellaneous

I am a member of the Rail Action Group East of Scotland (RAGES).
(Registered 26 June 2017)

Solicitor (non-practising).
(Registered 26 June 2017)

Crime & justice

I am a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
(Registered 26 June 2017)

I am a trustee of the St Abbs Lifeboat Trust.
(Registered 26 June 2017)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for John Lamont yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question John Lamont has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£368,041.48 paid out to or for John Lamont across 350 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include John Lamont’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category

Staffing — £243,665.26 (8 claims)

Office Costs — £55,625.77 (270 claims)

MP Travel — £35,023.74 (9 claims)

Accommodation — £28,677.65 (50 claims)

Staff Travel — £5,049.06 (13 claims)

Most recent claims

Advertising and contact cards — £432.00, 2026-04-07 — E&L surgery advert - 6 editions [200013634-214]

Advertising and contact cards — £269.99, 2026-04-02 — Gala Life - surgery advert (March) [200013634-216]

Advertising and contact cards — £269.99, 2026-04-01 — Gala Life - surgery advert (April) [200013634-215]

Utilities — £241.97, 2026-03-31 — Electricity

Postage & couriers — £119.88, 2026-03-26 — Royal Mail licence fee [200013550-8]

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £63.64, 2026-03-18 — Landline

Utilities — £246.71, 2026-02-24 — Electricity

Advertising and contact cards — £100.00, 2026-02-23 — Eyemouth Living magazine - surgery advert (2 months)

Every claim on file for John Lamont →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by John Lamont — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily John Lamont’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

John Lamont is a listed officer of 3 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food and Drink — Officer

No declared funding on file.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development — Officer

Declared funding: Tenacious Carbon (£18,001-19,500).

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fairtrade — Vice Chair

Declared funding: Fairtrade Foundation (£1,501-3,000).

Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Tenacious Carbon — about £18,750.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development).

Tenacious Carbon — about £18,750.50, 1 group

Fairtrade Foundation — about £2,250.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to John Lamont personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups John Lamont is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.