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John Lamont

Conservative Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

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 →

Every Commons division on file for John Lamont — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,803 of 2,121 (85%). Recorded in both lobbies (a deliberate abstention) 1 time.

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 Aye
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 Aye
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 Aye
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 Aye
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 no vote recorded
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 No
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 No
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Ayes 93, Noes 323 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 Aye
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 177, Noes 308 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Ayes 173, Noes 282 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 80, Noes 281 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 No
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 Aye
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 Aye
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 Aye
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 Aye
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 Aye
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

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.

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