Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk / data
John Lamont · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 08 Jun 2017 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
3242days
from 08 Jun 2017
Divisions
386
of 504 possible
Attendance
77%
118 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
445
143 debates
Written Qs
126
124 answered
Committees
4
memberships
Expenses
£335k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 223 claims
Interests
8
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 94 | |
| Economy | 84 | |
| Employment | 48 | |
| Crime & Policing | 41 | |
| Education | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Housing | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 51 | 15,758 |
| Local Government | 33 | 15,028 |
| Fiscal Policy | 23 | 8,794 |
| Environment | 15 | 7,809 |
| Crime | 18 | 5,638 |
| Mp Performance | 9 | 5,340 |
| Health | 18 | 5,017 |
| Defence | 17 | 4,515 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill aims to create a 'smokefree generation' by graduall… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseMay I start by congratulating the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Bobby Dean) on the birth of his daughter, baby Lyla? I am sure the whole House will join me in wishing … Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 750 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business? Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 11 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandI am grateful. As I said earlier in my short comments, in my constituency I am inundated with wind farms, solar farms, battery storage and data centres. I now formally object to ea… EnvironmentEnergy | 87 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and rightly highlighting the concerns about these developments. In my constituency in the Borders, we have wind farms, battery storage … EnvironmentEnergy | 85 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandWill the hon. Member give way? EnvironmentEnergy | 6 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | School Food StandardsI am concerned that we do not serve more British-sourced food in our schools. Indeed, it is estimated that between 20 million and 40 million chickens are imported each year from Ch… EducationEnvironmentAgriculture | 57 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)Good morning. The Government had a very clear commitment to replace the CSPL with the Ethics and Integrity Commission. What is your view on that change? Obviously you have moved ov… | 45 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)What were the greatest achievements of the CSPL? | 8 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)Should it also be that standards are higher? All that sounded very procedural to me, but surely the ultimate goal should be ensuring that standards in public life are significantly… | 43 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)That was my next question. The inquiry work and other achievements of the CSPL will be carried forward. It is not going to be lost? | 25 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)If you fast-forward the clock 10 years, how would you measure the success or failure of the EIC? | 18 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Middle EastMay I ask the Prime Minister about one particular consequence of this war in the middle east, namely the rising cost of heating oil, diesel and petrol? Everyone is struggling—I hav… DefenceEnergyCost Of Living | 80 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsI continue to hear from residents and businesses about the timetable changes at Berwick-upon-Tweed station, in particular the loss of many direct services from Berwick down to Lond… TransportLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 41 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseI begin by echoing your remarks, Mr Speaker, about our former colleague, David Winnick. I pay my respects to him. We must all condemn the antisemitic arson attack against the Hatzo… Local GovernmentEnergyCost Of Living | 768 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business? Local GovernmentEnergyCost Of Living | 11 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland Office | 22 | 17.5% |
| Home Office | 18 | 14.3% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 15 | 11.9% |
| Department for Education | 11 | 8.7% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 10 | 7.9% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 8 | 6.3% |
| Treasury | 8 | 6.3% |
| Department for Transport | 7 | 5.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 123660 on Television: Internet, whether her Department’s definition of universal access to free-to-air television requires that… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the levels of imported chicken products from China since July 2024. | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the extent to which chicken products from China are used to fulfil public procurement contracts in the UK. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of whether chicken products from China have been produced in compliance with UK animal welfare standards. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of whether chicken products imported from China comply with UK food standards. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds data on the quantity of chicken products imported from China in each month since July 2024. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding to support households with broadband connectivity costs in a transition from digital terrestrial tel… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Scotland Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much of the funding allocated to the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal remains to be spent. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the reliability of broadband networks, including the frequency and duration of outages, for the delivery of television se… | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of how universal access to free-to-air television would be guaranteed under any IPTV-only system. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the gap between broadband availability and household take-up in the context of a transitio… | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on household costs of a transition from digital terrestrial television to IPTV, in the context of the requirement for broadband… | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has assessed the extent to which switching off digital terrestrial television could require households to take out broadband subscriptions in order to access… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking ensure that people convicted of charges related to grooming gangs receive adequate sentences. | Answered |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Scotland Office and (b) Scottish Government on the promotion of new nuclear development in Scotland. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modernisation CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 15 Sept 2025 | present |
| Procedure CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 15 Sept 2025 | present |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 16 Dec 2024 | present |
| Petitions CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 25 Nov 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 164 | 29,707 | 8.9% |
| Staffing | 4 | 238,937 | 71.4% |
| Accommodation | 29 | 25,878 | 7.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 35,024 | 10.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 5,049 | 1.5% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 46 | 9,508 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 2 | 5,263 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 18 | 3,737 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 2 | 2,080 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 23 | 2,051 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 4 | 1,199 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 17 | 764 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 2 | 761 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 1 | 624 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 11 | 614 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 7 | 542 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 12 | 519 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 133 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 388 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Jed Eye - surgery advert | 55 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Hawick office - window cleaning | 6 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Hawick office - mobile phone | 30 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Hawick office - cleaner | 60 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Footeprint - printing of banking hub letter | 115 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Banner March 2025 | 85 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Royal Mail licence fee | 120 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | E&L newspaper - 2 surgery adverts | 144 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 64 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Gala Life - surgery advert | 270 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | Hawick office - newspapers | 59 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 35 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Gas | 35 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Jed Eye - surgery advert | 55 | Paid |
| 02 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 40 | Paid |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 432 | Paid |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 23 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Hawick office - mobile phone | 29 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation4 entries
16 Dec 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)
04 Nov 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)
04 Nov 2025
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)
29 Apr 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 24 April 2025)
8. Miscellaneous4 entries
18 Apr 2024
I am a member of the Rail Action Group East of Scotland (RAGES).
(Registered 26 June 2017)
18 Apr 2024
I am a trustee of the St Abbs Lifeboat Trust.
(Registered 26 June 2017)
18 Apr 2024
I am a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
(Registered 26 June 2017)
18 Apr 2024
Solicitor (non-practising).
(Registered 26 June 2017)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 10 wards, 29 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Berwickshire | Aileen Orr | Scottish National Party (SNP) | — | 05 May 2022 |
| East Berwickshire | Carol Hamilton | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| East Berwickshire | James Anderson | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Galashiels District | Euan Jardine | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Galashiels District | Fay Sinclair | Scottish National Party (SNP) | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Galashiels District | Hannah Steel | Liberal Democrats | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Galashiels District | Neil MacKinnon | Green Party of England and Wales | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Hawick Denholm | Clair Ramage | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Hawick Denholm | Neil Richards | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Hawick Denholm | Stuart Marshall | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Hawick Hermitage | Annette Smart | Scottish National Party (SNP) | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Hawick Hermitage | Jane Cox | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Hawick Hermitage | Watson McAteer | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Jedburgh District | John Lawrence Bathgate | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 22 Feb 2024 |
| Kelso District | Euan Robson | Liberal Democrats | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Kelso District | Simon Mountford | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Kelso District | Tom Weatherston | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Leaderdale Melrose | David Parker | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Leaderdale Melrose | Jenny Linehan | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Leaderdale Melrose | John PatonDay | Scottish National Party (SNP) | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Mid Berwickshire | Donald Moffat | Scottish National Party (SNP) | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Mid Berwickshire | John Greenwell | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Mid Berwickshire | Mark Rowley | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Selkirkshire | Caroline Cochrane | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Selkirkshire | Elaine Thornton-Nicol | Scottish National Party (SNP) | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Selkirkshire | Leagh Douglas | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Tweeddale East | Julie Pirone | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Tweeddale East | Marshall Neil Douglas | Scottish National Party (SNP) | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Tweeddale East | Robin Tatler | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | — | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
Demographic profile unavailable for this constituency.
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.