East Kilbride & Strathaven / data
Joani Reid · Independent · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
317
of 504 possible
Attendance
63%
187 absent / paired
Whip alignment
58%
vs party majority
Speeches
173
32 debates
Written Qs
28
16 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£200k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 101 claims
Interests
7
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 74 | |
| Economy | 57 | |
| Crime & Policing | 30 | |
| Employment | 29 | |
| Education | 27 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 24 | |
| Housing | 22 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 18 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 10 | 3,274 |
| Social Care | 5 | 3,128 |
| Technology | 2 | 2,306 |
| Culture Community | 5 | 1,466 |
| Health | 2 | 731 |
| Fiscal Policy | 2 | 731 |
| Local Government | 5 | 639 |
| Economy Jobs | 6 | 466 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | Great British Energy Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2The Commons voted to reject a Lords amendment to the Great British Energy Bill that would have required the new public energy company to tak… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2Vote on opposition amendments to the Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill that would have restricted UK Export Finance support w… | Free vote | No |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1Vote on whether to ban UK government export finance or insurance for goods where there is reason to believe they may be re-exported to Russi… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2026 | Defence Manufacturing Jobs3. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support jobs in the defence manufacturing sector in Scotland. DefenceEconomy Jobs | 19 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Defence Manufacturing JobsThis Government’s increase in defence spending is delivering £2 billion a year for Scotland as well as 12,000 jobs. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the greatest threat to my c… DefenceEconomy Jobs | 60 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | AntisemitismI thank the Minister for her response. As she rightly outlines, antisemitism is on the rise. During the ongoing by-election campaign in Gorton and Denton, senior Green party figure… CrimeCulture Community | 104 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Antisemitism3. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent trends in levels of antisemitism. CrimeCulture Community | 20 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1690)That is not happening across the board. | 7 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1690)I want to go back to neighbourhood policing, because I witnessed something this morning and, as you are here, I might as well take the opportunity to ask you whether it is a proble… | 184 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1690)That’s where I was this morning. | 6 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1690)Thank you so much for joining us this afternoon, Commissioner. The last time you came before this Committee, some three years ago, it was an entirely different iteration. You have … | 140 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 505)I am hearing about deterrence more than anything else, and that you hope that the reforms will reduce the net migration numbers. Can you point to any evidence that the reforms will… | 35 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 505)Good morning, Home Secretary; thank you very much for taking the time this morning. As you see it, what fundamental problem is your reform of the routes to settlement trying to res… | 37 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 505)So you are confident, then, that the changes can be implemented quickly and that you will not need any investment in or support with any new IT systems. There are proposals for fur… | 40 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 505)The Home Office is infamous for being sclerotic, if we are being kind. How confident are you that the Home Office will be able to implement and administer whatever proposals you fi… | 34 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 505)But really that is just rewarding high earners, isn’t it, as opposed to encouraging a contribution? | 16 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 505)How do you distinguish between earning settlement and simply delaying it? What is the fundamental difference? How do you see contribution working? | 22 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 505)We have heard quite a lot of evidence from various third sector and local organisations that have argued that the reforms will have a negative impact, particularly on integration a… | 47 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Home Office | 6 | 21.4% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 6 | 21.4% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 5 | 17.9% |
| Cabinet Office | 4 | 14.3% |
| Scotland Office | 2 | 7.1% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 2 | 7.1% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 | 3.6% |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 3.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was between approval of an Access to Work application and support being put in place in 2025. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed restructuring within the FCDO on staff based in East Kilbride. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent engagement he has had with trade unions representing FCDO staff in East Kilbride on restructuring proposals. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Access to Work scheme in supporting disabled people to (a) enter and (b) remain in employment. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) response times to (i) queries and (ii) complaints and (b) other communication between the Child Maintenance Service and service use… | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he has made an estimate of the total output of Torness nuclear power station over the last year and what proportion of Scottish generation this represents. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many days in the last year the electricity grid in Scotland was supplied with electricity generated elsewhere in the UK. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department made an assessment of the impact of zonal pricing of electricity on inward investment into Scottish low carbon electricity. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government on the issue of zonal pricing for electricity. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on the future of FCDO jobs in East Kilbride. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Access to Work (a) assessments and (b) decisions. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a statement on the availability of covid booster vaccinations to lung cancer patients receiving a targeted therapy. | Pending |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has an estimate for the share of electricity in demand in Scotland met by nuclear generation for each of the last five years. | Answered |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reform the Child Maintenance Service system. | Answered |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 Oct 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 | 80 | 24,450 | 12.2% |
| Accommodation | 9 | 20,195 | 10.1% |
| Staffing | 4 | 139,014 | 69.5% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 12,427 | 6.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,597 | 0.8% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 2,437 | 1.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 20,000 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 4 | 15,164 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 17 | 5,957 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 4,800 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 15 | 4,609 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 2,481 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 17 | 1,544 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 4 | 1,000 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 3 | 562 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 4 | 492 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 3 | 394 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 4,500 | Paid |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | [200011798-186] [200011798-186] | 2,500 | Paid |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | [200011798-188] | 2,500 | Paid |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | [200011798-187] | 2,500 | Paid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,080 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 520 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 390 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 3,582 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 3,582 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 3,500 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -390 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -520 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 40 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 40 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 40 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 40 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 34 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 34 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 34 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | HP INC HP.COM STORE UK [200011725-7980] | 893 | 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. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Earthcott Ltd
Address of donor: 102 Fulham Palace Road, London W6 9PL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: media training, value £2,400
Date received: 12 February 2026
Date accepted: 12 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 13598010
(Registered 9 March 2026)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 2 August 2024)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Reid Strategy Limited
Nature of business: Personal service company (no longer trading), in the process of being wound up.
(Registered 2 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: [redacted] RTM Company Limited
Nature of business: Residents property management company
(Registered 2 August 2024)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Project board member of the Jimmy Reid Foundation, a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 2 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Unpaid director of a residents property management company. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 2 August 2024)
10. Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Name: David Taylor
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Director
Name of employer: Earthcott Limited
(Registered 2 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 6 wards, 16 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Stonehouse | Elise Frame | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,454 | 05 May 2022 |
| Avondale Stonehouse | Margaret Cooper | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,629 | 05 May 2022 |
| Avondale Stonehouse | Susan Kerr | Labour Party | 1,363 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride Central North | Grant Ferguson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,889 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride Central North | Hugh MacDonald | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 612 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride Central North | Joe Fagan | Labour Party | 1,709 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride Central South | Elaine McDougall | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 713 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride Central South | Gerry Convery | Labour Party | 1,387 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride Central South | John Anderson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,570 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride East | Gladys Miller | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,420 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride East | Graham Scott | Labour Party | 1,329 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride East | Kirsten Robb | Green Party of England and Wales | 626 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride South | Archie Buchanan | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,948 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride South | Geri Gray | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 621 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride South | Mathew Buchanan | Labour Party | 1,215 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Kilbride West | Kirsty Williams | Labour Party | — | 06 Jul 2023 |
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.