Inverness, Skye & West Ross-shire / data
Mr Angus MacDonald · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
297
of 504 possible
Attendance
59%
207 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
106
39 debates
Written Qs
666
660 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£194k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 158 claims
Interests
7
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 63 | |
| Economy | 46 | |
| Employment | 34 | |
| Crime & Policing | 33 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 25 | |
| Pensions | 21 | |
| Education | 20 | |
| Housing | 17 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 19 | 4,252 |
| Local Government | 8 | 2,267 |
| Transport | 4 | 1,910 |
| Fiscal Policy | 6 | 1,657 |
| Health | 4 | 1,565 |
| Environment | 8 | 1,251 |
| Defence | 6 | 1,234 |
| Energy | 9 | 1,018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organ… | Rebelled | No |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a s… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Rep… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Yes. Sorry, Neil, would you like to chip in? | 9 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)In terms of supplying our constituents, do you think we should regulate to enforce the sharing of masts? I don’t care as much about competition; I care about availability. | 29 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)You are also looking at other operational changes. Presumably there is an opportunity, for example, to offer 6G to the islands or whatever it is. Are you doing anything on your mas… | 40 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Who do my constituents get in touch with to find out what they can do to get decent connectivity? I am obviously not important enough to get decent connectivity. I honestly mean th… | 67 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)That all sounds very nice, but I am going to give you the alternative view, and I saw you there when I asked question 1. Can I give you the example of a fictitious family who live … | 316 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)People say that it is compulsory in other countries to share masts, and we do not share masts in the same way in the UK. | 25 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Who do we get in touch with? You just told me what you did about your flat. | 17 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Is R100 run by the Scottish Government? | 7 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)I do not think they reach into the West Highlands. | 10 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Why would you do it if there is already, for example, a spare BT cable? | 15 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)The bottom line is you are all waiting for BT Openreach to do it? | 14 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)How is that getting on? How is it looking? Is it likely? | 12 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Mr Robinson, you have been doing an investigation into putting in an additional subsea cable and you are meant to announce in the spring of this year. | 27 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)I think it is only BT Openreach, as far as I am aware. Okay, thank you. | 16 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Thank you. If all three of you could reply to this. We have a major problem in remote Scotland with basically a declining population, particularly of the young. I am the MP for, am… | 191 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 108 | 16.2% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 82 | 12.3% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 73 | 11.0% |
| Treasury | 62 | 9.3% |
| Ministry of Defence | 45 | 6.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 43 | 6.5% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 36 | 5.4% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 36 | 5.4% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate his Department has made of the amount of community benefits paid to a) the United Kingdom, b) Scotland and c) the Scottish Highlands in 2025. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his department has considered working with Ofcom to help ensure that mobile network operators share masts and/or sites where possible. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has held discussions with its counterpart in the Faroe Islands on the rollout of 5G coverage. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason planning for a specialised service for very severe ME/CFS has been paused until April 2027. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will (a) introduce a dedicated employment status for foster carers, (b) establish an independent register and appeals system for foster carers and (c) launch a public inquiry into the fost… | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Oral Question of 24th March 2026, what steps his Department is taking to introduce a trial for free wind power for people living near energy infrastructure. | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that AI features embedded in platforms such as Google Workspace for Education are (a) disclosed and (b) consented to by (i) schools and (ii) paren… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2026 to Question 122630 on Business: VAT, whether her Department has made an assessment on the effect that inflation has had on small business' ability to stay under… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the total (a) energy and (b) water demands of all proposed AI data centres. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on the use of AI tools on school-issued devices in primary schools. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of independent MOT testing stations that have closed since 2010; and whether she has had discussions with the DVSA on the potential impact of t… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to FOI2025/189761 dated 2 January 2026, what assessment she has made of the value for money of HMRC's compliance and enforcement activities relating to the Loan Charge. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Question 108150 answered on 29 January 2026, what progress the cross-departmental team has made on reducing Capita's backlog of Civil Service Pension Scheme Payments. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered introducing (a) business rates relief and (b) National Insurance contribution rebates for small independent MOT testing stations. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce delays in the issuing of HGV driving licences for drivers with medical conditions. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 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 | 119 | 17,544 | 9.0% |
| Staffing | 2 | 154,730 | 79.6% |
| Accommodation | 15 | 3,909 | 2.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 13,906 | 7.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,259 | 2.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,900 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 23 | 3,426 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 42 | 2,857 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 2 | 2,815 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 6 | 2,700 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 4 | 1,856 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 5 | 1,421 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 3 | 1,309 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Accommodation | 1 | 1,152 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 1,052 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 820 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 11 | 516 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 60 | Paid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Replacement water heater for Fort William office [200011797-12] | 492 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 366 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | "NOTION LABS [200011725-9008] | 84 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CHARLIEHR SOFTWARE [200011725-6431] | 48 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,116 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | VISTAPRINT [200011725-7110] | 152 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | MAILCHIMP [200011725-4641] | 56 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Amazon Laser Toner for Westminster Office | 471 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Amazon Laser Toner for Westminster Office | 396 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 37 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 450 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Monthly Cleaning - Fort William Constituency Office | 96 | Paid |
| 22 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | "NOTION LABS | 84 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -162 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CHARLIEHR SOFTWARE | 48 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 400 | Paid |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | MAILCHIMP | 59 | Paid |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 42 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 450 | 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.
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 year2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Commercial property (Office building)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Stirling
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 24 July 2024)
01 Aug 2025
Type of land/property: Agricultural property (forest)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Ayr
Ownership details: leased from family members
(Registered 24 July 2024)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital3 entries
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Renewable Parts Ltd
Nature of business: Supply of parts for wind turbines
(Registered 24 July 2024)
31 Oct 2024
Name of company or organisation: Highland Bookshop Ltd
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Business with my wife
(Registered 28 October 2024)
31 Oct 2024
Name of company or organisation: Highland Cinema Ltd
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Jointly with wife
(Registered 28 October 2024)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,0002 entries
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Inverleith Partnership
Nature of business: Partnership with two holdings, Artisan Spirit Company and Montane (outdoor clothing)
(Registered 2 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Hampden and Co
Nature of business: Bank
(Registered 24 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 11 wards, 33 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aird Loch Ness | Chris Ballance | Green Party of England and Wales | 528 | 05 May 2022 |
| Aird Loch Ness | David Fraser | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,182 | 05 May 2022 |
| Aird Loch Ness | Emma Knox | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,364 | 05 May 2022 |
| Aird Loch Ness | Helen Crawford | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,099 | 05 May 2022 |
| Caol Mallaig | Denis Rixson | Liberal Democrats | 968 | 05 Apr 2018 |
| Culloden Ardersier | Glynis Campbell-Sinclair | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,542 | 05 May 2022 |
| Culloden Ardersier | Morven Reid | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 626 | 05 May 2022 |
| Culloden Ardersier | Trish Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 626 | 05 May 2022 |
| Eilean A Cheo | Calum Munro | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 583 | 05 May 2022 |
| Eilean A Cheo | Drew Millar | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,019 | 05 May 2022 |
| Eilean A Cheo | John Finlayson | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,450 | 05 May 2022 |
| Eilean A Cheo | Ruraidh Stewart | Conservative and Unionist Party | 485 | 05 May 2022 |
| Fort William Ardnamurchan | Angus MacDonald | Liberal Democrats | 1,500 | 05 May 2022 |
| Fort William Ardnamurchan | Kate Willis | Green Party of England and Wales | 385 | 05 May 2022 |
| Fort William Ardnamurchan | Sarah Fanet | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,341 | 05 May 2022 |
| Fort William Ardnamurchan | Thomas Maclennan | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 373 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness Central | Bet McAllister | Labour Party | 793 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness Central | Kate MacLean | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 589 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness Central | Michael Cameron | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 769 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness Millburn | David Gregg | Liberal Democrats | 835 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness Millburn | Ian Brown | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,430 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness Millburn | Isabelle MacKenzie | Conservative and Unionist Party | 757 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness Ness Side | Alasdair Christie | Liberal Democrats | 1,934 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness Ness Side | Andrew Mackintosh | Labour Party | 276 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness Ness Side | Jackie Hendry | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,270 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness South | Duncan McDonald | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | — | 11 Apr 2024 |
| Inverness West | Alex Graham | Liberal Democrats | 1,198 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness West | Bill Boyd | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,092 | 05 May 2022 |
| Inverness West | Ryan Mackintosh | Green Party of England and Wales | 262 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wester Ross Strathpeffer Lochalsh | Biz Campbell | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,552 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wester Ross Strathpeffer Lochalsh | Christopher Birt | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 988 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wester Ross Strathpeffer Lochalsh | Liz Kraft | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,234 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wester Ross Strathpeffer Lochalsh | Patrick Logue | Conservative and Unionist Party | 937 | 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.