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Michael Shanks · Labour Party · sitting since 05 Oct 2023 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
932days
from 05 Oct 2023
Divisions
321
of 504 possible
Attendance
64%
183 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
906
83 debates
Written Qs
0
tabled
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£277k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 145 claims
Interests
4
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 73 | |
| Economy | 66 | |
| Employment | 44 | |
| Education | 28 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 27 | |
| Crime & Policing | 21 | |
| Energy | 21 | |
| Housing | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 72 | 95,868 |
| Environment | 44 | 64,440 |
| Economy Jobs | 48 | 61,485 |
| Local Government | 12 | 19,757 |
| Housing | 5 | 9,570 |
| Cost Of Living | 11 | 8,553 |
| Utilities | 6 | 6,735 |
| Agriculture | 6 | 4,935 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
| 16 May 2025 | Closure motionA closure motion was voted on to end debate and force an immediate vote on the matter under discussion. Closure motions are a procedural too… | Free vote | No |
| 16 May 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10Vote on whether to allow employers who opt out of providing assisted dying to also prohibit their employees from participating in assisted d… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)The wind may be in your community, but the projects are paid for by everyone across Great Britain, not just by people in the highlands. I think we should be careful about going dow… | 146 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)It is a really important question. First, I should say TNUoS—transmission network use of system—charging is a matter for Ofgem. We obviously take a very serious interest in it. It … | 320 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)First, I totally reflect the point that you make. I might be minded to suggest that there are several other reasons why there is depopulation in parts of Scotland. It is driven by … | 148 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)It is really important, and we are doing some work at pace on that at the moment. The Government’s wider clean energy mission will delink us from gas. We have already seen a signif… | 389 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)You raise an important point. We can get into the complexity of inframarginal rent, which I can bore the Committee with at length, but the point you make is important. That is why … | 113 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)First, even though we are in the heat of an election campaign, I should put on record that I have had a very good relationship with my counterpart in the Scottish Government, and w… | 276 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)Given what is going on in the middle east, we made a commitment to bring forward auction round 8 in July to give certainty to developers on the timeline that we would move forward … | 280 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)I am trying to find a particular number—I will write to the Committee with it—for one piece of network build from Norwich to Tilbury. There is a figure for it that I will share wit… | 143 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)We are obviously very aware of the timeframe for when the price cap will be announced. We are working to that deadline. I cannot go into any more detail than that. You will appreci… | 91 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)For consumers, it would make no difference whatever. It is important to restate that. It would not take a penny off bills, and that has been our position consistently. When I was l… | 197 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)No, it is a pragmatic realisation of what the situation actually is: that all the new licences issued in the past have made a very marginal difference to production. In any event, … | 269 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)There is quite a lot in that which I should respond to. First, on the jobs point, you and I have engaged on that issue on a number of occasions. I would suggest that in the 20 year… | 540 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)We have set the hugely ambitious target that we will have decarbonised the power system, with 95% of our electricity coming from clean sources—from renewables, from flexibility and… | 337 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)We remain committed to that, but it is obviously difficult. The Secretary of State has said previously that the current situation underscores why the clean power mission is so impo… | 217 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)Good morning. It is good to be with the Committee. I am Michael Shanks, the Minister of State for Energy, a portfolio that covers most of the energy system—from renewables to oil a… | 40 |
D · Written questions
No written questions tabled by this MP in our records.
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 43 | 26,439 | 9.5% |
| Office Costs | 82 | 25,884 | 9.3% |
| Staffing | 1 | 211,486 | 76.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 8,882 | 3.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,760 | 1.7% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 14,610 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 29 | 11,333 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 3 | 8,786 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 40 | 2,414 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 2,300 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 7 | 2,137 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 4 | 1,203 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 8 | 587 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 8 | 480 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 6 | 367 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 220 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 3 | 186 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Aug 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Allocate hotel refund 60274108:1 to original claim 60268121:1 | -30 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | Partial repayment 60253853:1 - DNH GODADDY [***] | -107 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | Partial repayment 60253853:2 - DNH GODADDY.COM EUROPE | -140 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,140 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | Q4 Constituency office service charge | 2,899 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,250 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE PREMIERE PRO [200011725-6708] | 263 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 20 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Television | 125 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 15 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 12 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Social media advert for constituency event on social care | 63 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,134 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 20 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 13 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 12 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 9 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 6 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 4 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,250 | 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.
8. Miscellaneous4 entries
18 Apr 2024
A trustee of Epilepsy Scotland. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 November 2023)
18 Apr 2024
A trustee of Interfaith Glasgow. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 November 2023)
18 Apr 2024
A trustee of Glasgow Disabled Scouts. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 November 2023)
18 Apr 2024
A member of General Teaching Council for Scotland. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 November 2023)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 6 wards, 18 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blantyre | Bert Thomson | Labour Party | 815 | 05 May 2022 |
| Blantyre | Maureen Chalmers | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,652 | 05 May 2022 |
| Blantyre | Mo Razzaq | Labour Party | 1,519 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bothwell Uddingston | Cal Johnston-Dempsey | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 924 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bothwell Uddingston | Kenny McCreary | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,485 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bothwell Uddingston | Maureen Devlin | Labour Party | 1,633 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cambuslang East | Alistair Fulton | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,123 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cambuslang East | Katy Loudon | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,037 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cambuslang East | Walter Brogan | Labour Party | 1,486 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cambuslang West | John Bradley | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,382 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cambuslang West | Margaret Walker | Labour Party | 1,727 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cambuslang West | Norman Rae | Liberal Democrats | 730 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rutherglen Central North | Andrea Cowan | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 725 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rutherglen Central North | Janine Calikes | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,188 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rutherglen Central North | Martin Patrick Lennon | Labour Party | 1,245 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rutherglen South | Carol Nugent | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,825 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rutherglen South | Margaret Cowie | Labour Party | 1,331 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rutherglen South | Robert Brown | Liberal Democrats | 1,686 | 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.