Whether she has made an assessment of whether Vehicle Excise Duty rates for vehicles in the highest bands are a proportionate application of the polluter pays principle.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Liberal Democrats · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Angus MacDonald.
Liberal Democrats MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire.
Commons votes
309/521
59% attendance · top 81% of MPs
Party alignment
11%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
202
across 77 debates · 17,522 words
Written Qs
674
660 answered · 14 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats MP in Independent Berwick Hills Resident-controlled territory.
Mr Angus MacDonald is the Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where MacDonald broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 | No | vs party |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 | Yes | vs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 | No | Freevs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
LD avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
27 Apr
Draft Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026
“The £150 rebate is inadequate for rural and island communities where fuel bills reach £3,000 annually—four times London prices—and rural areas face the highest fuel poverty rates i…”
24 Mar
Heating Oil: Rural Homes
“Acknowledges support but emphasises the unfairness of highlanders paying multiples of city prices for energy despite generating much of Britain's renewable power with minimal local…”
5 Feb
Road Safety
“Strongly advocated for graduated driver licensing schemes based on international evidence, citing statistics that young drivers (17-24) account for 22% of fatalities despite being …”
3 Feb
Taxation: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
“VAT threshold at £90,000 blocks business growth; raising it to £250,000 could create 400,000 jobs and generate more revenue; Amazon is undertaxed while high streets are overtaxed, …”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees MacDonald currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Affairs Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. MacDonald sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 112 | 16.6% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 86 | 12.8% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 73 | 10.8% |
| Treasury | 64 | 9.5% |
| Ministry of Defence | 45 | 6.7% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 42 | 6.2% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 36 | 5.3% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 36 | 5.3% |
Most recent.
Whether the Home Office has considered the potential merits of creating a dedicated Gaelic Speaker Work Visa, allowing fluent Gaelic speakers from overseas to fill Gaelic-medium posts in Scotland.
Awaiting answer.
Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with The Humane League UK on the banning of cages for laying hens.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment she has made of the proportionality of Vehicle Excise Duty rates for higher-emission vehicles; and whether she plans to review the differential between vehicles in the lowest and highest emission bands.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Type of land/property: Commercial property (Office building)
Type of land/property: Commercial property (Office building)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Stirling
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 2… |
Type of land/property: Agricultural property (forest)
Type of land/property: Agricultural property (forest)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Ayr
Ownership details: leased from family members… |
Name of company or organisation: Renewable Parts Ltd
Name of company or organisation: Renewable Parts Ltd
Nature of business: Supply of parts for wind turbines
(Registered 24 July 2024) |
Name of company or organisation: Highland Bookshop Ltd
Name of company or organisation: Highland Bookshop Ltd
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Business with my wife
(Registered 28 October 202… |
Name of company or organisation: Highland Cinema Ltd
Name of company or organisation: Highland Cinema Ltd
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Jointly with wife
(Registered 28 October 2024) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 1 Aug 2025
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 154,730 | 79.6% |
| Office Costs | 17,544 | 9.0% |
| MP Travel | 13,906 | 7.2% |
| Staff Travel | 4,259 | 2.2% |
| Accommodation | 3,909 | 2.0% |
| Total · 158 claims | 194,347 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for MacDonald on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | 18,159 | 37.8% | Won |
2024 — full result, Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus MacDonaldWON | LD | 18,159 | 37.8 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 17,522 words
4 Sept 2024 → 26 May 2026
4 Sept 2024 → 26 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
674 tabled · 660 answered
674 tabled · 660 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
7 entries
7 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£194,347 · FY 24_25
£194,347 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
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