What steps the Government is taking with the Scottish Government to help promote and develop rural resilience in areas of Scotland classified as remote rural and very remote rural.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Chris Kane.
Labour Party MP for Stirling and Strathallan.
Commons votes
400/521
77% attendance · top 40% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
557
across 82 debates · 12,422 words
Written Qs
42
34 answered · 8 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Labour Party MP in a politically split seat.
Chris Kane is the Labour MP for Stirling and Strathallan, 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 Kane broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
25 Mar
Voluntary Groups and Community Centres
“Modern community centres must innovate beyond 1960s-70s models; local government needs flexibility and support from national government; community spaces should be recognised as pr…”
26 Nov
Skills, Development and Training: Forth Valley
“SNP underfunding has pushed Forth Valley College into crisis during critical periods (film studio, industrial transition); calls for Labour Government under Anas Sarwar to rebuild …”
21 Oct
Devolution in Scotland
“Devolution has stalled at Holyrood and never completed the second phase of devolving power from Edinburgh to local communities; Scotland needs further devolution to councils, metro…”
3 Sept
Future of Terrestrial Television
“Protecting terrestrial broadcasting must be accompanied by support for the retail, engineering, and technical ecosystem that enables reception; local repair shops and installers ar…”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
@chriskanemp.bsky.socialLast 60 days · 23 posts
Celebratory → warm, supportive
Labour Party23
Posts
15
Substantive
6
Culture Community
Most supports
Lumo 2
BBC 1
Central FM 1
Recent substantive posts.
| When | Topic | Tone | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May | Mp Performance | measured | “🔔My weekly Westminster Report is now live! Read Here👇 buff.ly/Rby5OOo” |
| 22 May | Culture Community | measured | “🎙️With the BBC facing “tough choices”, is cutting up to 2,000 jobs a fix — or a risk? My latest blog looks at why reform needs a careful, analytical approach,…” |
| 21 May | Transport | celebratory | “🚆With services starting next week, yesterday, I submitted a motion welcoming Lumo's new direct rail service between Stirling and London Euston. 📨Read the full…” |
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Kane 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts 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. Kane sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland Office | 12 | 28.6% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 9 | 21.4% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 4 | 9.5% |
| Treasury | 3 | 7.1% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 3 | 7.1% |
| Home Office | 3 | 7.1% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 2 | 4.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 2 | 4.8% |
Most recent.
What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government and local authorities on the use of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to promote and develop rural resilience in areas classified as remote rural and very remote rural.
Awaiting answer.
What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on depopulation in rural areas.
Awaiting answer.
What progress has been made on securing an adequate supply of propranolol 80mg and 160mg modified release capsules.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Festivals Edinburgh Limited 16 August 2025 to 16 August 2025 |
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: House of Parliament, London, SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or… |
Name of company or organisation: Bee Herd Media Ltd
Name of company or organisation: Bee Herd Media Ltd
Nature of business: marketing consultancy and digital content creation
Held jointly wi… |
Unpaid Director with Bee Herd Media Ltd.
Unpaid Director with Bee Herd Media Ltd.
(Registered 17 July 2024) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 17 Sept 2025
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 142,702 | 64.4% |
| Office Costs | 29,869 | 13.5% |
| Accommodation | 19,873 | 9.0% |
| MP Travel | 19,645 | 8.9% |
| Dependant Travel | 4,824 | 2.2% |
| Total · 197 claims | 221,690 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Kane on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stirling and Strathallan | 16,856 | 33.9% | Won |
| 2017 | Stirling | 10,902 | 22.1% | Lost |
2024 — full result, Stirling and Strathallan.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris KaneWON | Lab | 16,856 | 33.9 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Stirling and Strathallan →
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 · 12,422 words
11 Nov 2024 → 21 May 2026
11 Nov 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
42 tabled · 34 answered
42 tabled · 34 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
4 entries
4 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£221,690 · FY 24_25
£221,690 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL
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