The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024

John Grady.

Labour Party MP for Glasgow East.

Commons votes
431/521
83% attendance · top 22% of MPs
Party alignment
11%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
796
across 154 debates · 34,897 words
Written Qs
34
34 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party MP in Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled territory.

John Grady is the Labour MP for Glasgow East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.431 divisions · most recent 11 Mar 2026

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.

Economy73
Taxation68
Crime & Policing44
Employment43
Education36
Constitution and Democracy33
Welfare and Benefits30
Housing24

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Grady broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
4 Jul 2025Motion to sit in privateYes
vs party
7 Mar 2025Motion to sit in privateYes
vs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77No
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.796 contributions · 154 debates · 34,897 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs21,446
Defence7,586
Fiscal Policy7,136
Social Care6,975
Local Government6,455
Technology6,219
Health5,975
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

21 Apr

Draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games) Regulations 2026

Strongly supportive; emphasises the games' economic and cultural benefits to Glasgow, notes two venues in his constituency, and frames the exemption as essential to the event's suc

263 words·Read
15 Apr

Economic Growth

Blames SNP for Glasgow's transport gridlock after nearly 20 years in power; backs Anas Sarwar as solution; links poor transport to business losses and economic drag

84 words·Read
12 Mar

Fire Station Closures

Fire station closures are dangerous; Scotland's SNP cuts to 1,250 firefighter posts and reduction of high-rise appliances from 26 to 16 contributed to delayed response to the recen

138 words·Read
8 Jan

Glasgow Safer Drug Consumption Facility

The Thistle should be supported on compassionate and public health grounds; it reduces harms like HIV and overdose deaths, but community concerns about needles and public injecting

1,027 words·Read
Showing 4 of 796·All 796 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Grady currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Treasury CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Grady sits on one.

§ 04Written questions.34 tabled · 34 answered · 19 Dec 2024 → 10 Apr 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1132.4%
Department of Health and Social Care1132.4%
Department for Work and Pensions38.8%
Department for Business and Trade25.9%
Department for Transport25.9%
Ministry of Justice25.9%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero12.9%
Treasury12.9%

Most recent.

10 Apr 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered

How many people in Glasgow received awards under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each of the last five years; and what the value of those awards was.

The table below provides the number of compensation awards paid in each of the last five financial years to applicants living in Glasgow.Number of compensation awards paid to applicants living in Glasgow* **  Financial YearNumber of awards …read full →

10 Apr 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered

What the average processing time was for applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme by people resident in Glasgow in each of the last five years.

The table below shows the average time for decisions to be made on applications* for criminal injuries compensation by people resident in Glasgow**.Financial Year of CICA decisionAverage time (days)2020-213772021-224492022-234812023-2448720…read full →

10 Apr 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered

What steps his Department is taking to improve service accessibility for deaf claimants who also have additional support needs.

The Department is committed to pursuing a just, equal, and inclusive society, ensuring independence and control for everyone, including our deaf customers. Customers can communicate with us using Relay UK. We also offer email as a reasonabl…read full →

10 Apr 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered

What steps his Department is taking to improve access to his Department's services for deaf claimants.

The Department is committed to pursuing a just, equal, and inclusive society, ensuring independence and control for everyone, including our deaf customers. Customers can communicate with us using Relay UK. We also offer email as a reasonabl…read full →

Showing 4 of 34·All 34 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.5 declared interests · £181k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Payment: £740 This is the final payment to me in respect of consultancy services
Payment: £740 This is the final payment to me in respect of consultancy services provided by me to Shepherd and Wedderburn from 1 January 20…
Payment: £9,021 This entry covers my final amount of profit from Shepherd and We
Payment: £9,021 This entry covers my final amount of profit from Shepherd and Wedderburn for my time as a partner. I ceased to be a partner …
Role, work or services: Partner of a law firm and consultant to a law firm.
Role, work or services: Partner of a law firm and consultant to a law firm. Until: 5 July 2024. Payer: Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP (A law …
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar Address of donor: Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar Estimate of the probable value (o…
I am admitted as a solicitor by the Law Society of Scotland.
I am admitted as a solicitor by the Law Society of Scotland. (Registered 25 July 2024)

Source · Members API · Last amended 6 Jan 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing125,43369.3%
Accommodation25,10413.9%
Office Costs14,6258.1%
MP Travel11,7126.5%
Staff Travel3,2981.8%
Total · 95 claims180,879100%
Showing 6 of 95·All 95 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Grady on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2024, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Glasgow East15,54343.9%Won

2024 — full result, Glasgow East.

CandidateVotes%
John GradyWONLab15,54343.9

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Glasgow East

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
SpeechesHansard · 34,897 words
3 Sept 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
34 tabled · 34 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
5 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£180,879 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL