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Gregor Poynton · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
450
of 504 possible
Attendance
89%
54 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
83
39 debates
Written Qs
56
56 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£227k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 213 claims
Interests
7
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 86 | |
| Economy | 83 | |
| Employment | 51 | |
| Crime & Policing | 47 | |
| Education | 37 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 28 | |
| Housing | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 15 | 2,027 |
| Defence | 10 | 1,503 |
| Fiscal Policy | 3 | 1,074 |
| Health | 6 | 549 |
| Local Government | 5 | 479 |
| Education | 3 | 379 |
| Energy | 3 | 308 |
| Crime | 4 | 287 |
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.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Sex Trafficking: ScotlandSitting suspended. Crime | 2 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Sex Trafficking: ScotlandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Tracy Gilbert) for securing this debate. The depth … Crime | 1,413 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1057)We will follow up on that. To follow up on my colleague Sonia’s points on digital services, one thing I know that the Government are pushing is AI for small businesses and e-invoic… | 79 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1057)Jonathan, picking up on something Alice has said on customer service, this Committee has heard, and I hear when I go to small businesses around my constituency, that they often hav… | 120 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1057)As the Chairman said, the impact is huge. I have been to Waz’s in Broxburn, a convenience store, Scotmid in Deans and Boots in the centre. These are different types and sizes of bu… | 71 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1057)Am right in saying that you are saying that you are responsible for 15%, compared to 85%? What are you doing with that 15%? | 24 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1057)Moving down the table on that, bills are high. What can we do to fix it? | 16 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1057)When can we expect to see these changes come in? Some of these small businesses say that this is life or death for them. | 24 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1057)When can we expect an understanding of the quality of the conversation and that being where it needs to be? | 20 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1057)The flavour you would go for would be mandated. | 9 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1057)We will start with Chris and move our way along. This Committee has heard that many small businesses think that they are cash cows for the energy companies because the bills are so… | 66 |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Middle EastThe situation facing Gazans is truly catastrophic. We must secure a ceasefire as soon as possible, with all hostages freed and unhindered access to aid. Our experience in Northern … DefenceCost Of LivingSocial Care | 80 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | UkraineDoes the Secretary of State agree that the actions of Russia on 9 July, when it launched the largest aerial bombardment of the war to date, show that Ukrainian civilians and milita… DefenceEconomy JobsTechnology | 66 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Business of the HouseIn my constituency, East Calder has been let down by the SNP Scottish Government’s repeated failure to deliver a long promised health centre. Despite record funding, including £5.8… Local GovernmentDefenceHealth | 113 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Topical QuestionsDoes the Secretary of State agree that the UK Labour Government are getting on with the serious business of delivering an industrial strategy that will support jobs in my Livingsto… Economy JobsUtilities | 58 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Business and Trade | 15 | 26.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 12 | 21.4% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 11 | 19.6% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 7 | 12.5% |
| Treasury | 4 | 7.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 4 | 7.1% |
| Department for Transport | 2 | 3.6% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 1 | 1.8% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken a recent review of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms for CE marking of imported products. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that imported construction products are subject to the same UKCA marking requirements as those manufactured in the UK. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing targeted funding support for the purchase of used battery electric vehicles; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure… | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating funding for UK exhibitors at key international trade fairs in (a) the natural stone sector and (b) other sectors… | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting access to second-hand battery electric vehicles through reduced benefit-in-kind taxation on used electric cars. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of modern, low-disruption retrofit techniques on the rate of decarbonisation of the UK’s social housing stock. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to work with housing associations and industry to scale up affordable and tenant-friendly retrofitting models to help meet the Government’s 2030 E… | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the deployment of low-carbon heating technologies in the social housing sector; and if he will review and respond to the findings of Mitsubi… | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the effective enforcement of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024 in relation to import… | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support British manufacturers to attend (a) Marmomac in Verona and (b) other major international trade shows. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the availability of international trade show funding on the competitiveness of (a) exports and (b) exports by the (i) c… | Answered |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to include statutory obligations for AI developers to adopt safety-by-design measures to prevent the creation of child sexual abuse content. | Answered |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment his Department has made of the risk of generative AI being used to produce child sexual abuse material. | Answered |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that AI models are developed with safeguards to prevent their use in generating child sexual abuse material. | Answered |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to require AI developers to demonstrate that their models include technical protections against the generation of (a) child sexual abuse imag… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsSelect | Member | Commons | 05 Mar 2025 | 27 Oct 2025 |
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 | 179 | 30,469 | 13.4% |
| Staffing | 3 | 149,174 | 65.8% |
| Accommodation | 14 | 10,512 | 4.6% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 4,223 | 1.9% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 2,325 | 1.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 5,233 | 2.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 24,785 | 10.9% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 8 | 11,880 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 1 | 9,600 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 6 | 7,873 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 109 | 6,218 |
| Removals | Miscellaneous | 1 | 4,223 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 7 | 4,167 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 19 | 2,711 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 13 | 2,186 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 4 | 1,834 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,360 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 1,150 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 2 | 831 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 2,052 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -127 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,052 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 82 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 33 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-8881] | 20 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 9,600 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | TIMETASTIC [200011725-10564] [200011799-57] | 4 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Banner March 2025 | 510 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 21 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | KAPWING PRO PLAN [200011725-5328] [200011799-59] | 17 | Paid |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | AGA PRINT LTD [200011726-5814] | 945 | Paid |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] [200011725-9155] | 7 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO [200011726-3361] | 1,309 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | WWW.RYMAN.CO.UK [200011725-5272] | 25 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 334 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Provision of external design service to produce a contact card template. | 75 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 2,160 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,600 | Paid |
| 02 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ASANA.COM [200011799-58] | 135 | 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.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)4 entries
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Community Union
Address of donor: 465c Caledonian Road, London N7 9GX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Date received: 10 February 2026
Date accepted: 10 February 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 25 February 2026)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Daniel Luhde-Thompson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date received: 10 November 2025
Date accepted: 10 November 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 13 November 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: SME4Labour LTD
Address of donor: Flat 80 County Hall North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London, England, SE1 7PN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In-kind support including event space, wine and canapés. This support is shared between Imogen Walker MP and me, value £1,500
Date received: 23 June 2025
Date accepted: 23 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 10685562
(Registered 22 July 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Strand Partners
Address of donor: 5 Technology Park, Colindeep Lane, Colindale, London, United Kingdom, NW9 6BX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 support for an event, which included 8 tickets with the total market value of £800. The support was split between Imogen Walker MP and me.
Date received: 17 July 2025
Date accepted: 17 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 13797289
(Registered 22 July 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Football Association Limited
Address of donor: Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HA9 0WS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets (two adults and two children) to the Carabao Cup final, value £360
Date received: 22 March 2026
Date accepted: 22 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00077797
(Registered 1 April 2026)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: SKY UK
Address of donor: Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket including hospitality for the TV BAFTAs Awards, value £900
Date received: 11 May 2025
Date accepted: 11 May 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02906991
(Registered 4 June 2025)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
24 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Ceftus Ltd, 80 North Block, 5 Chicheley Street SE1 7PN
One ticket to the Kebab Awards (the value of the ticket was below the threshold for registration under Category 3.)
Date interest arose: 24 February 2026
Date interest ended: 24 February 2026
(Registered 12 March 2026)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 5 wards, 16 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broxburn Uphall Winchburgh | Tony Boyle | Labour Party | — | 01 Dec 2022 |
| East Livingston East Calder | Carl John | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,741 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Livingston East Calder | Damian Timson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,205 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Livingston East Calder | Danny Logue | Labour Party | 1,079 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Livingston East Calder | Veronica Smith | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 622 | 05 May 2022 |
| Fauldhouse The Breich Valley | Cathy Muldoon | Labour Party | 1,113 | 05 May 2022 |
| Fauldhouse The Breich Valley | Craig Meek | Labour Party | 924 | 05 May 2022 |
| Fauldhouse The Breich Valley | Pauline Clark | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,292 | 05 May 2022 |
| Livingston North | Alison Adamson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,256 | 05 May 2022 |
| Livingston North | Andrew Miller | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,380 | 05 May 2022 |
| Livingston North | Anne McMillan | Labour Party | 1,347 | 05 May 2022 |
| Livingston North | Robert De Bold | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 2,133 | 05 May 2022 |
| Livingston South | Lawrence Fitzpatrick | Labour Party | 2,028 | 05 May 2022 |
| Livingston South | Maria MacAulay | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 2,252 | 05 May 2022 |
| Livingston South | Moira McKee Shemilt | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 698 | 05 May 2022 |
| Livingston South | Peter Heggie | Conservative and Unionist Party | 884 | 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.