Perth & Kinross-shire / data
Pete Wishart · Scottish National Party · sitting since 07 Jun 2001 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
9089days
from 07 Jun 2001
Divisions
142
of 504 possible
Attendance
28%
362 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
118
67 debates
Written Qs
35
35 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£297k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 129 claims
Interests
6
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 44 | |
| Economy | 41 | |
| Employment | 30 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 27 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 14 | |
| Digital and Technology | 12 | |
| Universal Credit | 12 | |
| Pensions | 11 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 31 | 11,496 |
| Immigration | 26 | 9,582 |
| Culture Community | 23 | 6,808 |
| Other | 9 | 6,295 |
| Social Care | 8 | 3,898 |
| Crime | 15 | 3,333 |
| Technology | 4 | 3,159 |
| Local Government | 13 | 2,616 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseCan we have a debate about the rise of the far right across the whole UK? There is barely a constituency in the country that is not touched by its poison, hate and misinformation a… Local GovernmentEnergyCost Of Living | 118 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsIn the past few weeks, the Home Secretary has announced a whole swathe of new restrictive asylum and immigration policies which, as we know from over the weekend, are at best conte… CrimeImmigrationCulture Community | 40 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Hatzola Ambulance AttackWhat happened at Golders Green this morning was simply sickening and abhorrent, and the rise of antisemitism should alarm all of us in the House. The recent attacks on the Jewish c… CrimeCulture CommunityDefence | 80 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Immigration ReformsDoes the hon. Lady want to intervene? Sorry; I thought she was making weird gestures at me, but obviously she is just looking at her phone. That is what is actually happening. As I… ImmigrationSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 592 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Immigration ReformsI absolutely agree. I am really pleased that the hon. Lady raised that issue, and she is right to do so. I have received countless briefings from a number of organisations, includi… ImmigrationSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 966 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Immigration ReformsAbsolutely. We cannot praise those organisations enough, because they are working in Labour’s hostile environment, where everything has been made harder for them to operate, so of … ImmigrationSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 207 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Immigration ReformsThe hon. Lady is spot on, and entirely right to raise those issues. The changes will effectively retraumatise so many asylum seekers and refugees who have already experienced of al… ImmigrationSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 479 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Immigration ReformsI wish I had more than a few seconds to sum up what has been an important and significant debate. There are a couple of things that I thought would happen: first, that most of his … ImmigrationSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 130 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Immigration ReformsI beg to move, That this House has considered immigration reforms. It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. What an extraordinary few weeks we have had in the… ImmigrationSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 357 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ13. After his inept and failed coup against the Prime Minister, Anas Sarwar last week announced Scottish Labour’s new campaign slogan—not “Into the abyss”, but, rather, the inspir… DefenceCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 94 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Business of the HouseIt is absolutely right that student debt has been one of the main focuses this week. Students are graduating with an average debt of £53,000. That simply is an appalling and debili… Local GovernmentCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 143 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Topical QuestionsOn Saturday, the cream of UK music will gather in Manchester for the annual Brit awards, and I am sure the Secretary of State would like to wish everybody all the best for that. UK… Culture CommunityEducationHealth | 103 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Electronic Travel Authorisation: Dual NationalsThe Minister put the changes on the gov.uk website. Why did not he do something original, like maybe writing to people with dual nationalities across the UK? He would not have got … ImmigrationMp Performance | 127 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | World Cup: Travelling FansI am quite surprised at that last question, because one of the things that Scotland qualifying for the world cup brings is a unity to the nation. We are all looking forward to Scot… Culture CommunityTransport | 77 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewWhat is of no doubt whatsoever is that countless Labour MPs took money from Labour Together. Anas Sarwar and his now estranged Scottish Labour MPs must come clean about their close… Mp PerformanceCulture Community | 89 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Home Office | 17 | 48.6% |
| Cabinet Office | 8 | 22.9% |
| Treasury | 5 | 14.3% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 1 | 2.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 1 | 2.9% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 | 2.9% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 | 2.9% |
| Scotland Office | 1 | 2.9% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what considerations have been given to extending the cut-off date for eligibility for the Unethical Research Award in the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme beyond 1984, given the evidence in the… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what justification is being applied to changes to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, where individuals who suffered long-term health harms of interferon treatment are to receive an uplift in… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration is being given to altering the Hepatitis C Financial Loss Award to reflect people who received older and more harmful treatments; and if he will make a statement. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the grounds of justification for the reduction in hepatitis C Financial Loss Awards from 2017 due to the introduction of new effective treatments; and if he will make a statemen… | Answered |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on her Department’s plans to move asylum seekers into military barracks in Scotland; and what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on that sub… | Answered |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what transitional arrangements will be available for Ukrainian families with children approaching the age threshold for private life applications. | Answered |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish a pathway to (a) settled status and (b) Indefinite Leave to Remain for Ukrainians who wish to remain in the UK. | Answered |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance will be issued to local authorities, employers, universities and support organisations on the 24 month extension of the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme. | Answered |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether forthcoming guidance on local authority duties towards No Recourse to Public Funds families will include advice relevant to Scottish legislation; and whether she has had discuss… | Answered |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many families and children are directly restricted by No Recourse to Public Funds. | Answered |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has consulted local authorities on forthcoming guidance on No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) families; and whether the guidance will include measures to monitor… | Answered |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the additional £10 million announced on 23 October 2025 to protect Mosques and Muslim faith centres is a permanent increase in annual funding or a one-off increase for 2025-26. | Answered |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current estimated waiting time is for an application for security under the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme; and what steps are being taken to reduce the waiting time. | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government was first advised by the Office for National Statistics that the information provided by coroners on death registrations relating to drug deaths could lack detail on the specif… | Answered |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Scotland Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether the Government plans to respond to the publication entitled Your Right to Decide, published by the Scottish Government on 4 September 2025. | Answered |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 2 | 210,487 | 70.8% |
| Office Costs | 101 | 26,392 | 8.9% |
| Accommodation | 7 | 28,656 | 9.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 28,785 | 9.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,833 | 0.6% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 1,035 | 0.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 8,900 |
| Pooled Staffing Services | Staffing | 1 | 8,000 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 30 | 6,193 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 13 | 1,634 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 17 | 1,516 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 6 | 1,515 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 12 | 1,422 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,393 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 12 | 1,278 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 7 | 985 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 900 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 892 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2025 | Staffing Pooled Staffing Services | Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) | 8,000 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 651 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 340 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 161 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 116 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 109 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 86 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Perth office cleaning- Feb- Mar 25 | 140 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***][***][***] [200011725-3019] | 20 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 107 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE | 673 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Perth office cleaning Sept 24- Jan 25 | 400 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | Annual fee for website security Feb 25 | 180 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Mobile phone bill Feb 25 | 109 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 140 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 107 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Perth office boiler service- Feb 25 | 102 | Paid |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***][***][***] | 20 | Paid |
| 26 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Mobile phone bill- Jan 25 | 109 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 349 | 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.
1. Employment and earnings3 entries
21 May 2025
Role, work or services: Ridge Records - Royalty payments
Payer: Ridge Records Limited, 1 York Street, Aberdeen AB11 5DL.
Additional information: I am also an unremunerated director. Any royalty payments will be listed below.
03 Jun 2025
Payment: £2,150.07
Received on: 5 May 2025. Hours: No additional hours worked.
(Registered 20 May 2025)
21 May 2025
Role, work or services: EMI - Royalty payments
Payer: EMI, EMI House, 43 Brook Green, London W6 7EF
Additional information: Royalty payments received in conjunction with Ridge Records Ltd. See entry for Ridge Records below.
(Registered 1 May 2015)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources3 entries
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Address of donor: 1-2 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: An invite to the Royal Military Tattoo, value £452
Date received: 20 August 2025
Date accepted: 20 August 2025
Donor status: other (Charity)
(Registered 18 September 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: UK Music
Address of donor: Savoy Hill House, 7-10 Savoy Hill, London WC2R 0BU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for Neil Young at BST concerts at Hyde Park. Shared with one other person, value £739.90
Date received: 11 July 2025
Date accepted: 11 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03245288
(Registered 29 July 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: UK MUsic
Address of donor: 33 Foley Street, London W1W 7TL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for myself and a staff member to the Music Producers Guild Awards 2025, value £708
Date received: 24 April 2025
Date accepted: 24 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03245288
(Registered 3 July 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 7 wards, 24 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Earn | David Illingworth | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,106 | 05 May 2022 |
| Almond Earn | Frank Smith | Conservative and Unionist Party | 806 | 05 May 2022 |
| Almond Earn | Michelle Frampton | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,339 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carse Of Gowrie | Alasdair Bailey | Labour Party | 1,265 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carse Of Gowrie | Angus Forbes | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,017 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carse Of Gowrie | Ken Harvey | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 961 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kinross Shire | Dave Cuthbert | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 725 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kinross Shire | Neil Freshwater | Conservative and Unionist Party | 957 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kinross Shire | Richard Watters | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,658 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kinross Shire | Willie Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 1,346 | 05 May 2022 |
| Perth City Centre | Andrew Parrott | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 655 | 05 May 2022 |
| Perth City Centre | Chris Ahern | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,005 | 05 May 2022 |
| Perth City Centre | Eric Drysdale | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,445 | 05 May 2022 |
| Perth City Centre | Peter Barrett | Liberal Democrats | 1,038 | 05 May 2022 |
| Perth City North | Brian Leishman | Labour Party | 530 | 05 May 2022 |
| Perth City North | Ian Massie | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,129 | 05 May 2022 |
| Perth City North | John Rebbeck | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 779 | 05 May 2022 |
| Perth City South | Andy Chan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,151 | 05 May 2022 |
| Perth City South | Iain Macpherson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,377 | 05 May 2022 |
| Perth City South | Liz Barrett | Liberal Democrats | 2,315 | 05 May 2022 |
| Perth City South | Sheila McCole | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 922 | 05 May 2022 |
| Strathearn | Noah Khogali | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,337 | 05 May 2022 |
| Strathearn | Rhona Brock | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,224 | 05 May 2022 |
| Strathearn | Stewart Donaldson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,082 | 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.