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Thursday 5th February 2026
Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)

Backbench Business - Main Chamber
Subject: General Debate on Obligation to Assess the Risk of Genocide Under International Law in Relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Division Votes
27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context
Brendan O'Hara voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 8 Scottish National Party No votes vs 0 Scottish National Party Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 378
21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Brendan O'Hara voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 8 Scottish National Party No votes vs 0 Scottish National Party Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 194
21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Brendan O'Hara voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 8 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes
Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 317
21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Brendan O'Hara voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 7 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes
Tally: Ayes - 191 Noes - 326
27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Committee - View Vote Context
Brendan O'Hara voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 8 Scottish National Party No votes vs 0 Scottish National Party Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 378
3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Brendan O'Hara voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 8 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes
Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104
4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Brendan O'Hara voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 9 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes
Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116


Speeches
Brendan O'Hara speeches from: Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk Assessment
Brendan O'Hara contributed 1 speech (2,079 words)
Thursday 5th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Brendan O'Hara speeches from: US Department of Justice Release of Files
Brendan O'Hara contributed 1 speech (100 words)
Monday 2nd February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
Brendan O'Hara speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Brendan O'Hara contributed 1 speech (76 words)
Thursday 22nd January 2026 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
Brendan O'Hara speeches from: Arctic Security
Brendan O'Hara contributed 1 speech (106 words)
Monday 19th January 2026 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office


Written Answers
Iran: Religious Freedom
Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)
Thursday 5th February 2026

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Iran concerning the disproportionate arrests and harsh interrogations of Jews, Christians, and Baha’is in that country.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

On 12 January, the Foreign Secretary told Foreign Minister Araghchi directly that the Iranian Government must immediately end the violence carried out against peaceful protestors in Iran, and uphold fundamental rights and freedoms.

We subsequently led the call, alongside international partners, for a Special Session of the Human Rights Council on 23 January to address the ongoing abuses in Iran, and we were pleased that the Council voted to extend the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Iran to collect evidence of the authorities' human rights violations, including in relation to religion or belief.

At the Council, UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders, highlighted the bravery of protesters, especially women and members of religious and ethnic minority groups, who faced severe repression in their daily lives. We will continue to work with international partners to hold Iran to account for its repression of Freedom of Religion or Belief.

For further background, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 August 2025 to Question 67802.

Malaysia: Rohingya
Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)
Tuesday 10th February 2026

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she had made representations to the Government of Malaysia on the detention and deportation of Rohingya refugees.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We regularly engage with the Government of Malaysia on a range of international matters, including human rights and humanitarian issues. We continue to encourage all countries to ensure that the rights and safety of vulnerable populations, including the Rohingya, are respected and protected. In July 2025, the previous Foreign Secretary raised Myanmar with the Malaysian Prime Minister.



Early Day Motions
Tuesday 27th January

Centenary of John Logie Baird’s invention of the television

7 signatures (Most recent: 4 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)
That this House celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first public demonstration of a television system by the Scottish inventor, John Logie Baird on 26 January 1926; notes that Baird, who was born in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute on 13 August 1888, studied engineering at both the Glasgow and West …


MP Financial Interests
19th January 2026
Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Wyre Holdings Ltd - £625.00
Source
19th January 2026
Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to Thailand between 30 November 2025 and 06 December 2025
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Early Day Motions Signed
Wednesday 11th February
Brendan O'Hara signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

British couple detained in Iran

67 signatures (Most recent: 3 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe)
That this House expresses deep concern regarding the ongoing detention of two British citizens, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who have now been held in Iran for over a year without formal charges or sentencing; notes with dismay the escalating violence reported at Evin Prison and the significant risk this poses …
Monday 23rd February
Brendan O'Hara signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 23rd February 2026

Government response to Israel’s West Bank annexation plan

53 signatures (Most recent: 4 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House notes the Israeli Government’s 15 February approval of a plan to register land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the West Bank as Israeli state property; strongly condemns this illegal plan to seize yet more Palestinian land; further notes the statement backed by 85 UN Member States, …
Wednesday 11th February
Brendan O'Hara signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 11th February 2026

Fifth anniversary of the Scottish Child Payment

9 signatures (Most recent: 11 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
That this House welcomes the fifth anniversary of the introduction of the Scottish Child Payment, introduced by the Scottish Government on 15 February 2021; notes that since being launched at a value of £10 per week this payment will be worth £28.20 per week by April 2026, an increase of …
Wednesday 17th December
Brendan O'Hara signed this EDM on Tuesday 10th February 2026

Sinking of SS Tilawa

54 signatures (Most recent: 3 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)
That this House remembers the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of the British passenger ship SS Tilawa on 23 November 1942 during World War Two; regrets that 280 passengers and crew perished, mostly Indian nationals; is grateful that 678 were rescued by HMS Birmingham and SS Carthage; notes that survivors …
Thursday 5th February
Brendan O'Hara signed this EDM on Monday 9th February 2026

Public inquiry into Epstein links

89 signatures (Most recent: 27 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That this House stands with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims whose relentless courage and pursuit of justice has led to the publication of the Epstein files; notes with concern the number of British public figures included in these files; recognises that child sexual abuse on this scale is likely to have involved …
Monday 2nd February
Brendan O'Hara signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th February 2026

Graduate driving licences

20 signatures (Most recent: 23 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
That this House offers its sincere condolences to the families of Lewis Knox, 16, Fergus Ward, 17, and Jordan Cameron, 17, who tragically lost their lives in a car accident in the Scottish Highlands; notes with deep concern the disproportionately high number of road traffic accidents involving drivers in their …
Tuesday 3rd February
Brendan O'Hara signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 3rd February 2026

New US sanctions on Cuba

70 signatures (Most recent: 3 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr)
That this House expresses grave concern at the executive order signed on 29 January 2026 by US President Donald Trump, which unjustifiably declares Cuba as an “extraordinary threat” to the national security of the United States and authorises new sanctions against any country supplying oil to Cuba; notes that Cuba …
Wednesday 21st January
Brendan O'Hara signed this EDM on Monday 2nd February 2026

Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [Lords]

17 signatures (Most recent: 4 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru - Ynys Môn)
That this House notes the passage of the Crown Estate (Wales) Bill through the House of Lords; believes that the people of Wales should control and benefit from their own natural resources; further notes that the value of the Crown Estate in Wales has increased dramatically from £21.1 million in …



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19 Jan 2026, 7:12 p.m. - House of Commons
" Brendan O'Hara thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I declare an interest as chair of the all party interest as chair of the all party parliamentary group on Greenland. President Trump's threat to annexe "
Brendan O'Hara MP (Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber, Scottish National Party) - View Video - View Transcript
22 Jan 2026, 10:05 a.m. - House of Commons
">> To Brendan O'Hara, Mr. speaker, in the interests of improving. Government transparency, will this "
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Torfaen, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
2 Feb 2026, 5:41 p.m. - House of Commons
" Brendan O'Hara thank you. >> Brendan O'Hara thank you. >> Madam Deputy Speaker. Try as you might, the Prime Minister cannot "
Brendan O'Hara MP (Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber, Scottish National Party) - View Video - View Transcript
5 Feb 2026, 3:32 p.m. - House of Commons
"international law in relation to the occupied Palestinian territories. I call Brendan O'Hara "
General debate: General Debate on Obligation to Assess the Risk of Genocide Under International Law in Relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories - View Video - View Transcript
5 Feb 2026, 3:32 p.m. - House of Commons
"who will speak for up to 15 minutes. Brendan O'Hara. >> Thank you. put. "
General debate: General Debate on Obligation to Assess the Risk of Genocide Under International Law in Relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk Assessment
81 speeches (13,742 words)
Thursday 5th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) Member for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (Brendan O'Hara) for getting this debate and to all those - Link to Speech
2: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab - Clapham and Brixton Hill) Member for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (Brendan O'Hara) for bringing forward this vital debate.To - Link to Speech
3: Seamus Logan (SNP - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East) Friend the Member for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (Brendan O'Hara) for securing this important debate - Link to Speech