John Lamont
Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
6,599 (14.2%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 8th June 2017
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
(since July 2024)10 Former APPG memberships
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Department Debates
(3 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
John Lamont has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLatest EDMs signed by John Lamont
GLASGOW UNIVERSITY NAMED SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR
Tabled by: John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)That this House congratulates Glasgow University for recently being named Scottish University of the Year in the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018; understands that the university saw improvements in its rankings for graduate prospects, competition rates, teaching quality and student experience and that the university is …
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 4
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
MR RONALD WILSON AND FARMING IN THE BORDERS
Tabled by: John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)That this House pays tribute to Mr Ronald Wilson, Secretary of the Border Union Agricultural Society, for his service to the society and to farming in the Borders; notes that Ron has been an outstanding Secretary and Treasurer for the past 20 years and has helped grow the society in …
(Most recent: 5 Sep 2017)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by John Lamont, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
John Lamont has not been granted any Urgent Questions
John Lamont has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
John Lamont has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
4 Bills co-sponsored by John Lamont
Minimum Service Obligation (High Street Cashpoints) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Huw Merriman (Con)
Banking and Post Office Services (Rural Areas and Small Communities) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Luke Graham (Con)
Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Paul Masterton (Con)
Food Advertising (Protection of Children from Targeting) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Kirstene Hair (Con)
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)Decisions regarding budgets for this year were set in the last spending review and for future years will be a matter for the upcoming comprehensive spending review which my department is engaging in. The uncovering of £22bn of in-year hidden pressures has added to the strain on departmental budgets as set out by the Chancellor to parliament on 30 July.
Secretary of State for Scotland
A breakdown of the Department and its arm’s length bodies underspend in the current financial year and over the spending review are disclosed in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts:
Secretary of State for Scotland