Pete Wishart
Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire
First elected: 7th June 2001
SNP Deputy Westminster Leader
(since July 2024)5 APPG memberships (as of 30 May 2024)
Air Ambulances, Beer, Intellectual Property, Music, Ticket Abuse8 Former APPG memberships
Commercial Radio, European Citizenship Rights, Festivals, Folk Arts, Fruit and Vegetable Farmers, Performers' Alliance, Plumbers' Pensions, WritersDivision Voting information
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.
Sparring Partners
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(2 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(5 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Pete Wishart has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLatest EDMs signed by Pete Wishart
Access to State Pension for people with a terminal illness
Tabled by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus and Perthshire Glens)That this House notes that people with terminal illnesses cannot currently access their State Pension until their retirement age; recognises that this is the case even for individuals who have made full National Insurance contributions; acknowledges that poverty rates are disproportionately high amongst the terminally ill; commends research by Loughborough …
(Most recent: 13 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 20
Labour: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Referral of matters of 21 February 2024 to the Committee of Privileges
Tabled by: William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)That this House notes the Speaker’s decision on selection and calling of amendments on 21 February 2024 was not in accordance with the established precedent for Opposition days; and accordingly considers that, notwithstanding the Resolution of this House of 6 February 1978, the matter of whether undue pressure was placed …
(Most recent: 19 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 42
Conservative: 25
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Pete Wishart, 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.
Pete Wishart has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Pete Wishart has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
1 Bill introduced by Pete Wishart
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill To make provision for the House of Commons to nominate the Prime Minister and approve appointments to the Cabinet; to establish the office of Acting Prime Minister; and for connected purposes.
Thursday 11th July 2019
10 Bills co-sponsored by Pete Wishart
Employment Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Steven Bonnar (SNP)
Energy Pricing (Off Gas Grid Households) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Drew Hendry (SNP)
Problem Drug Use Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Tommy Sheppard (SNP)
Jet Skis (Licensing) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Hywel Williams (PC)
Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019
Sponsor - Greg Knight (Con)
Multi-employer Pension Schemes Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Alan Brown (SNP)
Banking and Post Office Services (Rural Areas and Small Communities) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Luke Graham (Con)
Armed Forces Representative Body Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Martin Docherty-Hughes (SNP)
Planning (Agent of Change) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - John Spellar (Lab)
Events and Festivals (Control of Flares, Fireworks and Smoke Bombs Etc) Bill 2015-16
Sponsor - Nigel Adams (Con)