Brendan O'Hara
Scottish National Party MP for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber, since 7 May 2015
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
Brendan O'Hara is the Scottish National Party MP for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport), and Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Middle East).
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Voting record
575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Enersoft International Ltd
Address of donor: 74 York Street, Suite 7-4, Glasgow, G2 8JX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for myself and a guest to attend the League Cup Final at Hampden Park, value £625
Date received: 14 December 2025
Date accepted: 14 December 2025
Donor status: company, registration SC621728
(Registered 8 January 2026; updated 5 February 2026)
Name of donor: Enersoft International Limited
Address of donor: 74 York Street, Suite 7-4, Glasgow G2 8JX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Single ticket and matchday hospitality at Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund, value £900
Date received: 20 January 2026
Date accepted: 20 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration SC621728
(Registered 9 February 2026)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Korber-Stiftung
Address of donor: Pariser Platz 4A, 10117 Berlin Germany
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Two nights hotel accommodation at Schloss Neuhardenberg incl. breakfast (£240), meals (£213), return flights from London (£431), airport transfers(£283), value £1,167
Destination of visit: Germany (Neuhardenberg)
Dates of visit: 3 June 2026 to 5 June 2026
Purpose of visit: As chair of the APPG on Greenland I was invited by the Korber Stifung to attend their annual Korber Policy Game in Neuhardenberg, Germany. Along with politicians, security experts, diplomats and academics from the UK, Denmark/Greenland, Norway and Germany, we were there to discuss and scenario-plan a European response to a potential crisis in the Arctic.
(Registered 22 June 2026)
Name of donor: International Human Rights Committee
Address of donor: Suite 23, 95 Miles Road, Mitcham, CR4 3FH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£885), hotels including breakfast in Thailand (£99), hotels including breakfast in Malaysia (£390), value £1,374
Destination of visit: Thailand and Malaysia
Dates of visit: 30 November 2025 to 6 December 2025
Purpose of visit: The purpose of the trip was ascertain the progress for refugees, including a lack of recognised refugee status, limited access to adequate healthcare and education, and restrictions on free religious worship.
(Registered 8 January 2026)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Name of company or organisation: Oh! Television (not trading)
Nature of business: Television production company
Additional information: I am a director of this company. It has not traded.
(Registered 11 January 2016)
8. Miscellaneous
A Director of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 26 April 2021
(Registered 19 May 2021)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Name: Catherine O'Hara
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Full time
(Registered 19 January 2016; updated 8 October 2020)
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Debates
582 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- Iran
- Civil Service Pensions
- Coastguard Volunteers: Remuneration and HMRC Guidance
- Israel: E1 Zone Expansion
- West Bank: Settler Activity
- Defence Investment Plan
- Russian Shadow Fleet
- Social Media Ban for Under-16s
- Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Increase of Borrowing Limits) Order 2026
- Middle East
Money declared to them
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