Chris Law

Scottish National Party MP for Dundee Central, since 7 May 2015

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)

Chris Law is the Scottish National Party MP for Dundee Central, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development), and Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Trade).

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Scorecard

27.1% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote

156 Votes cast out of 575 divisions

419 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend

0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Scottish National Party MPs

8 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more

444 Debates spoken in 949 written questions tabled

Ranked 630 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

Date	Question	Their vote	Result
27 Oct 2025	Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4	No vote	152–337
21 Oct 2025	Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30	No vote	77–390
21 Oct 2025	Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 9	No vote	104–317
21 Oct 2025	Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6	No vote	167–313
21 Oct 2025	Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24	No vote	182–307
21 Oct 2025	Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part	No vote	389–102
21 Oct 2025	Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46	No vote	105–381
20 Oct 2025	Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Third Reading	No vote	320–171
20 Oct 2025	Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: New Clause 1	No vote	172–322
20 Oct 2025	Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Clause 2 stand part	No vote	318–174
20 Oct 2025	Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9	No vote	83–319
20 Oct 2025	Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 7	No vote	174–321
15 Oct 2025	Sustainable Aviation Fuel Remaining Stages: Amendment 9	No vote	160–324
15 Oct 2025	Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 8	No vote	151–319
15 Oct 2025	Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 5	No vote	78–316
14 Oct 2025	Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 41	No vote	164–333
14 Oct 2025	Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 40	No vote	163–339
14 Oct 2025	Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26	No vote	78–327
16 Sep 2025	Sentencing Bill: Second Reading	No vote	340–77
16 Sep 2025	Sentencing Bill: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading	No vote	78–292
16 Sep 2025	Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion	Aye	89–79
15 Sep 2025	Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 121	No vote	316–161
15 Sep 2025	Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62	Aye	330–161
15 Sep 2025	Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61	Aye	330–161
15 Sep 2025	Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60	No	318–170

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.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Office of Tibet - London
Address of donor: Tibet House, 1 Culworth Street, London NW8 7AF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, meals, and local transportation. My partner shared the hotel accommodation provided for me., value £1,000
Destination of visit: India
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 30 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To visit Dharamshala, abode of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile, to attend the inauguration of Sikyong Penpa Tsering and meet with representatives of the Central Tibetan Administration.
(Registered 23 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: International Buddhist Confederation
Address of donor: International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) A-1 Wing, 5th Floor, IGNCA Building, Janpath, New Delhi - 110001, India
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (INR 72,417/£580.10), accommodation including meals (INR 31,800/£254.74), and visa ($81.00/£62.71), value £898
Destination of visit: India
Dates of visit: 23 January 2026 to 26 January 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend the Global Buddhist Summit
(Registered 20 February 2026)

On the register since 8 Apr 2026

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Aberdeen
Ownership details: owned by CMAL Ltd
(Registered 26 May 2015)