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
12 Jan 2026	Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part	No	344–181
12 Jan 2026	Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part	No vote	324–180
12 Jan 2026	Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12	No vote	167–350
7 Jan 2026	Opposition Day: Rural communities	No vote	105–332
7 Jan 2026	Opposition Day: Jury trials	No vote	182–290
17 Dec 2025	National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading	No	312–165
16 Dec 2025	Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading	No	341–195
16 Dec 2025	Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition)	No vote	118–340
15 Dec 2025	Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H	No vote	311–96
10 Dec 2025	Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer	No vote	90–297
10 Dec 2025	Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work	No vote	320–98
10 Dec 2025	Opposition day: Seasonal work	No vote	98–325
9 Dec 2025	Railways Bill: Second Reading	No vote	329–173
9 Dec 2025	Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment	No vote	170–332
9 Dec 2025	UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion	Aye	100–100
8 Dec 2025	Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62	No vote	327–162
8 Dec 2025	Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H	No vote	326–162
8 Dec 2025	Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B	Aye	395–98
8 Dec 2025	Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120	No vote	300–96
8 Dec 2025	Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B	No vote	327–96
3 Dec 2025	Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15	No vote	154–303
3 Dec 2025	Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16	No vote	143–304
3 Dec 2025	Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26	No vote	77–298
3 Dec 2025	Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3	No vote	87–299
2 Dec 2025	Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty	No	357–174

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)