At a glancePamela Nash is a Labour MP for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 445 votes in Commons divisions (77% attendance) and tabled 205 written questions.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Pamela Nash did not vote in 130. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 6 May 2010
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Sir Alan Campbell
Labour
100.0% · 421 of 421 shared votes
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Linsey Farnsworth
Labour
100.0% · 394 of 394 shared votes
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Tom Rutland
Labour
100.0% · 391 of 391 shared votes
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Baggy Shanker
Labour (Co-op)
100.0% · 376 of 376 shared votes
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Jessica Morden
Labour
100.0% · 375 of 375 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.4% · 1 of 265 shared votes
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Mark Pritchard
Conservative
0.4% · 1 of 237 shared votes
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Esther McVey
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 195 shared votes
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Sir James Cleverly
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 303 shared votes
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 284 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Written questions
Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times he and Ministers in his Department visited Scotland in each year since May 2010.
Answer · 26 Mar 2015
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on the 03 July 2014 to Question UIN 202811. Since the last Question given on the 03 July 2014 Minister for Pensions Rt. Hon. Steve Webb MP attended the Gleneagles Conference in September 2014 and Minister for Di...
Scotland
To ask the Prime Minister, when he last visited Scotland.
Answer · 26 Mar 2015
Details of my visits within the United Kingdom are published on the gov.uk website.
Inheritance Tax
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much unpaid inheritance tax was outstanding from estates notified for probate valued up to £1 million since 2005.
Answer · 26 Mar 2015
The information requested is not available.
Zero Hours Contracts
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed on zero-hours contracts in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each year since May 2010.
Answer · 26 Mar 2015
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of personal independence payment claims in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) North Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each month since April 2013 were disall
Answer · 26 Mar 2015
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Answer I gave the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Tom Greatrex, to his question UIN 223341, published on the Question and Answer system on 4 February. Latest Great Britain figures relating to the number...
Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions were applied to claimants resident in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) North Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each month since July 2010.
Answer · 26 Mar 2015
The information we have for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance adverse sanction decisions, by geography and reason, is published at:https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/ Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at...
Companies: Tax Allowances
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many rental companies claimed interest relief in each year since May 2010; and how much such relief was awarded in each such year.
Answer · 26 Mar 2015
This information is not available. Companies with income from property cannot deduct interest as an expense against their property income as they are within the loan relationships regime.
Capital Gains Tax
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much accrued to the Exchequer in capital gains tax arising from the sale of properties worth over £1 million in the last 12 months.
Answer · 26 Mar 2015
The information requested is not available. Tax liabilities cannot be assigned at an asset level. Moreover, information on capital gains tax revenue accrued between April 2014 and March 2015 will not be available until October 2016.
Early day motions
| 4 Dec 2013 | FRANK GORMILL | 12 sig. |
| 8 Feb 2011 | CITIZENS ADVICE SCOTLAND REPORT ON BEING YOUNG BEING HEARD | 29 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 Livestock
By ending Tory austerity and increasing the settlement to the Scottish Government by nearly £12 billion, this UK Labour Government have provided adequate funding for the SNP to properly resource Scotland’s rural economy. Does the Minister …
8 Jul 2026 Draft Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
I appreciate that the right hon. Gentleman wants to make a political point about the Windsor framework, but does he accept that wide consultation was carried out by the Government in Northern Ireland ahead of these regulations? The explana…
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
I appreciate my hon. Friend’s enthusiasm for the publication of the defence investment plan, but I do not think it is within the scope of this Bill and it is definitely above my pay grade as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Defence Min…
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his very helpful intervention. For the reasons I have set out, we are getting to the point where we are losing experienced staff and equipment is in danger of going out of date. Time is running out very qu…
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
When it comes to Dalzell, the SNP Government have not been helpful. They previously stepped in when the steelworks went into administration, and then they sold it to the current owner, who has been less than helpful.
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
I share the vision of my hon. Friend, and that is exactly what I for Dalzell in Motherwell. At the moment we have staff who are worried each month about whether they are going to get paid, as they see troubling headlines and hear rumours a…
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
This legislation is designed for extraordinary situations, so we are going to have to agree to disagree on that point. Motherwell remains the home of steel in Scotland. While the immediate and particular focus of the Bill is, understand…
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
If we brought the Government to Parliament every time we wanted them to intervene when there was an emergency, we would not be able to react effectively, so I do not accept that that is necessary.
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
I completely agree with my hon. Friend. That is certainly the experience we have had in Motherwell in my constituency, where a questionable buyer for Dalzell has caused many problems. I will go into that later in my speech. I am disappo…
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
It is an absolute pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (Lee Pitcher). What a passionate speech—I hope I can do half as well as him. At the outset, I should state that I am a long-term a…
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Would the shadow Minister consider that putting a limit on this, when the financial support would only be provided in an emergency, when absolutely necessary, might be unwise and might lead us to having to recall Parliament yet again to ta…
21 May 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
The Minister knows the sacrifices that have been made by my constituents at Dalzell plate mill in Motherwell. Will he confirm that this plate mill remains at the heart of the UK steel strategy, and that the Bill we have debated today provi…
15 Apr 2026 Child Poverty
Does the Secretary of State agree that the Scottish National party has failed Scotland’s children over the past two decades, leaving thousands in poverty, including one in four in my constituency, and that it is only Labour that will prior…
15 Apr 2026 Child Poverty
1. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle child poverty in Scotland.
19 Mar 2026 UK Steel Strategy
I declare an interest as a very proud member of Community. I warmly welcome the announcement of this much-needed steel strategy, which promises to deliver across Britain. Dalzell plate mill is physically and emotionally at the heart of Mot…
11 Nov 2025 BBC Leadership
Many have expressed their annoyance at the BBC in recent days for being too woke, too Tory or too liberal—or, in my case, for allowing the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) to appear on the “Question Time” panel more often than he has…
22 Oct 2025 Pride in Place Programme: Regeneration
Since the election last year when Labour came to power, our constituents in Scotland have seen their friends in England and Wales see real improvements in their communities and public services, while they look on and wonder what the SNP Go…
22 Oct 2025 Pride in Place Programme: Regeneration
12. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support regeneration in Scotland through the pride in place programme.
21 Jul 2025 Middle East
As the hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley (Iqbal Mohamed) touched on, the situation in Gaza is all the more infuriating when we hear that the UN has three months-worth of food waiting in warehouses on the border, while it is reported that…
23 Jun 2025 UK Modern Industrial Strategy
I warmly welcome this ambitious and exciting industrial strategy from my right hon. Friend. Aligning vocational and technical training to the skills our industries need is plain common sense. However, in my constituency businesses often te…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Scottish Affairs Committee 23 Jan 2012 – 30 Mar 2015
- Science, Innovation and Technology Committee 12 Jul 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
Previous seats
- Airdrie and Shotts · Elected 1 time 6 May 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
Elections contested
- Airdrie and Shotts 7 May 2015
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Pamela Nash, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Pamela Nash?
Pamela Nash is a Member of Parliament representing Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke in the House of Commons. See Pamela Nash's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Pamela Nash represent?
Pamela Nash sits as Labour. See Pamela Nash's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Pamela Nash represent?
Pamela Nash is the Member of Parliament for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke. See Pamela Nash's official Parliament profile.
How long has Pamela Nash been an MP?
Pamela Nash has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Pamela Nash's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Pamela Nash?
Pamela Nash has no entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Pamela Nash's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.