At a glanceJoani Reid is a Independent MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 335 votes in Commons divisions (58% attendance), tabled 28 written questions and registered 7 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Joani Reid did not vote in 240.
Biography
Current roles
- Independent Party since 4 Mar 2026
- Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill Committee since 9 Jun 2025
- Home Affairs Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- East Kilbride and Strathaven Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Family members engaged in third-party lobbying1
- David Taylor employed as Lobbyist (registered 2 Aug 2024)
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
- Earthcott Ltd - £2,400.00 (registered 9 Mar 2026)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
- Property in London (registered 2 Aug 2024)
Shareholdings2
- Shares in Reid Strategy Limited (registered 2 Aug 2024)
- Shares in [redacted] RTM Company Limited (registered 2 Aug 2024)
Miscellaneous2
- Unpaid director of a residents property management company. This is an unpaid role. (registered 2 Aug 2024)
- Project board member of the Jimmy Reid Foundation, a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation. This is an unpaid role. (registered 2 Aug 2024)
Written questions
Electricity: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government on the issue of zonal pricing for electricity.
Answer · 29 Apr 2026
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Electricity: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department made an assessment of the impact of zonal pricing of electricity on inward investment into Scottish low carbon electricity.
Answer · 29 Apr 2026
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Electricity: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many days in the last year the electricity grid in Scotland was supplied with electricity generated elsewhere in the UK.
Answer · 29 Apr 2026
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Torness Power Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he has made an estimate of the total output of Torness nuclear power station over the last year and what proportion of Scottish generation this represents.
Answer · 29 Apr 2026
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: East Kilbride
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent engagement she has had with trade unions representing FCDO staff in East Kilbride on restructuring proposals.
Answer · 29 Apr 2026
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to its three locations in the UK: King Charles Street in London, Hanslope Park in Milton Keynes and Abercrombie House in East Kilbride. Location is not a factor when making decisions in ...
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: East Kilbride
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed restructuring within the FCDO on staff based in East Kilbride.
Answer · 29 Apr 2026
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to its three locations in the UK: King Charles Street in London, Hanslope Park in Milton Keynes and Abercrombie House in East Kilbride. Location is not a factor when making decisions in ...
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: East Kilbride
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on the future of FCDO jobs in East Kilbride.
Answer · 29 Apr 2026
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to its three locations in the UK: King Charles Street in London, Hanslope Park in Milton Keynes and Abercrombie House in East Kilbride. Location is not a factor when making decisions in ...
Access to Work Programme: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was between approval of an Access to Work application and support being put in place in 2025.
Answer · 29 Apr 2026
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Early day motions
| 17 Nov 2025 | 40th Anniversary of Dougall Baillie Associates | 2 sig. |
| 1 Sep 2025 | 20th anniversary of the Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 | 5 sig. |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Moderatorship of the Very Reverend Dr Shaw James Paterson | 3 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
25 Feb 2026 Defence Manufacturing Jobs
This Government’s increase in defence spending is delivering £2 billion a year for Scotland as well as 12,000 jobs. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the greatest threat to my constituents is an SNP Government who are playing student po…
25 Feb 2026 Defence Manufacturing Jobs
3. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support jobs in the defence manufacturing sector in Scotland.
23 Feb 2026 Antisemitism
I thank the Minister for her response. As she rightly outlines, antisemitism is on the rise. During the ongoing by-election campaign in Gorton and Denton, senior Green party figures engaged with 5Pillars—an outlet that has previously been …
23 Feb 2026 Antisemitism
3. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent trends in levels of antisemitism.
29 Jan 2026 Holocaust Memorial Day
Madam Deputy Speaker, I can confirm that I have written to all the Members I have included in my speech. Another Member talked about Israel’s “blood-soaked tentacles”. There is no safe limit of antisemitism that we should tolerate, and …
29 Jan 2026 Holocaust Memorial Day
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) for not just his opening remarks but his commitment to this cause, both in this House and outside it. The Holocaust was a unique event in human history i…
14 Jan 2026 West Midlands Police
This sorry saga with West Midlands police reveals a serious story about public life in Britain. It has become clear that employees in our public institutions do not recognise, understand or perhaps care about antisemitism in the police, lo…
9 Dec 2025 Pornography and violence against women
I rise to present a petition in the same terms as the hon. Member for Reigate (Rebecca Paul). It is a petition calling for stronger action on online pornography, which fuels violence against women and girls. As we approach the end of the U…
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolutions
I could not agree more. More than that, the SNP needs to deliver on promise after promise that it has made about the NHS while absolutely failing to deliver any improvements, despite the fact that Scotland has been given a record settlemen…
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolutions
Nobody is more pessimistic about Scotland’s future than the SNP. John Swinney has been working extremely hard the past couple of days to ensure that no inappropriate celebrations are held. One of his complaints, covered in the press today,…
26 Nov 2025 New Nuclear Sites
Since my election I have met with many employers, both local and national, which have expressed—to put it in parliamentary terms—frustration at the SNP’s no-nuclear policy. This is stopping my constituents from getting access to high-quali…
24 Nov 2025 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans Ban
As the chair of the all-party parliamentary group against antisemitism, I know that with British Jewish communities facing an unprecedented rise in antisemitic attacks and hatred of Jews being spread with impunity online, many Jews are fea…
3 Nov 2025 Topical Questions
Recent reports show that Babcock is having to recruit hundreds of overseas welders because of a skills shortage in Scotland. This is the direct result of decades of under-investment in further education and skills in Scotland. Can the Mini…
21 Oct 2025 Rape Gangs: National Statutory Inquiry
The Minister has made it clear that women and girls were failed by every institution, and it is a positive step that the failure has now been acknowledged by Government and that the acknowledgment is leading to action after years of inacti…
3 Sep 2025 Violence against Women and Girls
The Minister will know that the rise of platforms such as OnlyFans has led to the mainstream commercialisation of women’s bodies. Does she agree that if we are to tackle violence against women and girls, we must look at pornography prostit…
2 Sep 2025 Violence against Women and Girls: Pornography Prostitution
I have one sentence left. OnlyFans is not a success story; it is a pimping empire built on the pain of women and children.
2 Sep 2025 Violence against Women and Girls: Pornography Prostitution
What my hon. Friend describes is the Nordic model, which I fully support and hope to see implemented in this country some time in the future. Ash Regan, a Member of the Scottish Parliament, brought forward a private Member’s Bill there tha…
2 Sep 2025 Violence against Women and Girls: Pornography Prostitution
I completely agree with the hon. Lady. Social media companies should not be allowed to push pornography and sexual content to under-18s, and they should be banned from doing so. The wider tech industry is crucial to this issue—it is not…
2 Sep 2025 Violence against Women and Girls: Pornography Prostitution
We have recently seen a step forward in the age verification process but, as we know, parents cannot be omnipresent, particularly online. Companies such as Facebook, Meta and Instagram are allowing pornographic content to be pushed and use…
2 Sep 2025 Violence against Women and Girls: Pornography Prostitution
Let me take the opportunity to congratulate my hon. Friend on the work that she did with other members of the APPG to get the Government to make that commitment around strangulation. Yes, I think it should extend to those categories as wel…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
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Contact & offices
020 7219 1433
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Unit 9, Jacobean House, 1A Glebe Street, East Kilbride, G74 4LY
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Joani Reid, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Joani Reid?
Joani Reid is a Member of Parliament representing East Kilbride and Strathaven in the House of Commons. See Joani Reid's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Joani Reid represent?
Joani Reid sits as Independent. See Joani Reid's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Joani Reid represent?
Joani Reid is the Member of Parliament for East Kilbride and Strathaven. See Joani Reid's official Parliament profile.
How long has Joani Reid been an MP?
Joani Reid has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Joani Reid's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Joani Reid?
Joani Reid has 7 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Joani Reid's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.