Bexhill & Battle / data
Dr Kieran Mullan · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 12 Dec 2019 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
2325days
from 12 Dec 2019
Divisions
377
of 504 possible
Attendance
75%
127 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
723
107 debates
Written Qs
144
144 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£302k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 196 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 93 | |
| Economy | 79 | |
| Employment | 44 | |
| Crime & Policing | 43 | |
| Education | 34 | |
| Pensions | 21 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 20 | |
| Housing | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 1 | — |
| Energy | 1 | — |
| Crime | 59 | 87,110 |
| Social Care | 27 | 47,721 |
| Local Government | 13 | 21,465 |
| Fiscal Policy | 14 | 11,416 |
| Economy Jobs | 21 | 9,176 |
| Mp Performance | 11 | 7,425 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)A right of appeal also acts as a check against case hardening. Although our judiciary has many positives, an appeal mechanism ensures that the pressure of the backlog does not subt… CrimeSocial Care | 94 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)In summary, the proposal for a Crown court bench division in complex and lengthy trials requires a robust mechanism for appeal on allocation if it is to be fair and effective. By i… CrimeSocial Care | 146 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)The necessary case law will be built up much more quickly and efficiently if those cases are heard as appeals in the first instance, rather than over a lengthy period in relation t… CrimeSocial Care | 76 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)“For example, without appeals, the ‘public interest’ test will be left to the discretion of individual judges, with no judicial guidance on relevant factors to consider and irrelev… CrimeSocial Care | 70 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister agreed that in that scenario, there would be no obvious route to the judicial review—as she described it—that currently exists in the magistrates court. If we allow ma… CrimeSocial Care | 70 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)As I have said, evidence was raised with the Committee about the inconsistency with which this might be approached across the region. A right of appeal ensures that a body of case … CrimeSocial Care | 100 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)Again, I draw the Committee’s attention to the written evidence submitted by Dr Natalie Hodgson and Dr Matt Thomason, who say this approach is CrimeSocial Care | 24 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)“the ability to appeal a decision to order a judge-alone trial as an important procedural safeguard that ensures that judge-alone trials are only ordered in appropriate circumstanc… CrimeSocial Care | 76 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)In the previous session, the Minister mentioned that she thought, for example, that the test of whether to allocate a trial would be subject to legal interpretation. That was an ad… CrimeSocial Care | 38 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)Dr Hodgson and Dr Thomason go on to say: CrimeSocial Care | 9 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)Trial on indictment without a jury: complex or lengthy cases CrimeSocial Care | 10 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)One of the most troubling aspects of the current Bill is the inconsistency it creates between the magistrates court and the Crown court. As we have covered to some extent, under ou… CrimeSocial Care | 143 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)Without this availability of judicial review and a specific right of appeal, we are asking defendants to accept a decision that is functionally unreviewable until—from their perspe… CrimeSocial Care | 137 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting) CrimeSocial Care | 0 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 4 CrimeSocial Care | 2 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Justice | 56 | 38.9% |
| Department for Transport | 28 | 19.4% |
| Home Office | 21 | 14.6% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 15 | 10.4% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 8 | 5.6% |
| Treasury | 6 | 4.2% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 5 | 3.5% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 2 | 1.4% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a long term, dedicated visa route for overseas shearers to ensure timely shearing and protect livestock welfare. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of deep geothermal energy on the decarbonisation of NHS estates. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the integration of geothermal heat into local heat networks. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays related to the Planning Inspectorate’s processes of appeals against local authority enforcement notic… | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether deep geothermal energy projects are eligible for support under the Neighbourhoods Fund. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what role deep geothermal heat will play in delivering the Warm Homes Plan. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the redeployment of skills from the North Sea oil and gas sector into deep geothermal heat projects. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of of deep geothermal heat on long term energy security. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of deep geothermal energy on economic growth in coastal and post industrial communities. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to streamline planning and regulatory processes for deep geothermal heat developments. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s timeline is for deciding on the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks, and whether respiratory conditions will be considered. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Science and Technology about the potential for a respiratory Modern Service Framework to strengthen the UK’s life scie… | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Bexhill and Bat… | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a respiratory Modern Service Framework in reducing winter pressures on the NHS by simultaneously improving outcomes… | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the next intake of asylum seekers are expected to arrive at the Crowborough Training Camp. | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 140 | 32,917 | 10.9% |
| Staffing | 21 | 235,641 | 78.0% |
| Accommodation | 16 | 20,134 | 6.7% |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | 6,383 | 2.1% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 47 | 0.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 5,214 | 1.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,840 | 0.6% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | Office Costs | 15 | 4,615 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 2 | 4,406 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 68 | 3,196 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 5 | 1,792 |
| Removals | Miscellaneous | 2 | 1,681 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 1,563 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 5 | 1,367 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 8 | 1,101 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 1,008 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 858 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 6 | 720 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 1 | 581 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Accommodation MP Budget Overspend | 2024-25 Accommodation Overspend | 0 | Repaid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 5 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 5 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Installation of new signage for constituency office | 822 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | WWW.PIPERSNEWS.CO.UK [200011725-5813] | 24 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | B&Q MARKETPLACE [200011725-5812] | 18 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 7 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Banner March 2025 | 19 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Banner March 2025 | 16 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Banner March 2025 | 15 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 6 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | WWW.ROTHER.GOV.UK [200011725-4409] | 312 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 6 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-6841] | 30 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 6 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-6604] | 30 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 8 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advert for constituency MP in Bexhill News (local newspaper) | 162 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 131 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 31 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Trustee of ValueYou, a volunteer recognition scheme.
(Registered 9 January 2020)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 19 wards, 35 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexhill Central | Christine Bayliss | Labour Party | 732 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Central | Ruairi Anthony McCourt | Labour Party | 579 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Collington | Ashan Jeeawon | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 1,055 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Collington | Doug Oliver | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 1,148 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Kewhurst | Andrew Peter Hayward | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 637 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Kewhurst | Brian John Drayson | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 671 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Old Town Worsham | Mark Colby Legg | Labour Party | 374 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Old Town Worsham | Polly Janet Gray | Green Party of England and Wales | 535 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Pebsham St Michaels | Charles Albert Clark | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 754 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Pebsham St Michaels | Gareth Robert Michael Delany | Labour Party | 429 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Sackville | Hazel Linda Timpe | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 643 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Sackville | Terry Byrne | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 629 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Sidley | Connor Jack Winter | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 630 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Sidley | Fazlul Haque Chowdhury | Labour Party | 420 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Sidley | Jimmy Stanger | Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 527 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill Sidley | Sam Coleman | Labour Party | 507 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill St Stephens | Arren Rathbone Ariel | Green Party of England and Wales | 561 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bexhill St Stephens | Richard Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 548 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brede Udimore | Neil Gordon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 414 | 04 May 2023 |
| Burwash The Weald | Anthony John Lane Barnes | Conservative and Unionist Party | 610 | 04 May 2023 |
| Burwash The Weald | Eleanor Kirby-Green | Conservative and Unionist Party | 605 | 04 May 2023 |
| Catsfield Crowhurst | Chas Pearce | Liberal Democrats | 403 | 04 May 2023 |
| Herstmonceux Pevensey Levels | Mark Fairweather | Liberal Democrats | 1,000 | 04 May 2023 |
| Herstmonceux Pevensey Levels | Paul Nicholas Coleshill | Liberal Democrats | 1,012 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hurst Green Ticehurst | Mary Barnes | Conservative and Unionist Party | 635 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hurst Green Ticehurst | Teresa Mary Killeen | Liberal Democrats | 740 | 04 May 2023 |
| North Battle Netherfield Whatlington | Kathryn Margaret Field | Liberal Democrats | 1,092 | 04 May 2023 |
| North Battle Netherfield Whatlington | Sue Burton | Green Party of England and Wales | 939 | 04 May 2023 |
| Northern Rother | Tony Biggs | Conservative and Unionist Party | 880 | 04 May 2023 |
| Northern Rother | Tony Ganly | Conservative and Unionist Party | 881 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pevensey Bay | Daniel David Brookbank | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 524 | 04 May 2023 |
| Robertsbridge | Sue Prochak | Liberal Democrats | 519 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sedlescombe Westfield | Beverley Coupar | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 843 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sedlescombe Westfield | Carl Maynard | Conservative and Unionist Party | 714 | 04 May 2023 |
| South Battle Telham | Vikki Cook | Liberal Democrats | 388 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 91,934 | Electorate 72,198 (2024) |
| Median age | 53 | years |
| Degree-educated | 30.2% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.6% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 74.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 15.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 9.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 48.2% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.