Bristol North East / data
Damien Egan · Labour Party · sitting since 15 Feb 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
799days
from 15 Feb 2024
Divisions
379
of 504 possible
Attendance
75%
125 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
81
30 debates
Written Qs
116
115 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£234k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 214 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 82 | |
| Economy | 72 | |
| Employment | 37 | |
| Crime & Policing | 36 | |
| Education | 35 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 27 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 1 | — |
| Crime | 1 | — |
| Culture Community | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 7 | 1,324 |
| Fiscal Policy | 3 | 816 |
| Labour Market | 2 | 734 |
| Social Care | 2 | 457 |
| Defence | 4 | 177 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1845)Was there any understanding of why that was? | 8 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1845)Our Committee has been looking at the transition to pension age and the impact on older workers as the pension age increases. We took some evidence from people who are mostly 60-pl… | 124 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1845)We have talked about future forecasting. We spoke about AI at the beginning and changes in the world of technology. I speak to a lot of people who are worried about what that means… | 102 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Antisemitic AttacksMinisters will be aware that the charity sector is being exploited by extremists, with record amounts of money being pumped into British-based organisations with charitable status … CrimeDefenceCulture Community | 82 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)I am going to focus now on how we measure poverty. We have the newly developed deep poverty metric. I would like to ask each of the panel what you make of that, looking at the posi… | 46 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)Sticking with the targets theme, I agree that you need to have that ambition and to be working against something, but should we not drill down a bit more? We have talked about pove… | 137 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)That is interesting—thank you. | 4 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)This is a question for Emily. You run the Employers for Carers and Carer Confident schemes. What lessons have you learned about the challenges and opportunities of working with dif… | 545 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)Charles, do you think that the plans will help get the certified standard in Mayfield adopted by other types of employers? | 21 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)I want to focus on the Mayfield review. The Mayfield review charts a path to keeping Britain working, so I want to get your views on the extent to which that path is convincing. Em… | 299 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)I like that line: “coalition of the willing”. | 8 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1585)Luckily a lot of the points that I was going to raise have been covered, because I wanted to ask about the barriers that impact young people from taking on more apprenticeships. If… | 113 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1585)I want to ask a question that came up on the last panel, which was about the co-ordination of local demand with the supply of skills. Could you think about this in your respective … | 60 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsT5. Given the events in the middle east, can the Chancellor share with us what work is being done here and alongside our NATO allies and other partners to understand the economic c… Cost Of LivingEconomy JobsUtilities | 50 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Middle East: DefenceThe targeting of RAF Akrotiri by Iranian proxies is a direct act of aggression against the United Kingdom. The Iranian regime have repeatedly shown their willingness to export terr… DefenceEnergy | 60 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 19 | 16.4% |
| Department for Education | 17 | 14.7% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 11 | 9.5% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 11 | 9.5% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 8 | 6.9% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 7 | 6.0% |
| Ministry of Defence | 7 | 6.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 6 | 5.2% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the transparency and accountability mechanisms in place for monitoring Capita’s administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. | Pending |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to prevent abuse of social care staff, including threatening unemployment, wage theft, and abuse of overtime. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department has given to strengthening regulatory interfaces, including the UK’s machinery and building-safety frameworks, to ensure that lif… | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of driving test waiting times at test centres serving Kingswood. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve transparency in Child Maintenance Service decision-making. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve police responsiveness and investigative outcomes for victims of romance fraud. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Probation Service's current workload on processing casework; and what steps his Department is taking to support recruitment and ret… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the five week wait for Universal Credit payments on prison leavers with limited or no support networks; and what steps his Departmen… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) NHS England and (b) his Department has considered introducing a national (i) prescribing indicator and (ii) thematic audit on (A) long-term and (B) high-potency topical c… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which national body has responsibility for routinely auditing prescribing data to identify GP repeat-prescribing of topical corticosteroids that is (a) long-term and (b) high-potency… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 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 effectiveness of the NHS prescription exemption-checking system. | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the issues faced by carers working in the gig economy in maintaining eligibility for Carer’s Allowance; and whether his Department has assessed the potentia… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to support carers whose earnings fluctuate from week to week; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of variable income patterns on le… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has assessed the potential merits of a dedicated referral and support pathway for patients experiencing Topical Steroid Withdrawal, distinct from standard eczema… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards are in place to ensure that nurseries undertake adequate pre-employment checks to prevent people with a history of abusive behaviour from working with children; and what steps her… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Pensions CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 Oct 2024 | present |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 23 | 20,479 | 8.8% |
| Office Costs | 173 | 17,139 | 7.3% |
| Staffing | 5 | 189,278 | 81.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,522 | 1.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,081 | 1.3% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 249 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 14 | 16,800 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 109 | 4,630 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 4 | 4,600 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 3,896 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 10 | 2,102 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 12 | 2,056 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 5 | 1,901 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 3 | 1,778 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 3 | 1,471 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 11 | 1,013 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 450 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 6 | 377 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Accommodation MP Budget Overspend | 2024/25 Accommodation budget overspend | 0 | Repaid |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK [200011797-180,181] | 3,896 | Paid |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011798-118] | 201 | Paid |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011798-434] | 201 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -940 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,400 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011725-6061] | 738 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 177 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 53 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 25 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 21 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 14 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 13 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 8 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-5687] | 63 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 470 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-4175] | 58 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 54 | 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 the Jewish Museum London. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 4 March 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 15 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastville | Ed Fraser | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,672 | 02 May 2024 |
| Eastville | Lorraine Francis | Green Party of England and Wales | 2,339 | 02 May 2024 |
| Frome Vale | Al Al-Maghrabi | Labour Party | 1,339 | 02 May 2024 |
| Frome Vale | Louis Joseph Martin | Labour Party | 1,402 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hillfields | Ellie King | Labour Party | 1,155 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hillfields | Kelvin Blake | Labour Party | 1,081 | 02 May 2024 |
| Kingswood | Julie Mary Snelling | Labour Party | 1,911 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| Lockleaze | David Wilcox | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,470 | 02 May 2024 |
| Lockleaze | Heather Mack | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,696 | 02 May 2024 |
| New Cheltenham | Angela Morey | Labour Party | 666 | 02 May 2024 |
| Staple Hill Mangotsfield | Ian Boulton | Labour Party | 2,331 | 04 May 2023 |
| Staple Hill Mangotsfield | Katie Morrison Cooper | Labour Party | 2,014 | 04 May 2023 |
| Staple Hill Mangotsfield | Michael Bell | Labour Party | 2,153 | 04 May 2023 |
| Woodstock | Alison Evans | Labour Party | 1,039 | 04 May 2023 |
| Woodstock | Ian Keith Mark Scott | Labour Party | 928 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 98,061 | Electorate 70,076 (2024) |
| Median age | 37 | years |
| Degree-educated | 30.8% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 81.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 63.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 19.2% | households |
| Social-rented | 16.9% | households |
| Employment rate | 61.1% | 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.