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Mr Toby Perkins · Labour Party · sitting since 06 May 2010 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
5853days
from 06 May 2010
Divisions
391
of 515 possible
Attendance
76%
124 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
105
45 debates
Written Qs
161
156 answered
Committees
3
1 chair
Expenses
£307k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 153 claims
Interests
4
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 67 | |
| Economy | 62 | |
| Crime & Policing | 39 | |
| Employment | 34 | |
| Education | 28 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 28 | |
| Housing | 23 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Environment | 16 | 10,474 |
| Local Government | 7 | 7,281 |
| Housing | 8 | 5,187 |
| Economy Jobs | 20 | 4,613 |
| Social Care | 8 | 3,571 |
| Health | 6 | 2,752 |
| Energy | 7 | 2,178 |
| Agriculture | 3 | 2,175 |
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.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organ… | Rebelled | No |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | Debate on the AddressThe right hon. Lady says that the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) is a symptom of the problem, but does she agree that she and he have something in common? She very loosely … Economy JobsDefenceEnergy | 79 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 415)Yes, okay. You are right, it is for DEFRA to answer on that. However, given that this is a role in which somebody is going to come in here and hold the Government to account, we al… | 80 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 415)—and encouraged you to apply. You then applied and were appointed. If I had been one of the alternative candidates who had applied on time, I might be hearing this and be somewhat … | 49 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 415)That is quite interesting because the role of a headhunter is usually external to the main organisation. I have been in the recruitment industry for many years myself. You have a r… | 90 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 415)Are there any specific gaps in your knowledge that you are conscious of going in there? | 16 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 415)We will explore that in more detail in a moment. The Chair mentioned our concerns about the recruitment process and one of those was that an understanding of environmental policy a… | 65 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 415)No, but people might look at it and think that you were potentially a favoured candidate, as we understand it. The position was advertised; you had not applied; they brought it to … | 39 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | EnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeI am very pleased to present the Environmental Audit Committee’s ninth report of this Parliament, on addressing the risks from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also k… EnvironmentHealthEconomy Jobs | 1,230 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | EnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeI absolutely agree. We know that the firefighting industry is very much affected. In comparison to some industries, it has clearly made significant progress in finding alternatives… EnvironmentHealthEconomy Jobs | 115 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | EnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. In fact, his colleague, the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson), is a member of our Committee. He made the point strongly… EnvironmentHealthEconomy Jobs | 118 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | EnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeWe look forward to working with the Minister. We will do everything we can to provide her with the support that she might need within the Department to get this issue taken as seri… EnvironmentHealthEconomy Jobs | 91 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | EnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeI absolutely believe that the Government need to be ambitious on this issue. We welcome the fact that we now have a PFAS plan, which we did not have previously, and we want to be r… EnvironmentHealthEconomy Jobs | 141 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | EnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeI agree with the right hon. Gentleman. I thank him for his engagement with us on behalf of his constituents and an important employer in his constituency. We do not want the messag… EnvironmentHealthEconomy Jobs | 115 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsT6. I welcome what my right hon. Friends have been doing on public procurement. On car hire services, it is expected that around 20% of fleet industry vehicles will be electric, bu… DefenceTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 72 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe shadow Secretary of State has been speaking a bit tonight about parental choice. That is, until this amendment, where she does not believe parents are able to decide what their… EducationCost Of LivingSocial Care | 136 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 50 | 31.1% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 25 | 15.5% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 20 | 12.4% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 15 | 9.3% |
| Department for Education | 9 | 5.6% |
| Department for Transport | 9 | 5.6% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 7 | 4.3% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 6 | 3.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the waiting time for children to access an autism spectrum disorder assessment. | Pending |
| 13 May 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the average waiting time for children to access an autism spectrum disorder assessment in each ICB area. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to enforce new minimum NHS staff standards, and measure them at ward level. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will introduce a statutory duty in England to calculate and take reasonable steps to maintain safe nurse staffing on adult acute wards, with ward-level public repor… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made with relevant Overseas Territories on developing clear, time-bound action plans to come into line with UK requirements and internati… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when applications will be open for the 2026 round of Darwin Plus Main and Darwin Plus Strategic funds. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in Overseas Development Assistance funding on the allocation of funding for Darwin Plus in 2026. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to help deliver the UK Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government's document entitled Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, published on 20 January 2026, which teams a) pro… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Departments commissioned the Government's document entitled Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, published on 20 January 2026. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total budget for Darwin Plus dedicated to the UK Overseas Territories will be in 2026. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what projects have been funded and for what amount since 1 January 2024 under a) the Darwin Plus Local, b) Darwin Plus Main and c) Darwin Plus Strategic funding schemes. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to encourage industry to stop the practice of culling male laying hen chicks. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the completion rate of apprenticeships since the introduction of end point assessment. | Answered |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of the expiry of the Renewables Obligation scheme in April 2027 on the number of landfill gas to energy plant closures. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons)Select | Member | Commons | 04 Dec 2024 | present |
| Environmental Audit CommitteeSelect | Chair | Commons | 11 Sept 2024 | present |
| Environmental Audit CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 11 Sept 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 101 | 27,869 | 9.1% |
| Staffing | 1 | 229,541 | 74.9% |
| Accommodation | 24 | 31,140 | 10.2% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 836 | 0.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 9,079 | 3.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 8,113 | 2.6% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 28 | 4,252 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 9 | 4,236 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 12 | 3,262 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 2,300 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 12 | 1,783 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,104 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 900 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 9 | 855 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 10 | 770 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 3 | 593 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 2 | 540 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 4 | 485 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 98 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 46 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 586 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 26 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 22 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 18 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 14 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Contribution to upgrade of disabled toilet facilities - constituency office | 1,798 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning charge | 270 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Insurance - buildings | Contribution to insurance premiums | 148 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Contribution to grounds maintenance charge | 135 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 125 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Contribution towards waste disposal charge | 82 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Contribution to maintenance of fire/safety equipment | 54 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | Management charges | 49 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Contribution to maintenance of heating system | 25 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Mobile bill Feb 2025 | 126 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 30 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 200 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 25 | 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.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4 entries
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Ltd
Address of donor: Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets plus hospitality at Wimbledon Tennis championships, value £520
Date received: 4 July 2025 to 4 July 2025
Date accepted: 4 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07546773
(Registered 4 August 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: The National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to watch Wimbledon Tennis championships, value £320
Date received: 5 July 2025 to 5 July 2025
Date accepted: 5 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 4 August 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: The National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets (with hospitality) to watch HSBC championships at Queens, value £1,015.12
Date received: 22 June 2025 to 22 June 2025
Date accepted: 22 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 1 July 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: The National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket (including hospitality) to the HSBC Championships at Queens, value £399.47
Date received: 12 June 2025 to 12 June 2025
Date accepted: 12 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 1 July 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 13 wards, 31 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton East Boythorpe | Glenys Falconer | Liberal Democrats | 528 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brampton East Boythorpe | Jonathan Davies | Labour Party | 566 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brampton West Loundsley Green | Bob Brock | Labour Party | 987 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brampton West Loundsley Green | Martin Stone | Labour Party | 977 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brampton West Loundsley Green | Shirley Anne Niblock | Liberal Democrats | 971 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brimington North | David Raymond Culley | Labour Party | 604 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brimington North | Suzie Francis Perkins | Labour Party | 525 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brimington South | Ian Callan | Labour Party | 638 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brimington South | Tricia Gilby | Labour Party | 667 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brockwell | Katherine Elizabeth Hollingworth | Liberal Democrats | 685 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brockwell | Maureen Davenport | Liberal Democrats | 737 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dunston | Gordon Alexander McLaren | Labour Party | 743 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dunston | Jean Mary Innes | Labour Party | 793 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dunston | Michelle Twigg | Labour Party | 693 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hasland | Amanda Serjeant | Labour Party | 904 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hasland | Mick Brady | Labour Party | 1,066 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hasland | Stuart Brittain | Labour Party | 896 | 04 May 2023 |
| Linacre | Gavin James Baldauf-Good | Labour Party | 710 | 04 May 2023 |
| Linacre | Judy Staton | Labour Party | 644 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rother | Jenny Flood | Labour Party | 841 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rother | Keith Miles | Labour Party | 767 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rother | Lisa Danielle Blakemore | Labour Party | 831 | 04 May 2023 |
| Spire | Sharon Lesley Blank | Labour Party | 1,521 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| Staveley South | Allan Keith Ogle | Labour Party | 770 | 04 May 2023 |
| Staveley South | Debbie Wheeldon | Labour Party | 844 | 04 May 2023 |
| Staveley South | Stuart Yates | Labour Party | 763 | 04 May 2023 |
| Walton | Maggie Kellman | Liberal Democrats | 1,264 | 04 May 2023 |
| Walton | Nick Redihough | Liberal Democrats | 1,205 | 04 May 2023 |
| Walton | Tom Snowdon | Liberal Democrats | 1,151 | 04 May 2023 |
| Whittington Moor | Kate Caulfield | Labour Party | 698 | 04 May 2023 |
| Whittington Moor | Leslie Thompson | Labour Party | 592 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 95,504 | Electorate 71,645 (2024) |
| Median age | 45 | years |
| Degree-educated | 27.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.4% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 63.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 16.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 19.7% | households |
| Median weekly pay | £600 | ASHE |
| Employment rate | 55.3% | 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.