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Chris Philp · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4005days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
315
of 504 possible
Attendance
63%
189 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
133
46 debates
Written Qs
111
103 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£216k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 15 claims
Interests
10
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 68 | |
| Economy | 64 | |
| Employment | 40 | |
| Crime & Policing | 35 | |
| Education | 26 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 | |
| Housing | 19 | |
| Schools | 16 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 1 | — |
| Crime | 34 | 23,533 |
| Immigration | 25 | 17,038 |
| Economy Jobs | 7 | 10,156 |
| Local Government | 12 | 8,125 |
| Defence | 11 | 7,099 |
| Social Care | 8 | 3,759 |
| Mp Performance | 5 | 3,080 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situa… | Rebelled | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have chosen to stop… | Free vote | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2026 | Southport InquiryI thank the Home Secretary for advance sight of her statement. Let us remember the three victims of this savage attack—Bebe King, aged just six; Elsie Dot Stancombe, aged seven; an… CrimeSocial CareHealth | 690 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsI have come to the House directly from Golders Green, where I have visited the scene of the appalling attack on the Hatzola ambulance service. I strongly urge the Home Secretary to… CrimeImmigrationCulture Community | 155 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsI will pursue these questions with the Security Minister, when he gives his statement later. Media reports suggest that the Home Secretary is under pressure from the former Deputy … CrimeImmigrationCulture Community | 74 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Asylum Seekers: Recorded CrimeI recently met Siobhan Whyte, the mother of Rhiannon. Rhiannon was brutally murdered by Sudanese illegal immigrant Deng Majek, who stabbed Rhiannon 23 times. Majek arrived by small… ImmigrationCrime | 100 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Hatzola Ambulance AttackAs always, I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. This was a hideous antisemitic attack on a charity that provides ambulance services not just for the Jewish comm… CrimeCulture CommunityDefence | 719 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Protest PolicingI fully support a ban on this march. The police assessment of the risk is right, and, in fact, I wrote to the commissioner a week ago urging for exactly this ban. However, the prob… CrimeImmigrationDefence | 689 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Immigration PolicyIt is disappointing the Government did not come here voluntarily to announce their policies, and I notice that there was no apology, but given the scale of their failure, this is n… Immigration | 376 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Immigration Policy(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary if she will make a statement on her recently announced immigration policy. Immigration | 19 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Police Grant ReportMy right hon. Friend puts it brilliantly. He has articulated exactly why the forced creation of regional mega-forces is likely to be a backwards step. CrimeFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 25 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Police Grant ReportGo on. This will be good. CrimeFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 6 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Police Grant ReportThe hon. Lady will know that the change in the rape charge rate followed the disclosure rule changes after the Liam Allan case back in 2017. The last Government set up Operation So… CrimeFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 579 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Police Grant ReportThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Let me— CrimeFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 7 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Police Grant ReportThe last Government left office with record police numbers. In March 2024, at the time of the last recruitment intake, there were 149,769 officers by headcount, the highest number … CrimeFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 72 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Police Grant ReportThe Policing Minister, who is my constituency neighbour, has referenced the different kinds of people in the police workforce and how police chiefs should have flexibility. However… CrimeFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 84 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Police Grant ReportMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and it was disappointing that the Minister did not substantively respond. Spending money on loads of communications officers, instead of p… CrimeFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 83 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Home Office | 98 | 88.3% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 4 | 3.6% |
| Ministry of Justice | 3 | 2.7% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 2 | 1.8% |
| Department for Education | 2 | 1.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 | 0.9% |
| Treasury | 1 | 0.9% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to NHS trusts of providing medical treatment to individuals granted leave to remain in the UK on Article 3 ECHR medical grounds. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders were not removed from the United Kingdom in the most recent year for which data is available because of an Article 3 ECHR medical claim. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders against foreign national offenders have been suspended, revoked or not enforced as a result of an Article 3 ECHR medical claim in each year since 2016. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) what steps the Government is taking to reform the interpretation of Article 3 of the ECHR in immigration medical cases with the Council of Europe and (b) what timeline she expects f… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for leave to remain have been granted on Article 3 ECHR medical grounds in each year since 2016. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in post as (a) full-time equivalents and (b) headcount as at 31 December 2025. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total number of asylum seekers is that are in receipt of her Department's support, by accommodation type, as of March 2026. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of recent visits to the UK by individuals who have publicly expressed (a) support for and (b) justification of Hamas. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of (a) recent exclusion decisions and (b) previous cases involving individuals such as Raed Salah and Yusuf al-Qaradawi. | Answered |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of whether the presence in the UK of (a) Sheikh Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki, (b) Muhammad Qassem Sawalha and (c) Zaher Birawi is conducive to the public good… | Answered |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department assessed the admissibility of (a) Francesca Albanese, (b) Omar Barghouti, (c) Saint Levant and (d) Norman Finkelstein prior to their entry into the UK. | Answered |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to undertake a further review of the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK. | Answered |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out the criteria to determine whether an person's presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good; and if she will set out how those criteria were applied in the… | Answered |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out what powers are available to (a) refuse entry to and (b) remove from the UK people who have publicly expressed support for proscribed organisations after being admit… | Answered |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consistency of the application of powers to exclude foreign nationals from the UK in cases involving people with (a) controversial public rhetoric an… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modernisation CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 09 Sept 2024 | 18 Nov 2024 |
| Members Estimate CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 08 Jul 2024 | 05 Nov 2024 |
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 | 11 | 9,458 | 4.4% |
| Staffing | 3 | 206,141 | 95.6% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 1 | 4,400 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,548 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 2 | 1,900 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 1,715 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 914 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 3 | 403 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 3 | 192 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 200 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | VEED | 95 | Paid |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Printer Ink | 113 | Paid |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 4,400 | Paid |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 1,700 | Paid |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] | 100 | Paid |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | POST OFFICE COUNTER | 255 | Paid |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | RM ONLINE INVOICE PAYMENT | 120 | Paid |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 720 | Paid |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Staffing Pooled staffing services | Policy Research Unit (Conservative) | 1,715 | Paid |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Post Office, Stamps | 28 | Paid |
| 01 May 2024 | Office Costs Pooled staffing services | Policy Research Unit (Conservative) | 3,548 | Paid |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Ink Toner | 70 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Printer Paper | 10 | 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 sources2 entries
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: The Football Association
Address of donor: Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London SW1P 98Q
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to watch Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield for me and a family member, value £390
Date received: 10 August 2025
Date accepted: 10 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00077797
(Registered 11 August 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Crystal Palace Football Club Ltd
Address of donor: Selhurst Park Stadium, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets as a guest of Crystal Palace to watch them in the FA Cup Final for me and a family member, value £1,958
Date received: 17 May 2025
Date accepted: 17 May 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07270793
(Registered 20 May 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
08 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ltd.
Address of donor: 42 Essex Street, London WC2R 3JF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights: (£269), taxis (£121.62), accommodation (£181.51), and food (£92.01), value £664.14
Destination of visit: Germany
Dates of visit: 25 March 2025 to 27 March 2025
Purpose of visit: To undertake meetings with senior members of the incoming German Government on issues relating to border security, asylum and immigration.
(Registered 4 April 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital4 entries
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Pluto Partners LLP
Nature of business: Property finance and investment
(Registered 5 June 2015)
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Pluto Development Partners LLP
Nature of business: Property finance and investment
(Registered 5 June 2015)
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Millgap Ltd
Nature of business: Consulting, advisory and investment
(Registered 5 June 2015)
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Pluto Capital Management LLP
Nature of business: Property finance and investment
(Registered 5 June 2015)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,0001 entry
13 Nov 2024
Name of company or organisation: Galenic Laboratories Ltd
Nature of business: Compounding Pharmacy
Interest held: from 21 October 2024
(Registered 31 October 2024)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
18 Apr 2024
A company in which Millgap Ltd holds beneficial ownership of 0.375% became accredited for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
Date interest arose: 22 March 2021
(Registered 25 May 2021)
18 Apr 2024
A company to which a subsidiary of Pluto Partners LLP provides services became accredited for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
Date interest arose: 22 March 2021
(Registered 25 May 2021)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 16 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulsdon Town | Ian Parker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,215 | 05 May 2022 |
| Coulsdon Town | Luke Shortland | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,013 | 05 May 2022 |
| Coulsdon Town | Mario Creatura | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,141 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kenley | Gayle Gander | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,720 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kenley | Ola Kolade | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,712 | 05 May 2022 |
| Old Coulsdon | Margaret Bird | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,999 | 05 May 2022 |
| Park Hill Whitgift | Andrew Robert Price | Conservative and Unionist Party | 960 | 02 May 2024 |
| Purley Oaks Riddlesdown | Alasdair Stewart | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,635 | 05 May 2022 |
| Purley Oaks Riddlesdown | Endri Llabuti | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,438 | 05 May 2022 |
| Purley Woodcote | Holly Alice Ramsey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,666 | 05 May 2022 |
| Purley Woodcote | Samir Dwesar | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,389 | 05 May 2022 |
| Purley Woodcote | Simon Brew | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,699 | 05 May 2022 |
| Sanderstead | Helen Redfern | Conservative and Unionist Party | 3,596 | 05 May 2022 |
| Sanderstead | Lynne Hale | Conservative and Unionist Party | 3,806 | 05 May 2022 |
| Sanderstead | Yvette Hopley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 3,826 | 05 May 2022 |
| South Croydon | Danielle Denton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,306 | 30 Jun 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 102,748 | Electorate 74,889 (2024) |
| Median age | 40 | years |
| Degree-educated | 46.2% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 62.4% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 69.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 20.2% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.0% | households |
| Employment rate | 61.8% | 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.