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Michael Payne · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
389
of 504 possible
Attendance
77%
115 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
38
19 debates
Written Qs
32
32 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£217k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 111 claims
Interests
11
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 94 | |
| Economy | 77 | |
| Employment | 50 | |
| Education | 41 | |
| Crime & Policing | 30 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 27 | |
| Housing | 24 | |
| Pensions | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 13 | 2,407 |
| Local Government | 7 | 1,243 |
| Cost Of Living | 5 | 1,150 |
| Health | 3 | 921 |
| Transport | 2 | 478 |
| Culture Community | 1 | 478 |
| Social Care | 1 | 460 |
| Energy | 3 | 216 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | Productivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. Does he agree that one way to redress the historical imbalance in transport spending is for a green light to be given to the fourth … Economy JobsTransportLocal Government | 81 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Productivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsDoes the shadow Minister also regret the fact that between 2010-11 and 2019-20 local authority spending in the east midlands dropped by 22.6%, on the previous Government’s watch? Economy JobsTransportLocal Government | 28 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Strait of HormuzThe Minister will be aware that alongside the escalation of closing the strait, the repressive regime in Iran continues to target female activists relentlessly. Will he ensure that… DefenceEnergyCost Of Living | 60 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsIn just 18 months this Government have ended the disastrous 1996 Tory privatisation of military housing, which cost the taxpayer billions of pounds. We have repaired 1,000 military… DefenceEconomy JobsEnergy | 71 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | GP ContractI recently met those from Stenhouse medical practice in Arnold. They talked to me about the need to invest in primary care to alleviate pressure on our hospitals. May I take this o… HealthEconomy Jobs | 66 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Sherwood Forest: TourismIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) on securing this important debate and the… Culture CommunityEconomy JobsTransport | 478 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Local Government ReorganisationThe Secretary of State’s Department issued very clear guidance on 6 February last year, which said that “we expect local leaders to engage their Members of Parliament, and to ensur… Local GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 98 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Business of the HouseIn communities such as Netherfield and Daybrook in my constituency, there has been an unchecked rise in the number of houses in multiple occupation, which is undermining community … Economy JobsCost Of LivingLocal Government | 75 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Topical QuestionsT5. I recently visited Boutique Flowers on Carlton Hill in Gedling, which is a brilliant local business owned by Sally and Tina. They told me that they are losing thousands of poun… Economy JobsCost Of LivingLabour Market | 83 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Topical QuestionsT3. Luxfer Gas Cylinders in my constituency employs more than 200 people and is a key supplier to hydrogen allocation round 1 projects. It wants to expand to become the UK’s only m… Economy JobsLabour MarketEnergy | 85 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Business of the HouseI recently had the pleasure of visiting Arnold u3a, which is brilliantly chaired by Hazel Ward and provides excellent activities for more than 500 members. Will the Leader of the H… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEducation | 58 |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Baby LossMy apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. In thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) for her leadership today, I want to say that her dad would have been … HealthSocial Care | 100 |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Baby LossI rise, in Baby Loss Awareness Week, to pay tribute to the far too many families in Gedling and Nottinghamshire who have suffered the devastating loss of their babies in circumstan… HealthSocial Care | 360 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1230)Mr Davie, the annual report and accounts show that you are meeting or exceeding your headline audience targets, which you should be commended for, but how do you set these targets … | 70 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1230)Tim Davie, do you envisage at any point turning a corner on that trend of the declining number of people being taken to court, which has been ongoing since 2017? To go back to a po… | 129 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 13 | 40.6% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 6 | 18.8% |
| Department for Transport | 4 | 12.5% |
| Department for Education | 3 | 9.4% |
| Ministry of Defence | 2 | 6.3% |
| Treasury | 1 | 3.1% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 3.1% |
| Home Office | 1 | 3.1% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve military housing. | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes are in place to ensure that findings from Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) involving addiction related deaths are embedded consistently in national guidance, NHS work… | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to include addiction or substance use disorder within the statutory definition of a mental disorder for the purposes of the Mental Health Act. | Answered |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to support local high streets. | Answered |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether the 7.4 per cent global sum uplift for 2024-25 will sufficiently cover the accepted recommendation of a 6 per cent pay rise for GP partners and… | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending building regulations to require future accessible and adaptable dwelling to include (a) step-fre… | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the waiting times for diagnosis of (a) autism and (b) ADHD for children and young people. | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1176 on Park Homes: Sales, what her policy is on the longstanding concerns about the regulation of park home sit… | Answered |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) utilise the complex patient access scheme to make Ruxolitinib available on the NHS and (b) consider other options for vitiligo patients to receive that medica… | Answered |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome receive adequate medical support. | Answered |
| 03 Feb 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of council run youth centres in (a) tackling youth crime and (b) supporting young people. | Answered |
| 03 Feb 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of numbers of local authority planning officers to support planning reform. | Answered |
| 03 Feb 2025 | 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 impact of (a) public health services and (b) adult social care on demand for (i) primary and (ii) acute NHS services. | Answered |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the care of people with Addison's disease including (a) providing clearer information and (b) ensuring timely access to (i) treatment and (ii) supp… | Answered |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) provide timely (i) diagnosis and (ii) treatment and (b) improve other support for adults with autism. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 65 | 29,139 | 13.4% |
| Accommodation | 19 | 19,273 | 8.9% |
| Staffing | 18 | 158,845 | 73.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,408 | 2.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,040 | 1.9% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 163 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 15,544 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 18 | 7,583 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 7,013 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 16 | 6,655 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 4,983 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 6 | 2,430 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 2 | 2,000 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 938 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 4 | 361 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 10 | 352 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | QUADIENT UK LTD [200012011-3] | 480 | Paid |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising & Printing [200011803-352] | 1,347 | Paid |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 298 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 983 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200012011-1] | 223 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 92 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | PAYPAL ROYALMAILGR [200011803-355] | 3,556 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -30 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -983 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 169 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | THE ONE STOP COMPUTER [200011725-8032] | 44 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-8029] | 32 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-8030] | 28 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-8031] | 11 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Television | 320 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 250 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 219 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-8285] | 194 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 160 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 135 | 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 sources1 entry
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: The Football Association
Address of donor: Wembley Stadium, London HA9 0WS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two match tickets, with hospitality, for me and one other to attend the FA Cup Semi-Final, value £550
Date received: 27 April 2025
Date accepted: 27 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00077797
(Registered 22 May 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: European Jewish Association
Address of donor: Rue du Cornet 22, 1040 Brussels
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£211), accommodation (£166), food and local transport (£175). Person accompanying me received food and local transport only (to the value £175), value £727
Destination of visit: Poland
Dates of visit: 2 November 2025 to 4 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Invited to commemoration of Kristallnacht at Auschwitz-Birkenau and Krakow.
(Registered 30 November 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Address of donor: Chem. du Pommier 40, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£3,553.46), accommodation (£352.89), meals (£130.00) and transportation (£48.95), value £4,085.30
Destination of visit: Kenya
Dates of visit: 22 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
Purpose of visit: Visiting healthcare facilities and meeting senior Government of Kenya representatives, also beneficiaries of healthcare initiatives and charity partners of projects funded by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
(Registered 11 August 2025)
8. Miscellaneous8 entries
02 Dec 2025
Gedling Borough Councillor, (unpaid since 10 October 2024 and previously registered under Category 1).
(Registered 2 August 2024; updated 20 November 2024 and 25 November 2025)
16 Aug 2024
A member of Nottingham Playhouse Strategic Board. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 4 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
A member of the Gedling UK Shared Prosperity Fund Local Partnership Group. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 3 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Chair of Friends of Church Lane & St. Mary's Play Park & Recreation Ground. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 3 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Treasurer of St. Mary's Community Kitchen in Arnold. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 3 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
A member of the Carlton Town Board. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 3 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
LGBT+ Officer of Gedling Constituency Labour Party.
(Registered 4 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Membership Secretary of Arnold Branch Labour Party.
(Registered 4 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 17 wards, 35 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bestwood St Albans | Des Gibbons | Labour Party | 576 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bestwood St Albans | Rachael Elizabeth Ellis | Labour Party | 586 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carlton | Catherine Patricia Pope | Labour Party | 845 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carlton | Paul O'Neil Wilkinson | Labour Party | 816 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carlton Hill | Alex Scroggie | Labour Party | 1,016 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carlton Hill | Jim Creamer | Labour Party | 1,118 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carlton Hill | Paul Feeney | Labour Party | 1,120 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cavendish | Andrew Mark Dunkin | Liberal Democrats | 605 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cavendish | Paul Anthony Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 562 | 04 May 2023 |
| Colwick | Russell Whiting | Labour Party | 425 | 04 May 2023 |
| Coppice | Henry Thomas Neil Wheeler | Labour Party | 979 | 04 May 2023 |
| Coppice | Marje Paling | Labour Party | 991 | 04 May 2023 |
| Daybrook | Kyle Robinson-Payne | Labour Party | 896 | 04 May 2023 |
| Daybrook | Sandra Jean Barnes | Labour Party | 923 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dumbles | Helen Monique Greensmith | Conservative and Unionist Party | 555 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ernehale | David Ellis | Labour Party | 808 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ernehale | Roxanne Ellis | Labour Party | 780 | 04 May 2023 |
| Gedling | Jenny Hollingsworth | Labour Party | 1,022 | 04 May 2023 |
| Gedling | Lynda Jane Pearson | Labour Party | 913 | 04 May 2023 |
| Netherfield | Alison Lesley Hunt | Labour Party | 750 | 04 May 2023 |
| Netherfield | William John Clarke | Labour Party | 766 | 04 May 2023 |
| Phoenix | Andrew Mark Ellwood | Liberal Democrats | 766 | 04 May 2023 |
| Phoenix | Clive John Towsey-Hinton | Liberal Democrats | 746 | 04 May 2023 |
| Plains | David Jonathan Brocklebank | Labour Party | 1,275 | 04 May 2023 |
| Plains | Grahame David Pope | Labour Party | 1,291 | 04 May 2023 |
| Plains | Margaret Ruth Strong | Labour Party | 1,241 | 04 May 2023 |
| Porchester | Julie Najuk | Labour Party | 1,661 | 04 May 2023 |
| Porchester | Michelle Welsh | Labour Party | 1,607 | 04 May 2023 |
| Porchester | Roy Douglas Allan | Labour Party | 1,587 | 04 May 2023 |
| Redhill | Kathryn Fox | Labour Party | 1,169 | 04 May 2023 |
| Redhill | Michael Payne | Labour Party | 1,291 | 04 May 2023 |
| Trent Valley | Mike Adams | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,110 | 04 May 2023 |
| Trent Valley | Sam Smith | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,032 | 04 May 2023 |
| Woodthorpe | Ron McCrossen | Labour Party | 1,209 | 04 May 2023 |
| Woodthorpe | Viv McCrossen | Labour Party | 1,281 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 99,413 | Electorate 77,006 (2024) |
| Median age | 43 | years |
| Degree-educated | 31.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 88.5% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 73.2% | households |
| Private-rented | 16.6% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.8% | 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.