Goole & Pocklington / data
David Davis · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 10 Jul 2008 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
6497days
from 10 Jul 2008
Divisions
226
of 504 possible
Attendance
45%
278 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
145
62 debates
Written Qs
127
118 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£282k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 350 claims
Interests
7
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 53 | |
| Economy | 40 | |
| Education | 26 | |
| Employment | 24 | |
| Pensions | 21 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 17 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 15 | |
| Schools | 14 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | 28 | 18,233 |
| Crime | 22 | 9,641 |
| Mp Performance | 15 | 8,440 |
| Other | 6 | 6,354 |
| Social Care | 14 | 3,211 |
| Culture Community | 3 | 2,648 |
| Economy Jobs | 14 | 1,722 |
| Fiscal Policy | 8 | 1,218 |
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: Amendment 160Vote on a Liberal Democrat amendment (Amendment 160) to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage. The amendment was proposed by Lisa Smar… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 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 |
| 16 May 2025 | Closure motionA closure motion was voted on to end debate and force an immediate vote on the matter under discussion. Closure motions are a procedural too… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Contaminated Blood: Compensation6. What steps his Department is taking to ensure people impacted by contaminated blood receive appropriate compensation. HealthSocial Care | 17 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Contaminated Blood: CompensationI thank the Minister and I welcome what he has just said, but the infected blood scandal left thousands of people with severe lifelong injuries. Many of them have waited decades—so… HealthSocial Care | 121 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseSt George’s day is certainly a day to celebrate patriotism. This morning, The Daily Telegraph reported that the Attorney General, when he was in private practice, voluntarily gave … Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 132 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentOur ambassador in Washington stands at the nexus of the Five Eyes, with more classified intelligence crossing his desk than crosses the desks of most Cabinet Ministers. It is obvio… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 660 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentI came in to watch the Committee. Sir Olly actually said that the advice he was given by his director of intelligence was “borderline”. One issue that was not clear was whether the… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 52 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentThat is the public information. If the hon. Gentleman wants to get into the argument between UKVS, which we are now told was saying the risk was marginal, and No. 10, who are sayin… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 61 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentNo, no, the hon. Gentleman has had his go. Sit down. No. 10 has chosen to ignore these things, and that is critical. We have heard about the pressure that was being put on the Fore… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 326 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Security VettingThe Prime Minister rebuffed first the Leader of the Opposition and then the leader of the Liberal Democrats for saying that the then Cabinet Secretary’s advice to the Prime Ministe… Mp PerformanceDefence | 154 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | NHS Management3. What steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of NHS management. HealthMp Performance | 13 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | NHS ManagementFollowing on directly from the Secretary of State’s comments to my right hon. Friend the Member for Herne Bay and Sandwich (Sir Roger Gale), last month two national health service … HealthMp Performance | 155 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseThis morning’s papers report that my two national health service trusts are the worst in the country. One of the more stupid proposals of the management of one of those trusts was … Local GovernmentEnergyCost Of Living | 168 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Gurkha VeteransHave a go! DefenceSocial CareCost Of Living | 3 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Lucy Letby Case: Conduct of Cheshire PoliceYou rescued me from embarrassment, Madam Deputy Speaker. Let us forensically analyse the prosecution of this case, using as a reference proper police procedure, prosecutorial stand… CrimeMp Performance | 2,347 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Lucy Letby Case: Conduct of Cheshire PoliceI am conscious that I have denied the Minister much time to respond—that was because I do not think she has much scope for a response—but I want to place one thought with her. One … CrimeMp Performance | 116 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Lucy Letby Case: Conduct of Cheshire PoliceIn 1998, Cheshire police arrested Sally Clark and charged her with the murder of her two baby sons. In 1999, she was convicted of their murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. T… CrimeMp Performance | 312 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Home Office | 27 | 21.3% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 26 | 20.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 17 | 13.4% |
| Ministry of Justice | 11 | 8.7% |
| Department for Education | 8 | 6.3% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 7 | 5.5% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 4 | 3.1% |
| Department for Transport | 4 | 3.1% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he intends to establish a single national protocol governing the communication of information regarding miscarriage tissue to parents. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he intends to establish a single national protocol governing the handling and testing of miscarriage tissue. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with health leaders on the arrangements in place across NHS Trusts for overseeing incidents involving the handling of miscarriage tissue. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of creating a requirement for NHS trusts to maintain chain-of-custody records for the handling of miscarriage tissue. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS leaders regarding the mandatory training required for staff involved in the handling of miscarriage tissue. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which public body is paying the salary of Jonathan Lofthouse, director of turnaround and recovery for NHS England’s North East and Yorkshire region; and what salary is being paid to… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what were the findings of the review by JMM & Associates – People Matters into leadership issues at the Humber Health Partnership (Hull University Teaching Hospitals and Northern Lin… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action NHS England took following the findings of the review by JMM & Associates – People Matters into leadership issues at the Humber Health Partnership (Hull University Teachi… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) advice and (b) approval that was given by NHS England in regard to (i) former CEO Jonathan Lofthouse leaving the Humber Health Partne… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any subsequent meetings took place between Ministers in her Department and Cheshire Police after 12 December 2024. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If she will publish correspondence exchanged by her Department with Cheshire Police following their meeting with the then-Minister of State on 12 December 2024. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish (a) documents and (b) minutes created following the meeting of the then-Minister of State and Cheshire Police on 12 December 2024. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If she will publish any documents that were created for the then-Minister of State in preparation for her meeting with senior members of Cheshire police on 12 December 2024. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) nature and (b) purpose was of the meeting attended by the then-Minister of State on 12 December 2024 with senior members of Cheshire police. | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Attorney General | To ask the Solicitor General, if she will publish the number of cases and the relevant offences for cases prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service's Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division in each year between 2015 and 2025. | 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 | 337 | 34,239 | 12.1% |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | 581 | 0.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,038 | 1.8% |
| Accommodation | 0 | 29,290 | 10.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 549 | 0.2% |
| Staffing | 0 | 212,267 | 75.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 50 | 8,490 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 2 | 5,263 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 126 | 4,857 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 14 | 3,757 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 70 | 3,323 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 37 | 1,700 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 18 | 1,299 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 3 | 1,018 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 360 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 5 | 285 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Miscellaneous | 1 | 240 |
| Equipment - purchase | Miscellaneous | 1 | 182 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | NYTIMES [200011725-10759] | 10 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | D J WSJ-EMEA [200011725-9468] | 10 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Vodafone Line 2 | 72 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Vodafone Line 1 | 45 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Vodafone Tablet Data | 27 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | THE SPECTATOR /18 [200011725-7314] | 15 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | GOOGLE YOUTUBEPREMIUM [200011725-6077] | 13 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | GENSPARK.AI [200011725-6449] [200011781-181] | 7 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | GENSPARK.AI [200011725-6448] [200011781-173] | 7 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 203 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 139 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 139 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 139 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 79 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | TIMES NEWSPAPERS LTD [200011725-7543] | 67 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 60 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 56 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 53 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 53 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 53 | 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.
1. Employment and earnings2 entries
04 Sept 2024
Role, work or services: Member of the Advisory Board of THI Holdings GmbH, Eberhardstrasse 65, 70173 Stuttgart
Payer: THI Investments UK Ltd (an investment company), 17 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4QG
ACOBA consulted: Yes
18 Apr 2024
Remuneration: £33,900 a year paid quarterly
From: 1 December 2019.
Hours: 16 hrs a year
(Registered 9 January 2020)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Trailfinders Ltd
Address of donor: 48 Earls Court Road, London W8 6FT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £250,000 for campaigning activity related to the prosecution of Northern Ireland Veterans
Date received: 13 June 2025
Date accepted: 13 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01004502
(Registered 13 June 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Innovision IP Ltd
Address of donor: 50 Seymour Street, London, England W1H 7JG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Medical imagery scan and associated report, value £6,480
Date received: 15 April 2025
Date accepted: 15 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 12329287
(Registered 14 May 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Google UK Ltd
Address of donor: Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9QT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel, overnight stay and hospitality at Ditchley Park as part of the AI Parliamentary Scheme by Demos, in partnership with Google, value £611.76
Date received: 3 April 2025 to 4 April 2025
Date accepted: 3 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03977902
(Registered 16 April 2025)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
22 Jan 2025
Director of Big Brother Watch Ltd. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 13 January 2025
(Registered 14 January 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Unremunerated board member, New City Network (London) Ltd; a not-for-profit think tank aiming to develop ideas and research on financial services policy.
(Registered 17 April 2023)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 9 wards, 21 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale | Coleen Gill | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 2,065 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dale | Richard Lloyd Meredith | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,153 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dale | Terry Gill | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 2,179 | 04 May 2023 |
| Goole North | Anne Handley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 830 | 04 May 2023 |
| Goole North | Nick Coultish | Conservative and Unionist Party | 807 | 04 May 2023 |
| Goole South | Barbara Jane Jeffreys | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 634 | 04 May 2023 |
| Goole South | David Jeffreys | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 620 | 04 May 2023 |
| Howden | David Howard | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 933 | 04 May 2023 |
| Howdenshire | Linda Bayram | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,593 | 04 May 2023 |
| Howdenshire | Nigel Wilkinson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,438 | 04 May 2023 |
| Howdenshire | Victoria Aitken | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,856 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pocklington Provincial | Andrew Paul Cousins | Liberal Democrats | 1,864 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pocklington Provincial | Dale Richard Needham | Liberal Democrats | 1,653 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pocklington Provincial | Gareth John Shephard | Liberal Democrats | 1,991 | 04 May 2023 |
| Snaith Airmyn Rawcliffe Marshland | Caroline Anne Fox | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,185 | 04 May 2023 |
| Snaith Airmyn Rawcliffe Marshland | Liz Sargeantson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,080 | 04 May 2023 |
| South Hunsley | Margaret Corless | Liberal Democrats | 1,449 | 04 May 2023 |
| South Hunsley | Paul Kenneth Hopton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,274 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wolds Weighton | Derek Leslie Cary | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,612 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wolds Weighton | Leo Alexander Hammond | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,019 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wolds Weighton | Paul David West | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,385 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 107,047 | Electorate 79,925 (2024) |
| Median age | 46 | years |
| Degree-educated | 32.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 97.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 74.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 16.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 8.7% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.5% | 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.