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Mr Hamish Falconer · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
320
of 504 possible
Attendance
63%
184 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
949
63 debates
Written Qs
0
tabled
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£154k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 56 claims
Interests
4
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 59 | |
| Economy | 56 | |
| Crime & Policing | 35 | |
| Education | 32 | |
| Employment | 31 | |
| Planning | 18 | |
| Energy | 17 | |
| Housing | 15 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | 58 | 96,363 |
| Immigration | 19 | 39,524 |
| Other | 24 | 38,839 |
| Culture Community | 19 | 31,510 |
| Social Care | 8 | 18,361 |
| Economy Jobs | 10 | 15,499 |
| Cost Of Living | 3 | 10,971 |
| Crime | 7 | 10,610 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising that important point. As I said earlier, it remains uppermost in our minds, and we discussed it with our partners yesterday. He will have heard M… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 57 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsFreedom of religious belief continues to be an important issue that the Foreign Office pursues with vigour. I am glad that we are joined in the Chamber by our envoy on that questio… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 103 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsI was discussing precisely these issues yesterday. Hamas must disarm; there must be a process by which their weapons are decommissioned. There are ongoing discussions on those ques… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 89 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Iran: Human RightsI have been in regular contact with the family of the Foremans. This is a terrible case, and it is absolutely obvious that they are innocent tourists—that is clear to all concerned… DefenceCulture Community | 72 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Interpol: Red NoticesThe UK is a strong advocate for Interpol, recognising its critical function in supporting international law enforcement co-operation. We also support its ongoing reform programme t… CrimeDefence | 65 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Interpol: Red NoticesMy hon. Friend is a committed advocate for his constituents. I would be very happy to meet him. As he will know, it is a matter of long-standing policy and practice that the UK can… CrimeDefence | 63 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsI want to reassure this House that the Government have not taken our eye off events in Lebanon or indeed in Israel and Palestine. That is why I was in Beirut last week with the Leb… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 95 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsWe have continued to raise the importance of all the necessary aid getting into Gaza. It is welcome that over the last week the amount of aid that has gone in has increased, but it… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 75 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsAs the hon. Member may know, I have repeatedly summoned the Iranian ambassador on concerns about what goes on in the UK. Some elements of the alleged attacks in the UK are still su… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 62 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Iran: Human RightsAs I understand it, the United Nations appointment to which the right hon. Lady refers was a decision of the Asia-Pacific committee—it was not a decision in which His Majesty’s Gov… DefenceCulture Community | 200 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Iran: Human RightsWe have long been clear that the human rights situation in Iran is totally abhorrent. As I speak, the regime continues its repression, whether through executions, including of poli… DefenceCulture Community | 84 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Iran: Human RightsI thank my hon. Friend for his commitment to these issues. I described our work on an Iran human rights resolution at the UN Human Rights Council, and on 12 January the Foreign Sec… DefenceCulture Community | 80 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsI know of my hon. Friend’s commitment to these issues and of the concern in Burnley. I raised exactly those concerns about the west bank with counterparts from the United States—wi… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 98 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Interpol: Red NoticesThe hon. Member will have heard the point I just made: it is a matter of long-standing policy and practice that we do not confirm Interpol notices in public. CrimeDefence | 29 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsI think the hon. Member refers to the legislation passed in the Israeli Knesset. We oppose the death penalty everywhere. On 29 March, we joined many of our friends across the world… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 64 |
D · Written questions
No written questions tabled by this MP in our records.
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 | 40 | 30,424 | 19.8% |
| Accommodation | 7 | 8,190 | 5.3% |
| Staffing | 5 | 111,680 | 72.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,125 | 0.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,407 | 1.6% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 7 | 8,846 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 2 | 8,800 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 13 | 8,387 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 7 | 8,190 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 2 | 1,810 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,436 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 5 | 634 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 4 | 192 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 3 | 153 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 1 | 127 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 39 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 5,409 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 6,600 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 2,200 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | Design and creation of the website [200011802-131] | 1,800 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 524 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -810 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -874 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 298 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | CATHEDRAL STATIONERY L [200011725-8158] | 218 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | CATHEDRAL STATIONERY L [200011725-8159] | 24 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 792 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 466 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,620 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,500 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs TV licence | TVLICENSING.CO.UK [200011725-4209] [200011804-230] | 127 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 59 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011803-277] | 29 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 45 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 483 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Stationery for the Lincoln office | 388 | 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.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation1 entry
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Michael Craven
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 19 September 2025)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: SME4LABOUR LTD
Address of donor: Flat 80 County Hall, North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London England, SE1 7PN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: For a fundraising dinner, value £4,797
Date received: 21 January 2026
Date accepted: 21 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10685562
(Registered 24 February 2026)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
25 Jun 2025
Name of company or organisation: Upon a Hill Limited
Nature of business: Management consultancy activities other than financial management. This company is in the process of being closed down.
Interest held: from 5 July 2023
(Registered 14 March 2025)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 25 June 2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
17 Jun 2025
Unpaid Directorship of a company not currently trading - Upon a Hill Limited
(Registered 3 June 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 11 wards, 12 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Clare Smalley | Liberal Democrats | 1,050 | 02 May 2024 |
| Birchwood | Laura Danese | Labour Party | 663 | 02 May 2024 |
| Boultham | Calum James Miller Watt | Labour Party | 801 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bracebridge Heath | Lindsey Cawrey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 644 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bracebridge Heath | Peter Burley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 649 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carholme | Lucinda Emmeline Preston | Labour Party | 1,062 | 02 May 2024 |
| Castle | Donald James Nannestad | Labour Party | 894 | 02 May 2024 |
| Glebe | James Brown | Liberal Democrats | 857 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hartsholme | Annie Currier | Labour Party | 849 | 02 May 2024 |
| Minster | Anita Mary Pritchard | Labour Party | 816 | 02 May 2024 |
| Moorland | Callum William Roper | Labour Party | 667 | 02 May 2024 |
| Park | Chris Burke | Labour Party | 696 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 114,725 | Electorate 72,315 (2024) |
| Median age | 34 | years |
| Degree-educated | 26.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 92.6% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 52.9% | households |
| Private-rented | 26.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 20.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 54.4% | 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.