Maidenhead / data
A · Overview
Issue volume
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 71 | |
| Economy | 66 | |
| Employment | 36 | |
| Crime & Policing | 31 | |
| Education | 28 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 25 | |
| Pensions | 21 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 17 |
Speech topics
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 27 | 10,491 |
| Fiscal Policy | 20 | 9,948 |
| Social Care | 12 | 5,068 |
| Crime | 14 | 3,964 |
| Cost Of Living | 8 | 2,340 |
| Labour Market | 10 | 2,280 |
| Transport | 2 | 1,967 |
| Technology | 9 | 1,588 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Pension SchemesCapita has failed time and again, yet it is constantly awarded more contracts. Sally, one of my constituents, had been told multiple times that her lump sum payment was coming or h… Social CareFiscal PolicyMp Performance | 88 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement StrategyOn the Business and Trade Committee, we have heard time and again that if we want to transform the economic health of small and medium-sized enterprises, we need to direct a greate… Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 83 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement StrategyOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office was asked several times about trade union requirements in public procurement contracts,… Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 79 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing BillThe Minister is using words such as “may”. What she has outlined is incredibly important, but Lords amendment 342 obviously goes further than “may”—it insists that diversion orders… CrimeLocal Government | 64 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing Bill CrimeLocal Government | 0 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Single Status of WorkerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (Justin Madders), with whom I sit on the Business and Trade… Labour MarketEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 943 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Access to GPs: Bracknell ForestThe Bracknell Forest wards of Maidenhead constituency have seen massive amounts of house building in recent years, many without the GP facilities to join them. In a recent health s… HealthHousingLocal Government | 80 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Victims and Courts BillI will speak to Lord’s amendment 2, which requires the Secretary of State to issue an appendix to the victims code setting out how the code applies to the families of British natio… Crime | 1,340 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that at times like these, we want the Government to be encouraging those on low and medium incomes to invest in their pensions and their futures—and incre… Fiscal PolicyLabour MarketSocial Care | 55 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Finance (No. 2) BillOn the simplification of our tax system, I do not see in the Government amendments any changes to the loan charge system, as we proposed in Committee, meaning that people who have … Fiscal PolicyAgricultureEconomy Jobs | 106 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Finance (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend is right about pensioners being dragged into paying income tax. Does he agree that millions of those pensioners will want to be able to contact HMRC and ask it about… Fiscal PolicyAgricultureEconomy Jobs | 95 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsT9. British pensioners living in the European Economic Area, the United States and up to 20 other countries get their pensions uprated, but those living in Canada, Australia and Ne… Labour MarketEducationSocial Care | 60 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and TradeBritain is in the middle of a cost-of-doing-business crisis. I see it on my high street and I hear about it from local employers, and colleagues from across the House will hear exa… Economy JobsEnergyFiscal Policy | 912 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) BillBritain is a trading nation. When our businesses win contracts abroad, they create jobs, raise wages and generate the tax revenues that are needed to fund our public services. Expa… Economy JobsFiscal Policy | 281 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) BillThe Liberal Democrats support this Bill, and we support the amendments that are before the Committee today. The Bill does something that is straightforward and necessary: it raises… Economy JobsFiscal Policy | 853 |
D · Written questions
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Business and Trade | 59 | 15.4% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 56 | 14.6% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 43 | 11.2% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 37 | 9.6% |
| Department for Education | 33 | 8.6% |
| Treasury | 29 | 7.6% |
| Department for Transport | 23 | 6.0% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 19 | 4.9% |
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent changes to mortgage rates, including those influenced by recent global economic conditions, on housing market activity. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to deliver Disabled Facilities Grant adaptations where the property requiring adaptation is owned by a… | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the he is taking to fulfil to help ban the importation of foie gras; and whether he has set a timeline for doing so. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure patients prescribed topical corticosteroids are informed of potential risks, including withdrawal reactions. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of school transport costs on families in areas outside London; and whether she has plans to review school transport policy to… | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable Network Rail has set for the clearance of construction and maintenance waste from lineside land across the rail network. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that publicly funded electric bus procurement schemes support domestic manufacturing supply chains. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce updated clinical (a) guidance and (b) training for healthcare professionals on the identification and management of Topical Steroid Withdrawal. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Chinese state export subsidies, including the export VAT rebate applied to zero-emission vehicles, on the competitivene… | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is working with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to introduce a stand-alone clinical rule for suspected bowel cancer, including for patien… | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve awareness and clinical recognition of Topical Steroid Withdrawal among GPs, dermatologists and other healthcare professionals. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to ensure coordination between the Groceries Code Adjudicator and the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator to provide a coherent regulatory framework… | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to SEND tribunal powers on the ability of parents and carers to secure named school placements for children with education… | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many speech and language therapists and educational psychologists will be required to deliver the Experts at Hand service set out in the SEND White Paper. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Groceries Code Adjudicator on (a) improving the transparency of its enforcement activity and (b) the potential merits of publishing practical exam… | Pending |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsSelect | Member | Commons | 05 Mar 2025 | present |
| Business and Trade 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 | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 204 | 24,490 | 15.3% |
| Staffing | 1 | 131,033 | 82.0% |
| Accommodation | 9 | 1,704 | 1.1% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,090 | 1.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 443 | 0.3% |
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 15 | 7,383 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 3 | 6,446 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,900 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 131 | 3,184 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 1 | 1,850 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 1 | 1,808 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,635 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 1,595 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 8 | 1,494 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 18 | 212 |
| Parking | Accommodation | 1 | 210 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 1 | 113 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | Moving 60298800:2 [***] from Travel to Accomodation | 129 | Paid |
| 24 May 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | Moving 60298800:4 [***] from Travel to Accomodation | 146 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | WHSmith Self-adhesive labels | 17 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-6360] | 199 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | WWWPURLFROSTCOM [200011725-7286] | 48 | Paid |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 40 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Partition of Constituency office to allow meeting room & therefore Constituency Surgeries to take place | 6,311 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 1,850 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | 8 Office sundries (milk) | 1 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [***] | 1,808 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 42 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 201 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 201 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 201 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 164 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 100 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 100 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 100 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 82 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 26 | 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.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 16 wards, 35 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | Sian Elizabeth Martin | Liberal Democrats | 1,585 | 04 May 2023 |
| Belmont | Simon Lehenner Bond | Liberal Democrats | 1,641 | 04 May 2023 |
| Binfield North Warfield West | Adrian Michael Haffegee | Green Party of England and Wales | 901 | 04 May 2023 |
| Binfield North Warfield West | John Harrison | Conservative and Unionist Party | 807 | 04 May 2023 |
| Binfield North Warfield West | Sheila Collings | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,004 | 04 May 2023 |
| Binfield South Jennetts Park | Georgia Rose Pickering | Labour Party | 1,025 | 04 May 2023 |
| Binfield South Jennetts Park | Kathryn Neil | Labour Party | 1,111 | 04 May 2023 |
| Binfield South Jennetts Park | Steve O'Regan | Labour Party | 1,007 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bisham Cookham | Mandy Kaur Brar | Liberal Democrats | 2,101 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bisham Cookham | Mark Jonathan David Howard | Liberal Democrats | 1,887 | 04 May 2023 |
| Boyn Hill | Adam Lewis Bermange | Liberal Democrats | 1,466 | 04 May 2023 |
| Boyn Hill | George Elless Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 1,383 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bray | Leo Francis Walters | Conservative and Unionist Party | 746 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bray | Suzanne Cross | the Borough first Independents | 907 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cox Green | Chris Moriarty | Liberal Democrats | 1,677 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cox Green | Gary Alexander Charles Reeves | Liberal Democrats | 1,597 | 04 May 2023 |
| Furze Platt | Catherine Mary del Campo | Liberal Democrats | 1,582 | 04 May 2023 |
| Furze Platt | Joshua Reynolds | Liberal Democrats | 1,457 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hurley Walthams | George David Blundell | Liberal Democrats | 782 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hurley Walthams | Maureen Amelia Hunt | Conservative and Unionist Party | 765 | 04 May 2023 |
| Oldfield | Geoff Hill | the Borough first Independents | 992 | 04 May 2023 |
| Oldfield | Helen Taylor | the Borough first Independents | 1,015 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pinkneys Green | Clive Baskerville | Liberal Democrats | 1,832 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pinkneys Green | Simon James Werner | Liberal Democrats | 1,819 | 04 May 2023 |
| Riverside | Kashmir Singh | Liberal Democrats | 1,622 | 04 May 2023 |
| Riverside | Richard Philip Giles Coe | Liberal Democrats | 1,527 | 04 May 2023 |
| St Marys | Gurch Singh | Liberal Democrats | 1,123 | 04 May 2023 |
| St Marys | Jack Peter Douglas | Liberal Democrats | 1,199 | 04 May 2023 |
| Swinley Forest | Patrick Smith | Liberal Democrats | 698 | 04 May 2023 |
| Swinley Forest | Sophie Louise Forster | Liberal Democrats | 748 | 04 May 2023 |
| Whitegrove | Gareth Barnard | Conservative and Unionist Party | 913 | 04 May 2023 |
| Whitegrove | Robert McLean | Conservative and Unionist Party | 789 | 04 May 2023 |
| Winkfield Warfield East | Dorothy Hayes | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,026 | 04 May 2023 |
| Winkfield Warfield East | Moira Gaw | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,048 | 04 May 2023 |
| Winkfield Warfield East | Tony Virgo | Conservative and Unionist Party | 894 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 106,418 | Electorate 75,687 (2024) |
| Median age | 42 | years |
| Degree-educated | 44.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 80.5% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 71.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 63.0% | 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.