North East Fife / data
Wendy Chamberlain · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 12 Dec 2019 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
2325days
from 12 Dec 2019
Divisions
301
of 504 possible
Attendance
60%
203 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
151
88 debates
Written Qs
140
137 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£312k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 144 claims
Interests
9
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 69 | |
| Economy | 62 | |
| Crime & Policing | 33 | |
| Employment | 31 | |
| Education | 30 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 19 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 18 | |
| Schools | 17 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Transport | 2 | — |
| Social Care | 15 | 9,289 |
| Economy Jobs | 42 | 7,604 |
| Health | 18 | 7,005 |
| Labour Market | 10 | 6,874 |
| Culture Community | 12 | 5,503 |
| Fiscal Policy | 18 | 5,414 |
| Defence | 20 | 5,010 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseFirst, I am grateful to the Leader of the House for bringing my previous concerns about the management of visa cases in the Home Office to the Department’s attention. However, at t… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 143 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Allied Health ProfessionalsI am conscious that this debate is on a devolved matter, but I thought it worth mentioning that the Allied Health Professions Federation held a hustings for the Scottish Parliament… HealthLabour MarketSocial Care | 97 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyMy hon. Friend is illustrating the challenges really well. I look forward to the Minister’s response, because I think, given the nods I have seen, that Government Members agree. I … TransportHealthCrime | 80 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Procedure Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1526)I think so, generally. I think that last week I alluded to other concerns that I have about resources in the Table Office, particularly in relation to Opposition days and ensuring … | 87 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Procedure Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1526)I do not think that there is anything else. We have covered the main themes. It is very good that the Procedure Committee is also reaching out to Back Benchers to get their input o… | 139 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Procedure Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1526)This is where the role of the House in educating the wider public is very important. I found it interesting that in the last Parliament there were a number of newspaper articles th… | 149 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Procedure Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1526)To be honest, we probably touched on it in relation to the last question, but I think we are expecting a lot of the Table Office. Alex is right to say that it is always as helpful … | 142 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Procedure Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1526)I think we have been quite clear to the Committee already that we are not. We believe that the volume of written parliamentary questions, which is one of the things that this Commi… | 159 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Procedure Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1526)That is true for FOIs as well, isn’t it? You know that a Department holds information, you have an idea of what that information is, and you are trying to frame the FOI or the writ… | 94 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Procedure Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1526)In my response before we suspended, I was talking about the different types of written parliamentary questions and categorising them as Front-Bench, departmentally focused question… | 132 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Procedure Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1526)I would say that the Procedure Committee’s inquiry is part of Parliament’s response to the poor value that we are seeing from written parliamentary questions. I think we said last … | 224 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Procedure Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1526)From a personal perspective, no, but people are always looking for qualitative and quantitative data to rank MPs. Our performance as MPs will always be, ultimately, entirely subjec… | 132 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Pension SchemesLike other MPs here, I have constituents who have dedicated years to public service. One, a prison officer, was stabbed and assaulted in his work, and then had the privilege of bei… Social CareFiscal PolicyMp Performance | 143 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Procedure Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1526)When I think about written parliamentary questions, there are two distinct types. There are the questions that Front Benchers—I am sitting here as the Chief Whip for the third part… | 93 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseI start by wishing my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Bobby Dean) all the best for his parental leave. Sadly, and particularly for his wife, I have no news to… DefenceLocal GovernmentHealth | 353 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Work and Pensions | 30 | 21.4% |
| Home Office | 21 | 15.0% |
| Treasury | 18 | 12.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 13 | 9.3% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 11 | 7.9% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 10 | 7.1% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 8 | 5.7% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 7 | 5.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 122806 on the Warm Homes Plan, what value of funding has been reallocated between projects under the Warm Homes: Local Grant… | Pending |
| 26 Mar 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 outcomes for invasive lobular breast cancer patients. | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the use of animal testing in sepsis research. | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the level of underspend, or projected underspend, in the first year of the Warm Homes Local Grant and Warm Homes Social Fund; how many… | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 March to question 120937, if she will respond to the original question as it relates to the fishing industry. | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of reports that recent criminal regulations introduced by the Taliban impose harsher punishments on women and minority groups; and… | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Chevening Scholars who have claimed asylum in each year between 2021 and 2025 broken down by home country. | Pending |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to provide support to the fishing industry with changing diesel prices. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of diesel price levels on the sustainability of the fishing industry. | Answered |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the war in the Middle East on the cost of fertiliser for farmers. | Pending |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Middle East conflict on the cost of heating oil for domestic users. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases were awaiting Work Capability Assessment reassessments as of 31 January 2026 in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales. | Answered |
| 06 Feb 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases were awaiting Work Capability Assessment reassessments as of 31 January 2026 in each constituency. | Answered |
| 06 Feb 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the current (a) mean average and (b) longest waiting time for a Work Capability Assessment reassessment. | Answered |
| 07 Jan 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to Question UIN 101823, whether her Department (a) acknowledges; and (b) accepts the findings of the People's Tribunal… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modernisation CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 09 Sept 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 | 118 | 22,005 | 7.1% |
| Staffing | 1 | 243,717 | 78.2% |
| Accommodation | 2 | 30,498 | 9.8% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 10,075 | 3.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,296 | 1.4% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 1,213 | 0.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | Office Costs | 17 | 6,542 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 6,530 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 19 | 3,011 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 2 | 2,332 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 15 | 1,719 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 26 | 1,380 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 4 | 1,128 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 5 | 542 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 5 | 415 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 13 | 414 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 2 | 400 |
| Equipment - hire | Office Costs | 1 | 250 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Monthly cleaning cost - Constituency Office [200011797-225] | 104 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Television | 179 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 80 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 40 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Constituency office - monthly cleaning cost - Ferbuary 2025. | 104 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | Host for website - email hosting for contact@wendychamberlain.scot - domain name. | 8 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Office equipment: highlighters and cutlery | 18 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Largo Communities Together - Community Newsletter - annual invoice cost 2024-25 | 126 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 12 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 11 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 72 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 1,132 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | Constituency Office - March 2025 - Service Charge | 32 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | DCT THE COURIER [200011725-115] | 200 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 17 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-1035] | 212 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | -75% | 104 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 72 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | Invoice Number [***] [***] Constituency Office - monthly service charge | 32 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 17 | 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 organisation3 entries
20 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Claire Enders
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 7 January 2026)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Patrick H Foster
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,000 paid in monthly instalments from 22 December 2025 to 22 November 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 5 November 2025; updated 13 January 2026)
13 Nov 2024
Name of donor: Patrick H Foster
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,400 in monthly donations of £200 covering the period November 2024 - October 2025.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 November 2024)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
13 May 2025
Name of donor: NatWest Group
Address of donor: 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2YB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and dinner at the British Business Awards, value £480
Date received: 24 April 2025
Date accepted: 24 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration SC045551
(Registered 7 May 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: (1) Malaria No More (2) IVCC (Innovate Vector Control Consortium)
Address of donor: (1) 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London W1W 7LT (2) private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Internal Transport (10% share of vehicle cost £357), internal transport (10% of fuel and cost of driver £478.61), anti-malaria treatment and visa (£303), flights (£1912.12), hotel (£964.07), meals (£200), value £4,214.80 (2) Subsistence: £167.65, value £167.65
Destination of visit: Ghana
Dates of visit: 28 July 2025 to 3 August 2025
Purpose of visit: Visit with Malaria No More to Ghana to visit clinical facilities and meet with political leaders to learn about issues with preventing and treating malaria.
(Registered 17 September 2025)
8. Miscellaneous4 entries
11 Dec 2024
Honorary Vice President of Carers UK (unremunerated)
Date interest arose: 25 November 2024
(Registered 2 December 2024)
04 Feb 2025
Trustee of the History of Parliament Trust (unremunerated)
Date interest arose: 28 January 2025
(Registered 31 January 2025)
31 Oct 2024
Unpaid Director of The Fife Carers Centre (registered company number: SC282309)
Date interest arose: 17 October 2024
(Registered 18 October 2024)
18 Apr 2024
From my election to parliament, unremunerated trustee of the Links Trust, St Andrews, which manages the golf courses owned by the public around the town. As a trustee I receive a card entitling me to 25% discount in the golf course shops or restaurants.
Date interest arose: 13 December 2019
(Registered 17 January 2020)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 6 wards, 20 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cupar | John Andrew Caffrey | Liberal Democrats | 1,036 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cupar | Margaret Kennedy | Liberal Democrats | 2,160 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cupar | Stefan Hoggan-Radu | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,571 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Neuk Landward | Alycia Hayes | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,345 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Neuk Landward | Fiona Corps | Liberal Democrats | 1,721 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Neuk Landward | Sean Frazer Dillon | Liberal Democrats | 679 | 05 May 2022 |
| Howe Of Fife Tay Coast | David Macdiarmid | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,871 | 05 May 2022 |
| Howe Of Fife Tay Coast | Donald Lothian | Liberal Democrats | 1,448 | 05 May 2022 |
| Howe Of Fife Tay Coast | Gary Holt | Liberal Democrats | 1,261 | 05 May 2022 |
| Leven Kennoway Largo | Alistair Suttie | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 707 | 05 May 2022 |
| Leven Kennoway Largo | Colin Davidson | Labour Party | 1,348 | 05 May 2022 |
| Leven Kennoway Largo | David Alexander | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 2,077 | 05 May 2022 |
| Leven Kennoway Largo | Eugene McDonald Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 1,268 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Andrews | Al Clark | Liberal Democrats | 1,161 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Andrews | Ann Verner | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,123 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Andrews | Jane Ann Liston | Liberal Democrats | 1,265 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Andrews | Robin Lawson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 742 | 05 May 2022 |
| Tay Bridgehead | Allan Knox | Liberal Democrats | 1,333 | 05 May 2022 |
| Tay Bridgehead | Jonny Tepp | Liberal Democrats | 1,692 | 05 May 2022 |
| Tay Bridgehead | Louise Kennedy-Dalby | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,783 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
Demographic profile unavailable for this constituency.
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.