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Bill Esterson · Labour Party · sitting since 06 May 2010 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
5832days
from 06 May 2010
Divisions
365
of 504 possible
Attendance
72%
139 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
161
59 debates
Written Qs
1
1 answered
Committees
3
1 chair
Expenses
£285k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 132 claims
Interests
3
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 78 | |
| Economy | 77 | |
| Employment | 51 | |
| Crime & Policing | 35 | |
| Education | 31 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 20 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 42 | 9,260 |
| Energy | 30 | 8,381 |
| Environment | 15 | 5,202 |
| Cost Of Living | 17 | 4,939 |
| Social Care | 4 | 3,188 |
| Utilities | 6 | 2,415 |
| Health | 6 | 2,008 |
| Education | 1 | 1,596 |
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 | Middle East: Economic UpdateThe conflict in Iran is also a matter of energy security and the cost of energy. It is a reminder for the second time in four years of the dangers of being dependent on internation… EnergyEconomy JobsCost Of Living | 125 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Household Energy BillsThere are people who are saying that the way to bring down bills is to reach agreement with the oil and gas companies to charge less for gas in the North sea. Is not the problem wi… EnergyCost Of LivingFiscal Policy | 75 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Your cost of living champion, Richard Walker, wrote in The Sunday Times yesterday that there should be a short-term intervention by the Government to prevent profiteering in the sh… | 43 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Thank you for that explanation, Prime Minister. LNG production in the region has been severely damaged already, and reports are that it will take five years to restore the level of… | 64 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Turning to energy infrastructure, you have plans and there have been decisions on nuclear. But if we go back, as a lesson, France’s response to some of the oil price shocks of the … | 103 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Yes, and for consumers to be able to take advantage of it, it is going to be really important—this is what my Committee hears again and again—that the price of electricity is broug… | 80 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)One of the reasons for asking the question is that it cost £40 billion to support energy bills in 2022. Preventing excess profiteering might be one way of supporting consumers. Are… | 49 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)That, of course, is true. You said earlier, a couple of times, that you do not want to alarm people, but people can see the prices going up at the pumps now, and they can see it if… | 49 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Thank you. We touched on industry earlier in one of your answers. The Chemical Industries Association wrote to you on 3 March and pointed out that chemical production in the UK was… | 100 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Just coming back to the point about industrial energy costs, policy costs for industry are up to 60% of the bill, which is significantly higher than it is for consumers. The point … | 90 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Climate ChangeI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy) on securing the debate. As far as I am concerned, we should debate this all day, every day, because the messa… EnergyEnvironmentEconomy Jobs | 404 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | UK Steel StrategyIt really is in the national interest to secure the future of the steel industry in this country. It is extraordinary to hear the opposition to the plan from the Opposition Benches… Economy JobsEnergyDefence | 115 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Climate ChangeThe hon. Lady is four minutes into her speech and she has talked about the reduction in emissions, which is largely the result of the dash for gas, which predated the last Conserva… EnergyEnvironmentEconomy Jobs | 81 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Climate ChangeWill the hon. Lady give way? EnergyEnvironmentEconomy Jobs | 6 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Climate ChangeMy hon. Friend is right. I hope that her constituents and the businesses in her constituency can take full advantage in spite of the damage that the appalling party she mentioned i… EnergyEnvironmentEconomy Jobs | 701 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury | 1 | 100.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 8 April 2025 during Treasury Questions, Official Report, column 718, when the relevant Minister plans to meet the hon. Mem… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons)Select | Member | Commons | 04 Dec 2024 | present |
| Energy Security and Net Zero CommitteeSelect | Chair | Commons | 11 Sept 2024 | present |
| Energy Security and Net Zero CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 46 | 24,193 | 8.5% |
| Office Costs | 72 | 26,289 | 9.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 7,914 | 2.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,275 | 1.5% |
| Staffing | 0 | 221,985 | 78.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 46 | 24,193 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 4,600 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 5 | 4,322 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 12 | 2,161 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 24 | 1,614 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 9 | 1,063 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 16 | 984 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 210 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 1 | 170 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 1 | 109 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 22 |
| Other | Office Costs | 1 | -542 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-7943] | 420 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 2,873 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-8079] | 210 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-7549] | 630 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-6091] | 420 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 176 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | 02 ONLINE [200011725-4448] | 102 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-3976] | 199 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Training - staff | WWW.THE-LAKE-HOUSE.CO. [200011726-6159] | 210 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | JDR OFFICE SUPPLIES [200011725-4250] | 360 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-2987] | 630 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Mobile for [***] [***] [***] ONLY Feb Bill | 28 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | 02 ONLINE | 102 | Paid |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] | 840 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 10 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 178 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 177 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 108 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | Accommodation | 956 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | Accommodation | 956 | 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.
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Nuclear Industry Association
Address of donor: 4th Floor, York House, 23 Kingsway, London WC2B 6UJ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights to Helsinki, hotel accommodation, transport and meals, value £882.55
Destination of visit: Finland
Dates of visit: 26 October 2025 to 28 October 2025
Purpose of visit: To visit the Olkiluoto 3 Nuclear Power Plant, Onkalo Geological Disposal Facility and Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)
(Registered 18 November 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG)
Address of donor: PRASEG, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0DX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation, return flights, subsistence, ground transport, value £1,185
Destination of visit: Denmark (Copenhagen)
Dates of visit: 22 October 2025 to 24 October 2025
Purpose of visit: APPG visit to high-level meetings and site visits in Copenhagen cross-channel cooperation for decarbonising heat and energy.
(Registered 13 November 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Bill Esterson Campaigns Ltd
Interest held: from 26 September 2016
Additional information: I am the director and sole shareholder.
(Registered 14 October 2016)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 8 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsdale | Lynne Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 1,978 | 02 May 2024 |
| Blundellsands | Diane Elizabeth Roscoe | Labour Party | 2,249 | 02 May 2024 |
| Harington | Karen Cavanagh | Labour Party | 1,613 | 02 May 2024 |
| Manor | Dominic McNabb | Labour Party | 1,800 | 02 May 2024 |
| Molyneux | Sam Hinde | Labour Party | 2,063 | 02 May 2024 |
| Park | Chloe Parker | Labour Party | 1,621 | 02 May 2024 |
| Ravenmeols | Catie Page | Labour Party | 1,759 | 02 May 2024 |
| Sudell | James Joseph Hansen | Labour Party | 1,715 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 95,551 | Electorate 74,284 (2024) |
| Median age | 50 | years |
| Degree-educated | 35.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 97.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 82.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 10.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 6.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 53.4% | 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.