Stafford / data
Leigh Ingham · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
680days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
346
of 515 possible
Attendance
67%
169 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
125
94 debates
Written Qs
74
66 answered
Committees
4
memberships
Expenses
£241k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 179 claims
Interests
5
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 63 | |
| Taxation | 59 | |
| Employment | 40 | |
| Crime & Policing | 30 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 26 | |
| Education | 24 | |
| Energy | 22 | |
| Housing | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Mp Performance | 1 | — |
| Local Government | 31 | 7,010 |
| Social Care | 24 | 6,287 |
| Economy Jobs | 36 | 6,240 |
| Education | 21 | 5,063 |
| Culture Community | 8 | 3,145 |
| Labour Market | 10 | 2,760 |
| Crime | 11 | 2,443 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | No |
| 16 May 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10Vote on whether to allow employers who opt out of providing assisted dying to also prohibit their employees from participating in assisted d… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | Business of the HouseGiven that it is marathon season, will the Leader of the House join me in recognising the new endurance event in my constituency: the 39-week Creswell roadworks? Before the scheme … Economy JobsLocal GovernmentMp Performance | 138 |
| 13 May 2026 | New Developments: Unadopted Roads and Public AmenitiesI thank my genuinely honourable Friend the Member for Hitchin (Alistair Strathern), for securing this debate. He has been a tireless campaigner for leaseholders as long as I have k… HousingLocal Government | 406 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement: British BusinessesI thank the Chancellor for her answer. In Stafford, world-class manufacturers such as GE Vernova are producing the technology that powers our national grid, yet for far too long th… Economy JobsFiscal Policy | 99 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement: British Businesses9. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure Government procurement supports British businesses. Economy JobsFiscal Policy | 16 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727)In terms of the “made in Europe” shift and the requirements that are going to come into place, what risks do you think the EU “made in Europe” requirements pose to your UK operatio… | 34 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Park Home OwnersPark home owners across my constituency of Stafford, Eccleshall and the villages have contacted me about the deeply unfair 10% commission charge. It is a levy that has not been cha… HousingLocal GovernmentCost Of Living | 97 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727)The price they pay would drop. That is what I am asking. | 12 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727)I have a really quick question. Following up on the oil and gas, I have one specific question about a ceramic business in my constituency. I am a Staffordshire MP as well. It can b… | 64 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727)I know that you said you were not supportive of retaining domestic production for domestic customers, if I have understood that correctly. Would you support doing that for our manu… | 34 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsWe in Stafford welcome the announcement that Stafford college will become an advanced manufacturing technical hub, but we have a gap: more skilled jobs are needed than there are pe… Labour MarketSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 53 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement: British CompaniesHappy St George’s day, Mr Speaker. GE Vernova, in my constituency of Stafford, Eccleshall and the villages, is creating 400 new jobs to add to the 1,400 people it already employs. … Economy JobsEnergy | 98 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement: British Companies14. What steps he is taking to increase levels of procurement from British companies through Government contracts. Economy JobsEnergy | 17 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement Strategy(Urgent Question): To ask the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on the Government procurement strategy. Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 24 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement StrategyThrough a change in procurement policy that is more focused on backing British businesses, investing in Britain to help secure thousands of good, unionised jobs, and remaining comm… Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 85 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1767)That is a first. That is not bad. | 8 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 17 | 23.0% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 8 | 10.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 8 | 10.8% |
| Department for Transport | 6 | 8.1% |
| Department for Education | 6 | 8.1% |
| Home Office | 5 | 6.8% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 5 | 6.8% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 3 | 4.1% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure towns not included in the first wave of Young Futures Hub locations, including in Staffordshire, are not left behind in the delivery of the Natio… | Pending |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the safety of the veterinary medicines Librela and Solensia. | Pending |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to support the resumption of sustained humanitarian aid access into Gaza; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of a… | Pending |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, a) what assessments he has made of the implications of the ongoing regional instability in the Middle East for UK foreign policy priorities; and b) what steps… | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the US CLOUD Act on the security of NHS patient data held or processed by US-based companies; and whether his Department has so… | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of critical health data infrastructure being operated by companies subject to foreign law on national resilience; and whether the… | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of gaps in East-West rail connectivity in the West Midlands and Stafford; and what steps her Department is taking to im… | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Carer's Credit rules where care is shared between two or more family members, each meeting the weekly hours th… | Pending |
| 18 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 with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that solar energy development protects rural land. | Answered |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support households that rely on heating oil in the context of recent price increases; and what steps he is considering to protect off-gri… | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulation of cosmetic procedures; and what estimate he has made of the annual cost of treating complications from such procedures. | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for the future of funding for School Games Organisers beyond 2026. | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) waiting times at urgent care centres and (b) the geographical coverage of urgent care provision in Staffordshire; and what is the… | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that new housing developments in (a) Stafford, (b) Eccleshall, (c) Loggerheads and (d) other villages in Stafford… | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are internal NHS targets for blood test waiting lists; and what steps he is taking to ensure timely access to blood tests for patients in?Staffordshire. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Trade CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 13 Apr 2026 | present |
| Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsSelect | Member | Commons | 13 Apr 2026 | present |
| Modernisation CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 08 Dec 2025 | present |
| Speaker's Conference (2024)Select | Member | Commons | 18 Dec 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 | 138 | 23,147 | 9.6% |
| Accommodation | 12 | 17,852 | 7.4% |
| Staffing | 12 | 185,501 | 77.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,004 | 2.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 7,294 | 3.0% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 2,025 | 0.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 16,164 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 10 | 13,514 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 38 | 7,314 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 7 | 6,666 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,723 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 20 | 2,206 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 4 | 1,688 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 7 | 1,526 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Staffing | 1 | 900 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 5 | 839 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 5 | 734 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Aug 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other | -3 | Paid |
| 05 Aug 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other | -3 | Paid |
| 05 Aug 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other | -10 | Paid |
| 05 Aug 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | Allocation of 60277787:1 to 60249624:5 | -174 | Paid |
| 05 Aug 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Allocation of 60284618:9 to 60284618:18 | -535 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 750 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -750 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -916 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | Training for office team on planning and delivery of 4-day youth event [200011920-2] | 1,800 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | Media training - filming, editing, and photography [200011920-3] | 1,400 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Staffing Recruitment Services &Costs | Allocation of Hive Support - 8th Aug 2024 to STAFF | 900 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | Summer School planning and training [200011920-4] | 4,500 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Staff Training [200011920-1] | 2,500 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | SMARTY CO UK [200011725-8329] | 7 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | PRINTED.COM [200011725-9000] | 99 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Banner March 2025 | 69 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 43 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 26 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 21 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 20 | 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. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Google UK Ltd
Address of donor: 1-13 St Giles High St, London WC2H 8AG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality as a guest of YouTube at Glastonbury Festival 2025, value £2,908.02
Date received: 27 June 2025
Date accepted: 27 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03977902
(Registered 23 July 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
29 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: No. 2, Kaitakelan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100202
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, meals paid for by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, value £5,669
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Dates of visit: 28 March 2026 to 3 April 2026
Purpose of visit: As member of the British/Taiwanese APPG to meet the President, cabinet ministers and opposition members of parliament.
(Registered 23 April 2026)
22 May 2025
Name of donor: United Nations Population Fund via the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and as per its APPG Register.
Address of donor: 605 3rd Avenue, New York NY 10158
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights & visa (£1,789.41), accommodation (£486.41), other travel (£220.08), food and drink (£371.130), per diem and misc (127.14), value £2,994.17
Destination of visit: Kenya
Dates of visit: 8 April 2025 to 12 April 2025
Purpose of visit: Study tour on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and International Development
(Registered 7 May 2025)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Governor of Burton Manor School, Stafford. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 8 July 2024
Date interest ended: 11 September 2025
(Registered 25 July 2024; updated 9 April 2026)
03 Feb 2026
Elected member of the Executive of the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union (BGIPU). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 27 January 2026
(Registered 29 January 2026)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 17 wards, 28 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baswich | Ann Patricia Edgeller | Conservative and Unionist Party | 915 | 04 May 2023 |
| Baswich | Marnie Phillips | Conservative and Unionist Party | 688 | 04 May 2023 |
| Common | Aidan Thomas Arthur Godfrey | Labour Party | 439 | 04 May 2023 |
| Coton | Ant Reid | Labour Party | 564 | 04 May 2023 |
| Coton | Louise Nixon | Labour Party | 645 | 04 May 2023 |
| Doxey Castletown | Tony Pearce | Green Party of England and Wales | 447 | 04 May 2023 |
| Eccleshall | Jeremy Michael Pert | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,028 | 04 May 2023 |
| Eccleshall | Peter Wallace Jones | Conservative and Unionist Party | 949 | 04 May 2023 |
| Forebridge | Julian Thorley | Labour Party | 418 | 04 May 2023 |
| Gnosall Woodseaves | Mark James Winnington | Conservative and Unionist Party | 962 | 04 May 2023 |
| Gnosall Woodseaves | Scott Spencer | Green Party of England and Wales | 926 | 04 May 2023 |
| Highfields Western Downs | Andy McNaughton | Labour Party | 597 | 04 May 2023 |
| Highfields Western Downs | Dee McNaughton | Labour Party | 548 | 04 May 2023 |
| Holmcroft | Bryan Michael Cross | Conservative and Unionist Party | 790 | 04 May 2023 |
| Holmcroft | Frank Douglas Joseph James | Labour Party | 797 | 04 May 2023 |
| Littleworth | Gillian Parminder Kaur Pardesi | Labour Party | 775 | 04 May 2023 |
| Littleworth | Tony Nixon | Labour Party | 704 | 04 May 2023 |
| Loggerheads | Andrew William Turnock | Conservative and Unionist Party | 730 | 07 May 2026 |
| Loggerheads | Graham David Sedgley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 805 | 07 May 2026 |
| Maer Whitmore | Jeremy John Elton Lefroy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 562 | 07 May 2026 |
| Manor | Angela Mary Loughran | Labour Party | 853 | 04 May 2023 |
| Manor | Anne Hobbs | Labour Party | 785 | 04 May 2023 |
| Penkside | Ralph Philip Cooke | Labour Party | 324 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rowley | Doug Rouxel | Green Party of England and Wales | 496 | 04 May 2023 |
| Seighford Church Eaton | Emma Louise Carter | Green Party of England and Wales | 974 | 04 May 2023 |
| Seighford Church Eaton | Jack Thomas Rose | Green Party of England and Wales | 777 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weeping Cross Wildwood | Jenny Barron | Stafford Borough Independents | 639 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weeping Cross Wildwood | Julie Patricia Read | Labour Party | 630 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 102,675 | Electorate 70,608 (2024) |
| Median age | 44 | years |
| Degree-educated | 34.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 92.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 69.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 16.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 14.3% | households |
| Median weekly pay | £564 | ASHE |
| 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.