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Sir Andrew Mitchell · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 07 Jun 2001 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
9087days
from 07 Jun 2001
Divisions
210
of 504 possible
Attendance
42%
294 absent / paired
Whip alignment
92%
vs party majority
Speeches
51
46 debates
Written Qs
206
201 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£272k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 125 claims
Interests
20
6 categories

A · Overview

Last update: 24 Apr 2026

Issue volume

Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
IssueVolumeVotes
Taxation
44
Economy
34
Crime & Policing
21
Employment
20
Education
15
Energy
13
Housing
12
Constitution and Democracy
11

Speech topics

Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
TopicDebatesWords
Economy Jobs204,123
Crime112,699
Defence282,638
Fiscal Policy82,603
Culture Community91,135
Immigration101,119
Social Care51,097
Labour Market2912

B · Notable divisions

Source: Hansard · The Public Whip

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.

DateDivisionWhipMP voted
17 Jun 2025Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a sRebelledNo
17 Jun 2025Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organRebelledAye
13 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situaRebelledNo

C · Speeches

Source: Hansard · 6,873 words
DateContributionWords
21 Apr 2026Topical QuestionsFollowing the Minister’s answer to Question 1 on illicit finances, we still do not have publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership in the overseas territories, nearly 10
DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration
72
20 Apr 2026Security VettingFurther to the question asked by my right hon. Friend the Member for Hertsmere (Sir Oliver Dowden), is it not pretty poor form that the Prime Minister shovels the blame for this pa
Mp PerformanceDefence
61
13 Apr 2026Middle EastI think the Prime Minister should acknowledge—I am sure that he does—that over the past 30 years our armed forces have been hollowed out by Governments of all parties as they have
DefenceEnergyCost Of Living
104
02 Mar 2026Middle EastThe Prime Minister’s reaction at the end of last week appeared to many to be both anaemic and disappointing, and at variance with the other Five Eyes nations. Will he read the anal
DefenceEnergy
93
09 Feb 2026Jimmy Lai: Prison SentenceNow is the time not to lambast the Chinese Government for the wider issues between us, but to focus 100% on securing clemency for Jimmy Lai. Surely the granting of clemency and a o
DefenceCulture Community
52
02 Feb 2026China and JapanIn spite of the somewhat thin economic gruel with which the Prime Minister has returned, he was absolutely right to visit China. If I may return to the issue of human rights, parti
DefenceEconomy JobsTechnology
86
26 Jan 2026Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe Minister, who is normally a reasonable fellow, always makes the point that the last Conservative Government started the negotiations. Does he now understand that, first, we wer
DefenceFiscal Policy
57
26 Jan 2026 Police Reform White PaperIt must be right to look at this White Paper with an open mind, and I commend the Home Secretary’s willingness to listen. I will make two points for her to consider. First, in Roya
CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs
121
20 Jan 2026Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillFollowing the excellent point made by my hon. Friend the Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare), does the Minister realise that the President of the United States, following his per
DefenceFiscal Policy
72
20 Jan 2026Official Development AssistanceAs the Minister will know, part of the official development assistance budget goes to investment in businesses creating employment in the poorest parts of the world, such as Britis
Fiscal PolicyHealthEconomy Jobs
74
14 Jan 2026West Midlands PoliceI thank the Home Secretary—who, like me, is a local west midlands Member of Parliament—for her well-judged statement, but is not one of the villains of this piece the police and cr
CrimeLocal GovernmentCulture Community
103
13 Jan 2026 IranI thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement to the House. She is surely right that there are things that we can do to help the desperately brave people on the streets who want
DefenceImmigrationCrime
154
05 Jan 2026 VenezuelaOf course quite a lot depends on what now happens, but Mr Maduro stole the elections in Venezuela in plain sight, is a narco-terrorist and has destroyed the lives of tens of thousa
DefenceEconomy JobsOther
76
05 Jan 2026Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed Forces Recruitment and RetentionHave there not already been numerous investigations and inquiries, and while old wounds are being reopened, is it not the case that little new evidence is emerging? The Minister, w
Defence
66
16 Dec 2025Africa: New ApproachI absolve the Minister entirely from responsibility for this statement, as he is not the Africa Minister, but is the so-called new approach for Africa not rather like the old strat
Economy JobsDefenceImmigration
131

D · Written questions

Source: UK Parliament Written Questions API (questions-statements.parliament.uk) · 206 tabled · 201 answered · 04 Oct 202420 Apr 2026
Top departments
DepartmentQuestionsShare
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office4220.4%
Department of Health and Social Care3416.5%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs209.7%
Department for Education199.2%
Department for Transport157.3%
Home Office136.3%
Department for Business and Trade136.3%
Treasury94.4%
Most recent
DateDepartmentQuestionStatus
20 Apr 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of women dying during pregnancy or in the weeks after giving birth in the Midlands.Pending
20 Apr 2026Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the organic food sector in the MidlandsPending
13 Apr 2026Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to urge the newly formed Government of Myanmar to release (a) Aung San Suu Kyi and (b) all other political prisoners.Pending
13 Apr 2026Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the (a) human rights and (b) humanitarian situation in Myanmar following the inauguration of General Min Aung Hlaing.Pending
13 Apr 2026Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of sanctions on Myanmar.Pending
10 Apr 2026Department for EducationTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, is she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the absence of Pupil Premium equivalent funding to support the attainment of disadvantaged students during their last two years of compul…Answered
10 Apr 2026Cabinet OfficeTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March to Question 123135 on Foreign Investment in UK: West Midlands, if he will set out inward investment into the West Midlands for each of the last 10 years.Answered
24 Mar 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to community dental services for care home residents in the West Midlands.Answered
24 Mar 2026Department for Business and TradeTo ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage foreign direct investment in the West Midlands.Answered
24 Mar 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of ambulance response times in the West Midlands Ambulance Service.Answered
24 Mar 2026Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTo ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure resilience against future memory chip shortages.Answered
24 Mar 2026Department for EducationTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to recruit qualified physics teachers in the West Midlands.Answered
24 Mar 2026Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support vulnerable low energy users who find switching energy suppliers difficult.Answered
13 Mar 2026Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTo ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support tech start-up companies to scale up in the Midlands.Answered
13 Mar 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to work with NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB to help reduce the number of patients that are waiting an extended period for podiatry services.Answered

E · Committees

Source: UK Parliament Committees API

No committee memberships recorded for this MP.

F · Expenses

Source: IPSA individual MP business-cost claims (theipsa.org.uk) · FY 2024–2025 · £271,863 paid · 125 claims

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
CategoryClaimsPaid (£)Share
Office Costs8726,9279.9%
Accommodation245,6532.1%
Staffing3230,54084.8%
MP Travel02,8621.1%
Staff Travel05,8812.2%
Top itemised cost types
Cost typeCategoryClaimsPaid (£)
Equipment - purchaseOffice Costs64,735
Stationery & printingOffice Costs463,690
Pooled staffing servicesOffice Costs13,548
Website hosting and designOffice Costs63,483
Bought-in servicesStaffing22,909
Bought-in servicesOffice Costs22,332
Service charge & ground RentAccommodation32,098
Council taxAccommodation21,897
Pooled staffing servicesStaffing11,715
UtilitiesOffice Costs71,149
Landline phone & internet - rental & usageOffice Costs5930
UtilitiesAccommodation13819
Most recent
DateCategoryDescriptionPaid (£)Status
08 May 2025Accommodation
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage
Landline & internet package0Repaid
08 May 2025Accommodation
Council tax
Council Tax Rebate 60294373:10Repaid
11 Apr 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
XMA March 2025410Paid
11 Apr 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
XMA March 2025410Paid
11 Apr 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
XMA March 2025410Paid
11 Apr 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
XMA March 2025334Paid
31 Mar 2025Office Costs
Utilities
Electricity344Paid
31 Mar 2025Office Costs
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage
Landline128Paid
31 Mar 2025Office Costs
Utilities
Water75Paid
20 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
Banner March 2025150Paid
20 Mar 2025Office Costs
Mobile telephone - contract & usage
Vodafone bill for calls and data. Claiming half of total bill to cover parliamentary usage. [200011804-166]20Paid
20 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
Banner March 202517Paid
20 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
Banner March 20256Paid
20 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
Banner March 20252Paid
20 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
Banner March 20251Paid
20 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
Banner March 20250Paid
19 Mar 2025Accommodation
Utilities
Electricity0Repaid
19 Mar 2025Accommodation
Utilities
Electricity0Repaid
13 Mar 2025Office Costs
Website hosting and design
Website upgrade and migration to Drupal 10 for improved performance and security.320Paid
13 Mar 2025Accommodation
Utilities
Water75Paid

G · Register of interests

Source: UK Parliament Members API — Registered Interests (members-api.parliament.uk) · 20 current · last amended 14 Apr 2026

Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.

1. Employment and earnings5 entries
18 Apr 2024
Role, work or services: Writing a book Payer: AM Heath & Co Ltd, 5 Warwick Court, London WC1R 5DJ Additional information: Any payments will be listed below.
24 Feb 2026
Remuneration: £44,304 a year (60,000 USD. The conversion rate on 18 February 2026 is £44,304) From: 2 February 2026. Hours: 15 hrs a quarter Estimated 6 days in total across a year (Registered 23 February 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Role, work or services: Adviser From: 2 February 2026. Payer: SuBaha Investments (SuBaha Investments is set up as a diversified investment manager that will operate a collection of investment funds under a single corporate structure. The corporate structure is a Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) Manager), SuBaha Investments c/o IQEQ Fund Services (Mauritius) Limited 33, Edith Cavell Street Port-Louis 11324 Mauritius ACOBA consulted: Yes (Registered 23 February 2026)
15 Jul 2025
Remuneration: £22,000 a quarter (amount has been converted from US Dollars based on on 3 July 2025 exchange rate), Africa50 will meet the cost of any travel and other expenses arising from this role From: 27 June 2025. Until: 26 June 2026. Hours: 30 hrs a quarter approx. (Registered 10 July 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Role, work or services: Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer From: 27 June 2025. Until: 26 June 2026. Payer: Africa50 (Africa50 helps bridge Africa’s infrastructure funding gap by facilitating project development, mobilizing public and private sector finance, and investing in infrastructure on the continent), Tour Ivoire 3 - 8ème étage, Marina de Casablanca, Boulevard des Almohades, Casablanca 20000 Morocco ACOBA consulted: Yes (Registered 10 July 2025)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation2 entries
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Beaver Metals & Metallic Extractors Address of donor: Beaver Metals & Metallic Extractors Ltd, Marsh Lane, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1NS Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Donor status: company, registration 00510565 (Registered 25 July 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Glass Express Midlands Ltd Address of donor: Unit 9, Union Road, Oldbury, B69 3EX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500 Donor status: company, registration 06465299 (Registered 4 July 2025)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)6 entries
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Aid Alliance Address of donor: 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Policy Adviser for up to 2 days per week from 1st March to 31st March 2026, value £1,600 Date received: 1 March 2026 to 31 March 2026 Date accepted: 1 March 2026 Donor status: company, registration Company Registration No 03395681 Registered Charity No 1068839 (Registered 24 March 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Aid Alliance Address of donor: 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Policy Adviser for up to 2 days per week from 1st February to 28th February 2026, value £2,400 Date received: 1 February 2026 to 28 February 2026 Date accepted: 1 February 2026 Donor status: company, registration Company Registration No. 03395681 Registered Charity No. 1068839 (Registered 23 February 2026)
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Aid Alliance Address of donor: 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Policy Adviser for up to 2 days per week, value £800 Date received: 5 May 2025 to 31 May 2025 Date accepted: 5 May 2025 Donor status: company, registration 03395681. Registered Charity No. 1068839 (Registered 2 June 2025)
06 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Aid Alliance Address of donor: 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Policy Adviser for up to two days per week from 1 to 19 December, value £1,600 Date received: 1 December 2025 to 19 December 2025 Date accepted: 1 December 2025 Donor status: company, registration 03395681 (Registered 16 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Aid Alliance Address of donor: 8 All Saints Street London N1 9RL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Policy Adviser for up to 2 days per week from 1 November to 24 November, value £2,000 Date received: 1 November 2025 to 24 November 2025 Date accepted: 1 November 2025 Donor status: company, registration Company Registration No. 03395681 Registered Charity No. 1068839 (Registered 25 November 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Aid Alliance Address of donor: 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Policy Adviser for up to 2 days per week from 1st June to 30th June, value £1,600 Date received: 1 June 2025 to 30 June 2025 Date accepted: 1 June 2025 Donor status: company, registration Company Registration No. 03395681 Registered Charity No. 1068839 (Registered 27 June 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK5 entries
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET) Address of donor: 86 - 90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£2,652.78), accommodation (£870.00), local transport (£730.00) and estimated value of meals and hospitality (£260.00), for myself and an International Development Advisor, value £4,512.78 Destination of visit: Zimbabwe (Harare) Dates of visit: 21 February 2026 to 25 February 2026 Purpose of visit: High-level meetings with Government of Zimbabwe representatives and health system stakeholders, site visit to project funded through the UK-Zimbabwe Health Partnership Pilot at Sally Mugabe Hospital, and attendance at UK-Zimbabwe Health Partnership Pilot celebration event hosted by the British Ambassador to Zimbabwe. (Registered 4 March 2026)
06 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Doha Forum Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£5555), accommodation and hospitality (£402), value £5,957 Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha) Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 7 December 2025 Purpose of visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on diplomacy, dialogue and diversity, including meetings with fellow cross-party parliamentarians, political representations of other countries and Qatari ministers to discuss Qatar's role in seeking to resolve current regional conflicts. (Registered 22 December 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd) Address of donor: CFI Ltd, PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel (£950), flights (£884), local transport, tour guides and VIP service/transfer, meals and hospitality (£646), VIP transfer to the airport (£320). My adviser's flights (£755), hotel room including VAT (£1400), local transport, tour guides, VIP service/transfer meals and hospitality (£923), value £5,878 Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine Dates of visit: 26 May 2025 to 29 May 2025 Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation (Registered 17 June 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Mo Ibrahim Foundation Address of donor: 35 Portman Square, London W1H 6LR Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Single flight for myself from Marrakech to London (£915.00), return flights between London and Marrakesh for my parliamentary adviser (£790.00), two rooms accommodation for myself and my adviser (£1,457.64), hospitality (£148.46) and local transport (£90), value £3,401.10 Destination of visit: Morocco Dates of visit: 31 May 2025 to 3 June 2025 Purpose of visit: Participating in the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Conference, I was accompanied by my parliamentary adviser. (Registered 16 June 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Black Sea Security Forum Address of donor: City of Odesa, Ukraine, 65000 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Single flight from Moldova to Morocco (£814.22), hotel (£200) and land travel in Ukraine (£303), value £1,317.22 Destination of visit: Ukraine (Odesa) Dates of visit: 29 May 2025 to 31 May 2025 Purpose of visit: Speaking at the Black Sea Forum (Registered 16 June 2025)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,0001 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Equinox International Holdings Limited Nature of business: Life sciences Interest held: from 20 August 2021 Additional information: Shares are held and managed by Kingsley Capital Partners. (Registered 14 November 2022)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
29 Apr 2025
Name of donor: African Development Bank, Avenue Lamblin, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Senior adviser to the African Development Bank, Avenue Lamblin, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. I expect to devote 5 days a year to this role. I have waived the fee and will receive a nominal payment of £1. Date interest arose: 7 April 2025 Date interest ended: 1 September 2025 (Registered 8 April 2025; updated 14 September 2025)

H · Ward results

Source: Local Government Boundary Commission · DCLEAPIL

Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 10 councillor seats.

WardCouncillorPartyVotesElection
Sutton Four OaksMaureen CornishConservative and Unionist Party1,65805 May 2022
Sutton Mere GreenMeirion JenkinsConservative and Unionist Party1,71705 May 2022
Sutton ReddicapRichard Frederick Jex ParkinConservative and Unionist Party1,17205 May 2022
Sutton RoughleyEwan MackeyConservative and Unionist Party1,62005 May 2022
Sutton TrinityDavid Christopher PearsConservative and Unionist Party1,15405 May 2022
Sutton VeseyKath ScottLabour Party2,74805 May 2022
Sutton VeseyRob PocockLabour Party3,33505 May 2022
Sutton Walmley MinworthDavid Stuart BarrieConservative and Unionist Party2,22305 May 2022
Sutton Walmley MinworthKen WoodConservative and Unionist Party1,86205 May 2022
Sutton Wylde GreenAlex YipConservative and Unionist Party1,48905 May 2022

I · Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 · NOMIS
IndicatorValueNotes
Population (2021 Census)103,399Electorate 74,080 (2024)
Median age45years
Degree-educated40.5%level 4 or above
Ethnicity (White)81.0%2021 Census ethnic group
Owner-occupied77.8%households
Private-rented13.3%households
Social-rented8.8%households
Employment rate56.9%16-64 in work

J · Public spending

Source: HMT Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (gov.uk/PESA) and departmental funding allocations · Status: Pending ingest

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.

Sources

Hansard · UK Parliament Members API · UK Parliament Committees API · The Public Whip · Office for National Statistics · Local Government Boundary Commission for England · DCLEAPIL · NOMIS · HMRC SPI · ASHE.

Pending ingest: IPSA individual MP claims · Register of Members’ Financial Interests · HMT PESA & departmental funding allocations · UK Parliament Written Questions API (per-MP feed).

About this view

The data view is a structured archive — every datapoint is a row in a public source. Where a panel shows ‘pending’, the dataset is in the ingestion queue. Send corrections to corrections@beyondthevote.uk.

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