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Matt Turmaine · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
464
of 504 possible
Attendance
92%
40 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
91
40 debates
Written Qs
6
6 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£151k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 65 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 95 | |
| Economy | 92 | |
| Employment | 51 | |
| Crime & Policing | 43 | |
| Education | 41 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 29 | |
| Pensions | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Culture Community | 10 | 3,006 |
| Economy Jobs | 12 | 2,831 |
| Health | 8 | 1,551 |
| Social Care | 7 | 1,207 |
| Cost Of Living | 8 | 1,123 |
| Defence | 7 | 1,035 |
| Immigration | 2 | 747 |
| Education | 2 | 724 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)That’s great, thank you. You, too, have pre-empted my next question in a way. I was going to ask about the transparency of data that you have from those good conversations. Do you … | 57 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)That’s great. Can you tell me a little about how you will ensure that the new indicators will provide good early-warning signs of deteriorating performance? | 25 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)Good afternoon. I am going to ask a few questions about DCMS oversight. First, Ms Storey, you mentioned the work that you have started to do on performance indicators, but could yo… | 61 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)My next question was going to be how long you think it will take to implement them once you have decided on them, but you are suggesting in your answer that probably later this yea… | 37 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)Do you have an understanding of what level of deterioration in the quality of collections, or opening hours of museums, would be an acceptable tolerance in order to reach that fina… | 41 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)Ms Malik, in relation to the digitisation of content and the care of the collections that you were discussing with Chris, you mentioned accessibility to collections. Is that intend… | 49 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)Finally, on opening hours, the Report references instances of museums closing for a day in order to generate private income from use of the space. Do you have a sense of what is an… | 73 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseThe Government are committed to effective cross-departmental working, yet my constituent Suzi has had tremendous problems getting different agencies to work together simply to get … Local GovernmentEnergyCost Of Living | 66 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ10. The Government have shown that they take seriously justice and violence against women and girls. In my constituency, I have been made aware of a case in which two children of … EnergyCost Of LivingLocal Government | 96 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-03-16)That is great, thank you. Paragraph 2.4 on page 26 references that the 2010 to 2015 Government did achieve driving down regulatory costs by £10 billion. It also identifies that 90%… | 62 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-03-16)Paragraph 1.14 on page 16 of the Report says that the plans are currently “off track”. Are you confident you are going to make up the progress that you need to make in the time ava… | 36 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-03-16)Jim, I would like to address this question to you. Can you tell us a bit about the progress that you have made so far in delivering the action plan? | 30 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ14. Last week, in my constituency of Watford, several amazing charities held their annual sleep-out to raise awareness of homelessness. People sign up to sleep outside at Watford … DefenceCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 110 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | UK-German RelationsIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Preston (Sir Mark Hendrick) for securing this important debate. I want to make a … DefenceEconomy JobsCulture Community | 438 |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 888)That is great. Will that still be the case once the surge staff are removed and you are sort of business as usual? | 23 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Office | 1 | 16.7% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 | 16.7% |
| Home Office | 1 | 16.7% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 | 16.7% |
| Northern Ireland Office | 1 | 16.7% |
| Women and Equalities | 1 | 16.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | Northern Ireland Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on support for the film industry in Northern Ireland. | Answered |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle pay disparities for disabled people. | Answered |
| 03 Jun 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | What steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of children in temporary accommodation. | Answered |
| 07 May 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help restore the ceasefire in Gaza. | Answered |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce fraud in the public sector. | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward further regulation of the sale of (a) crossbows and (b) crossbow arrow heads. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London (Markets) BillSelect | Member | Commons | 18 Mar 2026 | present |
| Public Accounts CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 01 Dec 2025 | 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 | 61 | 32,503 | 21.6% |
| Staffing | 3 | 118,116 | 78.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 8 | 7,000 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 1 | 5,542 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 9 | 4,924 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 2 | 3,176 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 15 | 3,122 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 3 | 2,938 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 2 | 1,800 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 1 | 1,750 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 11 | 1,695 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 1 | 1,595 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 630 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Apr 2025 | Staffing Pooled staffing services | Professional & consultancy | 176 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 175 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Television | 549 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 40 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | stock of postage stamps for constituency office [200011802-149] | 208 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [***] 01/09/2024 to 31/03/2025 | 5,542 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 900 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | www.mattturmaine.co.uk | 630 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Landline & internet package | 201 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 142 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 142 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 142 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 1,292 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | MLN DESIGN & PRINT [200011725-7369] | 810 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Moving Fees | Legal costs | 512 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | MLN DESIGN & PRINT [200011725-7368] | 270 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | E-CAREERS LIMITED [200011725-6565] | 1,595 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS [200011725-6563] | 102 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS [200011725-6564] | 48 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 63 | 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.
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Elected Councillor, Watford Borough Council. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 30 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 13 wards, 15 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushey North | Alan Leslie Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 1,169 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bushey North | Louise Jane Nicolas | Liberal Democrats | 1,219 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bushey North | Paul Anton Richards | Liberal Democrats | 1,139 | 04 May 2023 |
| Callowland | Richard Peter Short | Liberal Democrats | 1,069 | 02 May 2024 |
| Central | Sam Summer | Liberal Democrats | 924 | 02 May 2024 |
| Holywell | Nigel Bell | Labour Party | 1,159 | 02 May 2024 |
| Leggatts | Sham Begum | Liberal Democrats | 864 | 02 May 2024 |
| Meriden | Annalisa Buraglio | Liberal Democrats | 643 | 02 May 2024 |
| Nascot | Mark Adrian Watkin | Liberal Democrats | 1,394 | 02 May 2024 |
| Oxhey | Karen Ruth Clarke-Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,267 | 02 May 2024 |
| Park | Gabriel Duduta | Liberal Democrats | 1,413 | 02 May 2024 |
| Stanborough | Clara Mulya Ansong | Liberal Democrats | 798 | 02 May 2024 |
| Tudor | Darren Erik Walford | Liberal Democrats | 827 | 02 May 2024 |
| Vicarage | Sohail Bashir | Liberal Democrats | 987 | 02 May 2024 |
| Woodside | Ann Elizabeth Saffery | Liberal Democrats | 705 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 109,740 | Electorate 73,100 (2024) |
| Median age | 37 | years |
| Degree-educated | 41.0% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 61.5% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 56.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 27.6% | households |
| Social-rented | 15.7% | households |
| Employment rate | 65.2% | 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.