Witney / data
A · Overview
Issue volume
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 68 | |
| Economy | 60 | |
| Employment | 37 | |
| Education | 31 | |
| Crime & Policing | 28 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 26 | |
| Pensions | 21 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 21 |
Speech topics
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 26 | 11,147 |
| Fiscal Policy | 16 | 7,812 |
| Cost Of Living | 9 | 5,827 |
| Health | 9 | 5,715 |
| Social Care | 13 | 4,726 |
| Utilities | 7 | 3,360 |
| Labour Market | 6 | 2,711 |
| Local Government | 5 | 2,263 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2024 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Tobacco and Vapes Bill its Second Reading, advancing legislation that would create a 'smoke-free generation… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Pension SchemesI thank the Minister for his statement. We have learned today that this contract was awarded two and a half years ago. Capita had two and a half years to prepare for taking on the … Social CareFiscal PolicyMp Performance | 188 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Cost of Heating OilIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing this important debate. We have all … EnergyCost Of LivingUtilities | 339 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)That would be helpful. What about on grid connection queues? | 10 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)What should we do about that? | 6 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)I want to ask a different question to each of you. Simon, Professor Neil Lawrence was pretty active earlier in saying how he did not much like the Government’s encouragement of the… | 65 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)Running with that a little further, could you give more detail, Matthew? Obviously, there are a lot of people wanting that power, some in data centres and some for other AI reasons… | 84 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)If I have an AI data centre at gate 2 and something else there, do you think there is a case that the data centre should win through in that discussion? | 31 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)Can you take that apart a bit for us? There is GDPR and this is post Brexit. Where are the gaps compared with the EU that make it less certain? | 30 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)That was not so much on the CMA aspect. Karim, Dame Wendy made the point that there are so few women in AI, tech and private capital—QED. What can UK Private Capital do about that?… | 45 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)Phill, on the UK AI opportunities action plan, I am quite intrigued that the Government very naturally are talking about UK AI opportunities. Is there enough discussion and interes… | 32 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)Putting that into a geographical context in the UK, a lot of power is increasingly generated off the North sea, so further north. I hear arguments about latency and the need for a … | 51 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)I fully concur on those CMA comments. On the AI Safety Institute, now the AI Security Institute, and to your point about UN global governance on AI, what do you think our Governmen… | 78 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)The EU’s position on copyright is not globally competitive in that context. Is that what you are saying to us? | 20 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1796)But where does the gas come from? | 7 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1796)But that is relevant, because that is where the money came from. | 12 |
D · Written questions
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 34 | 27.0% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 27 | 21.4% |
| Ministry of Justice | 10 | 7.9% |
| Department for Education | 7 | 5.6% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 7 | 5.6% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 6 | 4.8% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 6 | 4.8% |
| Department for Transport | 6 | 4.8% |
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure the whole population, particularly those who are not natural users of smartphones, are able to access and use the services from the NHS app by 2028. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department’s has plans to remove of hospitals, public governors and staff governors. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what ‘more dynamic’ solutions his Department plans to replace public governors and staff governors with. | Pending |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to help support parents of students with SEND with having Education, Health and Care Plans in place. | Answered |
| 28 Jan 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 implications for her policies of the financial stability of Thames Water. | Answered |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any British companies are involved in the (a) manufacture and (b) sale of cluster munitions. | Answered |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) Ofwat and (b) Thames Water on the potential merits of issuing penalties to Thames Water for alleged breaches of its licen… | Answered |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency use in the consideration of applications for licence renewals from drivers who take (a) insulin and (b) diabetes medication. | Answered |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in doses of (a) insulin and (b) diabetic medication on driver license renewals. | Answered |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set out the process for driver licence renewals which are subject to the monitoring of blood sugar levels, including Freestyle Libre. | Answered |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the licensing regime for shotgun ownership on the rural economy. | Answered |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department has taken with the Secretary of State for Defence to help tackle LGBTQ+ discrimination in the armed forces. | Answered |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish the findings of the consultation on Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes. | Answered |
| 04 Dec 2025 | 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 changes to requirements for EPC certificates on properties used as short term holiday lets. | Answered |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce incidences of freight crime. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsSelect | Member | Commons | 05 Mar 2025 | present |
| Business and Trade CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 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 | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 41 | 24,521 | 13.4% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 1,086 | 0.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,486 | 1.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 665 | 0.4% |
| Staffing | 0 | 153,756 | 84.2% |
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 5 | 12,575 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 4,900 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 29 | 3,059 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 1,601 |
| Removals | Miscellaneous | 1 | 1,086 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 1 | 186 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 1 | 157 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 3 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jul 2025 | Office Costs Pooled staffing services | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) | 4,900 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -25 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Miscellaneous Removals | SO STORAGE LIMITED [200011726-7948] | 1,086 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,601 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP [200011725-7006] | 186 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 150 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 138 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-4483] | 29 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,800 | Paid |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] | 525 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | CARTRIDGE WORLD | 471 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 372 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 20 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 2 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,800 | Paid |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | -2 | Paid |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 372 | 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.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 21 wards, 23 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvescot Filkins | Edward Humfrey James | Conservative and Unionist Party | 285 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ascott Shipton | David John Cooper | Conservative and Unionist Party | 368 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bampton Clanfield | Alistair George Wray | Liberal Democrats | 638 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brize Norton Shilton | Rosie Pearson | Green Party of England and Wales | 383 | 05 May 2022 |
| Burford | Hugo Ashton | Liberal Democrats | 511 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carterton North East | David Richard Melvin | Liberal Democrats | 515 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carterton North West | Phil Godfrey | Liberal Democrats | 550 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carterton South | Michele Louise Mead | Conservative and Unionist Party | 437 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ducklington | Adrian Nigel Walsh | Conservative and Unionist Party | 355 | 04 May 2023 |
| Faringdon | Bethia Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 1,531 | 04 May 2023 |
| Faringdon | Lucy Alexandra Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 1,390 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hailey Minster Lovell Leafield | Paul Marsh | Liberal Democrats | 606 | 02 May 2024 |
| Kingston Bagpuize | Jill Rayner | Liberal Democrats | 880 | 04 May 2023 |
| Milton Under Wychwood | Adam Peter Clements | Liberal Democrats | 400 | 02 May 2024 |
| Standlake Aston Stanton Harcourt | Stephen John Cosier | Liberal Democrats | 860 | 02 May 2024 |
| Thames | Mark Stephen Philip Coleman | Liberal Democrats | 606 | 04 May 2023 |
| Watchfield Shrivenham | Katherine Foxhall | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,355 | 04 May 2023 |
| Watchfield Shrivenham | Viral Patel | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,170 | 04 May 2023 |
| Witney Central | Andrew Stanley Coles | Labour Party | 800 | 02 May 2024 |
| Witney East | Duncan Shaw Thomas Enright | Labour Party | 1,019 | 02 May 2024 |
| Witney North | Andrew Peter Prosser | Green Party of England and Wales | 451 | 02 May 2024 |
| Witney South | Stuart McCarroll | Labour Party | 706 | 02 May 2024 |
| Witney West | Jane Doughty | Conservative and Unionist Party | 636 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 105,578 | Electorate 75,448 (2024) |
| Median age | 42 | years |
| Degree-educated | 38.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 94.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 68.2% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.6% | households |
| Employment rate | 64.0% | 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.