When the Rt Hon Member for Dorking and Horley will receive a response to his correspondence dated 27 April 2026 on an International Letter of Request for the late Police Constable, Hannah Byrne.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Liberal Democrats · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Chris Coghlan.
Liberal Democrats MP for Dorking and Horley.
Commons votes
275/521
53% attendance · top 88% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
449
across 126 debates · 13,018 words
Written Qs
199
194 answered · 5 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.
Chris Coghlan is the Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Coghlan broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
LD avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
21 Apr
Russian Federation: Financial Pressure
“US decision to partially lift sanctions on Russian oil undermines UK and Ukraine security interests and directly funds Putin's war effort.”
13 Apr
SEND Provision and Reform
“Weakening legal rights will endanger children; hundreds of SEND children are avoidably harming themselves due to local authority negligence, and tribunal enforceability can be the …”
3 Mar
SEND Provision: Local Authorities
“Local authority SEND provision is chronically underfunded and has caused avoidable child suicides; the White Paper reforms are welcome but legal rights must not be reduced, and cou…”
28 Jan
Education Funding: Distribution
“Early intervention funding distribution is critical; NHS spending £3.7 billion on late SEND intervention suggests Government could invest equivalent amount in prevention at no net …”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
@chriscoghlanmp.bsky.socialLast 60 days · 73 posts
Measured → mixed
Liberal Democrats73
Posts
63
Substantive
18
Education
Most criticises
Government 3
United States 3
Russia 3
Most supports
Liberal Democrats 5
Chancellor 2
Recent substantive posts.
| When | Topic | Tone | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May | Economy & Jobs | measured | “Policies to boost productivity and innovation, such as R&D, infrastructure or education, can take over five years to fully materialise. 3/3” |
| 22 May | Fiscal Policy | measured | “I bought the former Director of the Congressional Budget Office, Professor Doug Elmendorf, the US equivalent, to the Treasury Committee to testify how US econom…” |
| 22 May | Fiscal Policy | measured | “The OBR penalises the government for the upfront costs of long term policy making without showing the benefits because their forecast horizon is five years. 1/3” |
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Coghlan currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Coghlan sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 45 | 22.6% |
| Department for Transport | 38 | 19.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 30 | 15.1% |
| Department for Education | 19 | 9.5% |
| Home Office | 15 | 7.5% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 11 | 5.5% |
| Treasury | 9 | 4.5% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 6 | 3.0% |
Most recent.
Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with social media platforms, such as TikTok, on compliance with UK GDPR regarding the use of default opt-in settings for training generative AI models on user-generated content.
Awaiting answer.
Whether she has had discussions with police forces, the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other enforcement bodies on the impact of the legality of the manufacture, sale and fitting of flip plates and similar devices designed to obscure vehicle registration marks on road traffic enforcement.
Awaiting answer.
Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prohibit the manufacture, sale and fitting of flip plates and similar devices allowing vehicle registration marks to be obscured while a vehicle is in use on the road.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Payment: £1,085.46 Army reservist pay
Payment: £1,085.46 Army reservist pay
Received on: 31 March 2026. Hours: 40 hrs Estimate.
(Registered 25 April 2026) |
Role, work or services: Reservist army officer
Role, work or services: Reservist army officer
From: 10 September 2025.
Payer: British Army, MOD, London Guards, 27 St John's Hill, Batter… |
Payment: £430.56 Army Reservist pay
Payment: £430.56 Army Reservist pay
Received on: 31 December 2025. Hours: 25 hrs Estimated.
(Registered 21 January 2026) |
Payment: £530.82 Army Reservist pay
Payment: £530.82 Army Reservist pay
Received on: 28 November 2025. Hours: 32 hrs Estimated.
(Registered 3 December 2025) |
Payment: £403.04 Army Reservist pay
Payment: £403.04 Army Reservist pay
Received on: 31 October 2025. Hours: 32 hrs Estimated.
(Registered 24 November 2025) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 29 Apr 2026
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 159,029 | 84.2% |
| Office Costs | 25,749 | 13.6% |
| MP Travel | 3,068 | 1.6% |
| Staff Travel | 1,118 | 0.6% |
| Total · 53 claims | 188,964 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
| Date | Item | Type | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Jun | Topical slot — question of Coghlan’s choice on the day. | Topical | Defence |
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dorking and Horley | 20,921 | 41.9% | Won |
| 2019 | Leicester South | 2,754 | 5.5% | Lost |
| 2017 | Battersea | 1,234 | 2.2% | Lost |
2024 — full result, Dorking and Horley.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris CoghlanWON | LD | 20,921 | 41.9 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Dorking and Horley →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 13,018 words
1 Sept 2024 → 20 May 2026
1 Sept 2024 → 20 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
199 tabled · 194 answered
199 tabled · 194 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
5 entries
5 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£188,964 · FY 24_25
£188,964 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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