The Westminster lensMP · Conservative and Unionist Party · Sitting since 12 Dec 2019

Kieran Mullan.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Bexhill and Battle.

Commons votes
391/521
75% attendance · top 43% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
1,029
across 178 debates · 137,104 words
Written Qs
129
124 answered · 5 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.

Dr Kieran Mullan is the Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Justice).

§ 01Voting record.391 divisions · most recent 23 Mar 2026

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.

Taxation93
Economy79
Employment44
Crime & Policing43
Education34
Constitution and Democracy25
Pensions23
Housing20

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Mullan broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.1,029 contributions · 178 debates · 137,104 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Crime97,662
Social Care50,381
Local Government27,179
Economy & Jobs22,340
Fiscal Policy18,920
Health11,450
Culture Community8,034
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

21 May

Family Justice System: Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding

System failures must be acknowledged, but judicial independence must be preserved; accountability mechanisms for judges are needed (not state control, but objective reasonableness

1,884 words·Read
19 May

Violence against Women and Girls

Challenges the government's lack of transparency about how many rapists and sexual assault offenders will be released early, demanding clarity to victims.

235 words·Read
28 Apr

Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eleventh sitting)

Opposed new clause 1 on victim impact grounds; supported specialist courts (new clauses 2, 6, 25) as the manifesto-promised alternative to jury trial removal, arguing evidence does

4,711 words·Read
28 Apr

Courts and Tribunals Bill (Twelfth sitting)

Case complexity argument contradicted by shrinking hearing hours; alternative case management approaches in Liverpool and other courts already reducing backlogs before legislation

3,929 words·Read
Showing 4 of 1029·All 1,029 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

Mullan holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.129 tabled · 124 answered · 23 Jul 2024 → 20 May 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Ministry of Justice5744.2%
Home Office2116.3%
Department of Health and Social Care1612.4%
Department for Transport97.0%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero86.2%
Treasury64.7%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government53.9%
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office21.6%

Most recent.

20 May 2026·Ministry of Justice·Pending

What estimate he has made of the number of prisoners in custody serving standard determinate sentences, both in total, and broken down by offence, on the latest date on which the data is available.

Awaiting answer.

20 May 2026·Treasury·Pending

What recent assessment they have made of the adequacy of the existing membership fee threshold for participants in the CASC scheme.

Awaiting answer.

20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending

What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the research commissioned by the 1001 Critical Days Foundation on screen use among babies and children under two.

Awaiting answer.

18 May 2026·Attorney General·Pending

Whether the CPS has guidance on whether and in what manner it should publicly comment on controversial public policy matters.

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 129·All 129 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.1 declared interests · £302k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Trustee of ValueYou, a volunteer recognition scheme.
Trustee of ValueYou, a volunteer recognition scheme. (Registered 9 January 2020)

Source · Members API · Last amended 18 Apr 2024

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing235,64178.0%
Office Costs32,91710.9%
Accommodation20,1346.7%
Miscellaneous6,3832.1%
Staff Travel5,2141.7%
Total · 196 claims302,176100%
Showing 7 of 196·All 196 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily
DateItemTypeDepartment
Tue 2 JunWhat steps he is taking to help support the development of deep geothermal energy.TabledEnergy Security and Net Zero
§ 07Electoral history.4 contests · 2015, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Bexhill and Battle16,18633.9%Won
2019Crewe and Nantwich28,70453.1%Won
2017Wolverhampton South East12,62334.8%Lost
2015Birmingham, Hodge Hill4,70711.5%Lost

2024 — full result, Bexhill and Battle.

CandidateVotes%
Kieran MullanWONCon16,18633.9

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Bexhill and Battle

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
SpeechesHansard · 137,104 words
17 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
129 tabled · 124 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£302,176 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL