If she has considered the potential merits of including level 2 and 3 qualifications on the list of available courses for lifelong learning entitlement loans.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Reform UK · Sitting since 12 Dec 2019
Lee Anderson.
Reform UK MP for Ashfield.
Commons votes
301/521
58% attendance · top 82% of MPs
Party alignment
36%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
201
across 108 debates · 25,566 words
Written Qs
1,340
1,273 answered · 67 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Reform UK MP in Ashfield Independents-controlled territory.
Lee Anderson is the Reform UK MP for Ashfield, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.
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 Anderson broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2024 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading | Yes | Freevs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Ref avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
28 Apr
Houses in Multiple Occupation
“HMO proliferation, driven by unscrupulous investors and asylum dispersal, is destroying communities and displacing working people; the solution requires mandatory licensing of HMO …”
26 Mar
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical Instability
“Presents case of 17-year-old Hannah in Ashfield facing gaps between children's and adult services, unmet physiotherapy needs, long social care waiting lists; demands the Government…”
23 Mar
Antisocial Behaviour
“Argues that council and social housing tenants responsible for prolific antisocial behaviour should be evicted permanently and denied future social housing.”
9 Mar
Topical Questions
“Government is paying too much in universal credit and other benefits to households with foreign nationals and should scrutinise this spending more closely.”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Anderson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Anderson sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 288 | 21.5% |
| Home Office | 150 | 11.2% |
| Department for Education | 138 | 10.3% |
| Department for Transport | 92 | 6.9% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 92 | 6.9% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 82 | 6.1% |
| Ministry of Justice | 82 | 6.1% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 75 | 5.6% |
Most recent.
What criteria her Department used when deciding which products to include on the list of everyday essentials as part of the proposed tariff reduction for everyday essentials.
Awaiting answer.
Whether she has considered the potential merits of increasing the number of swimming lessons included as part of the national curriculum.
Awaiting answer.
If she has considered the potential merits of adding non level 4 (a) training, (b) adult education and (c) skills based courses to the eligibility for lifelong learning entitlement loans.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
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Source · Members API · Last amended 29 Apr 2026
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 210,355 | 78.9% |
| Accommodation | 25,554 | 9.6% |
| Office Costs | 20,870 | 7.8% |
| MP Travel | 7,219 | 2.7% |
| Staff Travel | 2,576 | 1.0% |
| Total · 171 claims | 266,575 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Anderson on the published Order Paper this week.
2024 — full result, Ashfield.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee AndersonWON | Ref | 17,062 | 42.8 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Ashfield →
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 · 25,566 words
17 Jul 2024 → 28 Apr 2026
17 Jul 2024 → 28 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
1,340 tabled · 1,273 answered
1,340 tabled · 1,273 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
46 entries
46 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£266,575 · FY 24_25
£266,575 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
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