The Westminster lensMP · Conservative and Unionist Party · Sitting since 6 May 2010

Martin Vickers.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Brigg and Immingham.

Commons votes
370/521
71% attendance · top 55% of MPs
Party alignment
43%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
324
across 235 debates · 33,341 words
Written Qs
49
49 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.

Martin Vickers is the Conservative MP for Brigg and Immingham, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

§ 01Voting record.370 divisions · most recent 18 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.

Taxation82
Economy81
Employment48
Crime & Policing38
Education32
Constitution and Democracy28
Welfare and Benefits19
Pensions18

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

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

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
26 Mar 2025Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third ReadingYes
Freevs party
26 Nov 2024Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second ReadingYes
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.324 contributions · 235 debates · 33,341 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs20,566
Local Government12,352
Culture Community8,185
Energy8,165
Transport7,570
Environment6,723
Defence6,664
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

16 Apr

Archbishop of Canterbury

Urged focus on providing more priests for rural parishes where clergy manage multiple parishes.

29 words·Read
26 Mar

Passenger Rail Services

LNER state ownership has failed to provide adequate service; open access application from Grand Central Rail for Grimsby service should be considered favorably.

113 words·Read
19 Mar

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Questions how the government can maintain judicial confidence given widespread opposition from the public and legal profession.

70 words·Read
3 Feb

Topical Questions

Opposes jury trial threshold reforms; argues government should instead focus on improving court infrastructure, prisoner transport, and sitting days without limiting jury access.

82 words·Read
Showing 4 of 324·All 324 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.2 current appointments

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Vickers currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Backbench Business CommitteeMemberSelect
Panel of ChairsMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Vickers sits on 2.

§ 04Written questions.49 tabled · 49 answered · 12 Sept 2024 → 2 Mar 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department of Health and Social Care1530.6%
Department for Transport1428.6%
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office714.3%
Treasury612.2%
Home Office36.1%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24.1%
Department for Work and Pensions12.0%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero12.0%

Most recent.

2 Mar 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Indian counterpart on the recent attack on a Christian worship service in that country; and what steps her Department is taking to help protect religious minorities in India.

We continue to track these issues closely and engage wherever possible to promote religious freedom and tolerance. Our High Commission in New Delhi, along with our network of Deputy High Commissions, monitors the human rights situation clos…read full →

20 Feb 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered

Pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110360 on kidney diseases: dialysis machines, what steps is the government taking to remove variation in rates of home dialysis in paediatric dialysis centres.

NHS England is delivering a comprehensive programme to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of people with kidney disease, through its renal services transformation programme. This includes a specification for renal services which…read full →

3 Feb 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered

What assessment his Department has made of levels of current capacity for in-centre dialysis services; and what plans his Department has to ensure that renal service capacity matches both current and projected patient need.

NHS England is delivering a comprehensive programme to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of people with kidney disease. In 2023, NHS England published a renal services transformation (RSTP) toolkit to support earlier identifica…read full →

5 Jan 2026·Treasury·Answered

Whether HM Revenue and Customs has updated its assessment of the number of suicides linked to the loan charge since January 2023; and whether the Government plans to publish updated figures on a routine basis.

The Government promised to commission a new independent review of the loan charge and that is what it delivered. The purpose of the review was to bring the matter to a close for people who have not settled and paid their loan charge liabili…read full →

Showing 4 of 49·All 49 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.8 declared interests · £211k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Estates UK
6 January 2026
H.M. Government of Gibraltar
Name of donor: H.M. Government of Gibraltar Address of donor: Gibraltar House, 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA Estimate of the probable value…
Tratos (UK)) Ltd.
Name of donor: Tratos (UK)) Ltd. Address of donor: Knowsley Factory Randles Road, Knowsley Business Park, Prescot, Merseyside L34 9HX Esti…
House of Representatives of Cyprus
Name of donor: House of Representatives of Cyprus Address of donor: 1402 Nicosia, Cyprus Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any …
Director & Trustee of the Industry and Parliament Trust. This is an unpaid role.
Director & Trustee of the Industry and Parliament Trust. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 11 February 2025 (Registered 12 Marc…
Showing 5 of 8·All 8 register entries

Source · Members API · Last amended 3 Feb 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing163,87477.7%
Accommodation27,86713.2%
Office Costs11,8745.6%
MP Travel4,0361.9%
Staff Travel2,4901.2%
Total · 96 claims210,804100%
Showing 6 of 96·All 96 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Vickers on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.5 contests · 2010, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Brigg and Immingham15,90537.4%Won
2019Cleethorpes31,96969.0%Won
2017Cleethorpes27,32157.1%Won
2015Cleethorpes21,02646.6%Won
2010Cleethorpes18,93942.1%Won

2024 — full result, Brigg and Immingham.

CandidateVotes%
Martin VickersWONCon15,90537.4

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Brigg and Immingham

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 · 33,341 words
17 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
49 tabled · 49 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
2 current
RegisterMembers API
8 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£210,804 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL