How many claimants were deemed LCWRA via the substantial risk provisions in each of the last 15 financial years expressed in (a) numerical terms and (b) as a proportion of the caseload.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Conservative and Unionist Party · Sitting since 6 May 2010
Mel Stride.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Central Devon.
Commons votes
286/521
55% attendance · top 85% of MPs
Party alignment
36%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
281
across 52 debates · 50,005 words
Written Qs
104
100 answered · 4 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.
The Rt Hon Sir Mel Stride is the Conservative MP for Central Devon, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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 Stride broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading | Yes | Freevs party |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading | Yes | Freevs party |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading | Yes | Freevs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
21 May
Costs for Motorists
“Fuel duty freeze is a humiliating U-turn exposing the Chancellor's lack of authority; the government has mismanaged the economy and has no credibility.”
21 May
Middle East: Economic Response
“The fuel duty freeze is a welcome U-turn after months of defending a bad policy; measures lack credibility because forecasts have worsened since last fiscal statement and funding c…”
18 May
Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
“Growth figures mask anaemic GDP per capita; employment taxes and regulation have crushed youth employment and hospitality; Government has no economic plan and faces market instabil…”
28 Apr
Topical Questions
“The government is addicted to borrowing, planning an extra quarter-trillion pounds across this Parliament, which will drive higher interest rates, inflation, and sluggish growth co…”
None recorded
Stride holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury | 50 | 48.1% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 43 | 41.3% |
| Department for Education | 6 | 5.8% |
| Ministry of Defence | 4 | 3.8% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 1 | 1.0% |
Most recent.
What the average estimated cost is of providing a PIP assessment (a) by telephone, (b) by video call and (c) face to face.
Awaiting answer.
With reference to his Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of each of the policy measures on the level of tax receipts to the Exchequer.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the maximum UC deduction rate on a) public sector net borrowing, b) public sector net debt, c) public sector net cash requirement, d) annually managed expenditure and e) total managed expenditure in each financial year for which data are available.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited £25,000 for the provision of staff |
IPGL Limited 21 January 2026 |
Susan Green 21 January 2026 |
Graham Edwards 12 September 2025 |
Kensington, Bayswater, Chelsea & Fulham Conservatives 24 November 2025 |
Source · Members API · Last amended 24 Feb 2026
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 199,284 | 84.2% |
| Accommodation | 21,947 | 9.3% |
| Office Costs | 11,627 | 4.9% |
| MP Travel | 2,154 | 0.9% |
| Staff Travel | 806 | 0.3% |
| Total · 188 claims | 236,575 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Stride on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Central Devon | 16,831 | 31.5% | Won |
| 2019 | Central Devon | 32,095 | 55.3% | Won |
| 2017 | Central Devon | 31,278 | 54.1% | Won |
| 2015 | Central Devon | 28,436 | 52.2% | Won |
| 2010 | Central Devon | 27,737 | 51.5% | Won |
2024 — full result, Central Devon.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mel StrideWON | Con | 16,831 | 31.5 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Central Devon →
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 · 50,005 words
21 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
21 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
104 tabled · 100 answered
104 tabled · 100 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
8 entries
8 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£236,575 · FY 24_25
£236,575 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
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