Whether the proposed Energy Independence Bill will amend the deterrence regime to help prevent environmental damage from oil and gas operations.
Awaiting answer.
Labour Party MP for Chatham and Aylesford.

One of Labour's more active 2024 intake MPs, Osborne votes at above-average rates — 94% participation against a Commons average closer to two-thirds — and has stayed almost entirely on message, with a 99.8% party-line voting record. The one technical rebel vote, as a teller for a motion to sit in private in March 2025, carries little political weight: not a single MP voted in favour, making it a procedural curiosity rather than genuine dissent. More notable is what the voting data reveals about his instincts: he scores markedly more pro-assisted-dying-access than his Labour colleagues (+31 percentage points above the party average), and leans harder towards public health measures than most on his benches.
His 155 contributions across 95 debates mark him out as genuinely engaged. Speech activity clusters around economy and jobs, crime, health, social care, and local government — a mix that tracks both constituency concerns in Chatham and Aylesford and his seat on the Public Accounts Committee, where scrutiny of government spending is the core function. His voting profile shows low alignment with parliamentary scrutiny and civil liberties measures, consistent with backing the government on the National Security (State Threats) Bill and resisting Lords amendment-style checks.
The available news data offers little insight into local sentiment: 32 articles from the past 90 days return an average MP score of zero, with coverage dominated by sport and crime rather than Osborne's parliamentary activity. This reflects an absence of local media coverage of his work, not necessarily a lack of it. Overall, he is a high-participation, loyalist MP with a modest but clear deviation on assisted dying — a steady first-term backbencher with a health-policy conscience.
Tristan Osborne is the Labour MP for Chatham and Aylesford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
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
Moments where the whip was free, or where Osborne broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2025 | Motion to sit in private | Yes | vs party |
Source · Hansard
“Clause 3 is pragmatic and proportionate; structural reform is essential to reduce backlogs; only 1-3% of cases affected; thresholds have evolved historically and are fair.”
“Social enterprises were damaged by austerity cuts under the previous government and require greater support to recover.”
“Calls for strategic government investment in UK wine industry including tax relief parity with beer/cider, skills funding, export support, packaging review, and cellar door duty re…”
“Previous Government allowed domestic abuse prosecutions and convictions to fall dramatically; current Government must do better.”
Select, joint and other committees Osborne 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Osborne sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 17 | 14.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 17 | 14.9% |
| Treasury | 15 | 13.2% |
| Department for Transport | 11 | 9.6% |
| Home Office | 9 | 7.9% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 7 | 6.1% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 6 | 5.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 6 | 5.3% |
Whether the proposed Energy Independence Bill will amend the deterrence regime to help prevent environmental damage from oil and gas operations.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing the existing cap on variable monetary penalties for offshore oil spills, including to align with the equivalent regulations for onshore oil spills.
Awaiting answer.
What comparative assessment he has made of the maximum level of financial penalties that can be issued for offshore oil spills between the UK and other countries, including Norway and the United States.
Awaiting answer.
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of bottom trawling within protected areas for harbour porpoises and seabirds on the Government's ecosystem-based approach to marine management.
Awaiting answer.
Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Rochester, Kent
(Registered 30 July 2024) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Aug 2024
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 174,667 | 86.9% |
| Office Costs | 23,286 | 11.6% |
| Staff Travel | 2,372 | 1.2% |
| MP Travel | 579 | 0.3% |
| Total · 106 claims | 200,904 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Osborne on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chatham and Aylesford | 13,689 | 33.5% | Won |
| 2015 | Chatham and Aylesford | 10,159 | 23.6% | Lost |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan OsborneWON | Lab | 13,689 | 33.5 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Chatham and Aylesford →