Brecon, Radnor & Cwm Tawe / data
David Chadwick · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
356
of 504 possible
Attendance
71%
148 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
239
106 debates
Written Qs
350
348 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£178k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 173 claims
Interests
7
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 74 | |
| Economy | 68 | |
| Employment | 38 | |
| Crime & Policing | 34 | |
| Education | 32 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 26 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 18 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 17 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 49 | 19,259 |
| Local Government | 18 | 9,853 |
| Defence | 17 | 8,840 |
| Utilities | 7 | 5,520 |
| Health | 14 | 5,419 |
| Cost Of Living | 17 | 4,955 |
| Social Care | 16 | 3,825 |
| Environment | 14 | 3,408 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)Different trusts have done it in different ways. It sounds like you have not separated the two waiting lists, but in Herefordshire, for example, they have. Why would that be? Why d… | 43 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)Thank you. Can you talk about how the process looks for English patients versus Welsh patients? | 16 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)How do your staff respond to being asked to implement such policies? | 12 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Clean EnergySince coming to power, time and again this Government have failed to stand up for Welsh interests. Nowhere has that been more obvious than in mid-Wales, where Oliver Millican and h… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 94 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)Thank you for coming. The decision to lengthen waiting times for patients in Powys is clearly having a devastating impact on lots of local residents. That has had to happen because… | 53 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)Thank you, Gemma, for highlighting the importance of volunteers for community transport. Obviously, fuel prices at the moment are soaring. You alluded in your intro to the importan… | 68 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)I have heard directly from clinicians at your hospital who are concerned about the long-term welfare of Powys patients affected by delayed treatment decisions. They have concerns a… | 69 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)On that point, what practical problems does it create when you have to manage two distinct waiting lists for Welsh and English patients? | 23 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)The statement of values and principles that governs cross-border healthcare states that no patient should face delayed treatment due to disputes over funding, or due to differing r… | 72 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for securing this vital debate. I share many of his concerns… EnvironmentEnergy | 797 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Access to Work SchemeYes. The hon. Member is right to mention how everyone can benefit from people getting back into work—both employers and disabled people looking for work can benefit—but the system … Economy JobsLabour MarketSocial Care | 421 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Access to Work SchemeThe hon. Member is right to focus on retention, which is an equally important part of the scheme. Economy JobsLabour MarketSocial Care | 18 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Access to Work SchemeI agree wholeheartedly that that is a great waste of the undoubted talent that Megan has and should be able to bring to the table. Demand for the scheme has risen sharply. That sho… Economy JobsLabour MarketSocial Care | 77 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Cost of Heating OilI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. More than 55% of households in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe are off grid. I am grateful to him for mentioning LPG. As he knows, resi… EnergyCost Of LivingUtilities | 73 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Access to Work SchemeI beg to move, That this House has considered the Access to Work scheme. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. A disability can happen to any one of us at any… Economy JobsLabour MarketSocial Care | 345 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 57 | 16.3% |
| Department for Transport | 50 | 14.3% |
| Treasury | 46 | 13.1% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 42 | 12.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 29 | 8.3% |
| Wales Office | 26 | 7.4% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 19 | 5.4% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 16 | 4.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the role that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could play alongside electric vehicles in achieving net zero transport, particularly in light of vehicle weight… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the opportunity for the UK to develop domestic hydrogen fuel cell supply chains. | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on ensuring adequate veterinary staffing at ports. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that British steel is not undercut by high-emission imports. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to extend the trade protection measures for steelmakers to their customers in the steel intensive manufacturing supply chain. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the comparative level of the steel power price gap with competitor nations, following the recent increase in network compensation charging. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the volume of diverted high-emission steel imports into the UK. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to expand the Energy Supercharger package to include a larger proportion of the steel industry and related sectors including scrap. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement measures have been implemented at Dover since September 2024. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential biosecurity risk of illegal meat seized in the first four months of 2025; and whether any of this meat tested positive for… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen domestic supply chains for steel, following the publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider expanding of the use of further equipment in MOT tests to accurately assess the noise level of motorcycles and their silencers. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) GB Energy has made of the capability and capacity of the UK steel industry to provide products for the UK’s renewable energy transiti… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will consider bringing the Contracts for Difference Scheme under the remit of the Procurement Policy Note for Steel, and the national security clauses of the Procurement… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take further steps to reduce UK electricity prices compared with those in France and Germany. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 140 | 26,365 | 14.8% |
| Staffing | 15 | 143,760 | 80.7% |
| Accommodation | 9 | 3,510 | 2.0% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 14 | 0.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,044 | 2.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 457 | 0.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 10 | 8,160 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 1 | 6,000 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,900 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 44 | 4,438 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 9 | 3,510 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 20 | 3,390 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 14 | 2,949 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 6 | 2,011 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 32 | 1,954 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,488 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 2 | 1,290 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 2 | 1,194 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sept 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 0 | Repaid |
| 03 Jul 2025 | Staffing Pooled staffing services | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) | 4,900 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 550 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 6,000 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 45 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 7 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Subletting | Sublet Rent | 0 | Repaid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Subletting | Sublet Utilities | 0 | Repaid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -550 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,540 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 558 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 131 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 59 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 1,006 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Cream Paper for Printing | 40 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 8 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 5 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 5 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 208 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 186 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation3 entries
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Brecon & Radnorshire Lib Dem 49 Club
Address of donor: The Mews Brecon LD3 9AR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,100 jane Dodds, Member of the Senedd for Mid & West Wales
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 22 January 2026)
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Michael Watson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,600 jane Dodds Member of the Senedd for Mid & West Wales
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 January 2026)
21 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Adam Management Holdings
Address of donor: One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,750 contribution towards campaigning activities
Donor status: company, registration 13453522
(Registered 16 October 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
20 Jan 2026
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Extension of honorary membership until 31 December 2026, estimated value, value £983.90
Date received: 23 December 2025 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 23 December 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 13 January 2026)
20 Jan 2026
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership until 31 December 2025, estimated value, value £983.90
Date received: 25 November 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 25 November 2024
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 26 November 2024; updated 13 January 2026)
5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK1 entry
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: CMS Analytics
Address of donor: 1515 Ringling Blvd, Suite 250 Sarasota, FL, 34236 USA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A ticket to the Cash in the UK conference, value £995
Date received: 10 June 2025
Date accepted: 10 June 2025
Donor status: company
(Registered 8 July 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
02 Sept 2025
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Interest held: from 10 October 2024
Ownership details: Co-owned with partner
Rental income: from 30 July 2025
Rental income details: My partner
(Registered 5 August 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 37 wards, 45 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aber Craf Ystradgynlais | Hugo Williams | Labour Party | 924 | 05 May 2022 |
| Aber Craf Ystradgynlais | Sarah Louise Williams | Labour Party | 682 | 05 May 2022 |
| Allt Wen | Nia Jenkins | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 459 | 05 May 2022 |
| Brecon East | Chris Walsh | Labour Party | 707 | 05 May 2022 |
| Brecon East | Liz Rijnenberg | Labour Party | 909 | 05 May 2022 |
| Brecon West | David William Meredith | Labour Party | 999 | 05 May 2022 |
| Brecon West | Matthew Dorrance | Labour Party | 1,173 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bronllys Felin Fach | Thomas Joseph Colbert | Liberal Democrats | 278 | 05 May 2022 |
| Builth | Jeremy David Pugh | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 450 | 05 May 2022 |
| Crickhowell With Cwmdu Tretower | Chloe Masefield | Liberal Democrats | 658 | 09 Nov 2023 |
| Crickhowell With Cwmdu Tretower | Claire Catherine Hall | Liberal Democrats | 698 | 09 Nov 2023 |
| Cwm Twrch | Sandra Christine Davies | Labour Party | 463 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cwmllynfell Ystalyfera | Alun Llewelyn | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 763 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cwmllynfell Ystalyfera | Cathy James | Labour Party | 583 | 05 May 2022 |
| Disserth Trecoed With Newbridge | Little Brighouse | Liberal Democrats | 290 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glasbury | James Gibson-Watt | Liberal Democrats | 561 | 05 May 2022 |
| Godrer Graig | Rosalyn Davies | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 387 | 05 May 2022 |
| Gwernyfed | William Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 423 | 05 May 2022 |
| Hay | Gareth Ratcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 488 | 04 May 2017 |
| Ithon Valley | Geoff Morgan | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 296 | 05 May 2022 |
| Knighton With Beguildy | Ange Williams | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 490 | 05 May 2022 |
| Knighton With Beguildy | Corinna Kenyon-Wade | Liberal Democrats | 566 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llanafanfawr With Garth | Bryan Davies | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 371 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llandrindod North | Jake Berriman | Liberal Democrats | 408 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llandrindod South | Josie Ewing | Liberal Democrats | 634 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llandrindod South | Pete Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 694 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llanelwedd | Gareth Emlyn Jones | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 505 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llangattock Llangynidr | Jackie Charlton | Liberal Democrats | 541 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llangors With Bwlch | Sian Bridget Nansi Cox | Liberal Democrats | 319 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llangunllo With Norton | Deb Edwards | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 359 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llanwrtyd Wells | Peter Ronald James | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 405 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llanyre With Nantmel | Claire Mills | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 386 | 05 May 2022 |
| Maescarllywel | Edwin Roderick | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 490 | 05 May 2022 |
| Old Radnor | Edward Stuart Jones | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 310 | 05 May 2022 |
| Pontardawe | Anthony John Richards | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 783 | 05 May 2022 |
| Pontardawe | Charles Heath Davies | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 781 | 05 May 2022 |
| Presteigne | Beverley Jane Baynham | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 527 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rhayader | Angela Davies | Liberal Democrats | 600 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rhos | Bob Woolford | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 494 | 15 Feb 2024 |
| Talgarth | Bill Powell | Liberal Democrats | 588 | 05 May 2022 |
| Talybont On Usk | Raiff Devlin | Liberal Democrats | 352 | 22 Nov 2023 |
| Tawe Uchaf | David Thomas | Labour Party | 572 | 05 May 2022 |
| Trebanos | Rebeca Phillips | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 445 | 05 May 2022 |
| Ynyscedwyn | Susan McNicholas | Labour Party | 677 | 05 May 2022 |
| Yscir With Honddu Isaf Llanddew | Iain Charles McIntosh | Conservative and Unionist Party | 515 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 92,033 | Electorate 73,114 (2024) |
| Median age | 50 | years |
| Degree-educated | 32.2% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 97.4% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 69.2% | households |
| Private-rented | 16.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 14.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 53.3% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.