Burton & Uttoxeter / data
Jacob Collier · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
405
of 504 possible
Attendance
80%
99 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
179
83 debates
Written Qs
30
26 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£219k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 131 claims
Interests
8
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 93 | |
| Economy | 83 | |
| Employment | 46 | |
| Crime & Policing | 37 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 27 | |
| Education | 26 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 25 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 29 | 7,312 |
| Health | 10 | 4,773 |
| Social Care | 13 | 4,089 |
| Fiscal Policy | 8 | 3,237 |
| Local Government | 11 | 2,853 |
| Environment | 7 | 2,802 |
| Education | 6 | 2,151 |
| Labour Market | 2 | 2,057 |
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.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1Vote on New Clause 1 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a private member's bill on assisted dying. Based on available debate c… | Free vote | Aye |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,… | Free vote | Aye |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion A vote on whether to allow a Bill to be introduced that would replace the current first-past-the-post voting system with proportional repres… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseStaffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent host excellent tourism hotspots and venues, and my constituency plays a key part in that. Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating al… Local GovernmentEnergyCost Of Living | 66 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Transport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1583)We have heard that the Government have major gaps in their plan to decarbonise HGVs. In your view, do you think the Government have a practical plan to decarbonise the HGV sector? | 32 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Transport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1583)On some of the barriers to adoption, 75% of coach operators and 70% of HGV operators say they have no plans to introduce EVs into their fleet. Why do you think this is, and what ar… | 50 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Transport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1583)Do you think electrification of HGVs is practical? I have heard from DHL, which operates in my constituency, that because of its business operation it would be very difficult for i… | 44 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Transport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1583)As you said previously, operators will be making decisions for five or 10 years’ time. Do you think that factors into it as well? It is okay for the Government to have these scheme… | 52 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Transport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1583)Battery health is one of the main concerns that people have regarding electric vehicles—particularly battery longevity—as we know that the lithium-ion battery deteriorates over tim… | 35 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Transport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1583)We know that lithium-ion batteries can create big fires that are difficult for the fire service to put out. Do you think those concerns around fire safety are justified? | 29 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastI join the Defence Secretary in paying tribute to our civilians and armed forces personnel who are defending the UK national interests. I have had the privilege of meeting many of … DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 99 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Social Media: Children and Young People9. What steps her Department is taking to engage with children and young people on social media use. TechnologyEducationCulture Community | 18 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Social Media: Children and Young PeopleThere are strong and differing views across this House and the country on a social media ban for under-16s. Indeed, when I have spoken to young people, that has come out, and there… TechnologyEducationCulture Community | 73 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Transport Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-03-11)I will come to Nikki on the planning in a bit. Maddi, did you have something to add? | 18 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Transport Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-03-11)The main things that have come out of this evidence today are problems with parking and the lack of suitable parking spaces, meaning that drivers are having to park on slip roads o… | 66 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Transport Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-03-11)How many of your sites have gyms or places where drivers can exercise? | 13 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Transport Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-03-11)Is there any particular good best practice across the sector where changes are being made that are positive? Nikki, you have obviously mentioned some work that you are doing but ar… | 49 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Transport Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-03-11)We have touched on some issues around sleep deprivation and lack of exercise. What would you say are the main health and wellbeing issues that come across from drivers that you spe… | 33 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Transport | 8 | 26.7% |
| Department for Education | 5 | 16.7% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 5 | 16.7% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 4 | 13.3% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 3 | 10.0% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 2 | 6.7% |
| Women and Equalities | 1 | 3.3% |
| Home Office | 1 | 3.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review the system of applications for government-funded childcare in order to allow parents to submit applications outside of term time. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to facilitate library provision in every state-funded primary school. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the report by Punch Pubs entitled Evaluating the Economic and Social Impact of Pubs, published in April 2… | Pending |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 112455 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions from the Rt hon. Member for Burton and Uttoxeter. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the shortage of secure HGV parking on the haulage industry. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the logistics and haulage industry on improving welfare facilities for HGV drivers. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide an update on the consideration of transitional arrangements for those already on a pathway to settlement, following the consultation that closed on 12th. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure a place-based approach to funding of youth services. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to involve young people in the co-production of local youth services. | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department is making to align the UK’s descriptor guidance for low and no alcohol products with that employed by the EU and other international trade partners. | Answered |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to shorten the time taken to issue Remediable Service Statements to members of the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme. | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure?that local authorities meet the ambition that 2% of the drug and alcohol treatment population?are accessing residential trea… | Answered |
| 21 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the eligibility criteria for (i) free covid-19 vaccinations and (ii) access to covid-19 antiviral treatments for… | Answered |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's joint press notice entitled Mirror, signal, manoeuvres: Military driving examiners mobilised to cut test backlog, published on 12 November 2025, which areas the… | Answered |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting the resale of driving tests on (a) levels of access to and (b) the cost of driving tests. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Oct 2025 | present |
| Petitions CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 03 Mar 2025 | 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 | 77 | 29,468 | 13.4% |
| Accommodation | 31 | 16,410 | 7.5% |
| Staffing | 1 | 160,727 | 73.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,299 | 2.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 7,580 | 3.5% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 19 | 9,045 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 2 | 7,500 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 2 | 7,200 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 26 | 6,615 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 5 | 5,850 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 4 | 2,141 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 10 | 1,935 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 12 | 1,601 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 2 | 1,257 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 1,085 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 8 | 669 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sept 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Repayment of claim 60278208:1 | 0 | Repaid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,950 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 402 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | Veed Subscription [200011802-214] | 1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,950 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | Counciil Tax | 1,017 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | CARTRIDGE SAVE [200011726-8851] | 755 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 21 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 20 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Parking | [200011725-8588] | 2 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 278 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 148 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 147 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Water | 66 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent for Temp Office 4 months | 6,000 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 2,161 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 432 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Television | 199 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 122 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 99 | 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.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4 entries
08 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Crestchic
Address of donor: Second Avenue, Centrum 100, Burton On Trent DE14 2WF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sponsorship of Burton and Uttoxeter Jobs Fair, allowing the event to run, value £750
Date received: 28 March 2025
Date accepted: 28 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration 05326580
(Registered 2 April 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Connect Fibre
Address of donor: 2 Harewood Avenue, Kirk Sandall, Doncaster DN3 1PD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sponsorship of the Burton and Uttoxeter Jobs Fair, allowing the event to run, value £450
Date received: 28 March 2025
Date accepted: 28 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration 15249137
(Registered 2 April 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Trent & Dove Housing Limited
Address of donor: Trinity Square, Horninglow St, Burton-on-Trent DE14 1BL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sponsorship of the Burton and Uttoxeter Jobs Fair, allowing the event to run, value £500
Date received: 28 March 2025
Date accepted: 28 March 2025
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 2 April 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Name of donor: JCB
Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffs ST14 5JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sponsorship of the Burton and Uttoxeter Jobs Fair to allow the event to run, value £1,500
Date received: 28 March 2025
Date accepted: 28 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00564955
(Registered 1 April 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
21 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flight from London Heathrow to Bahrain International Airport, value £606.32
Destination of visit: Bahrain (United Kingdom Naval Support Facility)
Dates of visit: 2 May 2025 to 5 May 2025
Purpose of visit: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme visit with the Royal Navy to UK Maritime Component Command.
(Registered 14 October 2025)
8. Miscellaneous3 entries
11 Dec 2024
Parliamentary Champion, A50/A500 Growth Corridor. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 4 November 2024
(Registered 4 December 2024)
11 Mar 2025
Name of donor: YMCA
Parliamentary Patron, YMCA. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 18 December 2024
(Registered 4 March 2025)
11 Dec 2024
Parliamentary Patron, BAC O'Connor. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 11 November 2024
(Registered 4 December 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 13 wards, 33 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagots Needwood | Bev Ashcroft | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,579 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bagots Needwood | Jacqui Jones | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,537 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bagots Needwood | Vicki Gould | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,519 | 04 May 2023 |
| Branston | Adam Thomas Lee Clarke | Conservative and Unionist Party | 709 | 04 May 2023 |
| Branston | Arshad Afsar | Labour Party | 742 | 04 May 2023 |
| Branston | Mick Huckerby | Labour Party | 771 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brizlincote | Bernard Geoffrey Peters | Conservative and Unionist Party | 818 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brizlincote | Colin Digby Wileman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 898 | 04 May 2023 |
| Burton Eton | Louise Walker | Labour Party | 754 | 04 May 2023 |
| Burton Eton | Monica Holton | Labour Party | 822 | 04 May 2023 |
| Burton Eton | Tom Hadley | Labour Party | 772 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dove | Christine Ann Smedley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,253 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dove | Russell Howard Lock | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,192 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dove | Simon Peter Gaskin | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,244 | 04 May 2023 |
| Heath | Aaron Blair Mansfield | Labour Party | 918 | 04 May 2023 |
| Heath | Rob Hawkins | Labour Party | 983 | 04 May 2023 |
| Heath | Zdzislaw Krupski | Labour Party | 982 | 04 May 2023 |
| Horninglow Outwoods | Adriana Maria Bailey | Labour Party | 776 | 04 May 2023 |
| Horninglow Outwoods | Mandy Jayne Shrive | Labour Party | 811 | 04 May 2023 |
| Horninglow Outwoods | Michael Andrew Slater | Labour Party | 914 | 04 May 2023 |
| Shobnall | Paul Walker | Labour Party | 714 | 04 May 2023 |
| Shobnall | Shelagh McKiernan | Labour Party | 715 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stapenhill | Alison Legg | Labour Party | 533 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stapenhill | Michael Thomas Fitzpatrick | Labour Party | 508 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stramshall Weaver | Laura Beech | Conservative and Unionist Party | 788 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stramshall Weaver | Steve Sankey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 907 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stretton | Liz Bullock | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,158 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stretton | Mike Ackroyd | Conservative and Unionist Party | 889 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stretton | Simon Clive Slater | Labour Party | 791 | 04 May 2023 |
| Town | George Allen | Conservative and Unionist Party | 436 | 04 May 2023 |
| Town | Penny Krupski | Labour Party | 580 | 04 May 2023 |
| Winshill | Dennis Fletcher | Labour Party | 720 | 04 May 2023 |
| Winshill | Kim Lorraine Smith | Labour Party | 726 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 109,026 | Electorate 77,994 (2024) |
| Median age | 39 | years |
| Degree-educated | 27.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 85.1% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 65.5% | households |
| Private-rented | 20.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.9% | households |
| Employment rate | 59.8% | 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.