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Josh Fenton-Glynn · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
443
of 504 possible
Attendance
88%
61 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
447
118 debates
Written Qs
180
180 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£152k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 59 claims
Interests
2
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 86 | |
| Taxation | 86 | |
| Employment | 52 | |
| Crime & Policing | 39 | |
| Education | 36 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 28 | |
| Pensions | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 46 | 9,200 |
| Local Government | 16 | 6,009 |
| Social Care | 30 | 4,117 |
| Cost Of Living | 16 | 3,188 |
| Fiscal Policy | 15 | 2,987 |
| Labour Market | 9 | 2,827 |
| Health | 22 | 2,442 |
| Education | 10 | 1,373 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2025 | Sit in privateA vote on whether a parliamentary committee should meet in private (closed to the public) rather than in public. One MP supported meeting pr… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77Vote on an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that would prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under th… | Free vote | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes to… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandI think my position is fairly clear from what I am saying, but my point—this is the very clear thing—is not about a development in Calderdale, but about the principle of trying to … EnvironmentEnergy | 267 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandMy hon. Friend is giving a powerful speech. She is absolutely right that the Government are committed to helping with the rewilding and restoration of our peatland. It is probably … EnvironmentEnergy | 77 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I wish hon. Members a happy World Curlew Day--tan, small, slender, often up to its knees in muck and at the risk of exti… EnvironmentEnergy | 719 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Women’s Health StrategyI welcome this strategy, having worked on maternity and medical misogyny on the Health and Social Care Committee. I will bring up the thorny issue of sexual health. In a recent sit… HealthSocial Care | 99 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Health and Social Care Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1567)Moving on, the 10-year health plan has 70 new build health centres and 50 refurbishments by 2030. It might need a new model of private finance. You suggested that that is the most … | 52 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Health and Social Care Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1567)One of the main recommendations in last year’s NAO report, which is almost as good reading as Barry’s report, is that forward planning for infrastructure needs to be credible and c… | 47 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Health and Social Care Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1567)Do you think that the lack of competition in private financing for healthcare infrastructure is an issue? | 17 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Health and Social Care Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1567)Okay. Just moving on with that, how do we learn the lessons for future schemes? Do you think that there is more of a possibility of adapting the current contracts to ensure that we… | 38 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Health and Social Care Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1567)Do you think that asset owners and investors accept responsibility for ensuring that the health buildings are used for the service that they are meant for, or is that the responsib… | 42 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Health and Social Care Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1567)I did not look for this. It happened in my constituency. The only example I have seen of a LIFT building is one where the GPs are not able to provide the service that people locall… | 57 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Health and Social Care Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1567)One big concern is that some trusts pay more than £2 billion a year on old PPP contracts. We have gone back and capped the returns paid for defence contracts, and we have gone back… | 57 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Health and Social Care Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1567)Do you think they would resile from looking forward to capping investment and capping that return? | 16 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Health and Social Care Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1567)What would be the key things that you would suggest that they look to change about our existing models? | 19 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Health and Social Care Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1567)One issue is that the model that we have at the moment means that we end up doing much larger consultations than they do in most contracts for public-private partnerships, with muc… | 74 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Health and Social Care Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1567)Lord Hutton, do you believe that the Local Improvement Finance Trust, or LIFT, schemes address some of the concerns that were raised by previous PPP projects? | 26 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 93 | 51.7% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 22 | 12.2% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 12 | 6.7% |
| Department for Education | 8 | 4.4% |
| Home Office | 6 | 3.3% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 5 | 2.8% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 4 | 2.2% |
| Department for Transport | 4 | 2.2% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which stakeholders the Lock Review has engaged with; and whether this includes NHS Resolution, NHS trusts, professional bodies and patient safety organisations. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish the full methodology for the Carr Hill formula review. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the findings of the Carr Hill formula review to be published. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which external stakeholders he plans to consult as part of the review of the Carr-Hill formula. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were registered at each (a) main practice and (b) branch surgery in Calder Valley constituency in (i) July 2025 and (ii) March 2026. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether GP practices, patient groups, and organisations representing areas of high deprivation will be invited to contribute evidence to the Carr Hill formula review. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Ofcom’s enforcement powers relating to fines issues to adult websites. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that online platforms based overseas comply with Ofcom penalties issued under the Online Safety Act 2023. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of Ofcom’s ability to deploy service restriction orders or business disruption measures in cases where companies fail to pay financial penalt… | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish data on CAMHS outcomes, broken down by therapy type and delivery method. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is he taking to support homeowners who can’t get in contact with their leaseholder. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions the Department has had with social media companies regarding the potential impact of their platforms on child mental health. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of CAMHS clinicians have received training in PTSD therapies, and what steps the Department is taking to improve training coverage. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the level of experience in the CAMHS workforce and the potential impact of staff turnover on service quality. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has the Government made on the effectiveness of CAHMS online therapies as opposed to in person support. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Social Care CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 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 | 41 | 22,319 | 14.7% |
| Accommodation | 11 | 21,682 | 14.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,687 | 4.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,744 | 2.5% |
| Staffing | 0 | 97,408 | 64.1% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 226 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 7 | 18,579 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 7 | 4,750 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 6 | 4,373 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 1 | 2,705 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 10 | 2,368 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 5 | 2,274 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 9 | 1,864 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,738 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 3 | 1,365 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 960 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 24 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB [200011782-262] | 1,738 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 501 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 950 | Paid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 950 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 3,524 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 277 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | PAPERSTONE [200011725-10094] | 90 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | VIKING [200011725-10095] | 59 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-10096] | 38 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -671 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -950 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-6926] | 35 | Paid |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] [200011725-7128] | 27 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011781-447] | 287 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 182 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 80 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,750 | 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.
1. Employment and earnings2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Remuneration: £2,197.40 a month
Hours: 14 hrs a week estimated working hours
(Registered 26 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Role, work or services: Councillor
Payer: Calderdale Council, Halifax Town Hall HX1
(Registered 26 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 8 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighouse | Geraldine Mary Carter | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,163 | 02 May 2024 |
| Calder | Josh Fenton-Glynn | Labour Party | 3,008 | 02 May 2024 |
| Elland | Peter John Hunt | Conservative and Unionist Party | 786 | 02 May 2024 |
| Greetland Stainland | Paul Alexander Bellenger | Liberal Democrats | 1,526 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hipperholme Lightcliffe | George Andrew Robinson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,846 | 02 May 2024 |
| Luddendenfoot | Jane Scullion | Labour Party | 1,862 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rastrick | Alan Peter Judge | Labour Party | 1,317 | 02 May 2024 |
| Todmorden | Diana Helen Tremayne | Labour Party | 1,919 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 96,907 | Electorate 77,364 (2024) |
| Median age | 46 | years |
| Degree-educated | 35.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 94.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 69.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.4% | households |
| Employment rate | 57.8% | 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.