Cannock Chase / data
Josh Newbury · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
452
of 504 possible
Attendance
90%
52 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
434
144 debates
Written Qs
136
136 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£109k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 153 claims
Interests
2
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 93 | |
| Economy | 92 | |
| Employment | 51 | |
| Crime & Policing | 44 | |
| Education | 39 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 24 | |
| Pensions | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 42 | 18,684 |
| Local Government | 37 | 17,122 |
| Health | 35 | 16,633 |
| Social Care | 32 | 14,488 |
| Environment | 22 | 13,110 |
| Culture Community | 17 | 10,406 |
| Education | 23 | 10,167 |
| Agriculture | 16 | 7,655 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Dec 2025 | UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule MotionA vote on whether to allow a bill to be introduced that would require the government to negotiate a UK-EU customs union. The vote was tied 1… | 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 |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Allied Health ProfessionalsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for leading the debate and my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley (Sonia Kumar), who has done so much incredible work as a … HealthLabour MarketSocial Care | 1,025 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseType 1 diabetes with disordered eating, or T1DE for short, is a lethal combination of two conditions, but pilot sites set up to trial bespoke NHS services that bring specialists fr… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 103 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)In terms of the pressures on producers, we know that pretty much universally everybody is exposed to the cost of heating, processing, refrigeration, packaging, and getting goods to… | 114 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Yes, absolutely. Andrew, I know you said that it is too early to speculate on what inflation might be, but through your members do you have a sense of which categories of food migh… | 71 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)I am conscious of time, but Rohit, do you have anything to add on the point of Government support to mitigate the effects of inflation? | 25 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Concerns have also been expressed about out-of-season shortages. Do you recognise those? You think we can cope. | 17 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Absolutely. The “as soon as possible” point is the pertinent one because we know that although the costs will be felt by consumers further down the road, the opportunity to stop it… | 139 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)You are right: people at home will be most concerned, of course, about what is on the supermarket shelves and how much their weekly shop is going to cost. That is how all this will… | 116 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Yes, absolutely. Andrew, I know you said that it is too early to speculate on what inflation might be, but through your members do you have a sense of which categories of food migh… | 71 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Do you think that with what we expect to be higher food inflation, we are also going to see higher supermarket profits? | 22 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Do you think that with what we expect to be higher food inflation, we are also going to see higher supermarket profits? | 22 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Absolutely. The “as soon as possible” point is the pertinent one because we know that although the costs will be felt by consumers further down the road, the opportunity to stop it… | 139 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)I am conscious of time, but Rohit, do you have anything to add on the point of Government support to mitigate the effects of inflation? | 25 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)In terms of the pressures on producers, we know that pretty much universally everybody is exposed to the cost of heating, processing, refrigeration, packaging, and getting goods to… | 114 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)You are right: people at home will be most concerned, of course, about what is on the supermarket shelves and how much their weekly shop is going to cost. That is how all this will… | 116 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 31 | 22.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 25 | 18.4% |
| Department for Education | 16 | 11.8% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 14 | 10.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 8 | 5.9% |
| Treasury | 8 | 5.9% |
| Home Office | 7 | 5.1% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 6 | 4.4% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | Northern Ireland Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement on farmers in Northern Ireland. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent meetings her Department has had with victims of forced adoptions in England. | Answered |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on digitising the catch certificate scheme. | Answered |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including wraparound extensions within permitted development rights for householders. | Answered |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on aligning the Fish Export Service with the EU CATCH system. | Answered |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of funding under the (a) Landscape Recovery and (b) Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier scheme has been received by farms smaller than 200 acres. | Answered |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of salary differences between college lecturers and school teachers on recruitment to further education teaching posts for (… | Answered |
| 06 Jan 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the removal of the automatic wear-and-tear allowance for childminders as part of the Making Tax Digital reforms, what steps she will take to ensure childminders receive tax relief fo… | Answered |
| 06 Jan 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of the automatic wear-and-tear allowance on (a) growth in the childminding sector and (b) the number of childcare places available t… | Answered |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations she has received on the potential impact of the planned rise in fuel duty on motorists. | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of mandating a minimum aftercare period for trees planted as a condition of planning permissions fo… | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of the number of new trees required as part of planning permissions which are (a) never planted and (b) not maintained fo… | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rhododendron sales on woodland (a) management and (b) restoration. | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect kelp forests in UK waters. | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the performance of NHS-commissioned fertility clinics. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment, Food and Rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 28 | 18,259 | 16.7% |
| Staffing | 10 | 72,517 | 66.3% |
| Office Costs | 108 | 15,589 | 14.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,309 | 2.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 739 | 0.7% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 9 | 12,946 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 19 | 9,231 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 3 | 8,606 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 43 | 4,621 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 8 | 3,672 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 14 | 1,885 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 1,742 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 18 | 1,091 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 1 | 888 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 6 | 652 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 6 | 469 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 198 | Paid |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 62 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 25 | Paid |
| 02 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 60 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 150 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 75 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -65 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 520 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 166 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Not Applicable | 65 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 31 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office - Contractor replacement of some existing but damaged features | 520 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | -7 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | repair and make safe rear roller shutter | 1,409 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 150 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | LITTLE MISS SPARKY LIM [200011725-8927] | 72 | 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.
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Name of donor: Ongoing role of District Councillor on Cannock Chase District Council. Unpaid as of 05/07/2024 due to fully renouncing all members' allowances.
Unpaid role of District Councillor on Cannock Chase District Council.
Date interest ended: 12 March 2025
(Registered 3 August 2024; updated 8 April 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Trustee of Norton Canes Community Association (Norton Canes Community Centre). This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 3 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 9 wards, 27 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brereton Ravenhill | Carl Michael Boulton | Labour Party | 916 | 02 May 2024 |
| Brereton Ravenhill | David William Gavin Williams | Labour Party | 709 | 02 May 2024 |
| Brereton Ravenhill | Paul Anthony Fisher | Labour Party | 903 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cannock Longford Bridgtown | Jeff Hill | Labour Party | 751 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cannock Longford Bridgtown | Maureen Ann Freeman | Labour Party | 793 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cannock Longford Bridgtown | Richard James Craddock | Conservative and Unionist Party | 697 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cannock Park Old Fallow | Joshua Thomas Bancroft | Conservative and Unionist Party | 713 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cannock Park Old Fallow | Steve Thornley | Labour Party | 626 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cannock Park Old Fallow | Val Jones | Conservative and Unionist Party | 719 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chadsmoor | Jacquie Prestwood | Labour Party | 783 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chadsmoor | Sue Thornley | Labour Party | 779 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chadsmoor | Tony Brendon Johnson | Labour Party | 851 | 02 May 2024 |
| Etching Hill The Heath | Justin Paul Johnson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 765 | 02 May 2024 |
| Etching Hill The Heath | Mike Sutherland | Conservative and Unionist Party | 798 | 02 May 2024 |
| Etching Hill The Heath | Nick Lyons | Conservative and Unionist Party | 802 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hawks Green With Rumer Hill | Adrienne Ann Fitzgerald | Conservative and Unionist Party | 573 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hawks Green With Rumer Hill | Les Bullock | Labour Party | 520 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hawks Green With Rumer Hill | Philippa Kate Haden | Conservative and Unionist Party | 610 | 02 May 2024 |
| Heath Hayes Wimblebury | Diane May Todd | Labour Party | 708 | 02 May 2024 |
| Heath Hayes Wimblebury | Julie Amanda Aston | Labour Party | 721 | 02 May 2024 |
| Heath Hayes Wimblebury | Lisa Jayne Wilson | Labour Party | 737 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hednesford Hills Rawnsley | Andrea Michelle Muckley | Green Party of England and Wales | 924 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hednesford Hills Rawnsley | Hayley Page | Green Party of England and Wales | 831 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hednesford Hills Rawnsley | Jo Elson | Green Party of England and Wales | 908 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hednesford Pye Green | Darrell Lee Mawle | Green Party of England and Wales | 572 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hednesford Pye Green | Liz Bishop | Green Party of England and Wales | 583 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hednesford Pye Green | Sheila Margaret Cartwright | Labour Party | 564 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 100,542 | Electorate 76,974 (2024) |
| Median age | 42 | years |
| Degree-educated | 22.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.6% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 67.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 15.8% | households |
| Social-rented | 16.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 59.3% | 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.