Castle Point / data
Rebecca Harris · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 06 May 2010 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
5833days
from 06 May 2010
Divisions
398
of 504 possible
Attendance
79%
106 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
0
0 debates
Written Qs
1
1 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£210k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 195 claims
Interests
4
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 89 | |
| Economy | 76 | |
| Employment | 46 | |
| Crime & Policing | 43 | |
| Education | 35 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Housing | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
Speech overview unavailable.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2024 | Employment Rights BillAn SME in my constituency once found someone sleeping rough on its premises and offered them a job. Does my hon. Friend agree that, when this Bill is enacted, it is very unlikely t… Economy JobsSocial Care | 50 |
| 20 Oct 2024 | Employment Rights BillMy constituency also has a lot of seasonal workers and a seaside economy. Does my hon. Friend agree that young people often get their first step on the job ladder through those job… Economy JobsSocial Care | 45 |
| 09 Sept 2024 | Winter Fuel PaymentI do not think that I need to worry; I think we know that will happen, because we know about their behaviour and their concerns about putting the heating on, and their lack of unde… Cost Of LivingSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 113 |
| 09 Sept 2024 | Winter Fuel PaymentMy hon. Friend is spot on. It is the anxiety that it causes people. They do not know if they will live another 18 months or 25 years. People on fixed incomes, with no ability to ra… Cost Of LivingSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 181 |
| 09 Sept 2024 | Winter Fuel PaymentAbout 20,000 pensioners in Castle Point are set to lose their winter fuel payment under this cruel and vindictive policy that the Labour Government have chosen to adopt. Contrary t… Cost Of LivingSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 249 |
| 09 Sept 2024 | Social SecurityDoes the hon. Lady agree that in 2010, when the coalition Government came in, we inherited a really serious economic crisis and a genuine black hole, and we had to make some very t… Fiscal PolicySocial CareCost Of Living | 45 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 1 | 100.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sept 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the Hughes Report, Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 February 2024. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee of SelectionSelect | Member | Commons | 30 Jul 2024 | 18 Nov 2024 |
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 | 61 | 10,709 | 5.1% |
| Staffing | 131 | 198,656 | 94.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 221 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 2 | 5,263 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 54 | 794 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 720 |
| Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Staffing | 131 | 707 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 360 |
| Hospitality | Office Costs | 1 | 65 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 13 |
| Other | Office Costs | 1 | -298 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 37 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 20 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 5 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 5 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 8 | Paid |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 720 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 50 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 50 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 50 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 50 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 6 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 11 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Staffing Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Subsistence | 10 | 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. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: L Bennett and Son Ltd
Address of donor: 3 Prime Point, Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 1HU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,650 for the costs of hosting a social event for Conservative Members of Parliament and staffers
Date received: 1 July 2025
Date accepted: 1 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01030722
(Registered 5 August 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
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (family holiday home)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Unspecified, France
Interest held: from 1 April 2019
Ownership details: A third share
(Registered 14 May 2019)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Trustee of Datchet Women’s Institute (this is an unpaid role).
(Registered 4 July 2022)
18 Apr 2024
Director of the Policy Research Unit, a not-for-profit pooled research service which assists Conservative MPs with their Parliamentary duties. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 24 November 2021
(Registered 25 November 2021)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 5 wards, 15 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadleigh St James | Aimme Harbinson | The People's Independent Party | 850 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hadleigh St James | Duncan MacPherson | The People's Independent Party | 791 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hadleigh St James | Kate Knott | The People's Independent Party | 946 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Michaels | John Charles Knott | The People's Independent Party | 1,450 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Michaels | Tim Copsey | The People's Independent Party | 1,387 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Michaels | Warren Gibson | The People's Independent Party | 1,396 | 02 May 2024 |
| Tarpots | Benn Wimbledon | The People's Independent Party | 678 | 02 May 2024 |
| Tarpots | Kieron David Bowker | The People's Independent Party | 730 | 02 May 2024 |
| Tarpots | Michael Dearson | The People's Independent Party | 899 | 02 May 2024 |
| Thundersley North | Gareth Howlett | The People's Independent Party | 1,408 | 02 May 2024 |
| Thundersley North | Steve Mountford | The People's Independent Party | 1,339 | 02 May 2024 |
| Thundersley North | Tom Gibson | The People's Independent Party | 1,298 | 02 May 2024 |
| Thundersley South | Allan David Edwards | The People's Independent Party | 652 | 02 May 2024 |
| Thundersley South | Laurie Dixon | The People's Independent Party | 634 | 02 May 2024 |
| Thundersley South | Matt Cortes | The People's Independent Party | 648 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 89,566 | Electorate 71,026 (2024) |
| Median age | 46 | years |
| Degree-educated | 18.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 94.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 80.4% | households |
| Private-rented | 14.0% | households |
| Social-rented | 5.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 55.1% | 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.