Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale / data
David Mundell · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 05 May 2005 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
7659days
from 05 May 2005
Divisions
268
of 504 possible
Attendance
53%
236 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
399
143 debates
Written Qs
70
69 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£331k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 355 claims
Interests
8
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 71 | |
| Economy | 48 | |
| Crime & Policing | 27 | |
| Education | 23 | |
| Pensions | 21 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 15 | |
| Employment | 15 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 13 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 53 | 11,043 |
| Culture Community | 21 | 8,087 |
| Defence | 37 | 7,609 |
| Health | 23 | 5,210 |
| Local Government | 29 | 4,718 |
| Cost Of Living | 19 | 4,523 |
| Technology | 9 | 3,233 |
| Environment | 9 | 3,209 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Gulf ConflictHas the Foreign Secretary made any assessment of what impact the conflict is having on the horrendous humanitarian situation in Yemen? Given Iran’s continued support for the Houthi… DefenceEnergyCost Of Living | 51 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Child PovertyObviously I do not agree with the Secretary of State’s analysis, but I think we can agree that child poverty and the other challenges that face real people in Scotland should be th… Cost Of LivingSocial CareEducation | 88 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)Foreign Secretary, I would like to ask you about another challenge in relation to delivering our ODA funding programmes. In January, the US Administration adopted something they ca… | 162 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)That would have to be changed in order for there to be more flexibility from the US. | 17 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)Thank you. Chair. Can I come to you, Baroness Chapman? Success in the UK’s priority areas such as global health relies on progress in other defunded areas. What conversations have … | 49 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)Do you have an overview that would allow you to step in or prioritise in countries where, for example, services were not provided as a result of the approach that the US was taking… | 34 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)In parallel with that, will the FCDO be continuing its funding of LGBT issues internationally? | 15 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)It is positive about the overall sum, but two thirds does seem to be a very significant part to be in the final year of funding. Is that to meet your budgetary requirements? It can… | 45 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)I have one of many questions I could ask you about nutrition. It is about the Child Nutrition Fund. It was good last night to hear Minister Elmore being very effusive about it but … | 58 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)Unitaid? | 1 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)Minister, it had been indicated previously that there might be no funding at all for UNAIDS, but I noted subsequently that there was some funding, which is in the circumstances wel… | 75 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)I think it is helpful to have it on the record because that just emerged. Putting the emphasis on totality, it only just emerged how it was going to be paid and I think the issue i… | 47 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)This Committee, and indeed many others, welcomed the Government’s commitment to the Global Fund in the circumstances that we found ourselves. Last week, however, it emerged that tw… | 125 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1330)Do you not accept that that profile will ultimately mean—particularly because of the inability to draw down match funding, which is a statutory position in the US—that that funding… | 45 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Puberty Blockers Clinical TrialOrder. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. As the debate is heavily subscribed, I am afraid that I will have to impose a two-minute speech limit from t… Health | 47 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 32 | 45.7% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 11 | 15.7% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 4 | 5.7% |
| Ministry of Defence | 4 | 5.7% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 4 | 5.7% |
| Department for Transport | 3 | 4.3% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 3 | 4.3% |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 2 | 2.9% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which of the Communities of Expertise announced by the Minister for International Development will cover food and nutrition. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will adopt the recommendations of the Report by the Eleanor Crook Foundation entitled UK Leadership on Malnutrition, A building block for security and s… | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the ongoing situation in Iran on the conflict in Yemen. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners and the Democratic Republic of Congo help bring lasting peace in that country. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to scale the HIV Confident initiative, to (a) all NHS trusts, (b) care homes, (c) dentists and (d) other health and social care settings. | Pending |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to address the potential impact of HIV stigma on women, particularly Black African women and menopausal women. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations the UK plans to make at the UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in June 2026. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to raise access to long-acting injectable HIV prevention and treatment technologies in low and middle-income countries at the UN H… | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will set out the Government's negotiating priorities will be at the UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in June 2026; and whether the Government plans to… | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £5 million trial of HIV home testing through the NHS App will address the ASSIST study finding that postal testing uptake is higher among White and affluent populations, risk… | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) through the £4.8 million HIV Prevention England programme. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the finding from the Positive Voices 2022 survey. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if funding will be allocated to address HIV stigma. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the new anti-stigma programmes commissioned across trusts will be delivered in partnership with voluntary and community sector organisations with lived experience… | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of running buses from Qatar to Oman for the purposes of repatriation. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Development CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 Oct 2024 | present |
| Panel of ChairsSelect | Member | Commons | 30 Jul 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 | 300 | 32,004 | 9.7% |
| Staffing | 7 | 245,353 | 74.1% |
| Accommodation | 28 | 28,193 | 8.5% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 20,377 | 6.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,961 | 1.5% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 36 | 5,364 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 2 | 5,263 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 3 | 3,864 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 24 | 2,927 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 34 | 2,502 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 17 | 2,150 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 14 | 2,020 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 4 | 1,963 |
| Equipment - hire | Office Costs | 14 | 1,281 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 34 | 1,263 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 25 | 1,104 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 973 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 78 | Paid |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | 02 Airtime 6.3.25 - 6.4.25 [200011797-218] | 12 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 187 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 102 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | The Nithsdale Times - 6.3.25 & 20.3.25 [200011798-465] | 100 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | A M Grieve Newsagent 18.3.25 - 28.3.25 [200011798-462] | 26 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Muckle Toon Media Ltd - advert 27.3.25 | 168 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 20 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Newsquest - Peeblesshire News 27.3.25 [200011798-464] | 696 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Amazon - HP Ink, Ruler | 66 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 35 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 20 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | DNG Media Advert - March 2025 | 800 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***] [***] Office Cleaner | 72 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | A M Grieve Newspapers | 51 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 162 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011798-467] | 15 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011798-466] | 10 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Post Office 100 x 2nd class stamps | 85 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | PEEBLESHIREN ONLINE [200011725-6330] | 3 | 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)2 entries
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: James Stewart
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000
Date received: 26 January 2026
Date accepted: 26 January 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 January 2026)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: James Stewart
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500
Date received: 14 July 2025
Date accepted: 14 July 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 18 July 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: LTA Operations Limited
Address of donor: The National Tennis Centre, 100Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket for the HSBC Championships at The Queen's Club, value £399.47
Date received: 10 June 2025 to 10 June 2025
Date accepted: 10 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07475460
(Registered 1 July 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: United Against Malnutrition and Hunger
Address of donor: 8 St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RS
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1,790), accommodation (£810), travel medication (£76), food, visa, transport and in-country expenses (£365), value £3,041
Destination of visit: Tanzania
Dates of visit: 21 June 2025 to 27 June 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week Conference in Dar es Salaam, to see the impact of UK overseas development in treating and preventing malnutrition in Tanzania and Zanzibar, and to understand the work of national and regional government, scientists, health workers, humanitarian organisations, charities, civil society, local businesses, and local communities in tackling malnutrition.
(Registered 1 July 2025)
13 May 2025
Name of donor: United Against Malnutrition and Hunger
Address of donor: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel (£385), accommodation (£530), food and in-country expenses (£200), value £1,115
Destination of visit: France (Paris)
Dates of visit: 26 March 2025 to 28 March 2025
Purpose of visit: To visit Paris as Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nutrition for Development to attend the 2025 Paris Nutrition for Growth Summit.
(Registered 29 April 2025)
8. Miscellaneous3 entries
03 Feb 2026
A Trustee of Friends of Wamphray Church Steering Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 26 March 2026
(Registered 29 January 2026; updated 27 March 2026)
24 Nov 2025
Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 16 October 2024
(Registered 5 November 2024)
18 Apr 2024
Membership of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament Association. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 28 January 2020
(Registered 11 December 2023)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 7 wards, 24 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annandale East Eskdale | Archie Dryburgh | Labour Party | 880 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annandale East Eskdale | Denis Male | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 633 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annandale East Eskdale | Karen Carruthers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,140 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annandale North | Carolyne Wilson | Labour Party | 797 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annandale North | Gail Macgregor | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,153 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annandale North | Lynne Davis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,114 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annandale North | Stephen Thompson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,725 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annandale South | George Jamieson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,104 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annandale South | Ian Carruthers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,118 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annandale South | Richard Brodie | Liberal Democrats | 902 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annandale South | Sean Marshall | Labour Party | 975 | 05 May 2022 |
| Clydesdale East | Alex Allison | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,364 | 05 May 2022 |
| Clydesdale East | Ian McAllan | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,513 | 05 May 2022 |
| Clydesdale East | Ralph Barker | Labour Party | 869 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lochar | Ivor Hyslop | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,348 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lochar | Linda Dorward | Labour Party | 1,166 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lochar | Maureen Johnstone | Conservative and Unionist Party | 772 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lochar | Tracey Little | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,787 | 05 May 2022 |
| Mid Upper Nithsdale | Andrew Wood | Conservative and Unionist Party | 629 | 05 May 2022 |
| Mid Upper Nithsdale | Jim Dempster | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,087 | 05 May 2022 |
| Mid Upper Nithsdale | Tony Berretti | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,161 | 05 May 2022 |
| Tweeddale West | Drummond Begg | Liberal Democrats | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Tweeddale West | Eric Small | Conservative and Unionist Party | — | 05 May 2022 |
| Tweeddale West | Viv Thomson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | — | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
Demographic profile unavailable for this constituency.
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.