Esher & Walton / data
Monica Harding · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
339
of 504 possible
Attendance
67%
165 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
372
137 debates
Written Qs
113
111 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£226k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 110 claims
Interests
16
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 69 | |
| Economy | 59 | |
| Employment | 40 | |
| Crime & Policing | 33 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 26 | |
| Pensions | 21 | |
| Education | 21 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | 46 | 18,902 |
| Culture Community | 22 | 12,443 |
| Health | 21 | 11,246 |
| Economy Jobs | 37 | 11,129 |
| Social Care | 25 | 9,470 |
| Environment | 12 | 6,417 |
| Local Government | 21 | 4,501 |
| Cost Of Living | 15 | 4,137 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a s… | Rebelled | 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 |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Rep… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)And then it goes out of Dubai into Hong Kong and Switzerland and into— | 14 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)Hélène, that is really helpful, thank you. Specifically in terms of gold, you say that the UK can leverage its influence. What does that look like in practice? | 28 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | West Bank: Illegal SettlementsAlongside what is happening on the west bank, in Lebanon, more than 1 million people have been forcibly displaced. The Guardian has reported that Israeli strikes on medical facilit… DefenceCulture Community | 98 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)So are you saying that the sanctions have been useful or not? Or could they be better? Fred Bauma: Some sanctions have been useful, at least in terms of the pressure they put on th… | 106 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)And then it goes out of Dubai into Hong Kong and Switzerland and into— | 14 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)Can I just clarify that? Are you saying that the gold goes via Dubai? | 14 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)Turning to armed actors, how can we hold them to account? What are the challenges there? Fred Bauma: There are many ways to hold armed actors to account. First, it is important to … | 324 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)I want to ask one more question on gold. Most people in the UK are not aware that the gold around their neck comes from conflict zones. How difficult would a campaign such as blood… | 59 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)Can I just clarify that? Are you saying that the gold goes via Dubai? | 14 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)Hélène, that is really helpful, thank you. Specifically in terms of gold, you say that the UK can leverage its influence. What does that look like in practice? | 28 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)So are you saying that the sanctions have been useful or not? Or could they be better? Fred Bauma: Some sanctions have been useful, at least in terms of the pressure they put on th… | 106 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)Turning to armed actors, how can we hold them to account? What are the challenges there? Fred Bauma: There are many ways to hold armed actors to account. First, it is important to … | 324 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | International Development Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1828)I want to ask one more question on gold. Most people in the UK are not aware that the gold around their neck comes from conflict zones. How difficult would a campaign such as blood… | 59 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Rail Prices: Contactless PaymentsOf course it is really important that we bring fares down, but we also need to make sure that the trains actually work. In February, 5.82% of all South West Railway services were c… TransportCost Of Living | 75 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Rail Prices: Contactless PaymentsThis is such an important debate. My constituency is the single biggest contributor to the Exchequer of any constituency outside London, yet we were completely missed out from the … TransportCost Of Living | 75 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 48 | 42.5% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 14 | 12.4% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 7 | 6.2% |
| Department for Education | 7 | 6.2% |
| Home Office | 6 | 5.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 6 | 5.3% |
| Ministry of Justice | 5 | 4.4% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 4 | 3.5% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the removal of the 10 per cent wear and tear allowance on self employed, Ofsted registered childminders; and what assessment she has made of the potential… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to ensure that the voluntary measures agreed by the Creator Remuneration Working Group in July 2025 deliver improved remuneration for (a) session musici… | Pending |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of allocating the majority of the UK’s pledge to the Eighth Replenishment of the Global Fund to Figh… | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Chevening scholars from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan have claimed asylum in the United Kingdom following the completion of their scholarships. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the report by Christians Against Poverty entitled 'Barriers to work: Challenges, support and s… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of secondary school pupils in England completing CPR training as required under the Health Education curriculum; and what steps the Depar… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking through diplomatic channels to ensure accountability for attacks on civilian populations in North-East Syria. | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations her Department has made to the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding (a) the reported increase in executions in 2024 and 2025, (b) t… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Syrian interim government on constitutional protections for the political, cultural and linguistic rights of Kurdish c… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure unrestricted humanitarian access to civilian populations affected by recent military operations in North-Eas… | Answered |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the gap between the introduction of increased tuition fees in 2026 and the reintroduction of maintenance grants in 2029 on students from lo… | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many meetings her predecessors held with the Chief Executive or Chair of the British Council in each calendar year from 2019 to 2025. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many letters relating to the British Council were received by her Department in each year from 2019 to 2024, and what proportion received a substantive res… | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase the number of specialist Parkinson's nurses serving residents of Esher and Walton constituency. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of industry-led standards, including those of the London Bullion Market Association, to prevent conflict-linked gold from Sudan entering the United Kingdom… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 92 | 32,346 | 14.3% |
| Staffing | 14 | 193,046 | 85.5% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 330 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 9 | 14,900 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 14 | 10,639 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 10 | 10,213 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,900 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 6 | 2,834 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 12 | 2,311 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 18 | 1,896 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 4 | 1,227 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 900 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 3 | 894 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 10 | 789 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 720 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 113 | Paid |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 62 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,000 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 3,100 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | Training Monica Harding Staff on Digital Comms - social media management. Two sessions covering different topics [200011793-346] | 350 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,000 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | INTUIT LTD MAILCHIMP [200011725-10356] [200011792-498] | 9 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 3,100 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 391 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 6 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,000 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Washing up liquid/ kitchen towels/ bin liners | 7 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 42 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | INTUIT LTD MAILCHIMP | 96 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 2 | Paid |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] | 57 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Installation of opening and fixed window between front office and back office | 2,052 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Erection of new partition wall and door | 2,028 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Painting walls, ceiling and woodwork in middle office | 1,608 | 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. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation8 entries
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: The Coalition for Global Prosperity
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, Westminster, London SW1A 2HU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Senior Policy Advisor for 2 days per week from Tuesday 17th March 2026 to Tuesday 16th June 2026, value £8,100
Donor status: company, registration 10894509
(Registered 31 March 2026)
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Tim Hewens
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £750
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 January 2026)
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Tim Hewens
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £750
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 October 2025)
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Mark Brett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 October 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Tim Hewins
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Thank you dinner for supporters. This was the exact amount, value £3,747
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 April 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Kirsty Hewens
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £750 general donations to the Elmbridge Liberal Democrats
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 July 2025)
13 May 2025
Name of donor: Kirsty Hewens
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500 general donation to the Elmbridge Liberal Democrats
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 May 2025)
13 May 2025
Name of donor: Tim Hewens
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sponsorship for fundraising dinner, value £2,350
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 May 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources3 entries
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: The Football Association Premier League Ltd
Address of donor: Brunel Building 57 North Wharf Road London W2 1HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket +1 and hospitality to match between Chelsea and Pafos on 21 January 2026, value £1,110
Date received: 21 January 2026
Date accepted: 21 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 02719699
(Registered 19 February 2026)
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Complimentary membership to the National Liberal Club, 2026, value £1,348
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 1 January 2026
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 30 January 2026)
13 Nov 2024
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Complimentary membership of the NLC from October 2024 to December 2025, value £1,347.88
Date received: 11 October 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 11 October 2024
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 9 November 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: UK Japan 21st Century Group
Address of donor: UK Japan 21st Century Group, c/o the Japan Society, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£3,224.75), accommodation (£795.35), meals and conference costs (£376), value £4,396.10
Destination of visit: Japan
Dates of visit: 6 March 2026 to 16 March 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend and speak at the UK-Japan 21st Century Group - 42nd Annual Conference Programme
(Registered 31 March 2026)
05 Aug 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: (£1,120), accommodation (£810), travel medication (£56), food, visa, transport, and in-country expenses: (£365), value £2,351
Destination of visit: Tanzania
Dates of visit: 21 June 2025 to 27 June 2025
Purpose of visit: Purpose of visit: Travelled as Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nutrition for Development 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 22 July 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
13 Nov 2024
Name of company or organisation: MGillett Consulting Ltd (DORMANT)
Nature of business: Consultancy
(Registered 12 July 2024; updated 9 November 2024)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
13 Nov 2024
Unpaid Director of MGillett Consulting Ltd. (Dormant)
(Registered 12 July 2024; updated 9 November 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Unpaid Director of The Britain Project.
(Registered 12 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 12 wards, 12 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claygate | Mary Marshall | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,020 | 02 May 2024 |
| Esher | Simon Jonathan Leifer | Esher Residents Association | 1,102 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hersham Village | Wendy Carol Gibbs | Liberal Democrats | 1,349 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hinchley Wood Weston Green | Gill Coates | Hinchley Wood / Weston Green Residents' Associations | 1,627 | 02 May 2024 |
| Long Ditton | Jez Langham | Liberal Democrats | 1,493 | 02 May 2024 |
| Molesey East | Kevin Malcolm Whincup | Liberal Democrats | 1,291 | 02 May 2024 |
| Molesey West | Pat Gormley | The Molesey Residents Association | 1,032 | 02 May 2024 |
| Oatlands Burwood Park | John Cope | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,259 | 02 May 2024 |
| Thames Ditton | Alex Batchelor | Thames Ditton / Weston Green Residents' Association | 1,344 | 02 May 2024 |
| Walton Central | Stanley Francis Winston Luker | Liberal Democrats | 1,055 | 02 May 2024 |
| Walton North | Joshua Noah Lambert | Liberal Democrats | 1,206 | 02 May 2024 |
| Walton South | Alistair William Price | Liberal Democrats | 1,389 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 104,045 | Electorate 74,042 (2024) |
| Median age | 42 | years |
| Degree-educated | 51.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 86.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 73.2% | households |
| Private-rented | 16.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.7% | households |
| Employment rate | 62.5% | 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.