Glenrothes & Mid Fife / data
Richard Baker · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
392
of 504 possible
Attendance
78%
112 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
154
59 debates
Written Qs
51
51 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£179k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 119 claims
Interests
6
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 89 | |
| Economy | 86 | |
| Employment | 44 | |
| Crime & Policing | 37 | |
| Education | 33 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 | |
| Energy | 19 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 29 | 7,222 |
| Defence | 16 | 4,005 |
| Local Government | 8 | 4,001 |
| Education | 8 | 3,193 |
| Fiscal Policy | 9 | 2,468 |
| Social Care | 9 | 2,374 |
| Health | 6 | 1,794 |
| Environment | 4 | 1,255 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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: Amendment 94Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily st… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Strategic Defence Review: FundingWill my hon. Friend assure me that this Government’s increased investment in our armed forces and the defence investment plan will offer huge opportunities for the defence sector i… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 77 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)My final question is on the Cabinet Manual. It was published with the purpose of making our political system more transparent and more accountable, but it has never been updated si… | 78 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)We shall remain intrigued until your investigation is concluded, Chair. | 10 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)Good morning, Doug. The EIC now has a responsibility to engage and inform the wider public on the values, rules and oversight mechanisms that govern standards in public life. How d… | 38 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)You mentioned some of the existing research and polls that are out there. The British Social Attitudes Survey indicates that trust in government has fallen to its lowest point sinc… | 74 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)Thank you. It is great that you will be able to share with us that engagement strategy. Can I ask how you will measure the impact and success of that engagement? The Committee on S… | 83 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)Do you think there is ultimately, though, a connection between standards in politics and our system to ensure that standards are robust and the trust of the public in politicians? | 30 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)You said there was not an ability to create consensus between all the parties on taking that work forward. What was a particular barrier that existed? | 26 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)It might be worth revisiting that issue as a Committee at some point, Chair, given that it is pretty fraught at the moment. | 23 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)What was the reason for that, can I ask? No? Okay. It is interesting to know that the prospect of that was there, but one party was not able to sign up to it. | 34 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)That is a very helpful answer. Thank you very much indeed. It leads me neatly on to my next question. The British Social Attitudes Survey also indicates that the public thinks poli… | 79 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)Do you think it would be something that you might consider mentioning in your first letter to the Prime Minister, given other areas of your work? | 26 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | International DevelopmentLater today I am meeting Inclusion International, which supports people with learning disabilities throughout the world. The focus on women and girls that my right hon. Friend refe… DefenceEconomy JobsEnvironment | 93 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Royal Mail: PerformanceMy hon. Friend is completely correct, and as always makes the point eloquently. It is vital that Royal Mail management listen to her and CWU. The hon. Member for Cheadle (Mr Morris… UtilitiesLabour MarketEconomy Jobs | 219 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Royal Mail: PerformanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for Exmouth and Exeter East (David Reed) on securing this vital debate. I want to make thre… UtilitiesLabour MarketEconomy Jobs | 140 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 7 | 13.7% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 7 | 13.7% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 7 | 13.7% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 4 | 7.8% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 4 | 7.8% |
| Ministry of Defence | 4 | 7.8% |
| Treasury | 3 | 5.9% |
| Scotland Office | 3 | 5.9% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | Scotland Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Defence Growth Deal on Scotland. | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidance on the treatment of vulnerable customers leads to changes in how payment terminals are (a) designed a… | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of accessibility across all aspects of banking and financial services for blind and partially sighted customers, including (a) payment terminals… | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered asking the Financial Conduct Authority to issue specific standards on payment terminal accessibility for blind and partially sighted people. | Answered |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made in implementing the Industrial Strategy. | Answered |
| 02 Dec 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to address the 25.9% of working age people who are dying in poverty in Fife every year. | Answered |
| 02 Dec 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to address the 15% of people who are dying in poverty in Mid Fife and Glenrothes every year. | Answered |
| 02 Dec 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of financial insecurity of people at the end of life. | Answered |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to determine site eligibility for participation in the TRANSFORM prostate cancer screening trial; and whether the availability of focal therapy is a… | Answered |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the design of the TRANSFORM trial includes sites that do not currently offer focal therapy; and how treatment diversity is being considered in trial recruitment. | Answered |
| 16 Sept 2025 | Church Commissioners | To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is providing to Christians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. | Answered |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to raise extended producer responsibility base fees for plastic. | Answered |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) extended producer responsibility and (b) other waste reforms on the improvement of recycling services by local… | Answered |
| 03 Jun 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will estimate the number of workers exposed (a) directly and (b) indirectly to welding fume since it was categorised as carcinogenic by the Health and Safety Executive in 2019. | Answered |
| 03 Jun 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to help ensure standardisation across all industrial sectors for protective equipment for workers who work (a) directly and (b) indirectly with welding fume since… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration and Constitutional 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 90 | 20,960 | 11.7% |
| Accommodation | 14 | 18,259 | 10.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 19,568 | 10.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,835 | 1.6% |
| Staffing | 0 | 115,853 | 64.7% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 1,658 | 0.9% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 9 | 16,958 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 8,400 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 8 | 3,263 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 2,300 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 26 | 2,107 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 28 | 2,052 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 2 | 683 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 3 | 618 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 3 | 291 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 2 | 131 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 118 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,400 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,200 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,200 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,242 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | WINTER AND SIMPSON [200011725-10157] | 706 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | WINTER AND SIMPSON [200011725-10156] | 198 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | catering strangers diningroom | 25 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | Catering in Strangers´ Dining room | 25 | Paid |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNBUSINESS [***] [200011725-7143] | 58 | Paid |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNBUSINESS [***] [200011725-5914] | 24 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 14 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-6748] | 105 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 6 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Translation services - other languages | FIFE COUNCIL [200011725-6207] | 114 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 266 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 266 | 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.
4. Visits outside the UK3 entries
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£561.02), accommodation (£649.90) and food and refreshments (£270.23), value £1,481.15
Destination of visit: Jordan
Dates of visit: 20 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
Purpose of visit: Overseas visit to Jordan to see UK Development programmes ‘in-action’ and meet with development experts and partners.
(Registered 24 February 2026)
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Falkland Islands Government
Address of donor: Falkland Islands Government, Office of the Legislative Assembly, Gilbert House, Ross Road, Stanley, Falkland Islands, Stanley, FIQQ 1ZZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£,1572), accommodation (£636.00), UK taxis (£288.68), GI transport (£218.68) and meals and hospitality (£386.66), value £3,102.02
Destination of visit: Falkland Islands
Dates of visit: 17 February 2025 to 21 February 2025
Purpose of visit: Study trip; meeting with Parliamentarians from the Falkland Islands; visit Ascension Island and its facilities.
(Registered 24 February 2026)
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 81 High Street Cosham Portsmouth PO63BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): YES Conference Pass, accommodation, internal travel and meals, value £768.04
Destination of visit: Ukraine
Dates of visit: 10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025
Purpose of visit: To promote and strengthen relations between the UK and Ukrainian Parliaments.
(Registered 6 October 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 year3 entries
10 Mar 2026
Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Val de Louyre, France
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member.
(Registered 25 February 2026)
15 Jul 2025
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Aberdeen
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member.
(Registered 4 July 2025)
05 Mar 2025
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Edinburgh
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 26 July 2024; updated 4 July 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 5 wards, 18 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhaven Methil Wemyss Villages | David Graham | Labour Party | 1,248 | 05 May 2022 |
| Buckhaven Methil Wemyss Villages | John O'Brien | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 890 | 05 May 2022 |
| Buckhaven Methil Wemyss Villages | Ken Caldwell | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,532 | 05 May 2022 |
| Buckhaven Methil Wemyss Villages | Thomas Adams | Labour Party | 809 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glenrothes Central Thornton | Daniel Wilson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 679 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glenrothes Central Thornton | Derek Noble | Labour Party | 1,299 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glenrothes Central Thornton | Ross Vettraino | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,588 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glenrothes North Leslie Markinch | Jan Wincott | Labour Party | 940 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glenrothes North Leslie Markinch | John Beare | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,730 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glenrothes North Leslie Markinch | Lynn Mowatt | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,059 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glenrothes North Leslie Markinch | Peter Gulline | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,161 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glenrothes West Kinglassie | Altany Craik | Labour Party | 1,491 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glenrothes West Kinglassie | Craig Walker | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 533 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glenrothes West Kinglassie | Julie Ford | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,740 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lochgelly Cardenden Benarty | Lea McLelland | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 965 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lochgelly Cardenden Benarty | Linda Erskine | Labour Party | 925 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lochgelly Cardenden Benarty | Mary Bain-Lockhart | Labour Party | 1,230 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lochgelly Cardenden Benarty | Rosemary Liewald | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,173 | 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.