Great Grimsby & Cleethorpes / data
Melanie Onn · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
370
of 504 possible
Attendance
73%
134 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
463
87 debates
Written Qs
146
139 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£201k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 98 claims
Interests
6
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 86 | |
| Economy | 78 | |
| Education | 35 | |
| Employment | 33 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 25 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 25 | |
| Schools | 21 | |
| Energy | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 29 | 5,601 |
| Culture Community | 10 | 4,183 |
| Health | 15 | 2,552 |
| Environment | 8 | 2,085 |
| Energy | 12 | 2,028 |
| Defence | 3 | 1,955 |
| Social Care | 14 | 1,601 |
| Local Government | 9 | 1,448 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Dec 2024 | Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion A vote on whether to allow a Bill to be introduced that would replace the current first-past-the-post voting system with proportional repres… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Road Surfaces (Maximum Noise Levels)I appreciate that—thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Maybe we all need ear defenders in this place once in a while. We have clear rules and protections for prolonged noise exposure i… TransportHealthEnvironment | 572 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Road Surfaces (Maximum Noise Levels)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit the use of road surfacing materials which generate in-vehicle noise levels above a specified maximum; to require t… TransportHealthEnvironment | 815 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateI congratulate the Chancellor on her statement. The setting of electricity prices to international gas prices has long been blamed for the erratic nature of our electricity bills—i… EnergyEconomy JobsCost Of Living | 82 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Women’s Health StrategyI congratulate my hon. Friend the Minister and the noble Lady Merron on bringing forward this renewed strategy. My constituent Jodie Goodwin has recently been refused a hysterectom… HealthSocial Care | 85 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)In time? How long do you have for corrective activity or action to be taken? Is there any financial penalty attached? | 21 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)Do you have an estimate of the total value of the contracts for the three projects? | 16 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)We have heard today—we do not hear it very often—that private wire is being seen as a solution that does not have any regulatory burdens. But that is not necessarily true, is it? | 33 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)Sometimes the supply chain will come back and talk about scale; it is not worth the investment if the scale is not there. Do you think that three SMRs will address that? | 32 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)Through their bills, they will be paying. | 7 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)But they are still going to be paying for the development of nuclear. We are still going to have a levy element that will be part and parcel of that. | 30 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)Ofgem is looking at that. | 5 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)In other energy sectors, what we find with supply chain versus developers is that we end up in a chicken and egg situation, where we cannot get investment until we have certainty, … | 84 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)So the private wire solution may not be something that is as straightforward as it is currently. | 17 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)I wonder if we can go back to one of the earlier answers, which is about who pays. Is it a different proposition if you are going to the public and saying, “We are putting this mon… | 89 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)What happens if you do not meet the targets on all the SMEs? | 13 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 35 | 24.0% |
| Department for Education | 26 | 17.8% |
| Department for Transport | 19 | 13.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 9 | 6.2% |
| Home Office | 9 | 6.2% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 9 | 6.2% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 8 | 5.5% |
| Treasury | 8 | 5.5% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work applications have been waiting longer than (a) three months, (b) six months and (c) twelve months for a decision. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in the Access to Work scheme on disabled people’s ability to start or remain in employment. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that reimbursement rates under Access to Work reflect the real cost of support, including travel and specialist equipment. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children who were cared for in a family and friends foster placement as of 31 March 2025 had also previously been in (a) an unrelated foster placement, (b) another family an… | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children were cared for in a family and friends foster placement as of 31 March 2025, in each local authority. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children ceased being looked after as of 31 March 2025 because (a) they returned home to live with parents or other person with parental responsibility, (b) are subject to a special guar… | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children were cared for in a family and friends foster placement as of 31 March 2020, in each local authority; and in each year prior as far back as comparable statistical i… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's complaints procedures for candidates who experience inappropriate behaviour from driving examiners. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures the Government is considering to lower the cost of building new properties in marsh land areas in order to ensure they can be competitive in low valu… | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on developing the Able Humber Ports site at Killingholme following the awarding of the Industrial Strategy Zone Site Accelerator Grant… | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the extent to which foster carers approved by independent fostering agencies receive equivalent support from local authorities compared with in house foster carers… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the dissolution of NHS Protect on levels of violence against NHS workers. | Answered |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether tariffs for procedures under the Minor Surgery Directed Enhanced Service have been adjusted to account for inflation, staff costs and premises costs since 2004. | Answered |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what methodology his Department used to calculate tariffs set out in the Minor Surgery Directed Enhanced Service for (a) joint injections and (b) minor surgical excisions. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with North East Lincolnshire Council on the closure of Grimsby Central Library. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Security and Net Zero CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 17 Mar 2025 | 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 | 80 | 18,926 | 9.4% |
| Accommodation | 9 | 14,797 | 7.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,008 | 3.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,763 | 2.4% |
| Staffing | 0 | 156,628 | 77.8% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 93 | 0.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 14,602 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 8 | 5,190 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 13 | 5,131 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 30 | 2,559 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 6 | 1,686 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 9 | 789 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 6 | 311 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 1 | 195 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 152 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 70 |
| Hospitality | Office Costs | 2 | 32 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -98 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | OFFICE FRIENDS [200011725-9571] | 3 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,263 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 821 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 117 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 79 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 38 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | TESCO STORES 5169 [200011725-6422] | 4 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 1,700 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 793 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 96 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | BUFFER PLAN [200011725-4636] | 17 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 13 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,100 | Paid |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Constituency Office Rent - March25 | 666 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 91 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | Light tea & coffees for participants | 29 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 96 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | OFFICE FRIENDS | 24 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | THE RANGE | 7 | 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. Miscellaneous6 entries
25 Mar 2025
Co-Chair for 'Pathways to Net Zero' and project bringing together energy businesses and parliamentarians to discuss energy related policy. Sponsoring meetings, lunches, dinners & receptions in House of Commons/Westminster. Supported by Palace Yard communications.
Date interest arose: 30 January 2025
(Registered 18 March 2025)
11 Dec 2024
Elected parliamentary representative on Labour Party National Executive Committee,
Date interest arose: 1 September 2024
(Registered 4 December 2024)
22 Jan 2025
Executive Committee member of the British American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 17 December 2024
(Registered 8 January 2025)
11 Dec 2024
Trustee of Youth Charity, Shalom based in the East Marsh of Grimsby. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 February 2020
(Registered 4 December 2024)
11 Dec 2024
Director of Grimsby Community Energy (cooperative model, principal aims to increase take up of community ownership of electricity generation, increase renewable sources of energy, deliver community benefit through lower bills and grants for sustainable or environmentally positive community projects). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 October 2022
(Registered 4 December 2024)
11 Dec 2024
Co-Chair of the Commission for Carbon Competitiveness (a small group of MPs, former MPs and industry experts researching and producing reports on industrial competitiveness). Hanover Communications is appointed by the Commission to provide Secretariat duties, but Commissioners are not part of a formal contractual arrangement and do not appoint Hanover.
Date interest arose: 14 October 2024
(Registered 4 December 2024; updated 18 March 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 10 wards, 10 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croft Baker | Marian Jervis | Labour Party | 1,122 | 02 May 2024 |
| East Marsh | Loyd Layton Emmerson | Liberal Democrats | 557 | 02 May 2024 |
| Freshney | Paul Christopher Bright | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 997 | 02 May 2024 |
| Haverstoe | Bill Parkinson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,331 | 02 May 2024 |
| Heneage | Emma Louise Clough | Labour Party | 734 | 02 May 2024 |
| Park | Robson Jack Augusta | Labour Party | 1,079 | 02 May 2024 |
| Sidney Sussex | Edward Thomas Peter Kaczmarek | Labour Party | 672 | 02 May 2024 |
| South | Sheldon James Mill | Labour Party | 726 | 02 May 2024 |
| West Marsh | Karl Wilson | Labour Party | 412 | 04 May 2023 |
| Yarborough | Les Bonner | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 880 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 104,484 | Electorate 76,157 (2024) |
| Median age | 40 | years |
| Degree-educated | 19.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 56.5% | households |
| Private-rented | 27.6% | households |
| Social-rented | 15.8% | households |
| Employment rate | 53.4% | 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.