Harlow / data
Chris Vince · Labour and Co-operative Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
461
of 504 possible
Attendance
91%
43 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
509
283 debates
Written Qs
23
23 answered
Committees
8
memberships
Expenses
£166k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 57 claims
Interests
4
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 87 | |
| Economy | 84 | |
| Employment | 51 | |
| Crime & Policing | 44 | |
| Education | 39 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 30 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 26 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 107 | 22,747 |
| Defence | 58 | 8,887 |
| Fiscal Policy | 43 | 8,050 |
| Local Government | 44 | 6,963 |
| Environment | 21 | 5,934 |
| Labour Market | 28 | 5,670 |
| Culture Community | 27 | 5,663 |
| Health | 30 | 5,651 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Public ProcurementHappy St George’s day, Mr Speaker. I thank the Minister for his earlier remarks on procurement, and I agree that £400 billion of public spending is a significant lever that this La… Economy JobsLocal Government | 70 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseMay I ask the Leader of the House to welcome the new owners of Harlow Town football club to their role after a period of uncertainty, when the club went into administration. As I k… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 70 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Young Adult Carers: Education and TrainingI beg to move, That this House has considered access to education and training for young adult carers. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. Before I start, I… EducationSocial CareLabour Market | 1,507 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Young Adult Carers: Education and TrainingSitting suspended. EducationSocial CareLabour Market | 2 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | UK Biobank DataI will not mention Harlow Town, I promise. [Laughter.] May I thank the Minister for his statement? I agree with others that UK Biobank is an excellent resource, and I have no doubt… HealthTechnology | 129 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Public Procurement13. What steps he is taking to reform public procurement. Economy JobsLocal Government | 10 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Young Adult Carers: Education and TrainingI thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for his powerful contribution and for recognising the sacrifice that young carers and young adult carers make. As the Minister … EducationSocial CareLabour Market | 497 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillI do not claim to be a huge expert on pensions, which may be why, rather than focusing on the point last week, I made comments about the hair of the shadow Minister, the hon. Membe… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLabour Market | 110 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Pension SchemesI join my hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth North (Amanda Martin) in welcoming Andy back to the Speaker’s Office. He is a shoulder to cry on after Harlow Town’s recent results.… Social CareFiscal PolicyMp Performance | 190 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement StrategyI thank the Minister for his response to the urgent question tabled by the hon. Member for Stafford, Eccleshall and the villages, my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Leigh Ingh… Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 128 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the Minister for giving way; she is being generous with her time, as always. I declare an interest as a member of the Select Committee. I hope that I do not steal the thund… EducationTechnologySocial Care | 142 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1839)Sorry, Laura; I have kept you waiting. Could you answer the initial question about the predecessor Committee? Sorry—it was a while ago that I asked that question. | 27 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1839)Thank you all for your time today. The previous iteration of this Committee’s 2023 report was distinctly concerned about the harms of screentime. In fact, it specifically said ther… | 80 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1839)Location settings as well? Alistair Law: We have only recently introduced a nearby element to what you see. In terms of people uploading content, the content that you upload if you… | 96 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1839)I appreciate you are a slightly different platform, in terms of social media, but you still have direct messaging, so there are some potential challenges there. What do you do spec… | 148 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 6 | 26.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 3 | 13.0% |
| Department for Education | 2 | 8.7% |
| Home Office | 2 | 8.7% |
| Ministry of Defence | 2 | 8.7% |
| Treasury | 1 | 4.3% |
| Wales Office | 1 | 4.3% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 1 | 4.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on coordinating the work of the Co-operative Development Unit across Government. | Answered |
| 25 Feb 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 co-operative models on international development. | Answered |
| 06 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation in Harlow constituency. | Answered |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress the Defending Democracy Taskforce has made on protecting democratic institutions. | Answered |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of households affected by the two child limit policy that are (a) two earner couple households and (b) two earner couple househo… | Answered |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce inequalities experienced by children in poverty. | Answered |
| 06 May 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the relocation of the UK Health Security Agency. | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Wales Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase economic growth through new technologies. | Answered |
| 25 Nov 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing online publications to be used to advertise public planning notifications. | Answered |
| 15 Nov 2024 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the standard of writing in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) universities since 2015. | Answered |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that victims of (a) violence against women and girls and (b) rape (i) receive adequate access to justice and (ii) do not have long waits for court dates. | Answered |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to take steps to recognise people who were prisoners of war in the Far East at any VJ Day 80th anniversary commemoration. | Answered |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to recognise the 80th anniversary of VJ Day in 2025. | Answered |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding had been allocated for the (a) new Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow scheme and (b) New Hospital Programme by 2 July 2024. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London (Markets) BillSelect | Chair | Commons | 18 Mar 2026 | present |
| City of London (Markets) BillSelect | Member | Commons | 18 Mar 2026 | present |
| Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillSelect | Member | Commons | 12 Feb 2026 | present |
| Education CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2025 | present |
| General Cemetery Bill [HL]Select | Member | Commons | 16 Sept 2025 | present |
| Norwich Livestock Market Bill [HL]Select | Member | Commons | 25 Jun 2025 | present |
| Backbench Business CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
| Modernisation CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 04 Mar 2025 | 08 Dec 2025 |
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 | 48 | 25,566 | 15.4% |
| Staffing | 2 | 136,925 | 82.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,505 | 1.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 845 | 0.5% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 11 | 9,294 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 7 | 8,666 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 2 | 1,669 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 3 | 1,290 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 2 | 1,122 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 9 | 623 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 1 | 479 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 5 | 417 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 5 | 409 |
| Translation services - other languages | Office Costs | 1 | 30 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,314 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,314 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 84 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 59 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***] [***] [200011725-8876] | 52 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***] [***] [200011725-8875] | 37 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [***] | 174 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | VIKING [200011726-2733] | 1,244 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 295 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 263 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Printer, photocopier & scanner | 248 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Insurance - contents | VIKING [200011725-3428] | 5 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,140 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | ST JOHN AMBULANCE | 479 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 3,000 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 45 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 135 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 60 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Translation services - other languages | Iranian Translor needed for Surgery Appointment | 30 | Paid |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Business Cards for MP | 22 | 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.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Manchester Airport group
Address of donor: Manchester Airport, Manchester, M90 1QX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Invitation to Airports UK dinner, value £400
Date received: 11 March 2026
Date accepted: 11 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 11748654
(Registered 7 April 2026)
8. Miscellaneous3 entries
16 Jul 2025
Trustee of Razed Roof an Inclusive theatre company. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 5 July 2024
Date interest ended: 28 January 2026
(Registered 10 July 2024; updated 7 April 2026)
04 Sept 2024
Trustee of Youth Concern Trust. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 19 August 2024
(Registered 30 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Member of NEC of the Cooperative Party. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 10 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 10 wards, 27 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Oak The Hallingburys | Geof Driscoll | Residents for Uttlesford | 643 | 04 May 2023 |
| Broad Oak The Hallingburys | Neil Reeve | Residents for Uttlesford | 583 | 04 May 2023 |
| Church Langley North Newhall | Andrew Edward Johnson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 831 | 02 May 2024 |
| Church Langley North Newhall | Dan Swords | Conservative and Unionist Party | 798 | 02 May 2024 |
| Church Langley North Newhall | Michael Edward Hardware | Conservative and Unionist Party | 779 | 02 May 2024 |
| Church Langley South Potter Street | Danielle Sophia Brown | Conservative and Unionist Party | 890 | 02 May 2024 |
| Church Langley South Potter Street | James Leppard | Conservative and Unionist Party | 826 | 02 May 2024 |
| Church Langley South Potter Street | Nicky Purse | Conservative and Unionist Party | 939 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hatfield Heath | Mark Lemon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 410 | 04 May 2023 |
| Latton Bush Stewards | Alastair Hunter Gunn | Conservative and Unionist Party | 881 | 02 May 2024 |
| Latton Bush Stewards | Luke Patrick Howard | Labour Party | 890 | 02 May 2024 |
| Latton Bush Stewards | Stacy Mariana Seales | Conservative and Unionist Party | 859 | 02 May 2024 |
| Little Parndon Town Centre | Chris Vince | Labour Party | 761 | 02 May 2024 |
| Little Parndon Town Centre | Maggie Hulcoop | Labour Party | 671 | 02 May 2024 |
| Little Parndon Town Centre | Tony Durcan | Labour Party | 710 | 02 May 2024 |
| Passmores | Daniella Pritchard | Labour Party | 753 | 02 May 2024 |
| Passmores | Jake Shepherd | Labour Party | 748 | 02 May 2024 |
| Passmores | Tony Edwards | Labour Party | 799 | 02 May 2024 |
| Roydon Lower Nazeing | Chris Whitbread | Conservative and Unionist Party | 715 | 02 May 2024 |
| Roydon Lower Nazeing | Richard Derek Bassett | Conservative and Unionist Party | 883 | 02 May 2024 |
| Roydon Lower Nazeing | Ronda Pugsley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 678 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rural East | Ian Douglas Hadley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 737 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rural East | Ray Balcombe | Conservative and Unionist Party | 817 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rural East | Richard Morgan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 774 | 02 May 2024 |
| Sumners Kingsmoor | Clive Thomas Souter | Conservative and Unionist Party | 864 | 02 May 2024 |
| Sumners Kingsmoor | Emma Louise Marie Ghaffari | Conservative and Unionist Party | 788 | 02 May 2024 |
| Sumners Kingsmoor | Russell Mark Perrin | Conservative and Unionist Party | 886 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 109,941 | Electorate 74,683 (2024) |
| Median age | 38 | years |
| Degree-educated | 25.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 84.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 58.5% | households |
| Private-rented | 14.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 26.5% | 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.