Hereford & South Herefordshire / data
Jesse Norman · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 06 May 2010 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
5833days
from 06 May 2010
Divisions
316
of 504 possible
Attendance
63%
188 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
492
64 debates
Written Qs
4
4 answered
Committees
3
memberships
Expenses
£137k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 68 claims
Interests
19
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 73 | |
| Economy | 66 | |
| Employment | 38 | |
| Crime & Policing | 36 | |
| Education | 32 | |
| Housing | 20 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 18 | |
| Schools | 18 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 17 | 11,799 |
| Local Government | 13 | 8,524 |
| Defence | 10 | 7,020 |
| Mp Performance | 12 | 6,422 |
| Health | 8 | 5,995 |
| Fiscal Policy | 9 | 5,633 |
| Cost Of Living | 5 | 4,015 |
| Education | 3 | 2,494 |
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 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)No—and you are also flying the flag for responsible leadership in the civil service. | 14 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)When you think about accountability, how would that clarity of purpose relate to Ministers? | 14 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)Do you mean drafting the report? They were helping you draft the report? | 13 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)So every word of that report was written either by you or personally approved by you? | 16 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)Yes—thank you. Can we just go on for a second? Given what you know, and what Mr Lincoln knows, imagine that we had the same crisis tomorrow, or something similar: a resettlement sc… | 67 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)No one wants responsibility or they all want all of the responsibility. | 12 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)In relation to the Triples, for example? | 7 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)Obviously. No one is thinking that, but the civil service would not be the civil service if it were not a lot more subtle about such questions. | 27 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)But you have said that officials and Ministers did get a chance to review your emerging findings, because they pressed you on how good the evidence was and how strong the view was.… | 36 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)I would have assumed that you would draft the whole thing. | 11 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)And to protect the discussions under the legal framework, which was the cause of the super-injunction, presumably. | 17 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)Were there any areas that Ministers and officials paid particular attention to, more than others, in the report? | 18 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)I have some experience of that, as a viewer. | 9 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)I apologise if I missed bits of that—I had to be at another Committee briefly. To pick up on that, a Cabinet Office SRO-led model would enable problems such as competition between … | 69 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1304)Were there any other updates to Ministers, such as written communications or verbal briefings, in the course of your work before— | 21 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Business and Trade | 3 | 75.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 25.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what statutory authority Companies House is able to exclude non-digital in-writing applications for director ID verification. | Answered |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Companies House is taking steps to protect directors from penalties due to the gap between statutory written options and digital-only guidance. | Answered |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Companies House undertook an equality impact assessment in relation to its changes to the director ID verification requirements. | Answered |
| 04 Oct 2024 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total proceeds of fines on water companies have been since the Treasury announcement on 30 November 2022 that they would be reserved for river restoration; and… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modernisation CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 18 Nov 2024 | present |
| Members Estimate CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 05 Nov 2024 | present |
| Defence CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 15 | 117,095 | 85.7% |
| Office Costs | 48 | 19,187 | 14.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 283 | 0.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 13 | 30,040 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 2 | 5,263 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 13 | 3,363 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 4 | 2,371 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 6 | 2,127 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 2 | 1,344 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 2 | 389 |
| Insurance - contents | Office Costs | 1 | 328 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 8 | 111 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 3 | 107 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 61 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 8 | 39 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 793 | Paid |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Insurance - buildings | Buildings insurance constituency office Penn House wef 31 March 2025 based on floor area [200011802-405] | 1 | Paid |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 2,571 | Paid |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning constituency office for the month of March 2025 [200011802-402] | 44 | Paid |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 3 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | Service charge in constituency office for the period 25.03.25 to 24.06.25 [200011804-182] | 35 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | Website upgrade and migration to Drupal 10 www.jesse4hereford.com | 320 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning constituency office | 42 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 225 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 2,571 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | Annual hosting and support fee for Caseworker [200011804-183] | 61 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Shredding of confidential waste February 2025 | 2 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 2,450 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 160 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning constituency office for the month of January 2025 | 21 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Shredding of confidential waste | 2 | Paid |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 2,246 | Paid |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 28 | Paid |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 3 | Paid |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 192 | 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.
1. Employment and earnings14 entries
04 Nov 2025
Payment: £675.49
Received on: 30 September 2025. Hours: 10 hrs.
Donated to: a charity
(Registered 22 October 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Payment: £98.40
Received on: 16 October 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Everyman's Library, Everyman's Library, 50 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BD
(Registered 20 October 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Payment: £66.55
Received on: 9 October 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, The News Building, 1 London Bridge St, London SE1 9GF
(Registered 20 October 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Payment: £253.31
Received on: 3 October 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Penguin Books Ltd, Embassy Gardens. One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, SW11 7BW
(Registered 20 October 2025)
08 Oct 2025
Payment: £1,667
Received on: 18 September 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Hayakawa Publishing Inc, 2-2 Kanda-tacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0046 Japan
(Registered 24 September 2025)
26 Sept 2025
Role, work or services: Writing Books
Payer: Peters Fraser & Dunlop Ltd (Book Publisher), 55 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1BS
15 Jul 2025
Payment: £84.48
Received on: 3 July 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Ulverscroft - Isis Publishing, The Green, Bradgate Road, Anstey, Leicester, Leicestershire LE7 7FU
(Registered 8 July 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Payment: £4,387.27
Received on: 13 June 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Citic Press Corporation (Publisher), 8-10F Block, 2 Fusheng Bldg, A4 Huixin East Street, Beijing, 100029 China
(Registered 24 June 2025)
13 May 2025
Payment: £673
Received on: 30 April 2025. Hours: 10 hrs.
(Registered 6 May 2025)
13 May 2025
Payment: £137.81
Received on: 24 April 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Harpercollins Publishers, 3 London Brg, London SE1 9SG
(Registered 6 May 2025)
13 May 2025
Payment: £89.34
Received on: 24 April 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Everyman's Library, 50 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BD
(Registered 6 May 2025)
13 May 2025
Payment: £172.30
Received on: 14 April 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Penguin Books Ltd, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, England SW1V 2SA
(Registered 6 May 2025)
13 May 2025
Payment: £141.28
Received on: 14 April 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Penguin Books Ltd, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA
(Registered 6 May 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Role, work or services: Academic Work
Payer: Liberty Fund Inc (private educational foundation), 11301 N. Meridian Street, Carmel, IN 46032-4564, USA
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Ltd
Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 6QX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Food, transfer, and accommodation, value £1,125
Destination of visit: France
Dates of visit: 15 January 2026 to 17 January 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend the Franco-British Colloque 2026.
(Registered 2 February 2026)
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Istituto Bruno Leoni
Address of donor: Piazza Castello 23, 20121 Milan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel (£543) and accommodation (£4,469), value £5,012
Destination of visit: France
Dates of visit: 5 September 2025 to 7 September 2025
Purpose of visit: Travel, accommodation and subsistence at a conference on Liberalism sponsored by the Istituto Bruno Leoni
(Registered 22 September 2025)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,0001 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Genie International Toys
Nature of business: Toy design and manufacture
Additional information: Previously trading as Genie Toys PLC until 17 December 2017.
(Updated 31 January 2022)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
25 Mar 2025
Chair of NMITE. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 17 January 2025
(Registered 12 March 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Member of the Town Board for Hereford. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 23 January 2020
(Registered 5 February 2020)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 27 wards, 27 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylestone Hill | Adam Spencer | Labour Party | 379 | 04 May 2023 |
| Belmont Rural | Mark Dykes | Liberal Democrats | 315 | 04 May 2023 |
| Birch | Toni Anne Fagan | Green Party of England and Wales | 562 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bobblestock | Rob Owens | Liberal Democrats | 244 | 04 May 2023 |
| Central | Catherine Ruth Gennard | Green Party of England and Wales | 413 | 04 May 2023 |
| College | Ben Proctor | Liberal Democrats | 230 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dinedor Hill | David Eirian Davies | Conservative and Unionist Party | 401 | 04 May 2023 |
| Eign Hill | Elizabeth Mary Foxton | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 440 | 04 May 2023 |
| Golden Valley North | Philip David Price | Conservative and Unionist Party | 584 | 04 May 2023 |
| Golden Valley South | Matthew Engel | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 548 | 26 Oct 2023 |
| Greyfriars | Diana Toynbee | Green Party of England and Wales | 398 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hinton Hunderton | Kevin Paul Tillett | Liberal Democrats | 417 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kerne Bridge | Simeon Wood Cole | Conservative and Unionist Party | 442 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kings Acre | Robert Geofrey Charles Williams | Conservative and Unionist Party | 270 | 04 May 2023 |
| Llangarron | Elissa Jane Swinglehurst | Conservative and Unionist Party | 652 | 04 May 2023 |
| Newton Farm | Jacqui Carwardine | Liberal Democrats | 277 | 04 May 2023 |
| Penyard | Harry Bramer | Conservative and Unionist Party | 738 | 04 May 2023 |
| Red Hill | Dan Powell | Liberal Democrats | 539 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ross East | Ed O'Driscoll | Liberal Democrats | 417 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ross North | Chris Bartrum | Liberal Democrats | 350 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ross West | Louis Ian Stark | Liberal Democrats | 423 | 04 May 2023 |
| Saxon Gate | Aubrey Thomas Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 363 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stoney Street | David Hitchiner | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 406 | 04 May 2023 |
| Tupsley | Jim Kenyon | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 556 | 04 May 2023 |
| Whitecross | Dave Boulter | It's Our County (Herefordshire) | 212 | 04 May 2023 |
| Widemarsh | Polly Andrews | Liberal Democrats | 233 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wormside | Richard John Thomas | Conservative and Unionist Party | 481 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 94,493 | Electorate 72,203 (2024) |
| Median age | 45 | years |
| Degree-educated | 30.8% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 64.4% | households |
| Private-rented | 19.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 16.1% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.1% | 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.