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Tim Roca · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
384
of 504 possible
Attendance
76%
120 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
202
44 debates
Written Qs
83
80 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£203k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 192 claims
Interests
8
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 77 | |
| Economy | 65 | |
| Employment | 46 | |
| Education | 38 | |
| Crime & Policing | 35 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 28 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 | |
| Housing | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | 12 | 8,711 |
| Economy Jobs | 15 | 5,980 |
| Local Government | 7 | 3,636 |
| Culture Community | 7 | 3,612 |
| Fiscal Policy | 9 | 3,319 |
| Transport | 2 | 2,417 |
| Social Care | 4 | 2,292 |
| Health | 3 | 2,099 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Strategic Defence Review: FundingThe Minister will have recognised the strength of feeling on both sides of the House about wanting to see the defence investment plan published as soon as possible, and I hope Trea… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 119 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)Ofwat said that for at least 10 years you failed to ensure service reservoirs were adequately and regularly inspected, and that you failed to maintain trunk mains by undertaking su… | 81 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)Part of remedying what has happened is people having confidence. Your customers clearly do not have confidence, as has been expressed by the leader of Kent County Council and seven… | 59 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)In fact, you received one of the largest increases in revenue overall, so hopefully customers in the region should be seeing improvements in the future. Can I ask about the issues … | 74 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)I take that point, and it is an important point. But two of you today have talked about the extra £100 million from the CMA’s redeterminations. Am I right in remembering that, when… | 67 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)Can I say that I am short of time; I have to go bother a Minister about something else in my constituency. My question was that Ofwat says you failed to make a robust case for fund… | 65 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)Mr Train, lack of interconnectivity, historically low levels of mains replacements and other issues have been flagged as affecting resilience at South East Water. In your view, why… | 38 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)Part of remedying what has happened is people having confidence. Your customers clearly do not have confidence, as has been expressed by the leader of Kent County Council and seven… | 59 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)I take that point, and it is an important point. But two of you today have talked about the extra £100 million from the CMA’s redeterminations. Am I right in remembering that, when… | 67 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)Can I say that I am short of time; I have to go bother a Minister about something else in my constituency. My question was that Ofwat says you failed to make a robust case for fund… | 65 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)So even after work, even after mitigation, something would remain high risk? | 12 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)Ofwat said that for at least 10 years you failed to ensure service reservoirs were adequately and regularly inspected, and that you failed to maintain trunk mains by undertaking su… | 81 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)Mr Train, lack of interconnectivity, historically low levels of mains replacements and other issues have been flagged as affecting resilience at South East Water. In your view, why… | 38 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)The Committee recognises the points you make about regulation; Mr Hinton made those points in January as well, and welcomed the IWC’s recommendations. However, I do not think you c… | 129 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)In fact, you received one of the largest increases in revenue overall, so hopefully customers in the region should be seeing improvements in the future. Can I ask about the issues … | 74 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 19 | 22.9% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 10 | 12.0% |
| Department for Transport | 10 | 12.0% |
| Treasury | 9 | 10.8% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 7 | 8.4% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 5 | 6.0% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 5 | 6.0% |
| Home Office | 4 | 4.8% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Wealth Fund (a) conducted due diligence on alternative pipeline route and junction location options and (b) commissioned an independent engineering assessment of alternative junct… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Peak Cluster Limited has submitted to his Department or to Ofgem any societal risk assessment (FN curve analysis) under BS PD 8010 Parts 1 and 3 comparing the risk prof… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has been consulted by Peak Cluster Limited on the proximity of the proposed CO2 pipeline route and above-ground installation to Gawsworth Church of… | Pending |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action his Department is taking to encourage cardiac screening in young people. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what costs were incurred during the most recent refurbishment, upgrade and replacement work on RFA Argus at A&P Falmouth in the last calendar year. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what energy security assessment has been made of electricity supplied to the UK via international interconnectors. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the United Kingdom is taking to support the investigation and accountability of violations of human rights by all duty-bearers in Israel and the Occ… | Answered |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a practical car driving test at Macclesfield Test Centre in the most recent month for which data is available. | Answered |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with social housing providers in the Macclesfield Constituency to help reduce energy costs for tenants. | Answered |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to help Cheshire East Council reduce its SEND assessment waiting times. | Answered |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work is being done in conjunction with other departments to explore new financing methods for defence equipment procurement. | Answered |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his department has set a benchmark for the proportion of the UK’s electricity supply that should be imported from abroad in the medium to long term; and how electricity… | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial barriers on people who wish to train as commercial airline pilots. | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase ease of access to GP appointments in Macclesfield constituency. | Answered |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of an Accident and Emergency Appreciation Week. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment, Food and Rural 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 | 154 | 20,422 | 10.1% |
| Accommodation | 25 | 11,522 | 5.7% |
| Staffing | 1 | 156,437 | 77.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,910 | 3.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 5,703 | 2.8% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 1,508 | 0.7% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 6 | 8,652 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 9 | 8,575 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 5,600 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 111 | 2,541 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 3 | 1,437 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 7 | 1,081 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 3 | 510 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Accommodation | 6 | 429 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 10 | 249 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 242 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 74 | Paid |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning of common areas - Jan, Feb, Mar 2025 [200011782-29] | 50 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 800 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | MINUTEMAN PRESS [200011782-27] | 156 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | removal of office waste [200011781-492] | 105 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -800 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 7,187 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 18 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 25 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-9553] | 40 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 510 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 320 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 29 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 121 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 121 | Paid |
| 08 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 23 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | Council Tax | 492 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 302 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Water | 156 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 800 | 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. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)2 entries
17 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Harish Sodha
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000
Date received: 20 August 2025
Date accepted: 10 September 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 September 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Mr Harish Sodha
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 17 March 2025
Date accepted: 24 March 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 April 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK3 entries
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: European Jewish Association
Address of donor: Rue du Cornet 22, 1040 Brussels
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£211), accommodation (£166), food and local transport (£175), value £552
Destination of visit: Poland
Dates of visit: 2 November 2025 to 4 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Invited to commemoration of Kristallnacht at Auschwitz-Birkenau and Krakow.
(Registered 30 November 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Address of donor: Chem. du Pommier 40 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex Switzerland
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £3,553.46 Accommodation £352.89 Meals £130.00 Transportation £48.95, value £4,085.30
Destination of visit: Kenya
Dates of visit: 22 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
Purpose of visit: Delegation to Kenya hosted by Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
(Registered 7 August 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: HM Government of Gibraltar
Address of donor: Gibraltar House, 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£485 return), accommodation for 2 nights (£346) and meals/hospitality (£200), value £1,031
Destination of visit: Gibraltar
Dates of visit: 4 June 2025 to 6 June 2025
Purpose of visit: Invited by the Gibraltar Government for familiarisation and briefing visit.
(Registered 15 July 2025)
8. Miscellaneous3 entries
05 Aug 2025
President, Silk Museum Macclesfield (Silk Heritage Trust)
Date interest arose: 4 February 2025
(Registered 15 July 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Patron of APARU -
Association of Argentine Professionals in the United Kingdom. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 31 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Councillor, City of Westminster. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 31 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 14 wards, 22 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bollington | John William Place | Labour Party | 730 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bollington | Ken Edwards | Labour Party | 992 | 04 May 2023 |
| Broken Cross Upton | Judy Snowball | Labour Party | 1,248 | 04 May 2023 |
| Broken Cross Upton | Rob Vernon | Labour Party | 1,301 | 04 May 2023 |
| Disley | Sue Adams | Conservative and Unionist Party | 886 | 04 May 2023 |
| Gawsworth | Lesley Smetham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 843 | 04 May 2023 |
| Macclesfield Central | Ashley Philip Kenneth Farrall | Labour Party | 1,102 | 04 May 2023 |
| Macclesfield Central | Liz Braithwaite | Labour Party | 1,368 | 04 May 2023 |
| Macclesfield East | Mick Warren | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 789 | 04 May 2023 |
| Macclesfield Hurdsfield | Sarah Ann Bennett-Wake | Labour Party | 640 | 04 May 2023 |
| Macclesfield South | Brian Mark Puddicombe | Labour Party | 868 | 04 May 2023 |
| Macclesfield South | Fiona Wilson | Labour Party | 916 | 04 May 2023 |
| Macclesfield Tytherington | David Edwardes | Tytherington Ward Independents | 1,472 | 04 May 2023 |
| Macclesfield Tytherington | Emma Louise Gilman | Tytherington Ward Independents | 1,117 | 04 May 2023 |
| Macclesfield West Ivy | Mary Geraldine Brooks | Labour Party | 1,061 | 04 May 2023 |
| Macclesfield West Ivy | Nicholas Peter Mannion | Labour Party | 1,176 | 04 May 2023 |
| Poynton East Pott Shrigley | Hayley Whitaker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,256 | 04 May 2023 |
| Poynton East Pott Shrigley | Jos Saunders | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,310 | 04 May 2023 |
| Poynton West Adlington | Michael Beanland | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,432 | 04 May 2023 |
| Poynton West Adlington | Mike Sewart | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,421 | 04 May 2023 |
| Prestbury | Thelma Jackson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 980 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sutton | Christopher Paul O'Leary | Conservative and Unionist Party | 678 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 95,570 | Electorate 76,416 (2024) |
| Median age | 47 | years |
| Degree-educated | 40.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 73.2% | households |
| Private-rented | 15.0% | households |
| Social-rented | 11.7% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.3% | 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.