Milton Keynes North / data
Chris Curtis · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
428
of 504 possible
Attendance
85%
76 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
261
46 debates
Written Qs
12
12 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£183k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 78 claims
Interests
14
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 90 | |
| Taxation | 86 | |
| Employment | 51 | |
| Crime & Policing | 46 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 30 | |
| Education | 30 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Energy | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 14 | 7,323 |
| Housing | 8 | 6,826 |
| Local Government | 9 | 5,460 |
| Environment | 5 | 4,451 |
| Agriculture | 2 | 1,991 |
| Fiscal Policy | 4 | 1,560 |
| Social Care | 3 | 1,038 |
| Transport | 3 | 726 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)Richard, how confident are you that there is sufficient building control capacity to effectively check the new homes that are being built in accordance with building regulations? | 27 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)Jumping back to the first question, are you confident that there is enough building control capacity in Britain if we do end up ramping up to 1.5 million? | 28 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)Running through this conversation, we have heard a lot about extra burdens that you should put on house builders, reasonably or unreasonably, when they are building a new home. The… | 175 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)You told us that there was no nationally accepted quality assurance standard for construction in the UK new build housing sector. How does this affect the quality of new builds, an… | 40 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)Just back to your original point, Stephen, about it falling on the landowner: that may be true. When you are putting in for planning permission, the balance is usually social housi… | 62 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)I realise the cost does not fall on you, as Stephen said, which is why it might be difficult, but there must be some kind of average number we can put on the cost of going up to M4… | 42 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)I am sure they are words that will be repeated back to you next time Vistry turns up to a planning committee and says that it has to drop the social housing requirement. | 33 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)I am Chris Curtis, the MP for Milton Keynes North. | 10 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1681)If this Committee decides that there is a chance the new primary legislation will not come forward in this Parliament, is it reasonable to argue for regulation of managing agents t… | 43 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1681)There is some concern among some people we speak to about whether moving forward with the process that I set out, and you maybe agreed with, of waiting for the Law Commission to co… | 94 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1681)In terms of timings, are you broadly thinking that you will wait for the next round of Law Commission work to come back before making a decision on what further legislation is requ… | 38 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1681)At the very least, I think we all broadly agree on setting up a regulator for managing agents at some point. If that requires primary legislation and that primary legislation will … | 55 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1681)Sure, but without knowing how much slower that second piece of legislation would be, it is very difficult for us to make a judgment. | 24 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1681)I am Chris Curtis, the MP for Milton Keynes North. | 10 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1681)On the trade-off between peppering Best’s recommendations, or doing a full Best piece of legislation, the argument for doing the former would be the length of time, or possibly eve… | 67 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 3 | 25.0% |
| Treasury | 2 | 16.7% |
| Home Office | 2 | 16.7% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 1 | 8.3% |
| Department for Education | 1 | 8.3% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 | 8.3% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 1 | 8.3% |
| Department for Transport | 1 | 8.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the factors affecting pupils’ readiness to learn and recurring barriers to early-morning preparedness in primary schools. | Answered |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the inquiry into the Child Maintenance Service will include a review of the REMO/MEBC. | Answered |
| 21 Nov 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the (a) B2 language and (b) income requirement for BN(O) visa holders will apply to their settlement process. | Answered |
| 07 May 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Civil Aviation Authority renewed the ATOL licence for Balkan Holidays on 1 April 2025; and whether she plans to reform financial protection in the travel sector. | Answered |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the tax treatment of red diesel on small farming businesses. | Answered |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the political situation in the Ivory Coast. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timeline is for members of the police who enrolled on the 1987 Police Pension Scheme to receive McCloud remedy pension payments. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure new banking hubs will be opened in communities affected by bank branch closures. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase export opportunities for SMEs. | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the Women's and Children's Hospital in Milton Keynes has received up to the end of the 2023/24 financial year. | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the new Women's and Children's Hospital in Milton Keynes. | Answered |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was (a) allocated to and (b) confirmed for the (i) Milton Keynes Women and Children's Hospital and (ii) New Hospital Programme by 2 July 2024. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing, Communities and Local Government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 61 | 16,570 | 9.1% |
| Accommodation | 8 | 7,990 | 4.4% |
| Staffing | 1 | 156,367 | 85.5% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,203 | 0.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 714 | 0.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 7,990 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 17 | 6,155 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 7 | 5,112 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 3 | 2,139 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,598 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 13 | 712 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 11 | 368 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 6 | 320 |
| Insurance - contents | Office Costs | 1 | 115 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 50 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,275 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 54 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 36 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,275 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 2 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 130 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [***] – [***] - First rent of £1,152 on 24/3/25 Faster Payment | 1,152 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Internet | 50 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,256 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 754 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 4,250 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 4 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,275 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 660 | Paid |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 18 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 68 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 48 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 46 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 36 | 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)3 entries
21 Oct 2025
Name of donor: The YIMBY Initiative Ltd
Address of donor: 12 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of a member of staff to support my role as Co-Chair of the Labour Growth Group, value £5,666.66
Date received: 25 September 2025 to 25 October 2025
Date accepted: 25 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 15872051
(Registered 20 October 2025)
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: The Yimby Initiative Ltd
Address of donor: 12 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of a member of staff to support my role as Co-Chair of the Labour Growth Group, value £2,833.33
Date received: 29 August 2025
Date accepted: 29 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 15872051
(Registered 17 September 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: The YIMBY Initiative Ltd
Address of donor: 12 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: To cover the costs for a member of staff to work for the Labour Growth Group, which I Co-Chair, value £5,666.66
Date received: 27 June 2025 to 31 July 2025
Date accepted: 30 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 15872051
(Registered 4 August 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources8 entries
24 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Google UK Ltd
Address of donor: Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9QT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality, travel and accommodation as a guest of YouTube at the BRIT Awards, value £2,345
Date received: 28 February 2026
Date accepted: 28 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03977902
(Registered 18 March 2026)
20 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Google UK Ltd
Address of donor: 1-13 St Giles High St, London WC2H 8AG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality as a guest of YouTube for Christmas lunch, value £100
Date received: 9 December 2025
Date accepted: 9 December 2025
Donor status: company, registration 3977902
(Registered 6 January 2026)
21 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Royal Institute of British Architects
Address of donor: 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the Stirling Prize Awards, value £474
Date received: 16 October 2025 to 16 October 2025
Date accepted: 16 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration RC000484
(Registered 20 October 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Glen Earrach Energy
Address of donor: 50 Lothian Road, Festival Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9WJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Flights and accommodation to visit proposed hydroelectric site near Inverness, value £310.21
Date received: 8 October 2025 to 9 October 2025
Date accepted: 8 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration SC777268
(Registered 20 October 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Google UK Ltd
Address of donor: 1-13 St Giles High St, London WC2H 8AG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality as a guest of YouTube at Glastonbury Festival 2025 for me and a member of staff, value £3,965.92
Date received: 27 June 2025 to 30 June 2025
Date accepted: 27 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03977902
(Registered 22 July 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Built Environment Networking Limited (T/A UKREiiF)
Address of donor: 133 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7BX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hotel and ticket to UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum conference in Leeds, value £2,235
Date received: 19 May 2025
Date accepted: 19 May 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07110641
(Registered 16 June 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: London Marathon Events Ltd
Address of donor: Marathon House, 190 Great Dover St, London SE1 4YB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Start and finish hospitality for the London Marathon, value £350
Date received: 27 April 2025
Date accepted: 27 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01528489
(Registered 16 May 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Name of donor: UK Music
Address of donor: 33 Foley Street, London W1W 7TL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: For me and a member of staff to attend the Brit awards and dinner, value £2,200
Date received: 1 March 2025
Date accepted: 1 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03245288
(Registered 28 April 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Create Streets Foundation
Address of donor: 81 Lambeth Walk, London SE11 6DX UK
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Eurostar London to Paris standard class return (£255.00 ), return train from Paris to Angers (£99.53), hotel single rooms for two nights (£375.00), meals for two days, including lunch and dinner, (£120.00) and local travel via metro and tram where required (40.00), value £889.53
Destination of visit: France
Dates of visit: 19 November 2025 to 22 November 2025
Purpose of visit: TO understand how France is building urban extensions with beautiful buildings, trams, and funded infrastructure.
(Registered 28 November 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Name of donor: AA Access Partnerships
Address of donor: 4th Floor, The Tower, 65 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AS
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1073.72), accommodation (£760.67), value £1,834.39
Destination of visit: Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
Dates of visit: 31 August 2025 to 3 September 2025
Purpose of visit: For a panel at the GSR25 (Global Symposium for Regulators) organised by the International Telecommunication Union
(Registered 14 October 2025)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
29 Apr 2025
Co-Chair of Labour Growth Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 3 December 2024
(Registered 28 April 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 7 wards, 7 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradwell | Marie Bradburn | Liberal Democrats | 1,532 | 02 May 2024 |
| Newport Pagnell North Hanslope | Chris Wardle | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,672 | 02 May 2024 |
| Newport Pagnell South | Tony Oyakhire | Liberal Democrats | 1,263 | 02 May 2024 |
| Olney | Keith McLean | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,234 | 02 May 2024 |
| Stantonbury | Victoria Bamisile | Labour Party | 1,652 | 02 May 2024 |
| Stony Stratford | Joe Hearnshaw | Labour Party | 2,077 | 02 May 2024 |
| Wolverton | Ansar Hussain | Labour Party | 1,748 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 116,195 | Electorate 70,709 (2024) |
| Median age | 39 | years |
| Degree-educated | 35.9% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 77.4% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 66.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 14.9% | households |
| Employment rate | 62.0% | 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.