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Martin Wrigley · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
365
of 504 possible
Attendance
72%
139 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
196
95 debates
Written Qs
1,649
1,629 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£166k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 187 claims
Interests
6
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 73 | |
| Economy | 60 | |
| Employment | 40 | |
| Crime & Policing | 34 | |
| Education | 30 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 25 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 | |
| Pensions | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 44 | 12,892 |
| Local Government | 25 | 11,213 |
| Housing | 10 | 8,195 |
| Environment | 16 | 5,197 |
| Defence | 21 | 4,143 |
| Health | 12 | 3,295 |
| Immigration | 8 | 3,251 |
| Transport | 14 | 3,230 |
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 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentYesterday, I asked the Prime Minister about the security vetting condition that required Peter Mandelson to be accompanied when visiting previous clients. Does my right hon. Friend… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 58 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Neuroscience and Digital ChildhoodsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I thank the hon. Member for her report from our Select Committee, which I particularly enjoy working on. I find it very u… TechnologyHealthEducation | 87 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformI think my hon. Friend has been reading my speech in advance. I absolutely agree with him. I see that the outgoing NHS England chief data and analytics officer, Ming Tang, has publ… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 135 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, as do the Prime Minister and the Science and Research Minister. Turning to the solution, the solution is wrong. There have been many attempt… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 123 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformIf the right hon. Gentleman looks at the contract, he will see that it is subscription only: deliveries under supplier software—none; deliveries under third-party software—none. An… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 841 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformI do agree. Palantir will not enable GPs, paramedics or anybody else to see hospital data. They will have to go through Palantir to see that data, and they will not be able to acce… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 330 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformI agree with the hon. Lady entirely. The secret meeting in 2019 between Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings and Peter Thiel—the founder and chair of Palantir—that started this whole… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 439 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformI beg to move, That this House has considered the NHS Federated Data Platform. We are at a key time for the NHS as it changes from analogue to digital, and data is key to achieving… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 362 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformI thank the Minister for his comments. However, I do not think he has been accurately informed about the status of the contract. I have the unredacted contract with me, which says … HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 144 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Access to Work SchemeIn the light of the previous intervention, I draw the Minister’s attention to the fact that the case just mentioned is not unique. Many such cases are happening in my constituency.… Economy JobsLabour MarketSocial Care | 70 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Public Baths and LidosIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Peterborough (Andrew Pakes) on obtaining this debate and on the delightful pictu… HealthCulture CommunityLocal Government | 703 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ5. Yesterday, the Chancellor announced £2 billion of funding for UK sovereign artificial intelligence and quantum capabilities. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee wa… Cost Of LivingDefenceHealth | 80 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionIn my investigations into Palantir, it has been brought to my attention that 20 years ago Peter Mandelson was lobbying the Government very hard to take on board a strategic supplie… Mp PerformanceFiscal PolicyOther | 114 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Extreme Climate and Weather Events: National ResilienceI congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing this really important debate to the Chamber. Does she agree that the railway is a key part of the infrastructure and communications she is … EnvironmentUtilitiesTransport | 90 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Digital ID: Public ConsultationMay I thank the Chief Secretary for his inclusion of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee in the work so far and for his removal of the mandatory nature of digital ID? … Economy JobsOther | 71 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 275 | 16.7% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 239 | 14.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 152 | 9.2% |
| Department for Transport | 130 | 7.9% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 126 | 7.6% |
| Department for Education | 117 | 7.1% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 93 | 5.6% |
| Home Office | 81 | 4.9% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) her Department and (b) any intelligence body holds written guidance, instructions, emails and briefings relating to supervision, accompaniment and… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Peter Mandelson required a (a) chaperone and (b) accomplice as condition for his security vetting clearance. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the ministerial statement made during the House of Lords debate on Security Vetting on 20 April 2026, whether any conditions or restrictions were placed on Lord Mandelson’s activ… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the business rates relief given to pubs to independent gyms and other leisure businesses. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) his Department and (b) any intelligence body holds written guidance, instructions, emails and briefings relating to supervision, accompaniment and activity restrictions concerning Lord… | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to consider the recommendations in the Law Commission's 2025 report on disabled children's social care; and what assessment she has made of the potential merit… | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of adequacy of the Law Commission's findings regarding regional variations in support for disabled children; and what steps her Department is taking to help ensure co… | Pending |
| 21 Apr 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 support fire and rescue workers in Devon. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increased flexible working rights for workers in Devon. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the NHS Federated Data Platform after 15 February 2027. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing national eligibility criteria for disabled children's social care in England; and if she will make a statement. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that disabled children have access to social care support following the Law Commission's report on social care law; and what assessment she has… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance the Department issues on the acceptable duration of full closures of rail lines for planned engineering works, with particular reference to the coastal route between Newton Abbot an… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average duration has been of full closures of the rail line between Newton Abbot and Dawlish for planned works in the latest period for which data is available. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support rewilding in Devon. | Pending |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance Committee (Commons)Select | Member | Commons | 19 Jan 2026 | present |
| Science, Innovation and Technology 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 | 157 | 24,362 | 14.7% |
| Accommodation | 19 | 16,438 | 9.9% |
| Staffing | 1 | 118,830 | 71.5% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,836 | 2.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,717 | 1.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 5 | 8,733 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 16 | 8,511 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 8 | 7,903 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 14 | 7,705 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,900 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 6 | 2,463 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 98 | 2,447 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,567 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 11 | 980 |
| Hospitality | Office Costs | 6 | 166 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 136 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 3 | 92 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | DAWLISH NEWS [200011797-493] | 26 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,540 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 3,695 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 414 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,267 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,540 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | SAINSBURYS S/MKTS [200011725-9934] | 18 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 690 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 148 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 132 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | Banner March 2025 | 57 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 41 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 32 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 31 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | Banner March 2025 | 21 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 16 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 12 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | Banner March 2025 | 12 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | Banner March 2025 | 12 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | 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 earnings4 entries
02 Dec 2024
Role, work or services: Councillor
Payer: Teignbridge district council, Forde house, Brunel Rd, Newton Abbot TQ12 4XX
(Registered 2 August 2024; updated 29 August 2024)
04 Sept 2024
Remuneration: £1,256.83 a month
From: 1 August 2024. Until: 4 May 2025.
Hours: 8 hrs a week hours vary according to council business
(Registered 29 August 2024; updated 10 May 2025)
11 Dec 2024
Remuneration: £531.55 a month Allowance
Hours: 20 hrs a week
(Registered 2 August 2024; updated 29 August 2024 and 27 November 2024)
30 Aug 2024
Role, work or services: Councillor
Until: 1 May 2025.
Payer: Devon County Council, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4QD
(Registered 2 August 2024; updated 29 August 2024)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
07 Oct 2025
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Complimentary membership of the NLC, value £1,029.62
Date received: 12 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 12 September 2024
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 29 September 2024)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
17 Jul 2025
Name of company or organisation: Moexco Ltd
Nature of business: Management consultancy - Company now dissolved
Interest held: until 17 February 2026
(Registered 17 July 2024; updated 24 February 2026)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 17 wards, 32 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrook | Paul Roger Parker | South Devon Alliance | 1,062 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ambrook | Richard Daws | South Devon Alliance | 1,145 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bishopsteignton | Andrew Keir MacGreggor | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 565 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bradley | Phil Bullivant | Conservative and Unionist Party | 521 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bradley | Richard Buscombe | Liberal Democrats | 445 | 04 May 2023 |
| Buckland Milber | Alex James Hall | South Devon Alliance | 652 | 04 May 2023 |
| Buckland Milber | Colin Parker | Liberal Democrats | 735 | 04 May 2023 |
| Buckland Milber | Mike Ryan | South Devon Alliance | 752 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bushell | Jackie Hook | Liberal Democrats | 503 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bushell | Rob Hayes | Liberal Democrats | 412 | 04 May 2023 |
| College | Janet Bradford | South Devon Alliance | 897 | 04 May 2023 |
| College | Liam Mullone | South Devon Alliance | 761 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dawlish North East | Lin Goodman-Bradbury | Liberal Democrats | 1,033 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dawlish North East | Martin Wrigley | Liberal Democrats | 1,438 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dawlish North East | Rosie Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 1,182 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dawlish South West | Alison Foden | Liberal Democrats | 767 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dawlish South West | Mike James | Liberal Democrats | 553 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ipplepen | David Francis Palethorpe | Liberal Democrats | 367 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kenton Starcross | Gary Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 642 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kerswell With Combe | Jane Elizabeth Taylor | South Devon Alliance | 923 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kerswell With Combe | John Radford | South Devon Alliance | 837 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kingsteignton East | Keeley Gearon | South Devon Alliance | 310 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kingsteignton East | Ron Peart | Conservative and Unionist Party | 650 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kingsteignton West | Bill Thorne | Conservative and Unionist Party | 468 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kingsteignton West | Dave Rollason | Liberal Democrats | 514 | 04 May 2023 |
| Shaldon Stokeinteignhead | Chris Clarance | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 698 | 04 May 2023 |
| Teignmouth Central | David Cox | Liberal Democrats | 663 | 04 May 2023 |
| Teignmouth Central | Joan Lilian Atkins | Conservative and Unionist Party | 430 | 04 May 2023 |
| Teignmouth East | Michael Anthony Jackman | Liberal Democrats | 582 | 04 May 2023 |
| Teignmouth East | Peter Malcolm Williams | Liberal Democrats | 578 | 04 May 2023 |
| Teignmouth West | Andy Henderson | Liberal Democrats | 374 | 04 May 2023 |
| Teignmouth West | Nina Susan Jeffries | Liberal Democrats | 402 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 90,540 | Electorate 73,885 (2024) |
| Median age | 49 | years |
| Degree-educated | 30.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 97.5% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 72.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 9.7% | households |
| Employment rate | 54.0% | 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.