North East Hampshire / data
Alex Brewer · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
341
of 504 possible
Attendance
68%
163 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
152
48 debates
Written Qs
274
270 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£199k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 80 claims
Interests
6
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 59 | |
| Economy | 44 | |
| Education | 33 | |
| Crime & Policing | 33 | |
| Employment | 25 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Pensions | 22 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 1 | — |
| Culture Community | 1 | — |
| Crime | 6 | 4,325 |
| Social Care | 8 | 1,945 |
| Health | 5 | 1,232 |
| Local Government | 6 | 1,230 |
| Housing | 5 | 755 |
| Environment | 6 | 753 |
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 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1808)So, it is likely there. | 5 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1808)That is interesting, thank you. Are there any other barriers or difficulties that different groups might find that we have not covered in this section? | 25 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1808)Interesting, thank you. Rachael, do you think the comedy sector is accessible to people from working-class backgrounds? | 17 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1808)Potentially, does a national body or something like that need to be set up? | 14 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1808)Interesting, thank you. Nina, have you seen any other wage gaps around ethnicity, disability or anything like that? | 18 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1808)Yes. How could that be encouraged and brought in? | 9 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1808)Given this culture of secrecy, how can we start to address this? | 12 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1808)That leads nicely to my questions. In the interests of time I am going to ask each question to one person, but if any of you want to add to it please just indicate. Ola, digging in… | 57 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Cost of Heating OilI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. As the representative for North East Hampshire, I know all too well the premium that many rural households face when it c… EnergyCost Of LivingUtilities | 109 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | International Women’s DayThis year’s theme, as we have heard, is “Give to Gain”. That prompted me to think about feminism on a global scale, and how interconnected we truly all are. Our globalised world is… Culture CommunitySocial CareLabour Market | 956 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 867)This is fascinating and depressing in equal measure, but I am so glad you are both here to answer our questions, so thank you. I would like to ask you a little about the online/off… | 73 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 867)That’s interesting; thank you. You have talked a little about how that manifested in violence potentially towards women, but also how, when they are drawn into the manosphere, men … | 50 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 867)It seems there is a lot of cognitive dissonance here with insecurity, alpha males, and loving and hating women all at the same time. Holding these two things in mind is not only di… | 53 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 867)It also seems there is a kind of cycle here. Picking up on some things you have already said, there are myths coming out from the manosphere—for example, the fear of false accusati… | 82 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | NHS Capital SpendingMy hon. Friend is giving a powerful and important speech. Half the residents in my constituency are served by Basingstoke hospital, which was included in the now infamous promise o… HealthFiscal Policy | 114 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 84 | 30.7% |
| Home Office | 32 | 11.7% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 23 | 8.4% |
| Department for Education | 22 | 8.0% |
| Department for Transport | 22 | 8.0% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 18 | 6.6% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 17 | 6.2% |
| Treasury | 12 | 4.4% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 68225, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward further legislative proposals on… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2025 to Question 66043, what steps her Department is taking to develop its understanding of the risks posed to young people by artificia… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the difficulty in selling retirement flats on families inheriting properties; and whether he plans to take s… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of high strength retail sold magnets, including those imported outside of the UK and EU regulatory frameworks, on the… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the consultation on the Marriage Act 1949 reforms will be launched; how long it will run; and what steps will be taken to ensure the broad engagement with all stakeholders including couples an… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has taken steps to implement the Law Commission’s July 2022 recommendations on weddings law reform in England and Wales; and whether his Department has published any progress… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 68230, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of making misogyny a hate crime; and what impact the cross-Government… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been specifically allocated to the rollout of fracture liaison services beyond the investment in DEXA scanners announced in May 2025; and what assessment he has made… | Pending |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 90566, on Fraud: Disclosure of Information, whether she plans to publish the names of banks and other organisations that fail to p… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what work her Department has undertaken to date on the development of the Fraud Strategy; and what the planned timeline is for its completion and publication. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of learning-disability nursing training places in regions where provision is determined solely by university education pro… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing financial support to homeowners for the treatment or removal of Japanese knotweed; and what… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure that charges for medical evidence letters, certificates, and reports are fair and proportionate for patients in financial hardship or vulnerab… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason her Department is not considering providing financial support to homeowners for the treatment or removal of Japanese knotweed; and what assessment her De… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what challenges his Department has identified in reducing waiting times for psychological therapy, and what assessment has been made of how these affect access for people seeking sup… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women and Equalities 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 | 48 | 19,374 | 9.8% |
| Accommodation | 21 | 10,075 | 5.1% |
| Staffing | 4 | 165,649 | 83.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,351 | 0.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,154 | 1.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 8 | 12,359 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 20 | 7,275 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,900 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 1 | 2,800 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 3 | 2,762 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 9 | 1,797 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 1,668 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 22 | 947 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 900 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 2 | 866 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 810 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 26 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jul 2025 | Staffing Pooled staffing services | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) | 4,900 | Paid |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 815 | Paid |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | Training for one member of staff to support their parliamentary duties [200011793-532] | 648 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Moving Fees | Agency fees | 810 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Stationary required for constituency office [200011793-530] | 476 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011793-537] | 48 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Stationary required for constituency office [200011793-533] | 153 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Stationary required for constituency office [200011793-534] | 72 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | Training to support work of the MP and its office for one member of staff paid (for claim back) by IPSA Proxy | 168 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 200 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | PARLI-TRAINING [200011725-5975] | 1,946 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | [***] FASTER PAYMENT RENT £2,800 | 2,800 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [***] IPSA RENT | 720 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011793-538] | 324 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011793-536] | 32 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,663 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011726-1529] | 440 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-2586] | 402 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Recruitment Services &Costs | HIVE SUPPORT LTD [200011726-1834] | 900 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Envelopes and stamps required to send out Parliament Week correspondence to constituency community groups and individual constituents. | 26 | 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. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation6 entries
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Robert Tudge
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 7 April 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Alan Montomery
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,511
Donor status: individual
(Registered 5 February 2026)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Alan Montgomery
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 campaigning
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Lucy Greenwood
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 December 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Patrick Foster
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,600 (monthly donations of £500 between January and November 2025)
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 July 2025; updated 1 December 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Lucy Greenwood
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 25 July 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 11 wards, 12 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basing Upton Grey | Sheena Gillian Grassi | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,564 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bramley | Keith Oborn | Basingstoke & Deane Independents | 1,100 | 02 May 2024 |
| Crookham East | James Radley | Community Campaign (Hart) | 1,268 | 02 May 2024 |
| Crookham West Ewshot | Tina Angela Collins | Community Campaign (Hart) | 1,601 | 02 May 2024 |
| Fleet Central | Richard Samuel Arthur Jones | Community Campaign (Hart) | 1,103 | 02 May 2024 |
| Fleet East | Daisy Khepar | Liberal Democrats | 1,155 | 02 May 2024 |
| Fleet East | Dan Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,086 | 02 May 2024 |
| Fleet West | Steve Forster | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,149 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hartley Wintney | Anne Crampton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,168 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hook | Selena Coburn | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,098 | 02 May 2024 |
| Odiham | Stephen Martin Highley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,267 | 02 May 2024 |
| Yateley West | Gerry Crisp | Liberal Democrats | 1,599 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 106,801 | Electorate 76,923 (2024) |
| Median age | 43 | years |
| Degree-educated | 43.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 92.5% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 75.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 14.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 63.3% | 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.