North Somerset / data
Sadik Al-Hassan · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
426
of 504 possible
Attendance
85%
78 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
67
36 debates
Written Qs
49
49 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£193k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 190 claims
Interests
4
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 85 | |
| Economy | 85 | |
| Employment | 50 | |
| Crime & Policing | 40 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 30 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 27 | |
| Education | 23 | |
| Housing | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 15 | 6,477 |
| Environment | 8 | 5,181 |
| Energy | 7 | 3,689 |
| Health | 13 | 3,372 |
| Local Government | 6 | 2,687 |
| Social Care | 5 | 1,696 |
| Housing | 4 | 1,676 |
| Crime | 5 | 1,331 |
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 | Cost of Heating OilIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. In my constituency, 2,281 homes rely on heating oil as their only source of warmth. Those are not households with … EnergyCost Of LivingUtilities | 301 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) (Specified Period) Order 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I am glad to see that there is likely to be no impact on consumers or energy bills as a result of this amendment, partic… EnergyHousingCost Of Living | 141 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Royal Mail: PerformanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. The performance of Royal Mail is an issue of significant concern across North Somerset. Issues with deliveries are having … UtilitiesLabour MarketEconomy Jobs | 368 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillAs a father of two young boys, I want to be clear that I have approached these Lords amendments, particularly Lords amendment 38, not only as a legislator, but as a parent. I have … EducationCost Of LivingSocial Care | 162 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI will talk about that in a second, but I appreciate the hon. Member’s patience. Social media was sold to us in that way, but these platforms have been driven not by connection, bu… EducationCost Of LivingSocial Care | 529 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Leasehold ReformI commend the Government and my right hon. Friend’s reforms to the leasehold sector, particularly capping ground rents, which will make a real difference to leaseholders across Nor… HousingCost Of Living | 103 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Leasehold Reform13. What steps his Department is taking to reform the leasehold sector. HousingCost Of Living | 12 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Backbench Business Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-02-03)Thank you, Chair. Every single Member of this House will have had innumerable conversations—at surgeries and in the street while canvassing—detailing so many heart-wrenching storie… | 117 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Backbench Business Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-02-03)I think there is parliamentary precedent for talking about specific companies’ failings in the Chamber. | 15 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Town and City Centre SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. In my constituency of North Somerset and our amazing town centres, safety is an issue raised consistently by residents, and… CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 391 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Backbench Business Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-02-03)Well, if you look at urgent questions that have been granted— | 11 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Backbench Business Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-02-03)I think it would be appropriate for us to go away and have a chat to the signatories and check that they would support such a thing as well. | 29 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026Will the hon. Member give way? EnergyEnvironmentCost Of Living | 6 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026I am sure the hon. Member, as somebody with a great degree of business experience, understands the global trading environment that we sit in, and the energy shocks that come from e… EnergyEnvironmentCost Of Living | 78 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026I think, actually, that when we fix some of the problems around climate change, like investing in energy infrastructure and making sure that we take the true cost of business, that… EnergyEnvironmentCost Of Living | 65 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 28 | 57.1% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 8 | 16.3% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 4 | 8.2% |
| Department for Education | 2 | 4.1% |
| Home Office | 1 | 2.0% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 | 2.0% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 1 | 2.0% |
| Treasury | 1 | 2.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of producing toxic herbicides that are banned for use in the UK on the export of such products. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support mechanisms are available to farmers whose livestock are condemned following tapeworm infection transmitted from dogs on agricultural land or public rights o… | Answered |
| 08 Jan 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making UK AISI / Thorn's guidance, Recommended Practice for AI-G CSEA Prevention, published in December… | Answered |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what estimate he has made of adult COVID-19 and influenza vaccination uptake in 2024–25; and what steps his Department is taking to strengthen communication of vaccine value to the pu… | Answered |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help prevent the online sale of vapes containing illegal drugs. | Answered |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the study undertaken by the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Bath, publi… | Answered |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 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 the provision of new Integrated Retirement Communities. | Answered |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the application of consumer law to charitable membership subscriptions under the Digital Markets, Consumer and Competition Act 2024… | Answered |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pharmacies in each Integrated Care Board area in England have registered to provide free Emergency Hormonal Contraception; what proportion of those pharmacies are providing… | Answered |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to monitor the provision of emergency hormonal contraception under Patient Group Directive as part of the Pharmacy Contraception and Pharmacy First Services. | Answered |
| 16 Sept 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to implement an animal welfare labelling scheme to support British farmers. | Answered |
| 09 Sept 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to renew the Young Farmers Grant; and when a decision on that funding will be confirmed. | Answered |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2025 to Question 54542 on Drug Prices, how many of the commercial arrangements involving indications-specific pricing were for indications for (a) r… | Answered |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Action 28 (i) of the Life Sciences Sector Plan, published on 16 July 2025, what criteria his Department plans to use to identify which medicines have a large number… | Answered |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Action 28 (i) of the Life Sciences Sector Plan, published on 16 July 2025, what criteria his Department plans to use to identify (a) low affordability risk and (b)… | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
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 | 145 | 28,391 | 14.7% |
| Accommodation | 22 | 26,836 | 13.9% |
| Staffing | 2 | 124,757 | 64.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 7,443 | 3.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 5,157 | 2.7% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 165 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 9 | 24,313 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 10 | 13,984 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 19 | 8,306 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,140 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 1,729 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 84 | 1,395 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Staffing | 1 | 900 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 893 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 1 | 840 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 7 | 678 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 1 | 354 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 22 | Paid |
| 02 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 116 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,883 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 40 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | ALDI STORES 780 089 [200011725-8627] | 12 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,087 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,883 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 611 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | WAITROSE 669 [200011725-7878] | 3 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 10 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 2,676 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 3,175 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 102 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 25 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | PAYPAL ALEX AITKEN [200011725-3881] | 1,729 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Television | 299 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 43 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 43 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 35 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 7 | 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.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Genomics Ltd
Address of donor: King Charles House, Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1JD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A Genomics Health Insights test provided free of charge, value £799
Date received: 30 April 2025
Date accepted: 30 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 08839972
(Registered 27 May 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Bath
Rental income: Yes
Rental income details: 99 percent of income is paid to my partner
(Registered 25 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Liverpool
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 25 July 2024)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Director of Lynton Commercial Holdings Limited. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 25 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 19 wards, 22 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backwell | Bridget Petty | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,144 | 04 May 2023 |
| Clevedon East | David William Shopland | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 360 | 04 May 2023 |
| Clevedon South | Hannah Margaret Young | Labour Party | 590 | 04 May 2023 |
| Clevedon Walton | Michael Pryke | Conservative and Unionist Party | 580 | 04 May 2023 |
| Clevedon West | Luke Smith | Conservative and Unionist Party | 540 | 04 May 2023 |
| Clevedon Yeo | Chris Blades | Conservative and Unionist Party | 530 | 04 May 2023 |
| Gordano Valley | Nigel Christopher Ashton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 840 | 04 May 2023 |
| Long Ashton | Ash Cartman | Liberal Democrats | 1,642 | 04 May 2023 |
| Long Ashton | Stuart McQuillan | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,455 | 04 May 2023 |
| Nailsea Golden Valley | Andy Cole | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,027 | 04 May 2023 |
| Nailsea West End | Ollie Ellis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 631 | 04 May 2023 |
| Nailsea Yeo | Mike Bird | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 592 | 04 May 2023 |
| Nailsea Youngwood | Claire Hunt | Labour Party | 570 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pill | Jenna Ho Marris | Green Party of England and Wales | 624 | 04 May 2023 |
| Portishead East | Caritas Charles | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 721 | 04 May 2023 |
| Portishead East | Roger Whitfeild | Portishead Independents | 1,114 | 04 May 2023 |
| Portishead North | Tim Snaden | Portishead Independents | 723 | 04 May 2023 |
| Portishead South | Peter Burden | Conservative and Unionist Party | 447 | 04 May 2023 |
| Portishead West | Nicola Holland | Portishead Independents | 1,290 | 04 May 2023 |
| Portishead West | Sue Mason | Liberal Democrats | 1,091 | 04 May 2023 |
| Winford | Annemieke Waite | Green Party of England and Wales | 663 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wrington | Thomas Joseph Harrison Daw | Green Party of England and Wales | 336 | 16 Nov 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 93,353 | Electorate 74,426 (2024) |
| Median age | 47 | years |
| Degree-educated | 39.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.1% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 78.2% | households |
| Private-rented | 14.2% | households |
| Social-rented | 7.6% | households |
| Employment rate | 57.8% | 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.