North West Hampshire / data
Kit Malthouse · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4005days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
372
of 504 possible
Attendance
74%
132 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
184
62 debates
Written Qs
51
48 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£293k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 56 claims
Interests
6
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 89 | |
| Economy | 76 | |
| Employment | 44 | |
| Education | 35 | |
| Crime & Policing | 31 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 19 | |
| Housing | 19 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 25 | 12,719 |
| Defence | 30 | 11,696 |
| Social Care | 12 | 8,325 |
| Immigration | 11 | 6,438 |
| Other | 14 | 5,866 |
| Fiscal Policy | 7 | 5,044 |
| Housing | 3 | 4,003 |
| Cost Of Living | 8 | 3,503 |
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.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a s… | Rebelled | No |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organ… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situa… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Ground-mounted Solar Panels: AlternativesMy hon. Friend is exactly right, and I share her frustration. In my constituency, there is a large area of protected national landscape, the North Wessex downs national park, which… EnergyAgricultureEnvironment | 152 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI, too, want to recognise the Minister’s commitment to this cause, which has impacted on so many of us across the House. I have a number of technical questions. First, he says that… HealthSocial CareFiscal Policy | 124 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Middle EastWe all hear the Prime Minister’s words about Lebanon, but the lesson of the last two and a half years is that his words, and the words of anyone in this House, have no impact on an… DefenceEnergyCost Of Living | 152 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastThe Secretary of State is right that we all breathed a sigh of relief this morning at the American President stepping back from the abyss of an attack on Iran’s power network. Howe… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 123 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Draft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026As I think I said, I agree that people should be treated with respect; my question was more about why it is being done through this particular route. For the Government to legally … EnergyEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 198 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Middle EastOne of the most depressing things about the Foreign Secretary’s statement is that she seems to have failed to learn from the failure of her predecessors of both Governments, who we… DefenceCost Of LivingOther | 219 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Draft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026I was trying to save time; I can intervene more if the Minister wants. EnergyEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 14 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Draft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026We think for ourselves. EnergyEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 4 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Draft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026Notwithstanding the comments from my hon. Friend the Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, I am a little alarmed by this statutory instrument and its implications for my re… EnergyEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 836 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Draft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026On a point of order, Ms Jardine. I do not mean to be difficult, but the Minister has not answered all the questions I posed—not least about the assumptions of the 16:1 leverage, wh… EnergyEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 186 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Draft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026So is that a yes about voting for higher bills? EnergyEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 10 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals BillCan my hon. Friend give us his views as a practitioner on something that has not yet been mentioned in the debate, which is the usefulness of juries in protecting the institution o… CrimeEconomy Jobs | 114 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Firearms LicensingMy hon. Friend is making some important points. We must have an eye, as the hon. Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) said, for the overall lethality of the population of fi… AgricultureCrimeEconomy Jobs | 112 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Firearms LicensingMy hon. Friend is making a strong point about the administrative burden, but does he agree that the most burdensome element would probably be the restrictions placed on ammunition?… AgricultureCrimeEconomy Jobs | 141 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Firearms LicensingMy hon. Friend is giving us a fascinating perspective on the statistics, but if the Government were interested in reducing the overall harm from firearms, does he not think that th… AgricultureCrimeEconomy Jobs | 110 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 10 | 19.6% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 6 | 11.8% |
| Treasury | 5 | 9.8% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 4 | 7.8% |
| Cabinet Office | 4 | 7.8% |
| Women and Equalities | 2 | 3.9% |
| Ministry of Defence | 2 | 3.9% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 2 | 3.9% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role animal blood-enriched agar plays in (a) bacterial culture, (b) antimicrobial susceptibility testing, (c) AMR surveillance and (d) the recent meningitis outbreak. | Pending |
| 15 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 level of resilience of UK donor animal blood supply for diagnostic use across the NHS and the need for continuous supply. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on where licenced donor animal blood is sourced from to develop animal blood-enriched agar for use across the NHS; and if he will make a stateme… | Pending |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to align medicines spending growth with NHS budget growth in real terms. | Answered |
| 11 Jun 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 impact of the (a) voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth and (b) statutory scheme payment rates on attra… | Answered |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 35325 on Ammonia: Exports, which countries his Department has identified as the strongest markets for exports of ammonia cracking tech… | Answered |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 35323 on Alternative Fuels: Ammonia, whether he has considered using imported ammonia to expand the domestic production of h… | Answered |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answers of 12 March 2025 Questions (a) 35320 and (b) 35322 on Alternative Fuels: Ammonia, whether he has considered domestic ammonia storage for on-demand ammon… | Answered |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answers of 12 March 2025 to Questions (a) 35320, (b) 35322 and (c) 35324, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of working with UK-based manufactu… | Answered |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answers of 12 March 2025 to Questions (a) 35320, (b) 35322 and (c) 35324, what was the date of the most recent official meeting between ministers from his Depar… | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including green ammonia technologies in (a) the advanced manufacturing or (b) clean energy industries sections of the Industr… | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the size of the global green ammonia market; and what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of steps other nations… | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to allow projects that use ammonia cracking technology to be eligible in future Hydrogen Allocation Rounds. | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying ammonia as a fuel vector. | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier to support industrial decarbonisation. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science, Innovation and Technology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 12 | 244,304 | 83.4% |
| Office Costs | 34 | 13,591 | 4.6% |
| Accommodation | 1 | 33,127 | 11.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,757 | 0.6% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 235 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 12 | 11,500 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 2 | 5,265 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 2,958 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 2 | 1,023 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 7 | 955 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 720 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 19 | 598 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 3 | 46 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,000 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising constituency surgeries in Benefice Parish Magazine | 120 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,000 | Paid |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising constituency surgeries in Whitchurch Parish Magazine | 185 | Paid |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 75 | Paid |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising constituecy surgeries in Hill & Valley Parish Magazine | 112 | Paid |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,000 | Paid |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 27 | Paid |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | Annual hosting and support fee for Caseworker (Unlimited New Data Storage, 10,000 outgoing emails per month) | 720 | Paid |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,000 | Paid |
| 05 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner January 2025 | 85 | Paid |
| 05 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner January 2025 | 55 | Paid |
| 05 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner January 2025 | 2 | Paid |
| 04 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising constituency surgeries in ARC parish magazine | 150 | Paid |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising constituency surgeries in Burghclere & Ecchinswell parish mag | 110 | Paid |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising constituency surgeries in The Test Parish Magazine | 138 | Paid |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising constituency surgeries in Smannell parish magazine | 140 | Paid |
| 15 Nov 2024 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 1,000 | Paid |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner December 2024 | 83 | Paid |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner December 2024 | 43 | 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 earnings2 entries
02 Sept 2025
Remuneration: £25,000 a year
From: 1 July 2025.
Hours: 35 hrs a month Hours worked between 10-35 hours/month
(Registered 12 August 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Role, work or services: Chairman and Director
From: 1 July 2025.
Payer: County Asset Finance Limited (Finance company), Midland Court, Central Park, Lutterworth LE17 4PN
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 12 August 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£8,075) and accommodation, food and beverage (£400), value £8,475
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit: The Doha Forum is held annually with the aim of promoting dialogue, bringing together leaders in policy making to discuss challenges facing the world. This year's speakers included Bill Gates, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jnr and leaders of Qatar, Syria, Lebanon
(Registered 21 January 2026)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital2 entries
21 Oct 2025
Name of company or organisation: Lockhouse Systems Ltd
Nature of business: Software and Technology Development
Interest held: from 8 October 2025
(Registered 14 October 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: County Finance Group Ltd
Nature of business: Provision of equipment finance
(Registered 2 June 2015)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
21 Oct 2025
Unpaid director of Lockhouse Systems Ltd, a software and technology development company
Date interest arose: 8 October 2025
(Registered 13 October 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 12 wards, 22 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover Downlands | Chris Donnelly | Conservative and Unionist Party | 526 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Downlands | Nick Lodge | Conservative and Unionist Party | 451 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Harroway | Carl Stephen Borg-Neal | Conservative and Unionist Party | 652 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Harroway | Luigi Gregori | Liberal Democrats | 781 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Harroway | Robin Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 716 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Millway | Jim Neal | Conservative and Unionist Party | 794 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Millway | Mark Alan Leech | Conservative and Unionist Party | 770 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Millway | Zilliah Helena Brooks | Conservative and Unionist Party | 936 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Romans | Jason Lloyd Sangster | Liberal Democrats | 659 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Romans | Katie Louise Brooks | Conservative and Unionist Party | 577 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Romans | Kirsty North | Conservative and Unionist Party | 557 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover St Marys | Debbie Cattell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 538 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover St Marys | Iris Anita Andersen | Conservative and Unionist Party | 676 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover St Marys | Jan Franciszek Budzynski | Conservative and Unionist Party | 504 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Winton | Alex Gillies | Conservative and Unionist Party | 645 | 04 May 2023 |
| Andover Winton | Lisa Jayne Matthews | Conservative and Unionist Party | 552 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bourne Valley | Phil North | Conservative and Unionist Party | 576 | 04 May 2023 |
| Evingar | Jo Perry | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,299 | 02 May 2024 |
| Sherborne St John Rooksdown | Simon Bound | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,092 | 02 May 2024 |
| Tadley North Kingsclere Baughurst | David Conquest | Liberal Democrats | 1,125 | 02 May 2024 |
| Tadley Pamber | Kevin John Chatburn | Liberal Democrats | 1,393 | 02 May 2024 |
| Whitchurch Overton Laverstoke | Colin John William Phillimore | Basingstoke & Deane Independents | 1,881 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 117,474 | Electorate 78,629 (2024) |
| Median age | 41 | years |
| Degree-educated | 33.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 92.6% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 68.4% | households |
| Private-rented | 14.2% | households |
| Social-rented | 17.4% | households |
| Employment rate | 64.4% | 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.