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Clive Lewis · Labour Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4005days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
325
of 504 possible
Attendance
64%
179 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
26
17 debates
Written Qs
250
244 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£294k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 176 claims
Interests
39
7 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 64 | |
| Economy | 63 | |
| Employment | 46 | |
| Education | 35 | |
| Crime & Policing | 28 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 24 | |
| Housing | 21 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 8 | 3,806 |
| Cost Of Living | 4 | 2,637 |
| Housing | 3 | 2,571 |
| Social Care | 4 | 2,327 |
| Health | 2 | 1,162 |
| Immigration | 1 | 1,060 |
| Culture Community | 1 | 1,060 |
| Defence | 4 | 979 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Vote on regulations to raise university tuition fees in England by 2.71% for 2026-27. The Labour government backed the increase, while oppos… | Rebelled | No |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025MPs voted on new regulations expanding the Public Order Act 2023 to criminalise interference with key national infrastructure, such as energ… | Rebelled | No |
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand partVote on whether Clauses 2 and 3 of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill should remain part of the Bill. These clauses… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionI have listened to the Minister, and some of his points were relevant, but this is not just about technicalities and lapses of judgment. This is about a wider, rotten political cul… Mp PerformanceFiscal PolicyOther | 136 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Defence: Palantir ContractsThis deal with Palantir stinks. It stank before Peter Mandelson was involved, and it stank when those now on the Opposition Benches initiated the NHS and defence contracts. Peter T… DefenceTechnology | 109 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Lord MandelsonObviously, people here want to get to the bottom of this, in terms of the accountability of the Prime Minister and other elements in No. 10, and of course they want to get to the b… Mp PerformanceDefenceOther | 121 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillWe on the Labour Benches at least understand the historical consistency:186 years ago the Tories made economic arguments against stopping children being sent up chimneys, and 186 y… Cost Of LivingEconomy JobsSocial Care | 49 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI am listening to the hon. Gentleman. Conservative Members always seem to portray this as an individual moral failing. That is how they see welfare, when actually it is about a col… Cost Of LivingEconomy JobsSocial Care | 56 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Water White PaperAfter 18 months and an independent inquiry, the Government’s answer is more regulation, not enforcing the law as it is. Not one water company has lost its licence, yet we think tha… EnvironmentUtilitiesEconomy Jobs | 116 |
| 09 Dec 2025 | Hospitality Sector and SMEsIn Norwich there is a saying: there is a church for every Sunday and a pub for every day of the week. After 14 years of austerity, the numbers are a lot lower. After this Budget, m… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsCost Of Living | 131 |
| 02 Dec 2025 | Budget ResolutionsThe right hon. Member asked who will pay for the national living wage increase in the adult social care sector, but something he omitted—and it is quite telling—is the number of pr… Fiscal PolicyHealthSocial Care | 69 |
| 02 Dec 2025 | Budget ResolutionsI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which includes the donations for my work on public ownership of water, crowdfunders and my articles cov… Fiscal PolicyHealthSocial Care | 427 |
| 03 Sept 2025 | Point of Order: Rectification ProcedureOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to apologise to the House for failing to declare an interest when making spoken contributions on 8 March 2023, 14 November 2… Mp Performance | 160 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Living Standards: East of EnglandThe hon. Gentleman is a champion of such issues in his constituency, and I agree: poverty is very often out of sight, out of mind. The dispersal of rural poverty makes it easier to… Cost Of LivingHousingEconomy Jobs | 57 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Living Standards: East of EnglandI thank my hon. Friend for an interesting contribution. I will take a time-out on the AI component. I think it has a place and could, I am sure, contribute something, but the real … Cost Of LivingHousingEconomy Jobs | 1,515 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Living Standards: East of EnglandI beg to move, That this House has considered living standards in the East of England. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. As I will be discussing natu… Cost Of LivingHousingEconomy Jobs | 264 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Living Standards: East of EnglandI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. I do not raise this in this speech, but I think that one of the key ways of lifting people out of poverty is by strengthening trade… Cost Of LivingHousingEconomy Jobs | 330 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Living Standards: East of EnglandI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and for all his work in this area. Council homes are overwhelmingly the solution to this country’s housing problems. There is always spa… Cost Of LivingHousingEconomy Jobs | 171 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Home Office | 37 | 14.8% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 35 | 14.0% |
| Department for Education | 24 | 9.6% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 17 | 6.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 16 | 6.4% |
| Ministry of Defence | 15 | 6.0% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 14 | 5.6% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 13 | 5.2% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory requirement for the deletion of custody images where no (a) charge and (b) conviction follows. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance on using experimental methods in conjunction with facial recognition. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to impose sanctions on the CEO of Israeli charity Shivat Zion, Shraga Evers, and the charity's official, Jonathan Vigné, in the context… | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of face-to-face civil legal aid provision for the residents of Norwich South constituency; when the provision was last reviewed; and what ste… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has sought advice on triggering the break clause in Palantir’s contract with the NHS. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proportionality of deploying mass surveillance technology to address low level offences. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory requirement for the deletion of custody images where no charge or conviction follows. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on using experimental methods in conjunction with facial recognition; and who is responsible for enforcing that guidance. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of integrating facial recognition into existing CCTV infrastructure on civil liberties. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the cost-effectiveness of police use of live facial recognition technology in comparison to traditional policing methods. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an impact assessment has been conducted of delaying consideration of a specialised commissioned service until April 2027 on patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (also know… | Pending |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart on the 2025 UK USAID aid cuts. | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an impact assessment into the policy paper on Home Office immigration and nationality fees, due to increase from 8 April 2026, has been conducted. | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there has been any considerations to stop working with unregulated private clinics in prescribing gender-affirming care for adults. | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the exact figure is of ODA that will be spent on International Climate Finance. | 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 | 127 | 29,377 | 10.0% |
| Staffing | 9 | 230,255 | 78.3% |
| Accommodation | 27 | 28,775 | 9.8% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,155 | 1.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,419 | 0.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | Office Costs | 14 | 3,712 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 32 | 3,522 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 5 | 3,155 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 2 | 2,107 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 4 | 2,062 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 11 | 1,855 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 14 | 1,528 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 58 | 1,492 |
| Training - MP | Office Costs | 1 | 1,000 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Accommodation | 14 | 478 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 1 | 312 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 1 | 241 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 89 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 89 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 89 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 66 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 570 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 200 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 195 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 143 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 77 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 77 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 60 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 50 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 44 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 41 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 32 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 741 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 443 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 271 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | OTTER.AI [200011725-5932] | 80 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 59 | 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 earnings10 entries
16 Dec 2025
Payment expected: £100 One article written
Completed or provided on: 10 December 2025. Hours: 1 hr Approximate.
(Registered 10 December 2025; updated 22 January 2026)
16 Dec 2025
Payment expected: £100 Payment for one article
Completed or provided on: 8 December 2025. Hours: 1 hr Approximate.
(Registered 10 December 2025; updated 22 January 2026)
21 Oct 2025
Payment expected: £150 Payment for one article
Completed or provided on: 29 September 2025. Hours: 0.75 hrs Approximate.
(Registered 14 October 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Payment expected: £150 Payment for one article
Completed or provided on: 8 September 2025. Hours: 1.5 hrs Approximate.
(Registered 14 October 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Payment expected: £150 One article written
Completed or provided on: 13 June 2025. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 16 June 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Payment expected: £150 One article written
Completed or provided on: 6 June 2025. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 13 June 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Role, work or services: Writing articles
From: 24 April 2025.
Payer: Byline Media Holdings Ltd, Churchill House, 137 - 139 Brent Street, London, England, NW4 4DJ
(Registered 28 April 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Payment: £411.16 Writing one article
Received on: 15 May 2025. Hours: 3 hrs Approximate.
(Registered 22 May 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Payment: £300 Two articles written
Received on: 24 April 2025. Hours: 4 hrs The numbers of hours worked is approximate.
(Registered 28 April 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Role, work or services: Writing an article
Payer: Guardian News & Media Limited, PO Box 68164, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1P 2AP
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)8 entries
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd
Address of donor: 10 Salamanca Place, London, SE1 7HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Payment for strategic communications support services from Small Axe Communications Ltd. Services are being provided jointly to myself, Compass, and Toussaint Ventures Ltd to support a joint campaign on water. Some of these services are providing communications support for my Water Private Members' Bill. (exact amount), value £2,582.40
Date received: 11 March 2025 to 28 April 2025
Date accepted: 12 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration 05391145
(Registered 12 March 2025; updated 14 August 2025 and 28 August 2025)
20 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Good Law Project Ltd
Address of donor: 3 East Point High Street, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0EG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,100 provision of pro bono support for a complaint to the Charity Commission about the Institute for Economic Affairs (estimate).
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
Date accepted: 12 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10556197
(Registered 12 January 2026; updated 3 March 2026)
01 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd
Address of donor: 10 Salamanca Place, London SE1 7HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of the services of staff to support some of my Parliamentary campaigns and activities relating to water, via Toussaint Ventures Ltd (actual), value £6,903.75
Date received: 23 June 2025 to 31 October 2025
Date accepted: 23 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 05391145
(Registered 23 June 2025; updated 20 November 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd
Address of donor: 10 Salamanca Place, SE1 7HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of the services of staff to support some of my Parliamentary campaigns and activities (estimate), value £13,400
Date received: 1 November 2025 to 31 March 2026
Date accepted: 3 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 05391145
(Registered 4 November 2025)
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd
Address of donor: 10 Salamanca Place, London SE1 7HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In-kind support from two members of staff for policy and communications activities. One of these staff members will be providing support while seconded to Mainstream Labour Ltd. Estimated value, value £13,756.95
Date received: 27 October 2025 to 31 October 2026
Date accepted: 27 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 05391145
(Registered 28 October 2025)
07 Jan 2025
Name of donor: Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd
Address of donor: 10 Salamanca Place, London, SE1 7HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of the services of staff to support my Parliamentary campaigns and activities relating to water, via Toussaint Ventures Ltd (exact), value £9,849.59
Date received: 10 December 2024 to 2 June 2025
Date accepted: 18 December 2024
Donor status: company, registration 05391145
(Registered 18 December 2024; updated 20 June 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd
Address of donor: 10 Salamanca Place, London SE1 7HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,107.60 payment for strategic communications support services from Small Axe Communications Ltd. Services are being provided jointly to myself, Compass, and Toussaint Ventures Ltd to support a joint campaign on water. Some of these services are providing communications support for my Water Private Members' Bill.
Date received: 12 May 2025
Date accepted: 13 May 2025
Donor status: company, registration 5391145
(Registered 13 May 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Sandeep Maudgil
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 via Toussaint Ventures Ltd
Date received: 9 April 2025
Date accepted: 9 April 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 April 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources7 entries
16 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd
Address of donor: 10 Salamanca Place, London SE1 7HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £254 reimbursement for accommodation paid for as part of attendance at a meeting (exact)
Date received: 4 December 2025
Date accepted: 4 December 2025
Donor status: company, registration 05391145
(Registered 5 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd
Address of donor: 10 Salamanca Place, SE1 7HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel and refreshments provided as part of attendance at a meeting (approximate), value £294.88
Date received: 22 November 2025
Date accepted: 22 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 05391145
(Registered 27 November 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd
Address of donor: 10 Salamanca Place, London SE1 7HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket provided as part of a speaking engagement, delivering the Robin Cook Memorial Lecture, value £7
Date received: 18 September 2025
Date accepted: 18 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 05391145
(Registered 27 November 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Blue Earth Summit Limited
Address of donor: C/O David Harland Ltd, Ground Floor, Unit 3 Southview House St Austell Enterprise Park, Carclaze Down, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 4EJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: General admission pass to the Blue Earth Summit 2025, as part of a speaking engagement at the summit, value £695
Date received: 15 October 2025
Date accepted: 15 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 14233179
(Registered 16 October 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Tommy Sheppard
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality provided in relation to a speaking engagement at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Estimated costs: accommodation (£191); food and drink (£43.98); travel (£94), value £328.98
Date received: 8 August 2025 to 9 August 2025
Date accepted: 8 August 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 August 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Optimistic Trout Productions C.I.C
Address of donor: Pengraig, Velindre, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, Wales SA44 5HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets, for myself and a guest (plus car park pass), for a speaking engagement at the Green Gathering Festival (actual value), value £375
Date received: 31 July 2025 to 4 August 2025
Date accepted: 31 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07460992
(Registered 4 August 2025; updated 14 August 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Glastonbury Festivals Limited
Address of donor: Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 4BY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket for Glastonbury 2025, for attendance in relation to a speaking engagement at the Speakers Forum (actual value), value £388.75
Date received: 27 June 2025 to 29 June 2025
Date accepted: 27 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02737866
(Registered 1 July 2025; updated 14 August 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Address of donor: FES Regional Office for International Cooperation, Reichsratsstraße 13/5, 1010 Vienna Austria
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£527.39), hotel (£348.83), meals (£144.86) and in-country transport (£31.68), value £1,052.76
Destination of visit: Spain
Dates of visit: 26 October 2025 to 28 October 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend a Parliamentarians forum on the rise of the far right
(Registered 6 November 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Address of donor: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Office for International Cooperation, Reichsratsstraße 13/5, 1010 Wien, Austria, ZVR: 1480300992
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight (£503.91); accommodation (£234.45); meals (£156.79); in-country transport (£18.67), value £913.82
Destination of visit: Austria (Vienna)
Dates of visit: 13 May 2025 to 16 May 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend a Parliamentarians forum on the rise of the far right
(Registered 29 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 year1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Norwich
Interest held: from 31 October 2018
Ownership details: Half share
(Registered 23 July 2019)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Toussaint Ventures Ltd
Nature of business: Provides support for my political campaigning and activities.
Interest held: from 15 July 2022
(Registered 8 August 2022; updated 14 February 2024)
8. Miscellaneous10 entries
24 Mar 2026
Joint crowdfunder between myself (via Toussaint Ventures Ltd) and Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd, to raise funds to support my political activities and water campaign. Donations that meet the threshold will be registered under Category 2.
Date interest arose: 19 February 2025
Date interest ended: 23 March 2026
(Registered 23 February 2025; updated 23 March 2026)
02 Dec 2025
Staff support provided by Trumble Films Ltd. This was previously registered under Category 2(b) but the final value was below the threshold for that category.
Date interest arose: 7 November 2025
Date interest ended: 30 November 2025
(Registered 30 November 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Executive Committee Member, British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union
Date interest arose: 26 November 2025
(Registered 27 November 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Chair of the British Caribbean Association
Date interest arose: 1 March 2023
(Registered 4 June 2025)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 1 September 2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code
of Conduct refers.
05 Aug 2025
Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. The secretariat is provided by Zero Hour Ltd. Related donations that meet the threshold will be registered separately.
Date interest arose: 15 July 2025
(Registered 21 July 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Crowdfunder run by myself (via Toussaint Ventures Ltd) to raise funds to support my political activities. Donations that meet the threshold will be registered under Category 2.
Date interest arose: 18 May 2025
(Registered 4 June 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Editorial Board member, Renewal: A Journal of Social Democracy (published by Compass - Together for a Good Society Ltd). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 3 June 2025
(Registered 4 June 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Good Law Project
Provision of Pro Bono support for a complaint to the Charity Commission about the Institute for Economic Affairs. (Registrable donations will be listed under Category 2.)
Date interest arose: 7 May 2025
(Registered 20 May 2025)
25 Feb 2025
Governor at Lakenham Primary School, Norwich. This is an upaid role.
Date interest arose: 13 February 2025
(Registered 14 February 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Unpaid Director of Toussaint Ventures Ltd, which provides support for my political campaigning and activities.
Date interest arose: 15 July 2022
(Registered 8 August 2022; updated 14 February 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 10 wards, 11 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowthorpe | Sue Sands | Labour Party | 1,201 | 02 May 2024 |
| Eaton | James Wright | Liberal Democrats | 2,027 | 02 May 2024 |
| Lakenham | Carli Harper | Labour Party | 1,433 | 02 May 2024 |
| Mancroft | Martin Kenneth Albert Schmierer | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,579 | 02 May 2024 |
| Nelson | Lucy Frances Galvin | Green Party of England and Wales | 2,205 | 02 May 2024 |
| New Costessey | Gary McAlister Blundell | Liberal Democrats | 558 | 04 May 2023 |
| New Costessey | Jenny McCloskey | Labour Party | 452 | 04 May 2023 |
| Thorpe Hamlet | Ash Haynes | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,288 | 02 May 2024 |
| Town Close | Chris Smith | Labour Party | 1,481 | 02 May 2024 |
| University | Emma Hampton | Labour Party | 1,212 | 02 May 2024 |
| Wensum | Toby Bolton | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,395 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 108,415 | Electorate 76,296 (2024) |
| Median age | 34 | years |
| Degree-educated | 36.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 86.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 43.6% | households |
| Private-rented | 27.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 28.4% | households |
| Employment rate | 52.6% | 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.