Penrith & Solway / data
Markus Campbell-Savours · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
449
of 504 possible
Attendance
89%
55 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
131
47 debates
Written Qs
40
40 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£157k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 184 claims
Interests
2
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 85 | |
| Economy | 77 | |
| Crime & Policing | 43 | |
| Education | 41 | |
| Employment | 38 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Housing | 24 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 14 | 3,325 |
| Local Government | 10 | 2,873 |
| Defence | 10 | 2,726 |
| Transport | 7 | 2,666 |
| Culture Community | 6 | 2,655 |
| Other | 4 | 2,415 |
| Health | 9 | 1,887 |
| Social Care | 8 | 1,504 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Dec 2025 | Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc)Vote on a Budget Resolution to limit Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief for inheritance tax, capping the full relief … | Rebelled | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily st… | Free vote | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)It is an interesting day for us to hear about No. 10 slowing down appointments, Chair. | 16 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)This is a question possibly for the Baroness or Mr Madden. It relates to public appointments. The Commissioner for Public Appointments has highlighted that timeliness is an issue w… | 81 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)We can look forward to the new CPA updating us on the delays in October? | 15 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)You anticipated before that there might be a question about a particular candidate. Perhaps you could update us on that process and explain what the problems have been? | 28 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)Lessons learnt. At what point does this Committee ask the question, “Where are we with these improvements?” At what point do you anticipate that we will see a change? The concern p… | 62 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsSection 10 of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 amended the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 so that, in addition to already needing to be on the el… Fiscal PolicyDefenceTechnology | 97 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Heating Oil SupportI appreciate the speed at which the Government are working, and understand that local authorities will have a role in how the money is distributed. However, in the absence of detai… Cost Of LivingUtilitiesEconomy Jobs | 84 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | GP ContractI welcome these reforms. However, on the issue of accountability, despite years of failure documented in multiple inspection reports by the coroner and the Care Quality Commission,… HealthEconomy Jobs | 73 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 553)I have one more question, Chair, and I think this is a different approach. I think that throughout this there has been consensus that people want to see a reduction in wasteful arm… | 141 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 553)Thank you, Chair. I must admit that at times this inquiry has sometimes felt a bit hypothetical. We start with the landscape, but we have often not drilled down. I feel that right … | 135 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 553)I just wondered whether there was any sense that perhaps that was making it difficult to bring people back in-house. | 20 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 553)Earlier, the issue of pay did come up. I understand that one allure of creating an arm’s length body that carries out functions that may be carried out elsewhere is the ability to … | 58 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 553)It is one of the issues, isn’t it, that arm’s length bodies are perhaps paying what are closer to market wages, especially when the arm’s length bodies are carrying out technical f… | 32 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 553)Saving money. | 2 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 553)Thank you. | 2 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 13 | 32.5% |
| Ministry of Justice | 10 | 25.0% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 5 | 12.5% |
| Treasury | 3 | 7.5% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 3 | 7.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 2 | 5.0% |
| Department for Transport | 1 | 2.5% |
| Home Office | 1 | 2.5% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered supporting businesses with the cost of energy following recent increases in its cost. | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her officials are having discussions with their counterparts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia about the protection of the rights of migrant workers emplo… | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Saudi Arabian counterpart on the case of Ahmed al-Doush. | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Saudi counterpart on (a) freedom of expression, (b) the cases of arbitrarily detained journalists and (c) the recently re… | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK-Saudi investment creates 100 new British jobs, published on 3 September 2025, how many new jobs have been created. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding concluded with the Saudi Public Investment Fund on 28 October 2025, how much UK Export Finance has spent on promoting UK companies' enga… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Saudi Arabian counterpart on the risk of execution of men convicted of alleged crimes committed as minors, such as You… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the number of executions in Saudi Arabia in 2025. | Answered |
| 07 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of decisions made in the county courts were appealed to the High Court or Court of Appeal in the most recent year for which data is available. | Answered |
| 07 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Crown Court convictions and sentences in the most recent year for which data is available were appealed to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). | Answered |
| 07 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of appeals to the Crown Court originating from magistrates’ courts were successful in the most recent year for which data is available. | Answered |
| 07 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals to the Crown Court originating from magistrates’ courts in the most recent year for which data is available were (a) allowed, (b) dismissed, or (c) withdrawn. | Answered |
| 07 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of decisions made in magistrates’ courts in the most recent year for which data is available were appealed to the Crown Court, by way of case stated, or by judicial review. | Answered |
| 07 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the Court of Appeal originating from the Crown Court were successful in the most recent year for which data is available. | Answered |
| 07 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals to the Court of Appeal originating from the Crown Court in the most recent year for which data is available were (a) allowed, (b) dismissed, or (c) withdrawn. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
| Modernisation CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 09 Sept 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 | 164 | 25,377 | 16.2% |
| Accommodation | 13 | 13,565 | 8.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,699 | 2.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,685 | 2.3% |
| Staffing | 0 | 110,752 | 70.5% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 9 | 11,832 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 93 | 6,561 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 34 | 3,538 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 1,800 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 2 | 1,652 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 1,500 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 1,440 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,369 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 3 | 950 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 2 | 897 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 1 | 870 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 81 | Paid |
| 16 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 540 | Paid |
| 14 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 117 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 334 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 334 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 334 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 950 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011782-631] | 48 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -168 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -950 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | SUMUP [***] [***] [200011725-8181] | 15 | 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.
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
20 Aug 2025
Directorship of a company not trading - Sole director of MCS Electrical Project Ltd. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 19 May 2024
Date interest ended: 2 December 2025
(Registered 5 August 2024; updated 2 December 2025)
13 Nov 2024
Shareholdings in GB Bank Limited which fall below the registrable thresholds in Category 7.
(Registered 6 November 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 15 wards, 19 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alston Fellside | Mary Robinson | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 984 | 05 May 2022 |
| Alston Fellside | Michael Timothy Hanley | Labour Party | 824 | 05 May 2022 |
| Aspatria | Kevin Thurlow | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 575 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bothel Wharrels | Jill Perry | Green Party of England and Wales | 870 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cockermouth North | Helen Tucker | Labour Party | 1,025 | 05 May 2022 |
| Dalston Burgh | Trevor Allison | Liberal Democrats | 1,142 | 05 May 2022 |
| Dearham Broughton | Martin Trevor Mundahl Harris | Labour Party | 806 | 05 May 2022 |
| Hesket Lazonby | Colin Atkinson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 676 | 05 May 2022 |
| Hesket Lazonby | Hilary Frances Carrick | Conservative and Unionist Party | 658 | 05 May 2022 |
| Keswick | Markus Campbell-Savours | Labour Party | 1,340 | 05 May 2022 |
| Maryport North | Carni McCarron-Holmes | Labour Party | 675 | 05 May 2022 |
| Penrith North | Mark Brian Rudhall | Liberal Democrats | 820 | 05 May 2022 |
| Penrith North | Patricia Anne Bell | Liberal Democrats | 1,277 | 05 May 2022 |
| Penrith South | Mike Eyles | Liberal Democrats | 899 | 05 May 2022 |
| Penrith South | Virginia Christie Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 911 | 05 May 2022 |
| Solway Coast | Tony Markley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 993 | 05 May 2022 |
| Thursby | Mike Johnson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 906 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wetheral | Geoff Mitchell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,173 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wigton | Elaine Lynch | Labour Party | 738 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 106,855 | Electorate 77,935 (2024) |
| Median age | 49 | years |
| Degree-educated | 31.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 98.1% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 72.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 14.0% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.8% | households |
| Employment rate | 56.8% | 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.