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Sir Mark Hendrick · Labour and Co-operative Party · sitting since 23 Nov 2000 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
9285days
from 23 Nov 2000
Divisions
241
of 504 possible
Attendance
48%
263 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
10
3 debates
Written Qs
89
83 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£296k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 207 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 48 | |
| Taxation | 47 | |
| Crime & Policing | 31 | |
| Employment | 24 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Planning | 17 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 15 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 15 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | 1 | — |
| Culture Community | 1 | — |
| Technology | 1 | 1,799 |
| Education | 1 | 1,799 |
| Crime | 1 | 1,799 |
| Energy | 1 | 70 |
| Economy Jobs | 2 | 70 |
| Environment | 1 | 70 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion A vote on whether to allow a Bill to be introduced that would replace the current first-past-the-post voting system with proportional repres… | Free vote | No |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill its Second Reading, which would allow terminally ill adults in Eng… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2026 | UK-German RelationsI beg to move, That this House has considered UK-German relations. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I requested that this debate take place today because t… DefenceEconomy JobsCulture Community | 789 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | UK-German RelationsI thank all my colleagues in the Chamber for showing such warmth and affection for our relationship with Germany. It is 10 years since the Brexit referendum. The discussion that wa… DefenceEconomy JobsCulture Community | 167 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | UK-German RelationsI totally concur with my hon. Friend, who has had a distinguished military career in the RAF. As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent horrors, there is gr… DefenceEconomy JobsCulture Community | 567 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Clean Industry Bonus: JobsWhat steps is the Secretary of State taking to ensure that the jobs generated through the clean industry bonus are directed towards communities formerly dependent on fossil fuel in… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 45 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Clean Industry Bonus: Jobs13. What estimate he has made of the potential impact of the contracts for difference clean industry bonus on the number of clean energy jobs. EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 25 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Digital Exploitation of Women and GirlsThank you, Ms Jardine. I thank the Minister and all my colleagues for an excellent debate. I think we had a brilliant response from the Minister. I am sure she is determined to ens… CrimeTechnologyEducation | 76 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Digital Exploitation of Women and GirlsI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of tackling the digital exploitation of women and girls. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. Online… CrimeTechnologyEducation | 379 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Digital Exploitation of Women and GirlsI totally agree. Without getting too much into the politics of this, there is a very right-wing argument about what free speech means. When I first came to Parliament in the early … CrimeTechnologyEducation | 1,079 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Digital Exploitation of Women and GirlsI totally concur; my hon. Friend makes some very strong points. The examples that I just mentioned highlight the need for consistent and mandatory guidance for all police forces to… CrimeTechnologyEducation | 175 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Digital Exploitation of Women and GirlsI totally agree. In fact, I have just been discussing with some of our visitors from Lancashire what needs to happen in schools so that young people are aware of digital exploitati… CrimeTechnologyEducation | 90 |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Disability History MonthI remind Members that they need to bob, as some of you are, if they wish to be called in the debate. Labour MarketEducationTransport | 22 |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Disability History MonthOrder. We are running over and need to get other speakers in. Labour MarketEducationTransport | 12 |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Home-to-School Transport: Children with SENDI thank everybody for their indulgence in keeping their speeches short. We have had 33 speakers in this debate, which I think is the most that anybody has ever crammed into an hour… EducationTransportLocal Government | 63 |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Home-to-School Transport: Children with SENDMay I just say that the Member who is speaking is not obliged to take interventions? It does take time away from those who have put in to speak. EducationTransportLocal Government | 29 |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Home-to-School Transport: Children with SENDI remind hon. Members that if they wish to speak, they need to bob during the debate. This is only a one-hour debate and hon. Members can see how many people are present; you do no… EducationTransportLocal Government | 126 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 28 | 31.5% |
| Home Office | 16 | 18.0% |
| Department for Transport | 9 | 10.1% |
| Department for Education | 6 | 6.7% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 5 | 5.6% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 5 | 5.6% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 5 | 5.6% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 5 | 5.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking steps to prevent and restrict social media sites from being used for child sex trafficking activity. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to expedite the processing of asylum claims of Afghan nationals who (a) served with and (b) assisted British troops in the Afghanistan war. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 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 trends in the level of rollout of heat pumps by boiler manufacturers. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen regulations on biomass energy production and waste incineration companies, including to ensure the sector takes responsibility… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 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 proportion of companies paying ransoms to hackers following cyber-attacks; and what steps her Department is taking to impro… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle inflation in the cost of produce caused by increased energy costs due to the conflict in Iran. | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the green workforce is expanding at a pace sufficient to meet the growing demands of an accelerated energy transition. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) expand and (b) ensure resiliency of the UK’s gas (i) infrastructure and storage systems and (ii) reserves. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle illegal online sport gambling sites that do not hold a licence to operate in the UK. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the impact of rising energy prices on the AI sector in the United Kingdom. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the increasing use of artificial intelligence by criminals in conducting cyberattacks. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to minimise the risk of racial bias found in AI powered Live Facial Recognition systems. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) condition and (b) availability of outdoor basketball courts; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure ad… | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the loss of UK moth species. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her department has made of the impact of increasing oil and gas prices on fixed-rate mortgages in light of the conflict in Iran; and what steps her department will take to support home… | 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 | 189 | 27,837 | 9.4% |
| Staffing | 8 | 210,002 | 71.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 9,342 | 3.2% |
| Accommodation | 0 | 34,804 | 11.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 9,884 | 3.3% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 4,017 | 1.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 5 | 4,635 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 59 | 3,059 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 63 | 2,288 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 13 | 1,881 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 961 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 3 | 666 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 32 | 540 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 3 | 493 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 3 | 474 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 5 | 279 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 1 | 210 |
| Hospitality | Office Costs | 2 | 174 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | WIX.COM [***] [200011725-10298] | 230 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | HPI INSTANT INK UK [200011725-9585] | 11 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-9380] | 125 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-9431] | 50 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-8353] | -18 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE ADOBE [200011725-7951] | 239 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-7950] | 83 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-7508] | 255 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON.CO.UK [***] [200011725-7509] | 14 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 48 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-4386] | 276 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | HPI INSTANT INK UK [200011725-4385] | 5 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-3617] | 153 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | PDFSMART.COM [200011725-3403] | 2 | Paid |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | HPI INSTANT INK UK [200011725-1951] | 30 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | PAYPAL LANCASHIREC [200011726-202] | 264 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 149 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 149 | Paid |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Mobile usage | 84 | Paid |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Mobile | 9 | 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.
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: (1) UK-Japan 21st Century Group (2) APPG Japan
Address of donor: (1) 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP (2) House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Hotel (£1011.82), conference including meals (£376), rail travel (£14.66) and taxi (£10.46), value £1,412.94 (2) Return flights to Japan, value £2,320.03
Destination of visit: Japan
Dates of visit: 6 March 2026 to 16 March 2026
Purpose of visit: To improve business and diplomatic relations between the UK and Japan.
(Registered 24 March 2026)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 12 wards, 12 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton | James Hull | Labour Party | 1,012 | 02 May 2024 |
| Brookfield | Sara Holmes | Labour Party | 673 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cadley | Julie Van Mierlo | Liberal Democrats | 908 | 02 May 2024 |
| City Centre | Salim Desai | Labour Party | 880 | 02 May 2024 |
| Deepdale | Siraz Natha | Labour Party | 849 | 02 May 2024 |
| Fishwick Frenchwood | Martyn Andrew Rawlinson | Labour Party | 924 | 02 May 2024 |
| Garrison | Peter Kelly | Labour Party | 967 | 02 May 2024 |
| Ingol Cottam | Ben Ward | Liberal Democrats | 861 | 02 May 2024 |
| Lea Larches | Sean Little | Liberal Democrats | 1,210 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| Plungington | Nweeda Khan | Labour Party | 838 | 02 May 2024 |
| Ribbleton | Anna Josephine Hindle | Labour Party | 595 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Matthews | Suleman Sarwar | Labour Party | 714 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 113,009 | Electorate 77,400 (2024) |
| Median age | 34 | years |
| Degree-educated | 28.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 70.7% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 51.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 25.8% | households |
| Social-rented | 22.4% | households |
| Employment rate | 55.1% | 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.