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Matt Rodda · Labour Party · sitting since 08 Jun 2017 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
3242days
from 08 Jun 2017
Divisions
434
of 504 possible
Attendance
86%
70 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
103
71 debates
Written Qs
7
7 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£259k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 113 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 85 | |
| Economy | 85 | |
| Employment | 43 | |
| Crime & Policing | 43 | |
| Education | 40 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 28 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 25 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government | 26 | 5,632 |
| Economy Jobs | 36 | 5,437 |
| Transport | 11 | 2,940 |
| Culture Community | 10 | 2,593 |
| Social Care | 13 | 2,344 |
| Housing | 9 | 2,198 |
| Crime | 5 | 2,196 |
| Fiscal Policy | 6 | 2,067 |
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. 64: Rates of alcohol dutyVote on the government's proposed changes to alcohol duty rates as part of the 2025 Budget. This matters because it determines how much tax … | Rebelled | 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 |
| 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 |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is a pleasure to speak briefly this afternoon. I wanted to speak because we had a tragedy in my constituency, where a young boy of just 13 years old was stabbed and brutally mur… EducationTechnologySocial Care | 398 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillCan I thank my hon. Friend for the Government’s work on this important matter, which is much appreciated by many parents—in particular the work of looking ahead at what further mea… EducationTechnologySocial Care | 38 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Gurkha VeteransIt is a privilege to be able to speak in the debate. I thank the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Cameron Thomas) for his excellent work in securing it. Many of my remarks will echo com… DefenceSocial CareCost Of Living | 843 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Waste Crime: KnowsleyThe Minister is making an excellent speech. I am really pleased to hear about the new strategy and determination from the current Government, in contrast with their predecessors. W… EnvironmentCrimeLocal Government | 92 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Waste Crime: KnowsleyMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and I wholeheartedly support her campaign for her constituents, given the appalling situation they find themselves in. Does she agree t… EnvironmentCrimeLocal Government | 102 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Tobacco and Vapes BillMay I, too, welcome the Minister to her post, and say how wonderful it is to see her leading on this important work? On a point of clarification, I am sure the measure she mentions… HealthLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 99 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Online HarmsThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. The other thing to consider is that there would be a risk to older teenagers—those over 16—if the ban for under-16s were imposed. We ma… TechnologyCrimeHealth | 206 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Online HarmsIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward). I have been very impressed and moved by the quality of the speeches from across t… TechnologyCrimeHealth | 964 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Pre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary IncreasesMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and I congratulate him on securing today’s debate. Has he noticed in his work on this issue that in some cases, some international com… Social CareFiscal Policy | 87 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Flooding: Rural CommunitiesThe hon. Lady is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that in many cases this is about removing vegetation, but it might also be about removing debris, such as old shopping t… EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture | 79 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare). Like him I am a father—I have two children who have graduated recently. I also worked in higher education… EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 635 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Flooding: Rural CommunitiesThe Minister is making an excellent speech, but perhaps she would like to say a little bit about the importance of measures further upstream to protect my residents, and indeed tho… EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture | 108 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Rural RoadsWill the Minister give way? TransportLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 5 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Rural RoadsI thank the hon. Gentleman for securing today’s important debate; thousands of residents around the country, maybe hundreds of thousands, will be very grateful for his work. Does h… TransportLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 109 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateI welcome the Chancellor’s statement and thank her for her work to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Will she say a little more about her long-term work to increase grid capacity … Cost Of LivingEconomy JobsDefence | 44 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 4 | 57.1% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 1 | 14.3% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 14.3% |
| Department for Transport | 1 | 14.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what scientific evidence his Department is using to inform its work on climate change. | Answered |
| 06 Nov 2024 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to re-introduce the moratorium on allowing the development of incinerators to go ahead; and what his policy is when an incinerator project h… | Answered |
| 06 Nov 2024 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle persistent nuisance parking on public highways. | Answered |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) business case status and (b) RIBA stage is of the scheme to rebuild the Royal Berkshire Hospital. | Answered |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding (a) his Department has allocated and (b) was confirmed by the Treasury by 31 July 2024 for the (i) rebuild of Royal Berkshire Hospital and (ii) New Hospitals Program… | Answered |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the scheme to rebuild the Royal Berkshire Hospital has received up to the end of the 2023-24 financial year. | Answered |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of rebuilding the Royal Berkshire Hospital. | 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 | 95 | 37,217 | 14.4% |
| Staffing | 9 | 213,891 | 82.5% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,648 | 2.6% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,438 | 0.6% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 14 | 25,492 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 8 | 15,626 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,600 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 20 | 3,970 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 5 | 3,608 |
| Parking | Office Costs | 8 | 1,829 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 16 | 1,027 |
| Equipment - hire | Office Costs | 7 | 967 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 10 | 688 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 500 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 2 | 410 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 2 | 179 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Partial Repayment of 60284879:1 | 0 | Repaid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 91 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | COOKIEBOT [200011725-6337] | 14 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 72 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [200011725-8851] | 4,497 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Moving 60259451:1 [***] Deposit Loan not Rent | -166 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Part repayment of claim 60284879:1 | 0 | Repaid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - hire | Printer, photocopier & scanner | 78 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | COOKIEBOT | 14 | Paid |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 71 | Paid |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 2,100 | Paid |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 1,492 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 65 | Paid |
| 19 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | COOKIEBOT | 14 | Paid |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Rent | IW GROUP SERVICES (UK) | 1,987 | Paid |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Parking | Parking | 115 | Paid |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 55 | Paid |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | INSTANTPRINT | 65 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 28 | Paid |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | INDESIGN | -22 | 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.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Name of donor: Guildford Labour Party
Address of donor: 9b Martyr Road, Guildford GU1 4LF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: provision of staff time for a member of staff employed by Guildford Labour Party, who is working for me one day a week for some months during 2024, value £3,675
Donor status: registered party
(Registered 29 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 9 wards, 9 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | David Stevens | Labour Party | 820 | 02 May 2024 |
| Caversham | Matt Yeo | Labour Party | 1,603 | 02 May 2024 |
| Caversham Heights | Jenny McGrother | Labour Party | 1,405 | 02 May 2024 |
| Coley | Liz Terry | Labour Party | 1,232 | 02 May 2024 |
| Emmer Green | Daya Pal Singh | Labour Party | 1,148 | 02 May 2024 |
| Katesgrove | Kate Nikulina | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,045 | 02 May 2024 |
| Park | Sarah Magon | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,569 | 02 May 2024 |
| Redlands | Dave McElroy | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,478 | 02 May 2024 |
| Thames | Richard Davies | Labour Party | 1,015 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 109,388 | Electorate 73,600 (2024) |
| Median age | 34 | years |
| Degree-educated | 45.8% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 66.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 49.9% | households |
| Private-rented | 37.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 64.0% | 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.