Rossendale & Darwen / data
Andy MacNae · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
430
of 504 possible
Attendance
85%
74 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
68
41 debates
Written Qs
66
66 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£221k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 134 claims
Interests
3
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 84 | |
| Taxation | 80 | |
| Employment | 51 | |
| Crime & Policing | 37 | |
| Education | 35 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 28 | |
| Housing | 24 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1 | — |
| Health | 12 | 8,030 |
| Social Care | 7 | 6,907 |
| Economy Jobs | 22 | 6,566 |
| Local Government | 13 | 4,114 |
| Transport | 6 | 3,698 |
| Crime | 3 | 3,657 |
| Fiscal Policy | 12 | 2,503 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1Vote on New Clause 1 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a private member's bill on assisted dying. Based on available debate c… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseI wish you a splendid St George’s day, Mr Speaker. My constituent Milly Mulcahy is a wheelchair user who is entirely reliant on a lift maintained by Lancashire county council to en… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 162 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodPrecisely, and that would be to treat this issue with the importance, urgency and focus that it deserves. The very fact that most research is now charity-led is quite revealing. Th… HealthSocial Care | 206 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI beg to move, That this House has considered Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John, and to open this important debate. To… HealthSocial Care | 612 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, which again focuses on the need for co-ordination in the effort to meet the scale of this challenge. One of the most compelling issues… HealthSocial Care | 833 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI thank everyone who has contributed to this debate. I thank the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson), for bringing her depth of professiona… HealthSocial Care | 462 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodYes. I will touch on that in a moment. It is part of a wider picture of bereavement support and bereavement pathways nationally. From baby or infant loss to unexplained death in ch… HealthSocial Care | 398 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodYes, of course I agree, and I am coming on to the research. We simply owe families answers and our best efforts to find those answers. As I was saying, we know that research and aw… HealthSocial Care | 239 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Ministry of DefenceCurrent events are once again showing the vital importance of an agile and independent fast jet defence capability, and the UK is one of the few countries with a sovereign ability … DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 399 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Ministry of DefencePrecisely, and of course the upgrade in the radar systems gives it the very latest capability to suppress at a distance. The Typhoon is a powerful beast and works so well within a … DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 276 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Spring ForecastThe stability the Chancellor has brought back to our economy has allowed us to allocate record levels of infrastructure investment. Alongside the Green Book review, this creates th… Economy JobsCost Of LivingDefence | 119 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Business of the HouseEver since Australia banned social media for under-16s, my office has been inundated by appeals from parents for action here in the UK. They see the very real risks of a social med… Mp PerformanceCost Of LivingHealth | 132 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Road SafetyIn my constituency, road safety is now the No. 1 issue raised with the police. Just in the last year we have seen fatalities, injuries and countless near misses across Rossendale a… TransportCrimeSocial Care | 276 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Road SafetyAbsolutely; I welcome my hon. Friend’s intervention. It is outdated guidance, and it is used as an excuse to avoid taking the action that people need to see. It does not have to be… TransportCrimeSocial Care | 468 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Business RatesI thank the Minister for his positive engagement and his willingness to listen. It has made a big difference. His announcement will be a big relief to pubs throughout my constituen… Economy JobsFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 119 |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Horse and Rider Road SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. In the interests of time, I shall ditch what I assure you would have been a fascinating speech and reflect on just a couple… TransportCulture Community | 324 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 22 | 33.3% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 12 | 18.2% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 7 | 10.6% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 5 | 7.6% |
| Home Office | 4 | 6.1% |
| Department for Education | 4 | 6.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 3 | 4.5% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 2 | 3.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's planned timeline is for the Online Parenting Interventions project. | Answered |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on establishing a National Cyber Force HQ in Lancashire. | Answered |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to Healthy Babies services for babies in constituencies that cross multiple local authority boundaries. | Answered |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has assessed schools' adherence to the duty to care for students with medical conditions. | Answered |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that evidence drives the rollout of online parenting support contained in the Best Start in Life Strategy. | Answered |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the rollout of Healthy Babies is compatible with the 10 Year Health Plan’s commitment to match Start for Life (Healthy Babies) services. | Answered |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91494, if the UK Health Security Agency will publish its assessment of the need for mandatory notification for Group B Streptoc… | Answered |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how newborn screening laboratories can join the in-service evaluation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy. | Answered |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for the data collection, evaluation and interim decision for the in-service evaluation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy. | Answered |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help lower (a) legal and (b) overall costs incurred through clinical negligence. | Answered |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) repealing or (b) amending Section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948. | Answered |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Civil Procedure Rule Committee on the implementation of fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence claims valued up to £25,000. | Answered |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 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 potential merits of designating group B Streptococcus as a notifiable disease. | Answered |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 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 potential merits of introducing a screening programme for group B Streptococcus in pregnant women. | Answered |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the review of standards for the Home Office Type Approval process applied to road enforcement technology. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 11 | 20,487 | 9.3% |
| Office Costs | 116 | 23,186 | 10.5% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,074 | 2.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,530 | 1.1% |
| Staffing | 0 | 168,450 | 76.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 18,616 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 22 | 3,553 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 4 | 2,094 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 3 | 1,870 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 5 | 1,477 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 41 | 984 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 16 | 549 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 8 | 478 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 455 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 11 | 410 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 1 | 290 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -214 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 655 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-6757] | 30 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 23 | Paid |
| 09 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] [200011725-4591] | 27 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 53 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 921 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,690 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-3863] | 30 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 19 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 247 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011634-18] | 18 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 34 | Paid |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 30 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Confidential Waste | 50 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 23 | Paid |
| 09 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] [200011725-947] | 27 | Paid |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 352 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,690 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 45 | 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.
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
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: Northwich
Interest held: until 21 February 2025
(Registered 19 July 2024; updated 21 July 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Venture Xtreme Consultancy Limited
(Registered 19 July 2024)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
03 Feb 2026
Election as officer of the Labour Rural Research Group with specific interest in outdoor recreation and access to nature.
Date interest arose: 6 January 2026
(Registered 28 January 2026)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 12 wards, 26 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacup | David Hancock | Labour Party | 661 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bacup | Jimmy Eaton | Labour Party | 744 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bacup | Judith Driver | Labour Party | 767 | 02 May 2024 |
| Blackburn South Lower Darwen | Liz Johnson | Labour Party | 809 | 02 May 2024 |
| Britannia Lee Mill | Andrew Walmsley | Labour Party | 667 | 02 May 2024 |
| Britannia Lee Mill | Danielle Ashworth | Labour Party | 619 | 02 May 2024 |
| Britannia Lee Mill | Michelle Smith | Labour Party | 595 | 02 May 2024 |
| Darwen East | Katrina Louise Fielding | Labour Party | 773 | 02 May 2024 |
| Darwen South | Matt Jackson | Labour Party | 903 | 02 May 2024 |
| Darwen West | Brian Taylor | Labour Party | 1,293 | 02 May 2024 |
| Goodshaw Cribden | Alyson Barnes | Labour Party | 1,014 | 02 May 2024 |
| Goodshaw Cribden | Christine Gill | Labour Party | 847 | 02 May 2024 |
| Goodshaw Cribden | Greg Bleakley | Labour Party | 804 | 02 May 2024 |
| Greenfield Eden | Anne Cartner Cheetham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 843 | 02 May 2024 |
| Greenfield Eden | Neil Looker | Labour Party | 773 | 02 May 2024 |
| Greenfield Eden | Simon Holland | Conservative and Unionist Party | 761 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hareholme Waterfoot | Annie McMahon | Labour Party | 793 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hareholme Waterfoot | Nick Harris | Labour Party | 831 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hareholme Waterfoot | Tom Belli | Labour Party | 765 | 02 May 2024 |
| West Pennine | Neil Slater | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,139 | 02 May 2024 |
| Whitewell Stacksteads | Bob Bauld | Green Party of England and Wales | 819 | 02 May 2024 |
| Whitewell Stacksteads | John Payne | Green Party of England and Wales | 764 | 02 May 2024 |
| Whitewell Stacksteads | Julie Adshead | Green Party of England and Wales | 985 | 02 May 2024 |
| Whitworth | Alan Neal | Community First | 866 | 02 May 2024 |
| Whitworth | Mike Royds | Community First | 661 | 02 May 2024 |
| Whitworth | Scott Smith | Conservative and Unionist Party | 679 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 102,491 | Electorate 74,440 (2024) |
| Median age | 43 | years |
| Degree-educated | 30.8% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 94.4% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 69.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.2% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.7% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.6% | 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.