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John Slinger · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
439
of 504 possible
Attendance
87%
65 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
270
171 debates
Written Qs
28
28 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£169k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 156 claims
Interests
4
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 89 | |
| Economy | 76 | |
| Employment | 45 | |
| Education | 41 | |
| Crime & Policing | 39 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 25 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 77 | 13,609 |
| Defence | 58 | 8,775 |
| Local Government | 31 | 8,698 |
| Culture Community | 25 | 8,360 |
| Social Care | 27 | 7,749 |
| Cost Of Living | 22 | 5,580 |
| Health | 24 | 4,130 |
| Fiscal Policy | 25 | 4,024 |
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.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Tenth sitting)The Minister is quite right to point out that the clause is somewhat technical, but it speaks to the importance of we as a society and we as a Parliament—as legislators—making sure… | 81 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Creative Arts and Culture (Broadcasting Requirements)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the regular broadcast of news about creative arts and culture; to make provision about duties on the S… Culture CommunityEconomy JobsEducation | 916 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Creative Arts and Culture (Broadcasting Requirements)And in my hon. Friend’s constituency. It is time that more people heard about this—heard about what is going on nationally, regionally and locally. Creative arts bulletins would he… Culture CommunityEconomy JobsEducation | 379 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Creative Arts and Culture (Broadcasting Requirements)I am not going to do it now. It is lovely, but it is not the only part. To learn an instrument or create a painting takes massive amounts of hard work; to play in an orchestra or a… Culture CommunityEconomy JobsEducation | 402 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting)The shadow Minister states that the reforms proposed by this Government are unprecedented. Actually, the reforms of the Callaghan Government removed jury trials for theft, burglary… CrimeEconomy Jobs | 84 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting)Does the hon. Gentleman acknowledge that previous Governments of all political colours have changed the threshold for jury trials, including those of Jim Callaghan and Margaret Tha… CrimeEconomy Jobs | 60 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for coming today. My question is for Claire Davies. The open caseload is 80,000 and is projected by some potentially to rise to 200,000. In your evidence so far, you ha… CrimeEconomy JobsSocial Care | 442 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting)Q Sir Richard, you spoke of the importance of correcting the misconception that some have that we are scrapping, or doing away with, jury trials in the round, per se. Do you agree … CrimeEconomy JobsSocial Care | 235 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsAt the time of the Boston tea party, the American colonists demanded, “No taxation without representation.” Does my right hon. Friend agree that we should instil the principle that… Fiscal PolicyDefenceTechnology | 54 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (First sitting)Q Professor Hohl, do you think the Bill will lead to a fairer system, particularly for women? Professor Hohl: This is an unanswerable question. What is fairness? [Interruption.] We… Crime | 166 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Fuel DutyGiven the hon. Gentleman’s concern for the various categories of workers and businesspeople he has just set out, can he explain why his party, when in government, planned to overse… Cost Of LivingTransportFiscal Policy | 54 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansWill the hon. Gentleman give way? EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 6 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansI am grateful to hon. Members for giving me such support. The right hon. Lady makes the point that creative arts subjects are perhaps not providing young people with job prospects.… EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 99 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansThe hon. Gentleman keeps referring to “the back of the queue”, but my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not say “back of the queue”. She actually said, after he… EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 92 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansWill the right hon. Lady give way? EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 7 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 7 | 25.0% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 7 | 25.0% |
| Home Office | 5 | 17.9% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 3 | 10.7% |
| Department for Education | 3 | 10.7% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 | 3.6% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 | 3.6% |
| Northern Ireland Office | 1 | 3.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a clear NHS pathway for diagnosing and managing craniocervical instability; what measures are available to protect patients;… | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to financially support community pharmacies. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | 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 automatically utilising brain tumour patients’ anonymised data to create relevant datasets for clinical research. | Answered |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role the Betting and Gaming Council has had in informing Government policy on gambling advertising; if she will publish the Betting and Gaming Council’s report on gambling adv… | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered allowing dental therapists to expand their scope of practice and hold their own NHS contracts; and what assessment his Department has made of th… | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has considered replacing the routine six-monthly dental check-up with a system based on individual clinical need. | Answered |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Study reveals how conversational AI can exert influence over political beliefs, published by the University of Oxford on 11 D… | Answered |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Northern Ireland Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK's membership of the European Convention on Human Rights on the Good Friday Agreement. | Answered |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help improve media literacy. | Answered |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department has on the potential impact of banning smartphone use in schools. | Answered |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness among men and boys about the mental health support available to them. | Answered |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the relationship between the Federal Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region… | Answered |
| 06 Jun 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Iraqi counterpart on the suspension of budget transfers to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. | Answered |
| 22 May 2025 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to review the Gambling Commission’s remit to include UK licensees operating in prohibited markets abroad. | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce prostate cancer testing for men at earlier ages than is currently available. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Conference (2024)Select | Member | Commons | 18 Dec 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 | 123 | 23,957 | 14.2% |
| Accommodation | 16 | 13,690 | 8.1% |
| Staffing | 7 | 125,915 | 74.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,253 | 1.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,723 | 1.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 9 | 11,832 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 7 | 10,784 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 8 | 7,608 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 1 | 3,600 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 19 | 3,083 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 60 | 2,305 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 2 | 1,050 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 18 | 1,042 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 970 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 869 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 780 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 23 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011803-394] | 70 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 4,876 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,160 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -168 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,160 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 44 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 150 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 80 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 61 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 28 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 12 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 6 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 6 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 103 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 54 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,500 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | FS SOCIALBEELABSSR [200011725-3605] [200011804-25] | 44 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,160 | 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 UK2 entries
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: HST Group
Address of donor: Salim Street, Sulaymaniyah, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, 46002, Iraq
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transport, food and accommodation for myself and a member of staff (£3,600 per person), value £7,200
Destination of visit: Iraq (Kurdistan Region in Iraq)
Dates of visit: 8 April 2025 to 14 April 2025
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit of All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq to Iraqi Kurdistan to meet senior Kurdish leaders and British diplomats and soldiers.
(Registered 14 May 2025)
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: C/o Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles Street, London W1J 5DZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights from London to Riyadh (£7,276.54), hotel accommodation (£1,880.31) and food (£300), value £9,456.85
Destination of visit: Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
Dates of visit: 11 October 2025 to 15 October 2025
Purpose of visit: To further the aims of the APPG on Saudi Arabia, to strengthen bilateral relations, promote cultural exchange, and address key issues such as trade and regional stability via discussions, visits, and events to deepen mutual cooperation.
(Registered 31 October 2025)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
11 Mar 2025
Member of the Executive Committee of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Date interest arose: 13 November 2024
(Registered 27 February 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Borough councillor (Rugby). On my request Rugby Council stoped paying my allowance from 4 July 2024 (when I was elected) onwards. The allowance up to this date did not meet the threshold to be registered. I resigned as a councillor on 25 March 2025, triggering a By-election which took place on 1 May 2025. Rugby Borough Council have stated my official resignation date is 5 May 2025 (three days after the election).
Date interest ended: 5 May 2025
(Registered 30 August 2024; updated 12 June 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 14 wards, 14 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admirals Cawston | Amanda Henderson | Labour Party | 1,067 | 02 May 2024 |
| Benn | Maggie O'Rourke | Labour Party | 1,039 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bilton | Michael Phillip Howling | Conservative and Unionist Party | 823 | 02 May 2024 |
| Clifton Newton Churchover | Eve Hassell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 362 | 02 May 2024 |
| Coton Boughton | Claire Edwards | Labour Party | 951 | 02 May 2024 |
| Eastlands | Tricia Trimble | Liberal Democrats | 695 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hillmorton | Adam Michael Daly | Conservative and Unionist Party | 945 | 02 May 2024 |
| New Bilton | Ish Mistry | Labour Party | 766 | 02 May 2024 |
| Newbold Brownsover | Tony Freeman | Labour Party | 778 | 02 May 2024 |
| Paddox | Mark Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 962 | 02 May 2024 |
| Revel Binley Woods | Tony Gillias | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,141 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rokeby Overslade | Carie-Anne Dumbleton | Liberal Democrats | 1,212 | 02 May 2024 |
| Wolston The Lawfords | Tim Willis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 808 | 02 May 2024 |
| Wolvey Shilton | Becky Maoudis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 570 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 110,287 | Electorate 74,901 (2024) |
| Median age | 40 | years |
| Degree-educated | 33.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 85.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 68.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.8% | households |
| Employment rate | 62.6% | 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.