South Dorset / data
Lloyd Hatton · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
428
of 504 possible
Attendance
85%
76 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
297
60 debates
Written Qs
49
48 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£180k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 157 claims
Interests
0
Register
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 97 | |
| Economy | 83 | |
| Employment | 47 | |
| Education | 40 | |
| Crime & Policing | 35 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 28 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 26 | |
| Pensions | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Mp Performance | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 24 | 8,531 |
| Crime | 8 | 2,989 |
| Local Government | 16 | 2,848 |
| Defence | 4 | 2,764 |
| Utilities | 4 | 2,732 |
| Environment | 3 | 2,583 |
| Fiscal Policy | 10 | 2,479 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2026 | Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026MPs voted on whether to approve new fee regulations for medical devices, which update the charges paid by manufacturers to the medicines reg… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Sports Facilities: Secondary Schools6. What steps her Department is taking to fund sports facilities in secondary schools in South Dorset constituency. EducationCulture CommunityHealth | 18 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Sports Facilities: Secondary SchoolsBudmouth academy has received a record multimillion-pound investment from this Labour Government to rebuild many of the school’s buildings. However, its crumbling outdoor courts—wh… EducationCulture CommunityHealth | 92 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Representation of the People Bill (Eighth sitting)The hon. Member is articulating very real concerns about cryptocurrency and the way it can manipulate our democratic processes. Will he join me in welcoming the fact that, when the… Mp PerformanceCrimeLocal Government | 160 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Tourism SectorIn the heart of Weymouth, the Rectory is an iconic building, but it has stood empty for over a decade. We want to transform the Rectory building into a cultural and visitor centre,… Economy JobsFiscal Policy | 77 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Representation of the People Bill (Sixth sitting)I will just make some very brief remarks on the record. I welcome this landmark Bill, which does a great deal to bring our democratic landscape into the 21st century, but I will br… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsOther | 333 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Representation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)I will keep my remarks brief. As we start the afternoon sitting, it is worth putting on the record that clause 60 goes a significant distance towards finally tightening up the rule… Fiscal PolicyTechnologyLocal Government | 256 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Representation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)I will keep my remarks brief in the interests of avoiding repetition. It is important to put on the record the changes in the Bill, which are hugely welcome. One of those is massiv… Fiscal PolicyTechnologyLocal Government | 256 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsPatients in Chickerell often struggle to access GP services in their area, and instead must travel long distances. Some years ago, it was confirmed that a new surgery should be bui… HealthLocal Government | 64 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Representation of the People Bill (Sixth sitting)I do not believe that the Government are rejecting that carte blanche. As I was about to say—it is almost as if the hon. Gentleman has my notes before him—the Rycroft review commis… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsOther | 448 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Representation of the People Bill (Sixth sitting)Before I speak to clause 58, let me say in response to the hon. Members for Hamble Valley and for Hazel Grove that this game-changing legislation and the Rycroft review have both c… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsOther | 205 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Representation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)I think there is a difference between corporate and non-corporate donations. However, what would be really interesting is to see how the Bill progresses in taking forward the Rycro… Fiscal PolicyTechnologyLocal Government | 122 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Representation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)Does the hon. Member share my view that the old system that we inherited meant that foul play by a political party was essentially priced into the system, because the fine was so s… Fiscal PolicyTechnologyLocal Government | 80 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Representation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)It has already been outlined by the hon. Member for North Herefordshire, but I am interested to know whether the official Opposition spokesperson agrees that the previous Governmen… Fiscal PolicyTechnologyLocal Government | 60 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Park Homes: Sales Commission ChargesI welcome the Government’s new call for evidence. Perhaps unsurprisingly, park home owners across South Dorset continue to be deeply frustrated with the unfair 10% sales commission… HousingCost Of Living | 78 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Representation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning. The Bill rightly tries to tighten up our defences against the impact of overseas interference in our democratic process. That includes the measure in the Bill to li… Economy JobsLocal GovernmentOther | 248 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury | 17 | 34.7% |
| Home Office | 7 | 14.3% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 5 | 10.2% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 5 | 10.2% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 3 | 6.1% |
| Cabinet Office | 3 | 6.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 2 | 4.1% |
| Ministry of Justice | 2 | 4.1% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of conducting a public consultation and review of whistleblowing law as part of the measures announced in the UK anti-corruption strat… | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences will be completed and published. | Answered |
| 26 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 increase the number of GP services in South Dorset constituency. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers received payments under the Sustainable Farming Incentive for buffer strip actions in the previous scheme year. | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts. | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help ensure the accuracy of information provided by tax advisers. | Answered |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve Weymouth train station. | Answered |
| 04 Feb 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 help support offshore wind supply chains in South Dorset constituency. | Answered |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Attorney General | To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has any formal policies or guidance aimed at preventing potential retaliation against whistleblowers who report wrongdoing to the SFO; and whether consideration has been g… | Answered |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to please provide staff turnover figures for the Wealthy Team in HMRC for each financial year 2017/18 to 2024/25. | Answered |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of the wealthy tax gap HMRC attributes to (a) Capital Gains Tax and (b) Inheritance Tax for each financial year from 2017-18 to 2024-25. | Answered |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total compliance yield generated by HMRC’s Wealthy Team was in each financial year between 2017-18 and 2024-25. | Answered |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional HMRC debt management staff she plans to recruit in each of the next five years. | Answered |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC plans to take to increase the recruitment of compliance and debt management staff. | Answered |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of low-cost imported stone on the competitiveness of UK natural stone producers; and what steps he is taking to help… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 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 | 148 | 26,799 | 14.9% |
| Accommodation | 1 | 14,462 | 8.0% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 12 | 0.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,739 | 1.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,932 | 1.6% |
| Staffing | 0 | 134,477 | 74.5% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 1 | 14,462 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 80 | 8,807 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 6 | 4,654 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 17 | 4,348 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 19 | 3,708 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 6 | 2,429 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 1,917 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 6 | 362 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 4 | 176 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 2 | 137 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 1 | 105 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 68 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 14,462 | Paid |
| 16 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Business rates | 24/25 business rates refund 60296673:1 | 0 | Repaid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 895 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -14 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -14 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -14 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -14 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -19 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -895 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 30 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | CARTRIDGE SAVE [200011725-7789] | 366 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP [200011725-9386] | 73 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Business rates | DORSET COUNCIL CARD PA [200011725-7606] | 137 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Redirecting stationary and equipment to constituency office | 68 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 2,550 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 186 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 57 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
No financial interests declared by this MP.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 12 wards, 22 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickerell | Gill Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 891 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chickerell | Simon Arthur Dewi Clifford | Liberal Democrats | 729 | 02 May 2024 |
| Crossways | Nick Ireland | Liberal Democrats | 636 | 02 May 2024 |
| Littlemoor Preston | Louie James O'Leary | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,599 | 02 May 2024 |
| Littlemoor Preston | Peter Dickenson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,379 | 02 May 2024 |
| Melcombe Regis | Jon Orrell | Green Party of England and Wales | 419 | 02 May 2024 |
| Portland | Paul Ralph Kimber | Labour Party | 875 | 02 May 2024 |
| Portland | Pete Roper | Independents for Dorset | 899 | 02 May 2024 |
| Portland | Rob Hughes | Independents for Dorset | 895 | 02 May 2024 |
| Radipole | Louise Bown | Liberal Democrats | 1,123 | 02 May 2024 |
| Radipole | Matt Bell | Liberal Democrats | 1,427 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rodwell Wyke | Clare Sutton | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,516 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rodwell Wyke | Claudia Lucienne Webb | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,327 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rodwell Wyke | Kate Wheller | Labour Party | 1,385 | 02 May 2024 |
| South East Purbeck | Ben Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 848 | 02 May 2024 |
| Swanage | Gary Maurice Suttle | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,262 | 02 May 2024 |
| Swanage | William Stanley Trite | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,148 | 02 May 2024 |
| Upwey Broadwey | David James Northam | Liberal Democrats | 710 | 02 May 2024 |
| West Purbeck | Laura Jane Beddow | Conservative and Unionist Party | 962 | 02 May 2024 |
| West Purbeck | Michael John Baker | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 | 02 May 2024 |
| Westham | Alex Fuhrmann | Liberal Democrats | 684 | 02 May 2024 |
| Westham | Ryan Dean Hope | Liberal Democrats | 708 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 98,162 | Electorate 75,924 (2024) |
| Median age | 50 | years |
| Degree-educated | 28.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 67.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 19.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.1% | households |
| Employment rate | 51.7% | 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.