South Norfolk / data
Ben Goldsborough · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
440
of 504 possible
Attendance
87%
64 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
100
59 debates
Written Qs
275
275 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£163k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 192 claims
Interests
0
Register
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 80 | |
| Economy | 77 | |
| Employment | 45 | |
| Crime & Policing | 44 | |
| Education | 39 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 30 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 25 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 26 | 7,610 |
| Crime | 11 | 4,809 |
| Social Care | 6 | 3,335 |
| Technology | 5 | 3,206 |
| Local Government | 15 | 3,123 |
| Agriculture | 11 | 3,091 |
| Defence | 10 | 2,452 |
| Immigration | 4 | 2,371 |
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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement StrategyI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. An important aspect of Government spending is food procurement in the NHS, on which £500 million is s… Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 67 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateBecause of the action of this Government, rural communities in Norfolk received the highest payment of support for heating oil, with more than £3 million in the whole of England. H… EnergyEconomy JobsCost Of Living | 76 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Video Games Industry10. What steps she is taking to support the video games industry. Economy JobsTechnologyCulture Community | 12 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Video Games IndustryNorfolk is home to a thriving games development community, with Norfolk games developers supporting over 500 members through mentoring, skills and business growth, contributing to … Economy JobsTechnologyCulture Community | 73 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI thank Philip Rycroft for his review and for meeting me to discuss his report. I also thank the Government for the quick action that they are taking. On cryptocurrencies, what fur… Fiscal PolicyDefenceTechnology | 56 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsT8. One in five people face a vitamin D deficiency, with serious health impacts, but in South Norfolk we are part of the solution. The John Innes Centre is boosting vitamin D in to… AgricultureEnvironmentUtilities | 65 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseThe constituents, businesses and residents of Wymondham are sick to the back teeth of not having a mobile phone signal for nearly a month now. The companies have fobbed us off with… EnergyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 74 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Heating Oil SupportWith one in four households in South Norfolk relying on heating oil, the announcement today will make a huge difference to my constituents and I thank the Government for their extr… Cost Of LivingUtilitiesEconomy Jobs | 79 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Immigration PolicySouth Norfolk expects our immigration system to be fair, open and transparent. The one problem we have come across, unfortunately, is that there is a lot of confusion online, as ha… Immigration | 66 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateI thank the Chancellor and Treasury officials for working closely with the Labour rural research group to discuss the heating oil troubles that we are facing right now, with prices… Cost Of LivingEconomy JobsDefence | 66 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Energy MarketsTo follow on from that exact question, I, too, represent a very rural constituency, and there will be constituencies up and down the United Kingdom, particularly in Northern Irelan… EnergyCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 93 |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Representation of the People BillI strongly welcome this legislation. The proposals for votes at 16, streamlined voter registration and tightened political funding regulations are very welcome, and I applaud the G… Economy JobsCrimeCulture Community | 505 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Firearms LicensingThis has been a brilliant debate, which is what our constituents cry out for. It has been measured in tone, with solutions and not just mud-slinging. A fair amount of social media … AgricultureCrimeEconomy Jobs | 50 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Firearms LicensingI thank the right hon. Member for his intervention. I will be addressing those issues in my speech. We need to be clear on what today’s debate is about. We are discussing a specifi… AgricultureCrimeEconomy Jobs | 126 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Firearms LicensingThe hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) always needs to have the final word. It is really helpful that we have put forward pragmatic solutions to an issue that w… AgricultureCrimeEconomy Jobs | 123 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Justice | 96 | 34.9% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 55 | 20.0% |
| Home Office | 31 | 11.3% |
| Department for Education | 20 | 7.3% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 13 | 4.7% |
| Department for Transport | 12 | 4.4% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 11 | 4.0% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 | 3.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will make an economic and environmental impact assessment on the alternatives to peat-free growing media. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will work with prison governors to implement appropriate contingency plans for inmate wellbeing in the event of heating failures. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the safety of inmates at HMP Holme House when the heating is not functioning. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that heating failures on the secure estate are fixed promptly. | Answered |
| 07 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 improve community healthcare in rural areas. | Answered |
| 06 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, a) whether Voluntary Controlled schools will be eligible for nomination under the school rebuilding programme and b) which responsible body would need to nominate a Voluntary Controlled school fo… | Answered |
| 06 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Written Parliamentary Questions 98665, 98666 and 98668, what recourse exists for Voluntary Controlled schools to carry out urgent repairs to the school estate when the local authority… | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) alter and (b) mitigate the National Institute for Care and Excellence's downgrading of terminal cancer to moderately severe. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure Enhertu remains available on the NHS. | Answered |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 80333, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of funding public awareness campaigns, including adve… | Answered |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 80333 if she will take steps to help increase the audience reach of her Department's digital communications on risk… | Answered |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what action his department is taking to ensure prison estate maintenance providers are accountable for their performance. | Answered |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his department will provide the total number of prisoner days, aggregated across all prisoners, in which an individual prisoner with a disability received a) no time in open air and b) no time o… | Answered |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his department is taking to reduce turnover rates of prison governors. | Answered |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many a) reported illnesses or b) hospitalisations of prisoners in each of the last 10 calendar years have been partially or wholly attributed to unhygienic prison conditions. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petitions 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 | 158 | 21,726 | 13.3% |
| Accommodation | 23 | 15,997 | 9.8% |
| Staffing | 5 | 119,530 | 73.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,901 | 2.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,666 | 1.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 13,623 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 20 | 7,555 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 10 | 4,070 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 78 | 3,726 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 2,300 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,140 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 1,474 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 24 | 1,239 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 2 | 1,061 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 4 | 1,000 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 12 | 750 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 6 | 677 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 630 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -27 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -630 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | VISTAPRINT [200011725-7700] | 224 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | VISTAPRINT [200011725-6778] | 55 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | Constituency Office Service Charge and Electricity | 198 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 27 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 653 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 71 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 48 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 25 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 48 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 3,263 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 357 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | BARNES PRINT EAST ANGL [200011725-2405] | 102 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 79 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,950 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 630 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 88 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Water | 41 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
No financial interests declared by this MP.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 17 wards, 28 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke | John Charles Fuller | Conservative and Unionist Party | 609 | 04 May 2023 |
| Central Wymondham | Kevin Leslie Hurn | Conservative and Unionist Party | 697 | 04 May 2023 |
| Central Wymondham | Robert James Savage | Conservative and Unionist Party | 659 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cringleford | Daniel Edward Elmer | Conservative and Unionist Party | 704 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cringleford | Deborah Sacks | Labour Party | 744 | 04 May 2023 |
| Easton | Margaret Dewsbury | Conservative and Unionist Party | 304 | 04 May 2023 |
| Forncett | Kim Carsok | Conservative and Unionist Party | 361 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hempnall | Martyn Hooton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 508 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hethersett | David Bills | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,001 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hethersett | John Morland | Labour Party | 896 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hethersett | Kathryn Elizabeth Cross | Conservative and Unionist Party | 922 | 04 May 2023 |
| Loddon Chedgrave | Jeremy Bruce Rowe | Labour Party | 1,031 | 04 May 2023 |
| Loddon Chedgrave | Kay Mason Billig | Conservative and Unionist Party | 802 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mulbarton Stoke Holy Cross | Bob McClenning | Liberal Democrats | 667 | 28 Sept 2023 |
| Newton Flotman | John Cook | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 414 | 04 May 2023 |
| North Wymondham | Dave Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 653 | 04 May 2023 |
| North Wymondham | Michael Rosen | Labour Party | 715 | 04 May 2023 |
| Old Costessey | Justin Stephen Cork | Labour Party | 565 | 04 May 2023 |
| Old Costessey | Sharon Louise Blundell | Liberal Democrats | 879 | 04 May 2023 |
| Old Costessey | Terry Laidlaw | Liberal Democrats | 675 | 04 May 2023 |
| Poringland Framinghams Trowse | John Overton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,151 | 04 May 2023 |
| Poringland Framinghams Trowse | Lisa Sharon Neal | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,110 | 04 May 2023 |
| Poringland Framinghams Trowse | Nicola Jeannette Fowler | Labour Party | 1,082 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rockland | Vic Thomson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 472 | 04 May 2023 |
| South Wymondham | Carmina Claire McConnell | Liberal Democrats | 286 | 28 Sept 2023 |
| Stratton | Georgina Race | Labour Party | 361 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stratton | Jonathan Henry Carver | Conservative and Unionist Party | 351 | 04 May 2023 |
| Thurlton | Andrew Evans | Conservative and Unionist Party | 405 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 93,812 | Electorate 74,006 (2024) |
| Median age | 44 | years |
| Degree-educated | 35.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 94.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 75.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 13.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.9% | households |
| Employment rate | 59.5% | 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.