South Northamptonshire / data
Sarah Bool · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
378
of 504 possible
Attendance
75%
126 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
235
84 debates
Written Qs
212
212 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£189k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 127 claims
Interests
14
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 92 | |
| Economy | 84 | |
| Employment | 48 | |
| Crime & Policing | 41 | |
| Education | 29 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Pensions | 21 | |
| Housing | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 23 | 6,094 |
| Fiscal Policy | 12 | 4,279 |
| Health | 13 | 3,899 |
| Labour Market | 10 | 3,268 |
| Social Care | 10 | 3,258 |
| Defence | 23 | 2,246 |
| Immigration | 7 | 2,144 |
| Technology | 8 | 1,967 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Jo, do you have anything to add? | 7 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Welcome everyone. We are going to look at the impact of the war in Iran. Jo and Rohit, could you give us a brief overview of the issues currently facing UK agriculture as a result … | 41 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)It is quite shocking really, is it not? | 8 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Jo, do you have anything to add? | 7 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Just a final question, which you have touched on because as you said this is the third shock that we have had so we have to look at the immediate support but then also long-term su… | 63 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Just a final question, which you have touched on because as you said this is the third shock that we have had so we have to look at the immediate support but then also long-term su… | 63 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Yes. One of my colleagues will come to that shortly, so you will have a perfect opportunity. I guess the question now then is: what do you think the Government should be doing to b… | 61 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)It is quite shocking really, is it not? | 8 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)You are right. A few of my farmers have mentioned the red diesel particularly; prices have risen by about 60%. Do you think this is a tipping point for farm viability and what happ… | 44 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Welcome everyone. We are going to look at the impact of the war in Iran. Jo and Rohit, could you give us a brief overview of the issues currently facing UK agriculture as a result … | 41 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)You are right. A few of my farmers have mentioned the red diesel particularly; prices have risen by about 60%. Do you think this is a tipping point for farm viability and what happ… | 44 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 589)Yes. One of my colleagues will come to that shortly, so you will have a perfect opportunity. I guess the question now then is: what do you think the Government should be doing to b… | 61 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Armed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. To reinforce the importance of having a review on retention, the Navy’s loss is perhaps my gain in that a new member o… DefenceTechnologyLabour Market | 178 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Armed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)I will reinforce the points made by my hon. Friend. As he said, the ECHR was created in a completely different environment and age from that in which we are living now. It is its i… DefenceTechnologyLabour Market | 160 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseIt has just been announced that the last NHS dentist provision in Towcester in my constituency will be withdrawn on 1 August 2026. That represents a significant loss, especially in… DefenceLocal GovernmentHealth | 94 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 52 | 24.5% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 49 | 23.1% |
| Treasury | 19 | 9.0% |
| Ministry of Defence | 18 | 8.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 16 | 7.5% |
| Department for Transport | 15 | 7.1% |
| Department for Education | 10 | 4.7% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 9 | 4.2% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the NHS Business Services Authority on extending the duration of Medical Exemption Certificates for those with long-term conditions. | Answered |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidence her Department considered on graduated driving licenses as part of the Road Safety Strategy; and whether she will publish that evidence. | Answered |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a graduated driving license. | Answered |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria her Department plans to use to differentiate between small and large farms in assessing eligibility for future SFI applications. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department has taken to monitor the progress of children whose education has been disrupted by long COVID. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department tracks the number of children whose education has been disrupted by long COVID. | Answered |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of the revenue generated from spirits duty paid by on-trade premises compared to off-trade retailers. | Answered |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of spirits duty, business rates, VAT, and employer National Insurance contributions paid by pubs in the last 12 months. | Answered |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the proportion of spirits duty revenue generated from UK-produced spirits sold in pubs. | Answered |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate her Department has made of the spirits duty revenue at risk from pub closures. | Answered |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of UK spirits duty rates for the on-trade compared to equivalent rates in (a) Ireland, (b) France, (c) Germany, and (d) other EU member states. | Answered |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Scotland Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on Scottish family farms. | Answered |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of further permitted development protections for registered historic battlefields in England. | Answered |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many appointments to ministerial private office have been made by exceptions to the civil service recruitment principles since July 2024; and how many transfers of civil servants from other dep… | Answered |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to replenish UK munitions stockpiles. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces BillSelect | Member | Commons | 09 Feb 2026 | present |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 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 | 76 | 17,235 | 9.1% |
| Accommodation | 35 | 9,556 | 5.1% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,210 | 1.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,372 | 1.3% |
| Staffing | 0 | 156,532 | 82.9% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 1 | 5,330 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 5,265 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 3 | 4,350 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 54 | 3,742 |
| Hotel - UK Not London | Accommodation | 22 | 3,393 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,256 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Accommodation | 2 | 721 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 3 | 623 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 5 | 468 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 6 | 397 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 10 | 237 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 9 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | Partial repayment of 60286559 | 0 | Repaid |
| 12 May 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [***]FASTER PAYMENT RENT £8,496 - [***] [200011736-1] | 5,330 | Paid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Service charge & ground Rent | Service Charge March - August 2025 [200012229-5] | 682 | Paid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Service charge & ground Rent | Ground Rent March - August 2025 [200012229-4] | 39 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | Council Tax March 2025 [200012229-3] | 90 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 82 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 24 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 28 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 195 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 150 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 72 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 26 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 145 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 49 | Paid |
| 02 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | WWW.WESTNORTHANTS.GOV. | 533 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 11 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 99 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 164 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 99 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 99 | 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.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources12 entries
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Motorsport UK Association Ltd
Address of donor: 141 The Command Works Southern Avenue, Bicester Heritage, Bicester OX27 8FY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at the Motorsports UK Night of Champions Awards Dinner, value £600
Date received: 24 January 2026
Date accepted: 24 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01344829
(Registered 2 February 2026)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: AFPS Graduation Dinner, Royal Air Force Club, value £123.20
Date received: 21 October 2025
Date accepted: 21 October 2025
Donor status: other (Charity Commission number 1159312)
(Registered 1 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: End of Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme Dinner, value £76
Date received: 17 July 2025
Date accepted: 17 July 2025
Donor status: other (Charity Commission number 1159312)
(Registered 1 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
Address of donor: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust Sponsors’ Dinner, value £170.60
Date received: 12 March 2025
Date accepted: 12 March 2025
Donor status: other (Charity Commission number 1159312)
(Registered 1 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Admiralty House Alumni Reception, value £65.62
Date received: 28 January 2025
Date accepted: 28 January 2025
Donor status: other (Charity Commission number 1159312)
(Registered 1 December 2025)
17 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Rugby World Cup (England 2025)
Address of donor: Onside Law LLP, 642A Kings Road, London SW6 2DU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A hospitality ticket to the Women's Rugby World Cup at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton, following an invitation from West Northamptonshire Council, value £386
Date received: 30 August 2025
Date accepted: 30 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 14228593
(Registered 6 September 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Silverstone Circuits Limited
Address of donor: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Lunch hospitality at Escapade after site visit with a team member, value £100
Date received: 2 May 2025
Date accepted: 2 May 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00882843
(Registered 21 July 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Silverstone Circuits Limited
Address of donor: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket with hospitality for the Sunday of the Grand Prix, value £1,195
Date received: 6 July 2025
Date accepted: 6 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00882843
(Registered 10 July 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Silverstone Circuits Limited
Address of donor: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket with hospitality for the Saturday of the Grand Prix, value £700
Date received: 5 July 2025
Date accepted: 5 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00882843
(Registered 10 July 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Silverstone Circuits Ltd
Address of donor: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5 Tickets for Friday 4th July Grand Prix (1 ticket for me and 4 for members of staff) with hospitality, value £2,000
Date received: 4 July 2025
Date accepted: 4 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00882843
(Registered 10 July 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Carlton Club
Address of donor: 69 St James Street, London SW1A 1PJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Joining fee for the club was waived, value £2,105
Date received: 2 June 2025
Date accepted: 2 June 2025
Donor status: other (Private Members Club)
(Registered 7 June 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Motorsport UK
Address of donor: Bicester Motion, Bicester OX27 8FY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A seat at the Night of Champions Awards Dinner, value £428
Date received: 25 January 2025
Date accepted: 25 January 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01344829
(Registered 7 June 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
20 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Limited (Company No. 08114952)
Address of donor: PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Air travel, accommodation and hospitality (value has been estimated), value £3,200
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine
Dates of visit: 4 January 2026 to 8 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation: Israel and the Palestinian Authority
(Registered 18 January 2026)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Parliamentarians for Diabetes Global Network (PDGN Limited - Company No. 10339168)
Address of donor: 44 Howard Road, New Malden, Surrey KT3 4EA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£359.95), accommodation (£266.89), half day meal, coffee and beverages package (£93.49) and airport transfers (£50.04), value £770.37
Destination of visit: Malta
Dates of visit: 14 November 2025 to 16 November 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Global Parliamentary Advocacy Forum organised by Parliamentarians for Diabetes Global Network (PDGN)
(Registered 1 December 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 7 wards, 21 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brackley | Fiona Baker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,015 | 06 May 2021 |
| Brackley | Sue Sharps | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,220 | 06 May 2021 |
| Brackley | Tony Bagot-Webb | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,698 | 06 May 2021 |
| Bugbrooke | Adam Brown | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,293 | 06 May 2021 |
| Bugbrooke | Ann Addison | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,392 | 06 May 2021 |
| Bugbrooke | Karen Cooper | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,405 | 06 May 2021 |
| Deanshanger | Ian McCord | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,031 | 06 May 2021 |
| Deanshanger | Ken Pritchard | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,967 | 06 May 2021 |
| Deanshanger | William Allan Martin Barter | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,846 | 06 May 2021 |
| Hackleton Grange Park | Andrew Grant | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,021 | 06 May 2021 |
| Hackleton Grange Park | Fiona Louise Cole | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,106 | 06 May 2021 |
| Hackleton Grange Park | Steve Clarke | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,299 | 06 May 2021 |
| Middleton Cheney | Rebecca Breese | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,956 | 06 May 2021 |
| Middleton Cheney | Richard Edward Solesbury-Timms | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,834 | 06 May 2021 |
| Middleton Cheney | Rosie Herring | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,637 | 06 May 2021 |
| Silverstone | Alison Frazer Mitchell Eastwood | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,496 | 06 May 2021 |
| Silverstone | Charles Manners | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,562 | 06 May 2021 |
| Silverstone | Dermot Cecil Nevile Bambridge | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,755 | 06 May 2021 |
| Towcester Roade | Lisa Samiotis | Liberal Democrats | 1,626 | 06 May 2021 |
| Towcester Roade | Louisa Fowler | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,695 | 06 May 2021 |
| Towcester Roade | Maggie Clubley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,739 | 06 May 2021 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 108,477 | Electorate 78,233 (2024) |
| Median age | 44 | years |
| Degree-educated | 34.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 76.2% | households |
| Private-rented | 13.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.4% | households |
| Employment rate | 63.5% | 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.