South West Hertfordshire / data
Mr Gagan Mohindra · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 12 Dec 2019 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
2325days
from 12 Dec 2019
Divisions
375
of 504 possible
Attendance
74%
129 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
100
63 debates
Written Qs
10
10 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£208k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 74 claims
Interests
6
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 79 | |
| Economy | 71 | |
| Employment | 49 | |
| Crime & Policing | 42 | |
| Education | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 28 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government | 26 | 8,808 |
| Economy Jobs | 25 | 8,345 |
| Fiscal Policy | 10 | 4,410 |
| Social Care | 13 | 4,343 |
| Labour Market | 8 | 2,392 |
| Housing | 8 | 1,875 |
| Culture Community | 7 | 1,630 |
| Education | 6 | 1,482 |
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 | Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressWill the Minister reassure me that the Intelligence and Security Committee will be prioritised when new information comes to light, as per the terms of the Humble Address, as oppos… Mp Performance | 63 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address19. What recent progress he has made on implementing the Humble Address agreed on 4 February 2026. Mp Performance | 17 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Local Bus ServicesSouth Oxhey was previously served by three buses per hour operating across two routes, but since last July that has been reduced to an hourly 328 service, which is sometimes cancel… TransportLocal Government | 75 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Transport Accessibility for Disabled PeopleI congratulate the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) on securing this important debate. Many of my constituents have raised the challenges faced by disabled pe… TransportSocial Care | 588 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Local Bus Services9. What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. TransportLocal Government | 12 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Local Government ReorganisationI am sure that my hon. Friend the Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes) will appreciate this question. Labour-run Southampton city council has huge debts, and Liberal Democrat-run… Local GovernmentHousingEconomy Jobs | 60 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansThe Minister is being generous with her time, and I thank her on behalf of Opposition Members. Does she believe that there is an oversupply of courses in higher education? She has … EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 91 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | UK Research and InnovationMy constituent George works for the Science and Technology Facilities Council. He has highlighted to me that UK Research and Innovation is developing a model that significantly red… TechnologyDefenceEconomy Jobs | 106 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsAnchor Sound and Security, based in Kings Langley, explained to me how it is disincentivised to hire more employees due to rising compliance costs and regulatory uncertainty. What … Economy JobsLabour MarketEnergy | 48 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ4. The Prime Minister will be happy that I am not going to ask about fuel duty. Businesses across South West Hertfordshire are telling me that they are now reluctant to take on yo… DefenceCost Of LivingEnergy | 78 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsEmma from Abbots Langley in my constituency has to comply with strict timeframes for her job as a frontline worker within a local government adult care service. Despite that, the v… Labour MarketEducationSocial Care | 90 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ3. In my constituency, the Liberal Democrat-run Three Rivers district council has failed for years to submit an adequate local plan. It now has a ministerial direction, and prime … DefenceCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 75 |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Supporting Children with SENDI spend a lot of time visiting schools in my constituency and speaking to the hard-working headteachers about the pressures they are under due to spiralling costs and teacher short… EducationSocial Care | 79 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Preventing Ill HealthAs the House will know, pharmacies are an important part of the system to prevent ill health. Last week, I raised the challenges that pharmacies in my constituency of South West He… Health | 77 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | New Social and Affordable HousingAs the House will know, local plans are the method by which we can identify affordable homes and make sure that they are built in the right place at the right time. Since I was ele… HousingLocal Government | 113 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury | 2 | 20.0% |
| Ministry of Justice | 2 | 20.0% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 1 | 10.0% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 1 | 10.0% |
| Home Office | 1 | 10.0% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 1 | 10.0% |
| Wales Office | 1 | 10.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 10.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent regulatory changes on levels of compliance costs for SMEs. | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people waiting for a decision on their Access to Work application. | Answered |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent mistaken prisoner releases. | Answered |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Wales Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to build large nuclear sites in Wales. | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list each meeting her Department has had with Wealden District Council as a planning authority in relation to placing asylum seekers at the Crowborough Training Camp. | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help support victims of crime through the criminal justice system. | Answered |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to preserve the protections afforded to victims of fraud through the Financial Ombudsman Service's fair and reasonable remit during the current review into that ser… | Answered |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to conclude the review into the Financial Ombudsman Service. | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to allocate the additional funding for the NHS announced in the Autumn Budget 2024. | Answered |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of infrastructure developments on agricultural land. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing, Communities and Local Government 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 | 49 | 10,517 | 5.0% |
| Staffing | 4 | 189,465 | 90.9% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,970 | 3.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,427 | 0.7% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 3,935 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 19 | 1,551 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 8 | 1,138 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 7 | 409 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 9 | 385 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 84 |
| Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Staffing | 4 | 48 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 15 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] [200011725-8743] | 11 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | FLICKR PRO MONTHLY [200011725-4698] | 9 | Paid |
| 02 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] | 42 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 20 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] | 11 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 294 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | FLICKR PRO MONTHLY | 9 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] | 11 | Paid |
| 11 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | FLICKR PRO MONTHLY | 9 | Paid |
| 02 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 30 | Paid |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] | 11 | Paid |
| 15 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 35 | Paid |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | FLICKR PRO MONTHLY | 9 | Paid |
| 06 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | METRO COMMERCIAL PRINT | 232 | Paid |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] | 11 | Paid |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Pooled staffing services | Policy Research Unit (Conservative) | 3,000 | Paid |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 110 | Paid |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 70 | Paid |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 31 | Paid |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 30 | 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.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation1 entry
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: L. Bennett & Son Limited
Address of donor: 3 Prime Point, Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 1HU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Printing and delivery of leaflet, value £3,790.99
Donor status: company, registration 01030722
(Registered 24 July 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Discovery Corporate Services Limited
Address of donor: Chiswick Park Building 2, 566 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5YB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for a film premier (£250 per person), value £500
Date received: 26 February 2026
Date accepted: 26 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 08597513
(Registered 27 March 2026)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: UK Hospitality Industries
Address of donor: 10 Bloomsbury Way London WC1A 2SL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Invite to the Restaurant Association Gala Dinner and Awards, value £307.80
Date received: 3 November 2025
Date accepted: 3 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 11114077
(Registered 14 November 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
20 Jan 2026
Name of donor: (1) Horatius Advisory Limited (2) Deltroit Asset Management (UK) LLP
Address of donor: (1) 53 Davies Street, London W1K 5JH (2) 50, Pall Mall, London. SW1Y 5JH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) £2,750 contribution to travel, accommodation and associated costs of the Lords and Commons Cricket team. (2) £2,750 contribution to travel, accommodation and associated costs of the Lords and Commons Cricket team visit to Australia
Destination of visit: Australia (Melbourne and Sydney)
Dates of visit: 19 December 2025 to 5 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Building inter-Parliamentary relations with Australian MPs and Senators, competing for the Parliamentary Ashes and supporting English cricket. I was accompanied on this visit by my wife.
(Registered 19 January 2026)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
07 Jan 2025
Elected member of the Executive of the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union (BGIPU). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 13 November 2024
(Registered 15 December 2024)
13 Nov 2024
Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 16 October 2024
(Registered 3 November 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 14 wards, 15 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbots Langley Bedmond | Vicky Edwards | Conservative and Unionist Party | 593 | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Carpenders Park | Christopher Alley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 757 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chorleywood North Sarratt | Ciaran Reed | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,160 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chorleywood South Maple Cross | Harry Davies | Liberal Democrats | 1,050 | 02 May 2024 |
| Dickinsons | Cheryl Stungo | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,045 | 02 May 2024 |
| Durrants | Chris Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 1,303 | 02 May 2024 |
| Gade Valley | Elinor Gazzard | Liberal Democrats | 668 | 02 May 2024 |
| Kings Langley | Alan Anderson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 646 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kings Langley | Alan James Johnson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 673 | 04 May 2023 |
| Leavesden | Stephen Bernard Albert Frederick Henry Giles-Medhurst | Liberal Democrats | 933 | 02 May 2024 |
| Moor Park Eastbury | Debbie Morris | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,067 | 02 May 2024 |
| Oxhey Hall Hayling | Andrew Scarth | Liberal Democrats | 1,031 | 02 May 2024 |
| Penn Mill End | Tom Smith | Liberal Democrats | 630 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rickmansworth Town | Mike Sims | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,694 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| South Oxhey | Joan King | Labour Party | 788 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 99,083 | Electorate 71,737 (2024) |
| Median age | 42 | years |
| Degree-educated | 42.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 77.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 71.9% | households |
| Private-rented | 13.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 14.7% | households |
| Employment rate | 62.5% | 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.