St Albans / data
Daisy Cooper · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 12 Dec 2019 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
2325days
from 12 Dec 2019
Divisions
362
of 504 possible
Attendance
72%
142 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
127
60 debates
Written Qs
482
476 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£274k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 45 claims
Interests
15
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 79 | |
| Economy | 61 | |
| Employment | 39 | |
| Education | 34 | |
| Crime & Policing | 32 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 25 | |
| Pensions | 22 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 19 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 50 | 21,748 |
| Fiscal Policy | 29 | 14,017 |
| Cost Of Living | 17 | 8,135 |
| Social Care | 11 | 6,531 |
| Defence | 9 | 3,719 |
| Local Government | 7 | 3,561 |
| Housing | 5 | 3,040 |
| Mp Performance | 5 | 2,841 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateI thank the Chancellor for advance sight of her statement. The Chancellor should have come here today to explain how she was going to use the £20 million extra that the Treasury is… EnergyEconomy JobsCost Of Living | 320 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Draft Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026These regulations ensure that potentially harmful chemicals are carefully controlled, and will provide greater certainty for business, so we Liberal Democrats will not seek to divi… EnvironmentEconomy JobsHealth | 206 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Draft Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026I had two separate questions. The first was whether any of the 173 active substances have faced sustained calls to be banned already. I recognise that none are banned, but have any… EnvironmentEconomy JobsHealth | 48 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. Our country is in a very fragile state. We cannot defend ourselves, we cannot feed ourselves and we cannot power … EnergyEconomy Jobs | 327 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Draft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026Broadly speaking, the Liberal Democrats support this measure. However, we note that an assessment by the Department for Work and Pensions suggests that 77% of NEST members are like… Economy JobsSocial Care | 128 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateI thank the Chancellor for advance sight of her statement. Our thoughts are with our brave armed forces at this time. I agree that the last Government’s failure to invest in energy… EnergyCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 400 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | High Street Businesses: Tax ChangesSmall businesses are the backbone of our economy, but the Federation of Small Businesses is warning that they will face a cost cliff edge in April because of the cumulative impact … Economy JobsFiscal PolicyLabour Market | 99 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsIn times of crisis, the UK Government have often had to spend more on energy support for households and small businesses than other comparable countries, because our energy market … Cost Of LivingEconomy JobsUtilities | 109 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateI am grateful to the Chancellor for advance sight of her statement, but it does not include a single concrete announcement, and in itself will not provide the reassurance that hous… Cost Of LivingEconomy JobsDefence | 371 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Spring ForecastThe country is paying the price for two anti-growth Labour Budgets. Growth has flatlined, youth unemployment is up, and the cost of living crisis grinds on, pushing people and busi… Economy JobsCost Of LivingDefence | 681 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorMany people are talking about the different elements that could be examined during an inquiry, but I have heard some people say that an inquiry could become too big and take too lo… Mp PerformanceCulture CommunityCrime | 85 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorOne point that has been raised this afternoon is that even while the police go ahead with their investigations, there is still a job for this House to do. It strikes me that some o… Mp PerformanceCulture CommunityCrime | 148 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorOne of the things that I have been struck by as we have heard more and more revelations is that it is difficult for some members of the public to keep up, and that many of them—par… Mp PerformanceCulture CommunityCrime | 128 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorMy hon. Friend is being very generous in giving way. It has been a Liberal Democrat policy for a very long time to have an office of the whistleblower, and we very much hope that t… Mp PerformanceCulture CommunityCrime | 166 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorWill the Minister give way? Mp PerformanceCulture CommunityCrime | 5 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 126 | 26.1% |
| Treasury | 58 | 12.0% |
| Department for Transport | 41 | 8.5% |
| Department for Education | 41 | 8.5% |
| Home Office | 40 | 8.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 35 | 7.3% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 32 | 6.6% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 18 | 3.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 71117 on Immigration: Syria, whether a delay of 30 months to ILR applications for a Syrian national is considered to be within th… | Answered |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of replicating the Australian policy of permitting those non-nationals living in the United Kingdom the opportunity to apply for service in the m… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure Royal Mail responds to the Hon Member for St Albans and other Hon Members with regards to constituency casework correspondence. | Answered |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require large online retailers to provide a choice of courier or delivery company to consumers… | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March to Question 119469 on Cancer: Vaccination, how many pharmaceutical companies have been contacted by his Department with details of the expansion of… | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March to Question 118384 on Hybrid Vehicles: Excise Duties, whether she has considered the potential merits of allowing those PHEV drivers who (a) opt in to doing so and (… | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to introduce a cap on the fees charged by app providers to local authorities for operating the National Parking Platform. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will review the adequacy of fire risk assessment requirements for retail premises which stock (a) vapes and (b) other small electricals containing lithium-io… | Answered |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the timeliness of the Information Commissioners Office's responses to complaints about potential breaches of data protectio… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure an adequate number of specialist training places for religious education teachers in Hertfordshire. | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of requiring all staff working in schools to be trained in mental health first aid principles. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring all communication produced by genAI chatbots in professional settings to be labelled as… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether civil servants in her Department must submit their resignation in order to obtain a pension retirement quote from the Civil Service Pensions Scheme. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to non-statutory guidance entitled First aid in schools, early years and further education updated 14 February 2022, whether she has recently reviewed the adequacy of the number of… | Answered |
| 25 Mar 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 cost-effectiveness of commissioning a MenB vaccination programme through community pharmacy. | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
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 | 42 | 25,224 | 9.2% |
| Staffing | 1 | 248,942 | 90.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,265 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,265 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 13 | 2,055 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 13 | 1,135 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 9 | 270 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 211 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 119 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 3 | 104 |
| Insurance - contents | Office Costs | 1 | 65 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 172 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 41 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 102 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | 250321 Staff Telephone - Mar 2025 [200011802-70] | 11 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Not Applicable | 119 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 44 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 111 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | 250221 Staff Telephone - Feb 2025 | 32 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 103 | Paid |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | 250121 Staff Telephone - Jan 2025 | 32 | Paid |
| 22 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 123 | 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 organisation10 entries
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Ewan Kirk
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 February 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Thomas Gosling
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 February 2026)
06 Jan 2026
Name of donor: College Street Partners Ltd
Address of donor: 23b Cloudesley Street, London N1 0HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000
Donor status: company, registration 07079981
(Registered 22 December 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Carl Michel
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 13 November 2025)
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Ahmed Hindawi and Nagwa Abdelmottaleb
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 23 October 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Tushar Prabhu
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 3 June 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Chris White
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 May 2025)
13 May 2025
Name of donor: Carl Michel
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 8 May 2025)
13 May 2025
Name of donor: Elizabeth Desmond
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 8 May 2025)
13 May 2025
Name of donor: Simon Curtis
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 April 2025)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
29 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Ramesh Dewan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality for a fundraising event with the proceeds going to St Albans Liberal Democrats for my re-election campaign, value £1,643.97
Date received: 10 April 2025
Date accepted: 10 April 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 April 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026, value £1,140
Date received: 20 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 20 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 22 January 2026)
02 Oct 2024
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 12 September 2024 until 31 December 2025, value £1,311.80
Date received: 12 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 12 September 2024
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 25 September 2024)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (cottage)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Suffolk
Interest held: from 19 October 2020
Ownership details: A third share owned with family members
(Registered 28 October 2020)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Vice President of the Local Government Association (LGA), which works with councils to support, promote and improve local government.
Date interest arose: 10 March 2020
(Registered 20 November 2020)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 4 wards, 4 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernards Heath | Jez Levy | Liberal Democrats | 1,257 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hill End | Anthony Francis Rowlands | Liberal Democrats | 1,584 | 02 May 2024 |
| Marshalswick East Jersey Farm | Raihaanah Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 1,169 | 02 May 2024 |
| Marshalswick West | Simon Richard Mostyn | Liberal Democrats | 1,035 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 97,453 | Electorate 72,739 (2024) |
| Median age | 40 | years |
| Degree-educated | 51.8% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 80.7% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% | households |
| Private-rented | 17.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 64.0% | 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.