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Chris McDonald · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
390
of 504 possible
Attendance
77%
114 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
286
85 debates
Written Qs
9
9 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£218k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 179 claims
Interests
7
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 89 | |
| Economy | 80 | |
| Employment | 45 | |
| Education | 31 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 28 | |
| Crime & Policing | 25 | |
| Housing | 24 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 65 | 39,627 |
| Energy | 33 | 28,122 |
| Environment | 17 | 20,370 |
| Defence | 22 | 14,770 |
| Cost Of Living | 15 | 6,320 |
| Labour Market | 11 | 5,759 |
| Health | 9 | 4,962 |
| Social Care | 9 | 4,836 |
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 Mar 2025 | Motion to sit in privateA motion was put forward to hold the parliamentary session in private, meaning the public and press would be excluded from proceedings. The … | Rebelled | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have chosen to stop… | Free vote | Aye |
| 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 |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandI am grateful for that intervention, because the hon. Member is right; he mentioned that and I meant to respond to it, but I had forgotten. It is important to note that there is no… EnvironmentEnergy | 222 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for securing this debate, which I know is very important… EnvironmentEnergy | 334 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandI hope the hon. Member will recognise that as I continue my remarks I will address many of the points that he made in his speech, including the point about peatland. From the contr… EnvironmentEnergy | 615 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Fusion Energy: Private Sector InvestmentI share the hon. Member’s affection for Dounreay—I have family based in Reay and Thurso and have enjoyed many a holiday on the north coast of Scotland. As he said, it has a talente… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 53 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Clean Energy: Private Sector InvestmentI appreciate the right hon. Member’s concerns, having spoken to the hydrogen industry myself, and the representation he has made to me and to the Energy Minister on this issue. I c… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 42 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Fusion Energy: Private Sector InvestmentI do indeed welcome the £200 million design and build contract for ILIOS with, as my hon. Friend mentioned, Kier and firms like Turner & Townsend who can be relied on to delive… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 120 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to point out the importance of finishing companies. I know that some spinning and weaving businesses are included in the supercharger, but finishing is ofte… EnergyCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 77 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Clean Energy: Private Sector InvestmentMy hon. Friend is right that the allocation round was incredibly successful. Of course, the Conservatives wanted to cancel it, given their opposition to clean industry jobs across … EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 106 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Clean Energy: Private Sector InvestmentAfter a lot of hullabaloo about the oil and gas industry, we now get to turn to the areas where we are doubling down—namely, on our vast natural resource in clean energy industries… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 81 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Fusion Energy: Private Sector InvestmentFusion energy really is the energy of the future. Our fusion strategy, with a fusion prospectus to follow, has a strong focus on inward investment, very much ensuring that Britain … EnergyEconomy Jobs | 39 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsWe now have record public sector investment in the development of this technology, with £86 billion to 2030. As a techno-optimist, I agree with the International Energy Agency that… EnergyCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 54 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Private Sector Investment: Buckingham and BletchleyI congratulate my hon. Friend on his work with the Bletchley investment taskforce. I know that businesses in his constituency, such as Envisics, Carnot and Pulsar, have benefited f… Economy JobsLocal Government | 51 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Private Sector Investment: Buckingham and BletchleyWe are supporting private sector investment in Buckingham and Bletchley by working with partners across the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor to find new opportunities for businesse… Economy JobsLocal Government | 74 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Private Sector InvestmentI thank my hon. Friend, who is an advocate and champion of businesses in Lichfield. As I am sure he is aware, we are making sure that the UK is the best place in the world to inves… Economy JobsTechnology | 89 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Private Sector InvestmentThe Minister responsible for the Post Office and the Royal Mail, my hon. Friend the Member for East Renfrewshire (Blair McDougall), is sitting beside me. Just yesterday, he spent 9… Economy JobsTechnology | 111 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Business and Trade | 3 | 33.3% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 1 | 11.1% |
| Attorney General | 1 | 11.1% |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 11.1% |
| Northern Ireland Office | 1 | 11.1% |
| Treasury | 1 | 11.1% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 | 11.1% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2025 | Northern Ireland Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column 765 and the judgment in R v Adams (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) [2020] UKSC 19, what steps he is takin… | Answered |
| 13 May 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage India to meet its obligations under the Indus Waters Treaty. | Answered |
| 13 May 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to protect critical undersea infrastructure. | Answered |
| 01 May 2025 | Attorney General | To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of cases involving the use of offensive weapons. | Answered |
| 06 Jan 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the maximum application amount for the Disabled Facilities Grant. | Answered |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) extent of the UK's list of critical minerals and the list used by (a) the European Union and (ii) other juri… | Answered |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to review the list of critical minerals; what criteria he plans to use to assess which materials will be included; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits… | Answered |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Treasury | What progress she has made with Cabinet colleagues on establishing a National Wealth Fund. | Answered |
| 26 Jul 2024 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the proposals by prospective buyers of Royal Mail. | 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 | 125 | 27,893 | 12.8% |
| Accommodation | 31 | 22,352 | 10.3% |
| Staffing | 1 | 151,019 | 69.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 11,427 | 5.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,834 | 1.3% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 2,407 | 1.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 9 | 20,087 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 13,949 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 17 | 6,817 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 76 | 3,735 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 7 | 2,538 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 1,533 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 2 | 946 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 6 | 711 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 6 | 663 |
| Moving Fees | Accommodation | 2 | 246 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Accommodation | 6 | 228 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 3 | 135 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,817 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 2,048 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 100 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,047 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,446 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 1,342 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 60 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 42 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 25 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | APPLE.COM/BILL [200011725-8334] | 300 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 214 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 41 | 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.
1. Employment and earnings3 entries
16 Dec 2025
Payment expected: £3,000
Completed or provided on: 14 December 2025. Hours: 42 hrs.
(Registered 14 December 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Role, work or services: Editor
Until: 14 December 2025.
Payer: Millennium Steel Publishing (Publishing scientific and technological journals for industry.), private address
(Registered 3 August 2024; updated 14 December 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Payment: £3,625
Received on: 26 June 2025. Hours: 50 hrs Approximately.
(Registered 29 June 2025)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: GMB Union
Address of donor: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 27 March 2026
Date accepted: 27 March 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 27 March 2026)
8. Miscellaneous3 entries
15 Dec 2025
Professor in Practice at the Durham University Business School. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 September 2025
(Registered 8 September 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Trustee of the Redhills CIO Charity based in Durham. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 1 May 2025
(Registered 10 July 2024; updated 2 May 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Professional registration with the Engineering Council as a Chartered Engineer.
(Registered 3 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 13 wards, 25 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billingham Central | Ann McCoy | Labour Party | 826 | 04 May 2023 |
| Billingham Central | Barry Woodhouse | Labour Party | 733 | 04 May 2023 |
| Billingham East | Michelle Bendelow | Labour Party | 781 | 04 May 2023 |
| Billingham East | Mick Stoker | Labour Party | 732 | 04 May 2023 |
| Billingham North | Clare Gamble | Labour Party | 1,045 | 04 May 2023 |
| Billingham North | Marc Besford | Labour Party | 1,011 | 04 May 2023 |
| Billingham South | Katie Weston | Labour Party | 1,005 | 04 May 2023 |
| Billingham South | Paul Weston | Labour Party | 1,037 | 04 May 2023 |
| Billingham West Wolviston | David Reynard | Conservative and Unionist Party | 838 | 04 May 2023 |
| Billingham West Wolviston | Marcus Lennon Vickers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 766 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hardwick | Nigel Cooke | Labour Party | 654 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hardwick | Norma Stephenson | Labour Party | 675 | 04 May 2023 |
| Newtown | Marilyn Surtees | Labour Party | 348 | 04 May 2023 |
| Norton Central | Lisa Jane Evans | Labour Party | 625 | 04 May 2023 |
| Norton Central | Steve Nelson | Labour Party | 719 | 04 May 2023 |
| Norton North | Hilary Vickers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,408 | 04 May 2023 |
| Norton North | Tony Riordan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,400 | 04 May 2023 |
| Norton South | Bob Cook | Labour Party | 931 | 04 May 2023 |
| Norton South | Eileen Johnson | Labour Party | 904 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ropner | Shakeel Hussain | Conservative and Unionist Party | 934 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ropner | Sufi Mubeen | Conservative and Unionist Party | 876 | 04 May 2023 |
| Roseworth | Barbara Inman | Labour Party | 844 | 04 May 2023 |
| Roseworth | Jim Beall | Labour Party | 863 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stockton Town Centre | Paul Rowling | Labour Party | 629 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stockton Town Centre | Pauline Beall | Labour Party | 731 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 109,305 | Electorate 70,242 (2024) |
| Median age | 40 | years |
| Degree-educated | 26.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 92.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 61.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.2% | households |
| Social-rented | 20.6% | households |
| Employment rate | 52.9% | 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.