Thirsk & Malton / data
Kevin Hollinrake · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4007days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
311
of 504 possible
Attendance
62%
193 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
30
9 debates
Written Qs
2,854
2,828 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£251k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 166 claims
Interests
11
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 82 | |
| Economy | 66 | |
| Employment | 43 | |
| Education | 30 | |
| Crime & Policing | 25 | |
| Housing | 21 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 16 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 14 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Policy | 1 | — |
| Housing | 7 | 3,103 |
| Economy Jobs | 4 | 2,994 |
| Local Government | 7 | 2,751 |
| Environment | 3 | 2,340 |
| Culture Community | 2 | 1,644 |
| Technology | 1 | 352 |
| Defence | 1 | 352 |
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,… | Rebelled | No |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situa… | Rebelled | No |
| 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 | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2026 | Call for General ElectionI welcome the hon. Member’s explanation. I appreciate it; he seems like a very decent Member. It is very important that we listen to the public. There are some genuine concerns abo… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 46 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Call for General ElectionI will make some progress. What have we seen in terms of that policymaking? We have seen U-turn after U-turn. My hon. Friends the Members for Stockton West (Matt Vickers) and for W… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 43 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Call for General ElectionI was, absolutely. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for his excellent opening speech. He made so many good points, not least a… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 246 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Call for General ElectionThe UK economy went through many challenges, of course, some of them caused by Brexit; the reality is that a change like that was bound to have a short-term effect—but only a short… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 189 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Call for General ElectionDoes the Minister agree that we do not end dependency and bring children out of poverty by driving their parents out of work? Hundreds of thousands more people are unemployed becau… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 48 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Call for General ElectionI agree with the hon. Member entirely. That is a terrible Bill, which we have opposed at every stage. Paying tens of billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to give away our own ter… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 40 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Call for General ElectionThank you, Dr Huq. I was talking about the many U-turns we had seen from this Government, which my hon. Friends also mentioned, such as on the winter fuel allowance and the family … Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 551 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Call for General ElectionIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Dr Huq, not least because when I was a teenager Dr Hook was one of my favourite bands—not all hon. Members will have heard of them. Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 37 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Call for General ElectionThat last point is complete nonsense. I was going to agree with the hon. Member that generally Government borrowing is higher because of where interest rates are. The most importan… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 217 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Call for General ElectionI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s points about the hospitality industry and how difficult that is right now, but I come back to his party’s commitment at last May’s elections. I ha… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 90 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Call for General ElectionThat issue is one of the many things that the people who signed the petition are concerned about, Dr Huq. One of the big things that the Government promised, which I agree with the… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 193 |
| 01 Sept 2025 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThey had no choice! Local GovernmentEconomy JobsHousing | 4 |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Topical QuestionsIncendiary language? I was merely stating the facts; that is the reality. The right hon. Lady is right in one regard: freedom of speech is on the line. The current position is that… HousingLocal GovernmentCulture Community | 81 |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Topical QuestionsThe chair of the working group on anti-Muslin hatred/Islamophobia, Dominic Grieve, who was appointed by the Secretary of State, has previously stated a preference for a definition … HousingLocal GovernmentCulture Community | 81 |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Driven Grouse ShootingI question how the Minister defines sound advice, because the advice that I have seen, from people who manage the moorland, is that if Natural England gets its way and changes the … EnvironmentEconomy JobsCulture Community | 46 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1,581 | 55.4% |
| Treasury | 240 | 8.4% |
| Cabinet Office | 214 | 7.5% |
| Home Office | 139 | 4.9% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 122 | 4.3% |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 105 | 3.7% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 82 | 2.9% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 70 | 2.5% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of notifying pensioners of small upratings to the State Pension; and whether he has considered reducing the cost through alternat… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of safeguards for members of defined benefit pension schemes where trustees recommend discretionary increases and those increases are actuarial… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether there is a memorandum of understanding between the Electoral Commission and the Metropolitan Police on electo… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of defined benefit pension schemes in surplus where discretionary increases have been proposed by trustees but not implemented due to employ… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 118895 on Political Parties: Finance, what guidance the Electoral… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Leader of the House | To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119365 on Members: Dual Jobholding, whether he plans to amend the House of Commons Code of Conduct to ban hon. Members taking secondary employment through s… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Leader of the House | To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to HM Government’s submission to the Procedure Committee, WRP0015, published 28 January 2026, paragraph 29, what steps is the Leader of the House taking to address the inconsistencies on the ap… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Leader of the House | To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Government’s submission to the Procedure Committee, WRP0015, published 28 January 2026, paragraph 14, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the quality of answers receiv… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the legislative framework governing employer consent requirements in relation to discretionary increases in defined benefit pension schemes. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the point of order by the Right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Column 60, on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the former Deputy Prime Minister (the Rt Hon Member for Ashton-under-Lyne) will publish a tax return for the period of time that she was Deputy Prime Minister for the 2024-25 tax year. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question HL15096 on Labour Together, whether (a) special advisers and (b) civil servants are required to record their engagement with Labour Together, wh… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 118900 on Polling Stations: Religious Buildings, whether the Elec… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the information and documentation provided by the hon. Member for Makerfield to (a) the Cabinet Office PET team and (b) the Independent Adviser on Ministe… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role the Pensions Regulator plays in overseeing decisions where discretionary increases are declined despite scheme affordability; and whether that role will be expanded. | Pending |
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 | 150 | 11,935 | 4.8% |
| Staffing | 2 | 196,592 | 78.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 8,764 | 3.5% |
| Accommodation | 0 | 29,017 | 11.6% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,091 | 1.6% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 225 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 2 | 5,265 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 41 | 1,621 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 24 | 985 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 29 | 800 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 12 | 668 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 16 | 649 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 15 | 629 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 3 | 595 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 5 | 433 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 209 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 2 | 143 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 140 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON.CO.UK [***] [200011725-10299] | 94 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-10301] | 33 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-10300] | 20 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Meta - Facebook Boosts | 101 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON.CO.UK [***] [200011725-8061] | 17 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | DOBROWSER.IO [200011725-9586] | 20 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 12 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Facebook - Mata | 8 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 7 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | APPLE.COM/BILL [200011725-6296] | 41 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 30 | Paid |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-7349] | 62 | Paid |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | APPLE.COM/BILL [200011725-7350] | 30 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | OTTER.AI [200011725-7026] | 80 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | APPLE.COM/BILL [200011725-6799] | 39 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | APPLE.COM/BILL [200011725-4747] | 20 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | APPLE.COM/BILL [200011725-3773] | -150 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | APPLE.COM/BILL [200011725-4584] | 17 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | WWW.MAILSUBSCRIPTIONS. [200011725-3404] | 1 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 126 | 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 sources4 entries
06 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Flamingo Land Ltd
Address of donor: The Cross, Uddingston, Glasgow G71 7ES
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: five guests including myself at the Flamingo Land Ltd box, at Leeds United Football Club (£200 per person), value £1,000
Date received: 4 December 2025
Date accepted: 4 December 2025
Donor status: company, registration SC052543
(Registered 19 December 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Living Redefined Ltd
Address of donor: C/O Alexander & Co Centurion House, 129 Deansgate, Manchester, England, M3 3WR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation, Flights and Dinner for Kevin and his partner so Kevin could attend a speaking engagement for the Residential Landlords Association, value £2,005.45
Date received: 10 March 2025
Date accepted: 10 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration 13872466
(Registered 4 April 2025)
08 Oct 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: Membership of the club whilst Chairman of the Party, value £840
Date received: 15 September 2025 to 15 October 2025
Date accepted: 15 September 2025
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 30 September 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Jockey Club
Address of donor: Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham GL50 4SH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets valued at £225 per person, value £450
Date received: 14 March 2025
Date accepted: 14 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration RC000287
(Registered 4 April 2025)
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 year2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: York
Interest held: from 1 June 2018
Ownership details: a half share (previously a third)
Rental income: from 1 June 2018
(Registered 5 June 2015; updated 3 July 2017, 18 January 2019 and 9 January 2020)
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (properties)
Number of properties: 4
Location: York
Ownership details: a third share
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 5 June 2015; updated 3 July 2017 and 18 January 2019)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Habitats Online Ltd
Nature of business: Lettings and estate agency services
Interest held: from 22 December 2021
(Registered 10 January 2022)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,0001 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Property Franchise Group plc
Nature of business: A multi-brand lettings and estate agency franchising group.
Interest held: from 19 March 2021
(Registered 26 April 2021; updated 27 April 2021)
8. Miscellaneous3 entries
02 Sept 2025
Unpaid Director of C&UCO Services Limited
Date interest arose: 23 July 1025
(Registered 14 August 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Unpaid Director of C&UCO Properties Limited
Date interest arose: 23 July 2025
(Registered 14 August 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Unpaid Director of C&UCO Management Limited
Date interest arose: 23 July 2025
(Registered 14 August 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 14 wards, 14 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiskew Leeming | John Keith Weighell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 679 | 05 May 2022 |
| Amotherby Ampleforth | Steve Mason | Liberal Democrats | 946 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bedale | David Webster | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,067 | 05 May 2022 |
| Filey | Sam Cross | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 809 | 05 May 2022 |
| Helmsley Sinnington | George Jabbour | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,084 | 05 May 2022 |
| Hunmanby Sherburn | Michelle Ellen Donohue-Moncrieff | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 790 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kirkbymoorside Dales | Greg White | Conservative and Unionist Party | 724 | 05 May 2022 |
| Malton | Lindsay Marie Burr | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 765 | 05 May 2022 |
| Norton | Keane Charles Duncan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,416 | 05 May 2022 |
| Pickering | Joy Andrews | The Liberal Party | 804 | 05 May 2022 |
| Sheriff Hutton Derwent | Caroline Grant Goodrick | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 730 | 05 May 2022 |
| Sowerby Topcliffe | Dan Sladden | Liberal Democrats | 764 | 30 Nov 2023 |
| Thirsk | Gareth Dadd | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,138 | 05 May 2022 |
| Thornton Dale Wolds | Janet Elaine Sanderson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,126 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 97,513 | Electorate 78,468 (2024) |
| Median age | 50 | years |
| Degree-educated | 32.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 98.1% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 67.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 19.7% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 55.4% | 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.