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Tom Tugendhat · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4005days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
261
of 504 possible
Attendance
52%
243 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
102
55 debates
Written Qs
73
69 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£287k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 99 claims
Interests
67
6 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 69 | |
| Economy | 50 | |
| Education | 31 | |
| Employment | 23 | |
| Crime & Policing | 19 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 18 | |
| Schools | 18 | |
| Pensions | 15 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | 28 | 8,719 |
| Economy Jobs | 19 | 5,624 |
| Health | 7 | 3,672 |
| Social Care | 8 | 3,591 |
| Fiscal Policy | 7 | 3,530 |
| Local Government | 4 | 3,516 |
| Cost Of Living | 8 | 2,658 |
| Education | 3 | 2,460 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillNot yet. Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 2 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillI am grateful to the Minister for his words; it seems that we rather agree. I agree with him that the problem with the defined-benefits system is that it is addressing—let us be fr… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 190 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillI am grateful to the Minister, because this is actually becoming a debate in the Chamber, which is so rare. The Minister is absolutely right, but the reason why I link the two is t… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 131 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Strategic Defence Review: FundingIt is deeply unedifying to hear the Minister and others playing political games on a matter of national security. We can all look at the past; I can tell the Minister about the bod… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 186 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillI am grateful to be called to speak in this debate. Sadly, it reflects the interests of Members that so few of us are here for a debate about one of the most important elements aff… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 789 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillOne of the challenges with defined contribution schemes is that so many of them are parcelled out in much smaller volumes than one would like, and when one compares them with, for … Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 109 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Middle EastMay I quote the Prime Minister? He told us just a few moments ago that energy bills will “stay down until July”. He also correctly said that “we do not set the global price for oil… DefenceEnergyCost Of Living | 133 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and GasThere seems to be a complete failure to understand how the gas market works. It works on piped gas, on local markets and on an integrated supply and consumption system, yet the Min… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 73 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Water Supply and Housing Targets: West KentI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for her comments, which I completely agree with. I am sure that they have generated enormous response to her current petition, which is at signhelen… HousingUtilitiesLocal Government | 871 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Water Supply and Housing Targets: West KentIt is no surprise to me that this issue applies across the whole of the United Kingdom. I very much welcome the hon. Gentleman’s intervention. One thing that the Government have no… HousingUtilitiesLocal Government | 631 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Water Supply and Housing Targets: West KentI beg to move, That this House has considered water supply and housing targets in west Kent. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John—not for the first time or, … HousingUtilitiesLocal Government | 520 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Water Supply and Housing Targets: West KentI understand that the Minister is talking about very short-term interventions, but this is about 13,000 homes over a period running up to 2042. I was not going to be partisan about… HousingUtilitiesLocal Government | 159 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Puberty Blockers Clinical TrialIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. We should start off by recognising that the life choices that adults make, in whatever way they make them, are to be res… Health | 206 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Puberty Blockers Clinical TrialI will not. Whatever the views of people in this room, there is a second element that this Government must consider. We are already seeing honourable individuals like Keira Bell wh… Health | 102 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsT4. I was wondering whether the Minister has had a chance to speak to her colleague the Housing Secretary about the different pressures that water is having on housing demand in Ke… AgricultureEnvironmentUtilities | 85 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Work and Pensions | 42 | 57.5% |
| Department for Education | 7 | 9.6% |
| Ministry of Defence | 6 | 8.2% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 5 | 6.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 3 | 4.1% |
| Department for Transport | 3 | 4.1% |
| Home Office | 3 | 4.1% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 2.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties are being used for asylum dispersal in a) Tonbridge and Malling borough and b) Sevenoaks district. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what target figure for asylum dispersal has been given for a) Tonbridge and Malling borough, and b) Sevenoaks district. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties a) her department, and b) Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd have acquired in i) Tonbridge and Malling borough, and ii) Sevenoaks district, since the 2024 General Election… | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the Water Delivery Taskforce have been held to discuss South East Water's performance since 13 November 2025. | Pending |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to increase capacity on the Maidstone East line. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what investment her Department has planned to enable 12 carriage trains on the Maidstone East line. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to help reduce overcrowding on peak time services on the Maidstone East line. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of the draft National Planning Policy Framework for rail capacity on a) the Southeastern mainline, b) the Maidstone East… | Answered |
| 08 Jan 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the Government will launch the Fuel Finder scheme. | Answered |
| 07 Jan 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Child Maintenance Service cases have been transferred from direct pay to collect and pay due to non-compliance in each of the last three years. | Answered |
| 07 Jan 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 parents on default rate calculations in each of the last three years. | Answered |
| 05 Jan 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Maintenance Service cases involving cross border maintenance arrangements were (a) opened and (b) successfully enforced in each of the last five years. | Answered |
| 05 Jan 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) driving licenses and (b) passports have been (i) suspended and (ii) disqualified as a result of child maintenance non payment in each of the last five years. | Answered |
| 05 Jan 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Maintenance Service applications were closed as incomplete in each of the last five years. | Answered |
| 05 Jan 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Child Maintenance Service IT system has experienced a (a) full outage and (b) partial service disruption in the last 12 months. | 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 | 75 | 24,770 | 8.6% |
| Accommodation | 10 | 33,296 | 11.6% |
| Staffing | 1 | 224,204 | 78.1% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,327 | 0.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,617 | 1.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,548 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 10 | 3,292 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 2 | 3,194 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 32 | 2,903 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 17 | 2,476 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 3 | 2,190 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 1,715 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 11 | 1,291 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 704 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 1 | 170 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 3 | 157 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 2 | 39 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | One month ChatGPT | 19 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 724 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 90 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 60 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 51 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 48 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 37 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 33 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 32 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 30 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 22 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 18 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 18 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 12 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 9 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 8 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 8 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 6 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 3 | 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 earnings33 entries
14 Apr 2026
Payment: £500 Writing an article for The Sun
Received on: 25 March 2026. Hours: 3 hrs.
(Registered 2 April 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Payment: £200 Writing an article for The Times
Received on: 25 March 2026. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 2 April 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Payment: £375 Writing an article for the Wall Street Journal
Received on: 1 April 2026. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 2 April 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Payment: £185 Writing an article for the Wall Street Journal
Received on: 9 March 2026. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 2 April 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Role, work or services: Writing articles
From: 9 March 2026.
Payer: Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (Publishing), 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York
(Registered 2 April 2026)
01 Jul 2025
Role, work or services: Writing
From: 5 June 2025.
Payer: The Spectator (Newspaper), 22 Old Queen St, London SW1H 9HP
Additional information: Any payments will be listed below.
(Registered 27 June 2025)
24 Mar 2026
Payment: £600
Received on: 12 March 2026. Hours: 3 hrs.
(Registered 12 March 2026)
24 Mar 2026
Payment: £500
Received on: 4 March 2026. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 12 March 2026)
24 Mar 2026
Role, work or services: Writing articles
From: 4 March 2026.
Payer: The London Standard (Newspaper), Alphabeta, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH
(Registered 12 March 2026)
29 Apr 2025
Role, work or services: Writing an article
From: 18 February 2025.
Payer: Daily Mail (Newspaper), Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London W8 5TT
(Registered 24 April 2025)
10 Mar 2026
Payment: £1,767.24 Payment for three articles
Received on: 5 February 2026. Hours: 7.5 hrs.
(Registered 5 March 2026)
10 Mar 2026
Role, work or services: Writing articles
From: 5 February 2026.
Payer: Tiempo Company (News organisation), 399 Boylston Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
(Registered 5 March 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Remuneration: £3,067.88 a month Payment of $50,000 annually, paid monthly. The value is calculated based on the exchange rate at 06/02/2026
From: 31 January 2026.
Hours: 2 hrs a week
(Registered 6 February 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Role, work or services: Advisor
From: 31 January 2026.
Payer: Observer Research Foundation Middle East (Think tank), 12.03 Convention Tower, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 6 February 2026)
01 Jul 2025
Payment: £800 Payment received for speaking at a dinner event.
Received on: 30 May 2025. Hours: 3 hrs (This is Used to offset office costs.).
Ultimate payer: Emissary Partners (Investment Advisors), 29 Farm Street, London, W1J 5RL
(Registered 30 June 2025)
06 Jan 2026
Payment: £500
Received on: 22 December 2025. Hours: 3 hrs.
(Registered 5 January 2026)
06 Jan 2026
Payment: £250
Received on: 19 December 2025. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 5 January 2026)
06 Jan 2026
Payment: £250 Writing an article
Received on: 19 December 2025. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 5 January 2026)
06 Jan 2026
Payment: £250
Received on: 19 December 2025. Hours: 2 hrs Approximate.
(Registered 5 January 2026)
06 Jan 2026
Payment: £3,200 Speaking at a conference event for Defaqto on 27 November 2025.
Received on: 11 December 2025. Hours: 7 hrs (estimated), including travel and preparation time.
Ultimate payer: Defaqto, 12 Haddenham Business Park, Haddenham HP17 8LJ
Donated to: a charity
(Registered 19 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Payment: £500
Received on: 24 November 2025. Hours: 1 hr Writing an article.
(Registered 24 November 2025)
04 Nov 2025
Payment: £250
Received on: 13 October 2025. Hours: 3 hrs.
(Registered 28 October 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Payment: Payment to cover the return airfare cost from London to Greece for the purpose of attending a Sulnox Advisory Board Meeting, value £2,517.02
Received on: 14 July 2025. Hours: 5.5 hrs.
(Registered 5 August 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Remuneration: £8,750 a quarter (payment will be made at the end of each quarter)
Hours: 10 hrs a month Estimated
(Registered 27 June 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Payment: £8,000
Received on: 28 March 2025. Hours: 1 hr.
Ultimate payer: Jefferies International Limited, 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4JL
(Registered 7 July 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Role, work or services: Member of the advisory board
From: 1 July 2025.
Payer: Sulnox Group Plc (Environmental science and technology company), 10-12 Orange Street, London, England, WC2H 7DQ
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 27 June 2025)
13 May 2025
Payment expected: £255
Completed or provided on: 6 May 2025. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 12 May 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Payment: £500
Received on: 15 April 2025. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 24 April 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Role, work or services: Public speaking
From: 28 March 2025.
Payer: Spoken Ltd (Speaking bureau), Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 3 April 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Payment: £3,700 used to offset office costs.
Work or services: Speaking
Received on: 1 April 2025. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 3 April 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Role, work or services: Speaking
Until: 29 March 2025.
Payer: YPO United Mosaic Inc (Non-profit organisation, education), 191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago IL, 60606
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 3 April 2025)
25 Feb 2025
Role, work or services: Writing articles
From: 28 January 2025.
Payer: Telegraph Media Group Limited (Newspaper), 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT
(Registered 6 February 2025)
04 Feb 2025
Role, work or services: Writing
Payer: News Corp UK & Ireland Limited (Journalism), 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
(Registered 28 January 2025)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Michael Tory
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £38,000
Date received: 22 April 2025
Date accepted: 21 May 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 2 June 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK15 entries
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Observer Research Foundation
Address of donor: 20 Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, Near Bal Bhavan, ITO, New Delhi 110002, India
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights (£3,922), accommodation including food (£666), Airport Transfers (£37), value £4,625
Destination of visit: India (Delhi)
Dates of visit: 4 March 2026 to 8 March 2026
Purpose of visit: Political and Commonwealth War Graves Commission meetings.
(Registered 2 April 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: 2 Ketagalan Boulevard, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £6,090, Accommodation £435, Taxis £240, Meals £158, value £6,923
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Dates of visit: 17 January 2026 to 21 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Meeting with Taiwanese officials
(Registered 11 February 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: The Globe and Mail
Address of donor: 351 King Street East, Suite 1600, Toronto, ON, M5A 0N1
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £2,120.70, Accommodation £1,032.16, Travel £127.83, value £3,280.69
Destination of visit: Canada (Toronta/Ottawa)
Dates of visit: 12 January 2026 to 17 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Meeting with journalists and political leaders
(Registered 11 February 2026)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: The University of Notre Dame Australia
Address of donor: 19 Mouat Street, Fremantle WA 6959, Australia
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£674.38), accommodation (£858.58) and taxis (£414.38), value £1,947.34
Destination of visit: Italy (Rome)
Dates of visit: 27 October 2025 to 29 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Speaking on 'The Church and the World' hosted by The University of Notre Dame Australia in Rome, Italy
(Registered 26 November 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: With Honor Action
Address of donor: 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Ste 420, Washington, DC 20003
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £9,468.30 reimbursement for return flights (£8,902.94) and two nights accommodation (£565.36). Expected reimbursement of accommodation tax (£95.32), taxi to Heathrow (£84.77), taxi to IAD (£43.03) and taxi to and from the event (£31.78)
Destination of visit: United States (Washington)
Dates of visit: 7 October 2025 to 10 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Reimbursement of costs associated with attending a cross-partisan conference, supporting veteran leadership in UK and US politics.
(Registered 7 November 2025)
16 Dec 2025
Name of donor: PDSA Veranstaltungs-und Betriebs GmbH
Address of donor: Thurngasse 13/18, 1090 Wien, Austria
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights (£743.32) and one night's accommodation including breakfast (£247.95), value £991.27
Destination of visit: Austria (Vienna)
Dates of visit: 6 November 2025 to 7 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Speaking at the Global Peter Drucker Forum on the overlap between business and politics.
(Registered 3 December 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: NEWEST
Address of donor: Corp One Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10022
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £981.03 flights (£582), accommodation (£270.03) and taxi (£129)
Destination of visit: Italy (Milan)
Dates of visit: 20 October 2025 to 21 October 2025
Purpose of visit: To give a speech on UK-Europe relations at geopolitical and business conference, hosted by SDA Bocconi School of Management.
(Registered 17 November 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Address of donor: 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£370.49), three nights accommodation (£315), coaches (£139.82), food (£206.24) and airport transfer (£71.98), value £1,103.53
Destination of visit: Turkey (Istanbul and Canakkale)
Dates of visit: 15 September 2025 to 18 September 2025
Purpose of visit: In my capacity as Commonwealth War Graves’ Commissioner, I undertook a tour of Gallipoli to see Helles Memorial, V Beach Cemetery, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair, and the Anzac Commemorative Site.
(Registered 16 October 2025)
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Artha Global
Address of donor: First Floor, 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R1BE
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£2,615.78), accommodation (£649.98), food (£164.59) and visa (£598.57), value £4,082.95
Destination of visit: India (Kochi)
Dates of visit: 28 August 2025 to 1 September 2025
Purpose of visit: Attendance at a conference on geopolitical issues and economic growth in Kochi, India.
(Registered 6 October 2025)
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Hudson Institute
Address of donor: 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington DC 20004
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£16,094.12), accommodation (£1,554), value £17,648.12
Destination of visit: United States (New York)
Dates of visit: 5 September 2025 to 8 September 2025
Purpose of visit: Attendance at a conference to discuss the transatlantic alliance.
(Registered 6 October 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Le Cercle
Address of donor: 85 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7LT
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, (£6831.37), accommodation (£1,676), food (£695) and airport transfers (£150.80), value £6,831.62
Destination of visit: United States (Washington)
Dates of visit: 10 July 2025 to 14 July 2025
Purpose of visit: A speaking engagement about international affairs
(Registered 25 July 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Apostolos Papadopoulos
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): hotel (£476) and flights (£841.50), value £1,317.50
Destination of visit: Greece (Athens)
Dates of visit: 18 May 2025 to 21 May 2025
Purpose of visit: Accommodation for three nights and return flights from London to Athens to attend meeting with Greek politicians and visit a Commonwealth War Grave cemetery.
(Registered 13 June 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Black Sea Security Forum
Address of donor: City of Odesa, Ukraine, 65000
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel (£203.40), transfers (£302.40), value £505.80
Destination of visit: Ukraine
Dates of visit: 30 May 2025 to 1 June 2025
Purpose of visit: Accommodation for two nights and transfers from Chisinau Airport (Moldova) to Odesa to attend and speak at the Black Sea Security Conference.
(Registered 13 June 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Hudson Institute
Address of donor: 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20004
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£10,393.08) and hotel (£2,010.51), value £12,403.60
Destination of visit: United States (Washington)
Dates of visit: 22 April 2025 to 26 April 2025
Purpose of visit: Return travel and three night's accommodation in Washington DC, to attend and speak at a conference hosted by Hudson Institute.
(Registered 2 June 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Name of donor: The Aspen Institute, France
Address of donor: 9 Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris 8th
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £423 return train fare of 27 March 2025, received on 2 April 2025
Destination of visit: France
Dates of visit: 27 March 2025 to 27 March 2025
Purpose of visit: To speak at a geopolitical lunch hosted by The Aspen Institute
(Registered 3 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: Agricultural land (including forestry)
Location: Essonne, France
Ownership details: Owned jointly with eleven family members
(Registered 4 June 2015)
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (flats)
Number of properties: 4
Location: Essonne, France
Ownership details: Owned jointly with three family members
(Registered 4 June 2015)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,0001 entry
24 Mar 2026
Name of company or organisation: AccuRx Ltd
Nature of business: A software company building technology to improve communication in healthcare.
Interest held: from 23 March 2026
(Registered 23 March 2026)
8. Miscellaneous15 entries
24 Feb 2026
Chairman, Conservative Friends of Hong Kong. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 23 January 2026
(Registered 23 February 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Member of the Leadership Council, Fortify Rights. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 23 February 2026
(Registered 23 February 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Hong Kong. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 27 January 2026
(Registered 11 February 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Peace.com, Inc/Peace Planet Ltd
Advisory Board Member (I have a shareholding that is below the threshold for registration under Category 7).
Date interest arose: 2 February 2026
(Registered 6 February 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: International Centre for Defence and Security
Member of the International Advisory Board [unpaid]
Date interest arose: 31 January 2026
(Registered 6 February 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Brox.AI
Advisory Board Member (I have a shareholding that is below the threshold for registration under Category 7)
Date interest arose: 23 December 2025
(Registered 6 February 2026)
17 Sept 2025
Holding below registrable threshold in Juliand Digital Ltd (productivity software). These shares were transferred to a blind trust in May 2023 and returned August 2025.
Date interest arose: 22 August 2025
(Registered 4 September 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Parliamentary patron of the Conservative Friends of CANZUK. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 July 2025
(Registered 16 July 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Appointment as a patron of Hong Kong Watch. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 27 June 2025
(Registered 27 June 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Member of the Advisory Board of United Against a Nuclear Iran. This is a non-profit that campaigns against Iran's nuclear ambitions. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 23 June 2025)
13 May 2025
Commissioner of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 May 2025
(Registered 8 May 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Chairman of the Dossity Advisory Board
Date interest arose: 26 March 2025
(Registered 9 April 2025)
11 Mar 2025
Distinguished Fellow at the Hudson Institute, Washington DC, USA
Date interest arose: 1 February 2025
(Registered 26 February 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Afghanistan.
Date interest arose: 25 March 2019
(Registered 1 April 2019)
18 Apr 2024
Commissioned officer in Royal Naval Reserve.
Date interest arose: 1 April 2022
(Registered 12 April 2022)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 19 wards, 39 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash New Ash Green | Laura Marie Manston | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,066 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ash New Ash Green | Mark Lindop | Green Party of England and Wales | 918 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ash New Ash Green | Shani Manamperi | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,018 | 04 May 2023 |
| Birling Leybourne Ryarsh | Bill Banks | Liberal Democrats | 870 | 04 May 2023 |
| Birling Leybourne Ryarsh | Paul Andrew Boxall | Liberal Democrats | 957 | 04 May 2023 |
| Borough Green Platt | Mike Taylor | Independent Alliance (Kent) | 1,233 | 04 May 2023 |
| Borough Green Platt | Wendy Elizabeth Palmer | Independent Alliance (Kent) | 1,199 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bourne | James Lark | Conservative and Unionist Party | 730 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bourne | Steve Crisp | Green Party of England and Wales | 761 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cage Green Angel | Anna Victoria Cope | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,828 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cage Green Angel | Bethan Alexandra Parry | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,639 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cage Green Angel | Robert William George Oliver | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,737 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cowden Hever | James Barnett | Conservative and Unionist Party | 337 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Malling West Malling Offham | Michelle Tatton | Liberal Democrats | 1,598 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Malling West Malling Offham | Roger Vincent Roud | Liberal Democrats | 1,620 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Malling West Malling Offham | Trudy Dean | Liberal Democrats | 1,831 | 04 May 2023 |
| East West Peckham Mereworth Wateringbury | Matt Boughton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,201 | 04 May 2023 |
| East West Peckham Mereworth Wateringbury | Sarah Anne Hudson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,260 | 04 May 2023 |
| Edenbridge North East | Angela Baker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 690 | 04 May 2023 |
| Edenbridge North East | James David Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 566 | 04 May 2023 |
| Edenbridge South West | Alan Layland | Conservative and Unionist Party | 495 | 04 May 2023 |
| Edenbridge South West | Margot McArthur | Conservative and Unionist Party | 415 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hartley Hodsoll Street | Larry Abraham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,066 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hartley Hodsoll Street | Penny Cole | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,055 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hartley Hodsoll Street | Perry Cole | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,041 | 04 May 2023 |
| Higham | Dennis King | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,106 | 04 May 2023 |
| Higham | Lee Athwal | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,240 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hildenborough | Kath Barton | Green Party of England and Wales | 928 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hildenborough | Mark Rhodes | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,011 | 04 May 2023 |
| Judd | Stacey Dean Pilgrim | Green Party of England and Wales | 2,051 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| Leigh Chiddingstone Causeway | Malcolm Davidson Silander | Liberal Democrats | 410 | 04 May 2023 |
| Penshurst Fordcombe Chiddingstone | Richard Giles Streatfeild | Liberal Democrats | 433 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pilgrims With Ightham | Martin Andrew Coffin | Conservative and Unionist Party | 934 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pilgrims With Ightham | Robin Betts | Conservative and Unionist Party | 987 | 04 May 2023 |
| Trench | Adem Mehmet | Conservative and Unionist Party | 735 | 04 May 2023 |
| Trench | Keith Simon Tunstall | Conservative and Unionist Party | 726 | 04 May 2023 |
| Vauxhall | Frances Annabel Hoskins | Liberal Democrats | 1,487 | 04 May 2023 |
| Vauxhall | Garry Christopher Bridge | Liberal Democrats | 1,306 | 04 May 2023 |
| Vauxhall | James Anthony Clokey | Liberal Democrats | 1,275 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 90,113 | Electorate 72,799 (2024) |
| Median age | 44 | years |
| Degree-educated | 35.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 93.1% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 71.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 13.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 15.1% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.6% | 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.