Wellingborough & Rushden / data
Gen Kitchen · Labour Party · sitting since 15 Feb 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
800days
from 15 Feb 2024
Divisions
466
of 504 possible
Attendance
92%
38 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
10
2 debates
Written Qs
0
tabled
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£248k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 141 claims
Interests
0
Register
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 92 | |
| Taxation | 92 | |
| Employment | 51 | |
| Education | 41 | |
| Crime & Policing | 37 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 30 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 1 | — |
| Labour Market | 1 | — |
| Social Care | 1 | — |
| Environment | 1 | 160 |
| Housing | 1 | 160 |
| Local Government | 1 | 160 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2025 | Long-term Medical ConditionsI was coming on to Baroness Louise Casey’s report to the Prime Minister. I will try to get an answer from the Departments she is working with. Hon. Members will be aware that we ha… HealthSocial CareLabour Market | 526 |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Long-term Medical ConditionsThank you. In fact, the waiting list has been cut by over 200,000 since we came into office. Another topic touched on a lot was social care, its effective use and access to it. Eff… HealthSocial CareLabour Market | 46 |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Long-term Medical ConditionsI acknowledge that those with long-term health conditions such as arthritis will rightly be very worried about what is happening, considering that only a Green Paper, rather than a… HealthSocial CareLabour Market | 267 |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Long-term Medical ConditionsI agree, and I will come to comorbidities and some of the strategies in the 10-year plan later in my speech. My hon. Friend the Member for Scarborough and Whitby (Alison Hume) spok… HealthSocial CareLabour Market | 1,682 |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Long-term Medical ConditionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. It is my first time speaking from the Front Bench, so please bear with me if I get my papers mixed up. I thank my hon.… HealthSocial CareLabour Market | 207 |
| 13 May 2025 | Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)So therefore we have been going through the groupings, rather than the amendment paper. HousingLocal GovernmentEnvironment | 14 |
| 13 May 2025 | Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)But we have not voted on amendment 5. HousingLocal GovernmentEnvironment | 8 |
| 13 May 2025 | Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)Further to that point of order, Dr Huq. Opposition Members are very interested in their amendments, but I am keenly and acutely interested in Government amendment 48 and schedule 3… HousingLocal GovernmentEnvironment | 103 |
| 13 May 2025 | Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)Is it not that they are grouped together, so we vote on them as a group? HousingLocal GovernmentEnvironment | 16 |
| 13 May 2025 | Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)I know we vote on new clause 104 later. But will we vote on amendments 75 and 82 now? HousingLocal GovernmentEnvironment | 19 |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Easter AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to close the debate. I will try to do so very swiftly, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I wish you and all those listening a very happy Easter. Let me begin by paying tri… TransportHousingHealth | 1,565 |
D · Written questions
No written questions tabled by this MP in our records.
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee of SelectionSelect | Member | Commons | 09 Sept 2025 | 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 | 103 | 36,890 | 14.9% |
| Accommodation | 28 | 11,310 | 4.6% |
| Staffing | 1 | 192,517 | 77.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,004 | 2.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,182 | 0.5% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 28 | 11,310 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 12 | 7,304 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 7 | 6,782 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,600 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 5 | 2,197 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 4 | 1,628 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 46 | 1,339 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 1,080 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 2 | 754 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 6 | 580 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 7 | 340 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 1 | 325 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 682 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-10545] | 363 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Administrative services | 250 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | TESCO STORES 6317 [200011725-8720] | 18 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-8216] | 577 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 227 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 20 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 6 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 0 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | RICHARD GENT LTD [200011725-7095] | 891 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] [***] [200011725-5567] | 365 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 954 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-3938] | 627 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | TESCO STORES 6317 [200011725-3936] | 9 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 1,055 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] [***] [200011725-1941] | 333 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Staffing Pooled staffing services | Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) | 4,600 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] [***] [200011725-2455] | 215 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
No financial interests declared by this MP.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 9 wards, 25 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brickhill Queensway | King Babatunde Oloruntoba Adeboye Lawal | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,199 | 06 May 2021 |
| Brickhill Queensway | Matt Binley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,374 | 06 May 2021 |
| Brickhill Queensway | Paul Anthony Bell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,455 | 06 May 2021 |
| Croyland Swanspool | Philip Todd Irwin | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,162 | 06 May 2021 |
| Croyland Swanspool | Tim Allebone | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,204 | 06 May 2021 |
| Croyland Swanspool | Valerie Anslow | Labour Party | 1,180 | 06 May 2021 |
| Finedon | Andrew James Weatherill | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,424 | 06 May 2021 |
| Finedon | Jonathan Ekins | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,491 | 06 May 2021 |
| Finedon | Malcolm John Seeney Ward | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,457 | 06 May 2021 |
| Hatton Park | Graham Michael Lawman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,062 | 06 May 2021 |
| Hatton Park | Ken Harrington | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,137 | 06 May 2021 |
| Hatton Park | Malcolm Waters | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,778 | 06 May 2021 |
| Higham Ferrers | Bert Jackson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,854 | 06 May 2021 |
| Higham Ferrers | Harriet Pentland | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,681 | 06 May 2021 |
| Higham Ferrers | Jennie Bone | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,683 | 06 May 2021 |
| Irchester | Jon-Paul Carr | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,108 | 06 May 2021 |
| Irchester | Martin James Griffiths | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,837 | 06 May 2021 |
| Irchester | Tom Partridge-Underwood | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,105 | 06 May 2021 |
| Irthlingborough | Dorothy Maxwell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,817 | 06 May 2021 |
| Irthlingborough | Kirk William Oliver Harrison | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,770 | 06 May 2021 |
| Irthlingborough | Roger Stuart Powell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,763 | 06 May 2021 |
| Rushden Pemberton West | Barbara Jenney | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,981 | 06 May 2021 |
| Rushden Pemberton West | Gill Mercer | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,766 | 06 May 2021 |
| Rushden Pemberton West | Michael Tye | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,943 | 06 May 2021 |
| Rushden South | Melanie Anne Coleman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,210 | 23 Mar 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 112,166 | Electorate 77,542 (2024) |
| Median age | 40 | years |
| Degree-educated | 24.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 86.4% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 64.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.6% | households |
| Social-rented | 17.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 61.5% | 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.