Weston-super-Mare / data
Dan Aldridge · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
352
of 504 possible
Attendance
70%
152 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
90
40 debates
Written Qs
71
70 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£178k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 117 claims
Interests
3
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 65 | |
| Taxation | 64 | |
| Crime & Policing | 42 | |
| Employment | 37 | |
| Education | 29 | |
| Housing | 22 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government | 11 | 2,820 |
| Economy Jobs | 8 | 1,481 |
| Social Care | 4 | 1,466 |
| Culture Community | 4 | 1,185 |
| Defence | 1 | 1,063 |
| Health | 4 | 945 |
| Technology | 3 | 657 |
| Cost Of Living | 1 | 600 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Cancer Treatment13. What steps his Department is taking to support the treatment of cancer patients. HealthSocial Care | 14 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)I have far too many questions and I know we have such a little amount of time. We have talked a bit about the uncertainty around US tech companies. There is a political imperative … | 103 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)When we were in India with the Committee, the vibe was very different. We have got the vibe a bit wrong. | 21 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)I wanted to clarify something. There are obviously stumbling blocks in accessing the grid. Is National Grid doing what it needs to do to support your industries? | 27 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)What would we need to do? What would that fund need to do for it to be impactful? | 18 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)I mean in terms of having professional standards in the development of AI. | 13 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)We have scratched at something that I want to talk about more, but I know we are out of time. | 20 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)Startup Coalition has been doing a great job. It came to Weston-super-Mare and did a roundtable on this very issue. It was fantastic. It is in that space. That was awesome. We have… | 82 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Cancer TreatmentWeston-super-Mare is a growing, thriving town with a population comparable to the city of Bath, yet cancer patients regularly make a round trip of 90 minutes by car or more than th… HealthSocial Care | 101 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)Albeit pre Brexit, when Demis Hassabis sold DeepMind to Google, a big selling point of keeping it in London was proximity to European talent. How do we take advantage of some of th… | 84 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)This is National Grid’s fault. | 5 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)I am really encouraged by the idea that we do not have to be talking about investment in these astronomic terms to change the dial. The £500 million investment for the sovereign AI… | 45 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)It is not as bad as it was. | 8 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1794)Do we need professional standards then? | 6 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1796)Thank you. That is helpful. | 5 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 15 | 21.1% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 13 | 18.3% |
| Department for Education | 11 | 15.5% |
| Department for Transport | 9 | 12.7% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 5 | 7.0% |
| Treasury | 5 | 7.0% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 3 | 4.2% |
| Ministry of Justice | 3 | 4.2% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has any guidance around restrictions being placed by nurseries on hours during which government funded childcare hours can be accessed, such as limiting provision to specif… | Pending |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students required to resit GCSE Mathematics alongside A-level study are mandated to attend school-delivered resit classes, including in cases where they are receiving private tuition outs… | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require the use of digital watermarking on AI images. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered allowing a proportion of speeding fine revenues to be ringfenced for local authorities for road safety purposes, including the funding of fixed speed cameras… | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the requirement of local authorities to provide capital funding for fixed speed cameras and that revenue generated from fixed speed camera enforcement is re… | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to promote the use of content authentication technologies to help identify AI-generated content online; and if she will consider regul… | Answered |
| 06 Jan 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the potential impact of inflationary pressures on the pub industry, including rising energy costs, business rates, supply chain costs, and s… | Answered |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targeted support his Department is providing people with asthma during the winter period. | Answered |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Autumn 2025 Covid-19 vaccination eligibility criteria on people with asthma; what consideration was given to in… | Answered |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to a) issue guidance or b) take action to prevent excessive charges for privately provided COVID-19 vaccinations. | Answered |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he will take steps to ensure that individuals seeking a divorce are automatically eligible for legal aid in cases where evidence demonstrates that a child of the family has been subjected t… | Answered |
| 03 Dec 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for local pedestrian safety of encouraging local authorities to prioritise the creation and connectivity of active travel routes in ways… | Answered |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that accredited rail retailers offer standardised and automated Delay Repay compensation directly to passengers; and what assessment she has made of the potenti… | Answered |
| 03 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia. | Answered |
| 03 Nov 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of freezing the accrual of interest on student loans for individuals on maternity or paternity leave. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Oct 2025 | present |
| Business and Trade CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Oct 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 | 81 | 25,474 | 14.3% |
| Accommodation | 15 | 22,786 | 12.8% |
| Staffing | 4 | 115,992 | 65.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,214 | 3.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 7,463 | 4.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 16,959 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 16 | 7,683 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 11 | 6,762 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 6 | 4,760 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 19 | 2,572 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 6 | 2,373 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 2,300 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 9 | 2,093 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,066 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Staffing | 1 | 900 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 7 | 883 |
| Software & applications | Staffing | 1 | 600 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 966 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | WAITROSE 309 [200011725-9797] | 170 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING [200011725-9796] | 132 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | SAINSBURY´S S/MKT [200011725-9795] | 102 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | MORRISONS DAILY [200011725-9798] | 7 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -961 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -966 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 438 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 214 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | ANNESET PRODUCTIONS LT [200011725-7002] | 170 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | INTUIT LTD MAILCHIMP [200011725-7441] | 18 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Sign up to newsletter | 360 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,560 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | POST OFFICE COUNTER [200011725-6572] | 340 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | POST OFFICE COUNTER [200011725-6571] | 34 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | POST OFFICE COUNTER [200011725-5036] | 425 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 3,389 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | RAPIDE SYSTEM SUPPLI L [200011725-5630] | 1,027 | Paid |
| 08 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | WAITROSE 309 [200011725-5125] | 5 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Parking | [200011634-24] | 2 | 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. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Google UK Ltd
Address of donor: 1-13 St Giles High Street, London, WC2H 8AG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality as a guest of YouTube at Glastonbury Festival 2025, value £2,908.02
Date received: 27 June 2025
Date accepted: 27 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03977902
(Registered 23 July 2025)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Trustee of Somewhere to Go charity in Weston-super-Mare. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 25 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Advisory Board Member of Software Sustainability Institute. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 25 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 12 wards, 22 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutton Locking | Mike Solomon | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 628 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hutton Locking | Terry Porter | Conservative and Unionist Party | 834 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Central | Mike Bell | Liberal Democrats | 848 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Central | Robert Payne | Liberal Democrats | 686 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Hillside | John Richard Crockford-Hawley | Liberal Democrats | 1,096 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Hillside | Mark Chamings Canniford | Liberal Democrats | 1,197 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Kewstoke | Lisa Jane Pilgrim | Conservative and Unionist Party | 860 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Kewstoke | Martin Williams | Conservative and Unionist Party | 795 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Mid Worle | Jemma Coles | Liberal Democrats | 338 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Milton | Catherine Mary Irving Gibbons | Labour Party | 1,013 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Milton | Richard Mark Tucker | Labour Party | 1,123 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare North Worle | Marc Aplin | Conservative and Unionist Party | 806 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare North Worle | Marcia Louise Pepperall | Conservative and Unionist Party | 627 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare South | Ian Parker | Labour Party | 660 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare South | James Clayton | Labour Party | 727 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare South Worle | Hugh Malyan | Labour Party | 619 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare South Worle | Peter Crew | Conservative and Unionist Party | 611 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Uphill | Helen Clare Thornton | Labour Party | 680 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Uphill | Peter Bryant | Conservative and Unionist Party | 643 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Winterstoke | Annabelle Mary Chard | Labour Party | 483 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weston Super Mare Winterstoke | Ciaran Tristan Cronnelly | Labour Party | 511 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wick St Lawrence St Georges | Stuart Ronald Davies | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 380 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 97,142 | Electorate 71,396 (2024) |
| Median age | 43 | years |
| Degree-educated | 27.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 65.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 23.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 11.1% | households |
| Employment rate | 57.7% | 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.