Wetherby & Easingwold / data
Sir Alec Shelbrooke · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 06 May 2010 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
5835days
from 06 May 2010
Divisions
277
of 504 possible
Attendance
55%
227 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
127
62 debates
Written Qs
103
102 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£275k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 87 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 72 | |
| Economy | 57 | |
| Employment | 31 | |
| Crime & Policing | 26 | |
| Education | 23 | |
| Housing | 18 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 16 | |
| Planning | 14 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 25 | 6,230 |
| Defence | 23 | 5,970 |
| Fiscal Policy | 8 | 4,066 |
| Culture Community | 9 | 3,652 |
| Health | 7 | 3,450 |
| Social Care | 9 | 3,281 |
| Environment | 8 | 3,161 |
| Mp Performance | 9 | 2,795 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI had intended to speak in the debate but I am afraid I have to leave by 4 pm, so I would not have been able to be in the Chamber for the wind-ups. Does my right hon. Friend agree … EducationTechnologySocial Care | 153 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister give way? EducationTechnologySocial Care | 5 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister give way? EducationTechnologySocial Care | 5 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe GORSE Academies Trust runs schools in my constituency that have a very firm policy on the use of phones. Indeed, there was a security incident last year that put one of its sch… EducationTechnologySocial Care | 77 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandOrder. I do not intend to put a time limit on, but hon. Members can see who is standing to request to speak. I ask them to be mindful that I will call the first Front-Bench contrib… EnvironmentEnergy | 40 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Alternative Measures to GDPBefore I call Dr Roz Savage to move the motion, I remind Members that, unless they have given notice to Dr Savage or the Minister, they are unable to make a speech; I have not had … Economy JobsEnvironmentSocial Care | 52 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandOrder. May I confirm that the hon. Member has informed the Members he mentioned that he was going to mention them in this debate? EnvironmentEnergy | 24 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Maternity CommissionerI am grateful to Members for bobbing to indicate they would like to take part in the debate. HealthSocial Care | 18 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | DefenceWill the shadow Minister give way? DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 6 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and GasOn the subject of the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Pippa Heylings), it was a shame that she did not take my intervention, because she may have been able to answer this que… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 112 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and GasYou can’t intervene on an intervention! EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 6 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and GasOn that point about security and growing energy at home, I am sure that my right hon. Friend shares my concern that in the push for renewables, we are entirely reliant on the proce… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 66 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and Gasrose— EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 1 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | DefenceIt is a bit of a pity, is it not, that we seem not to recognise what is going on today? It would probably help to recognise that defence spending was cut from the end of the cold w… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 996 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and Gasrose— EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 1 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Transport | 38 | 36.9% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 24 | 23.3% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 8 | 7.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 7 | 6.8% |
| Treasury | 6 | 5.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 6 | 5.8% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 3 | 2.9% |
| Home Office | 3 | 2.9% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to pages 19 to 20 of the Sixth Special Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights of Session 2024-26 on Transnational repression in the UK: G… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support is available for UK-based not-for-profit organisations developing innovative health technologies for use in the developing world. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of heavier vehicles on the durability of materials used in the repair of road potholes. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115363, if she will provide the underlying data used to calculate the impact of the Personal Allowance freeze on those of state pension age. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cumulative number of pensioners who will be liable for income tax between 2026 and 2031 as a result of the the Personal Allowance threshold being frozen; and what ass… | Answered |
| 24 Feb 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 adequacy of council tax exemption and discount rules for families required to live away from their homes for extended periods du… | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will set out the oversight mechanisms in place to hold private custody and prisoner transport providers accountable for delays in delivering prisoners to court. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation has his Department undertaken with vending and automated retailing businesses and other relevant stakeholders before proposing restrictions on the sale of high-ener… | Answered |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement a sustainable funding model for independent adult hospices. | Answered |
| 02 Feb 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of Palestinian civilian deaths since the announcement of a ceasefire in… | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the scope of the Plastics Packaging Tax to exempt EN 13432–certified compostable materials; and what assessment has been made of the potential impact of including compostable materi… | Answered |
| 21 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department made an assessment of trends in the levels of current waiting times for cancer treatment in NHS Humber and North Yorkshire and NHS West Yorkshire sub-ICBs prio… | Answered |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist to ensure public safeguarding of victims when police investigations into child sexual exploitation are paused due to the mental health needs of those victims. | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the support available to victims of child sexual exploitation when court proceedings are paused due to the victim's mental health needs. | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who has been selected to represent (a) midwifery, (b) obstetrics and (c) neonatal care for his Independent Maternity and Neonatal Investigation. | 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 | 44 | 27,713 | 10.1% |
| Staffing | 5 | 215,044 | 78.1% |
| Accommodation | 26 | 25,805 | 9.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,469 | 2.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,369 | 0.5% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 5 | 6,570 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 12 | 2,479 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 14 | 2,173 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 1,972 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 4 | 1,956 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 4 | 1,529 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 2 | 1,327 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 1,314 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 1,306 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 13 | 876 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Accommodation | 10 | 424 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 1 | 170 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK [200011725-8390] | 678 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Water | 815 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 35 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 16 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 24 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,314 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 67 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | SUPERIOR OFF SUPPLIES [200011725-4778] | 212 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 148 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 24 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 68 | Paid |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,314 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 42 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 294 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 1,972 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 96 | Paid |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 18 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 44 | Paid |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 720 | 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.
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name: Susan Shelbrooke
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Senior Secretary
Working pattern: Part time
(Updated 4 June 2015)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 11 wards, 11 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Roebuck Church Fenton | Andrew Lee | Conservative and Unionist Party | 903 | 05 May 2022 |
| Boroughbridge Claro | Robert Windass | Conservative and Unionist Party | 936 | 05 May 2022 |
| Easingwold | Nigel Antony Knapton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,015 | 05 May 2022 |
| Harewood | Sam Firth | Conservative and Unionist Party | 3,619 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hillside Raskelf | Alyson Baker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,050 | 05 May 2022 |
| Huby Tollerton | Malcolm Taylor | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,030 | 05 May 2022 |
| Ouseburn | Arnold Warneken | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,328 | 05 May 2022 |
| Spofforth With Lower Wharfedale Tockwith | Andy Paraskos | Conservative and Unionist Party | 929 | 05 May 2022 |
| Tadcaster | Kirsty Leanne Poskitt | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 868 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wathvale Bishop Monkton | Nick Brown | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,334 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wetherby | Alan James Lamb | Conservative and Unionist Party | 3,727 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 81,140 | Electorate 74,314 (2024) |
| Median age | 48 | years |
| Degree-educated | 40.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.7% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 77.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 12.7% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 56.1% | 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.