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Dr Danny Chambers · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
370
of 504 possible
Attendance
73%
134 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
229
107 debates
Written Qs
110
110 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£182k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 27 claims
Interests
7
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 77 | |
| Economy | 65 | |
| Employment | 35 | |
| Education | 33 | |
| Crime & Policing | 31 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 24 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Pensions | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 48 | 35,161 |
| Social Care | 39 | 21,207 |
| Agriculture | 16 | 9,378 |
| Environment | 15 | 8,575 |
| Economy Jobs | 32 | 6,599 |
| Local Government | 20 | 6,437 |
| Culture Community | 18 | 6,324 |
| Crime | 14 | 5,424 |
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: 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… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Junior Doctors’ Foundation ProgrammeIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) for another insightful speech; this ti… HealthLabour MarketEducation | 984 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsLast week in my Winchester office, I held a meeting for parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities, and some were in tears when discussing the fight they h… EducationSocial CareLabour Market | 74 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. EducationSocial CareLabour Market | 11 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Community SpacesThe charity St John’s Winchester runs a brilliant community space for people with dementia; I have attended it myself and sung songs with them, including Motown. It is also one of … Social CareCulture CommunityLocal Government | 119 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Community Spaces9. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to community spaces. Social CareCulture CommunityLocal Government | 14 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformThat is an important point. Amnesty International, whose representatives I believe are present, and others including voices within the NHS have been raising serious concerns about … HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 132 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Women’s Health StrategyThe Liberal Democrats welcome the strategy, and its specific recognition of the socioeconomic and racial disparities in women’s healthcare, which it is important to put front and c… HealthSocial Care | 332 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformIt is an honour to serve under your chairpersonship, Dame Siobhain. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) for his tenacity and expertise in this subje… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 449 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseI will bring up one more time the state of our roads, particularly in Hampshire. I was a horse vet before I was elected, so there is probably not a single road I have not driven do… Local GovernmentEnergyCost Of Living | 150 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank the hon. Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury) for securing this important debate. Many people have to come wat… HealthSocial Care | 1,019 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Endometriosis ServicesI can reiterate that point; my partner Emma has severe endometriosis. She is regularly crippled—barely able to get off the sofa and in absolute agony. She has been told for years t… HealthSocial Care | 91 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | DefenceDoes my hon. Friend agree that one immediate action the Government could take to reverse some of the damage that the Conservatives have done to our armed forces is on the Conservat… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 64 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Tobacco and Vapes BillI also welcome the hon. Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson) to her position as Minister for Public Health. I had the privilege to serve on the Bill Committee, a… HealthLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 490 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Tobacco and Vapes BillThe hon. Gentleman raises legitimate points about the pressures facing small businesses at the moment, but does he not agree that there must be better ways of supporting small busi… HealthLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 36 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Online HarmsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom) for securing this debate. His introduction was eloquent and his knowledge of the subject very evi… TechnologyCrimeHealth | 959 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 49 | 44.5% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 17 | 15.5% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 9 | 8.2% |
| Department for Education | 7 | 6.4% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 5 | 4.5% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 5 | 4.5% |
| Home Office | 4 | 3.6% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 4 | 3.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 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 ensure that occupational therapists receive adequate training opportunities and support. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much financial support she has provided to Hampshire County Council specifically for pothole repairs in the last 12 months. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to meeting with EDS UK before the end of the year. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the impact assessment conducted on the closure of ATR Winchester. | Answered |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made for the adequacy of waiting times for driving licence renewal where there are no limiting factors. | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that AI-based mental health tools do not replace access to human-delivered psychological support where this is clinically appropriate. | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role AI-based mental health tools are expected to have within NHS mental health services. | Answered |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve accessibility to tofersen. | Answered |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the level of decrease in graduate job levels due to artificial intelligence. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI on graduate job opportunities. | Answered |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the current waiting times for the Housing Ombudsman. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the planned closure of Army Training Regiment Winchester on Army Phase 1 training capacity. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking to help prevent films that have had their audiovisual material created by generative AI applications from claiming the AVEC and IFTC tax credits. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a film can qualify for the AVEC and IFTC tax credits if all other eligible criteria is met but all the images and audio were created by AI. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the benefits of updating the Education Act 1944 with regard to distance thresholds for school transport. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 13 | 14,409 | 7.9% |
| Office Costs | 8 | 8,299 | 4.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,844 | 1.6% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 170 | 0.1% |
| Staffing | 0 | 156,308 | 85.9% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 7 | 11,827 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 4,900 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 6 | 2,582 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 1,179 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 1 | 150 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 1 | 30 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jul 2025 | Office Costs Pooled staffing services | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) | 4,900 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,350 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,273 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,350 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Full page advertising in Winchester Magazine Winter edition 32 | 550 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,350 | Paid |
| 06 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,350 | Paid |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Accommodation Rent | [***]FASTER PAYMENT RENT £2,350 - [***] | 2,350 | Paid |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner December 2024 | 150 | Paid |
| 07 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 30 | Paid |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Accommodation Rent | [***] - First Month´s Rent | 2,350 | Paid |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] [***] | 338 | Paid |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] [***] | 178 | Paid |
| 20 Oct 2024 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] [***] | 411 | Paid |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Full page advertising in Winchester Magazine Winter edition 32al relevant information | 550 | Paid |
| 07 Oct 2024 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] | 582 | Paid |
| 13 Sept 2024 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | INSTANTPRINT | 79 | Paid |
| 08 Sept 2024 | Accommodation Hotel - London | BOOKING.COM | 533 | Paid |
| 02 Sept 2024 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] | 540 | Paid |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 1,440 | 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
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Address of donor: 53 Regent Place, Birmingham B1 3NJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Salary paid to an intern for one day a week. 7 hours per day at the Living Wage of £12.21 per hour, (value is estimated), value £2,222.22
Date received: 6 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
Date accepted: 6 October 2025
Donor status: other (Charity)
(Registered 21 January 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Membership of the National Liberal Club for 12 months, value £1,140
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 1 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 20 January 2026)
15 Jan 2026
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Membership of the National Liberal Club for 18 months, value £1,475.85
Date received: 9 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 2 September 2024
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 20 January 2026)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
02 Sept 2025
Name of company or organisation: Veterinary Voices Ltd
Nature of business: To foster public understanding of veterinary and animal welfare issues.
(Registered 1 September 2025)
8. Miscellaneous3 entries
02 Sept 2025
Director of Veterinary Voices LTD.
(Registered 24 July 2024; updated 1 September 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Council Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (regulatory body for the Veterinary Profession). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 4 July 2025
Additional information: I will receive a daily rate for loss of earnings, but no salary. Future payments will be registered separately.
(Registered 24 July 2024; updated 22 July 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Trustee of the charity Vetlife. This is an unpaid role.
I stepped down from this role on 12/09/2024
Date interest ended: 12 September 2024
(Registered 24 July 2024; updated 11 June 2025 and 24 June 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 12 wards, 12 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alresford Itchen Valley | Clare Pinniger | Liberal Democrats | 1,768 | 02 May 2024 |
| Badger Farm Olivers Battery | Jan Warwick | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,618 | 02 May 2024 |
| Central Meon Valley | Suzanne Emma White | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,717 | 02 May 2024 |
| Colden Common Twyford | Hannah Jane Greenberg | Liberal Democrats | 1,035 | 04 May 2023 |
| St Barnabas | Kelsie Learney | Liberal Democrats | 1,632 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Bartholomew | John Tippett-Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 1,237 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Luke | Jamie Scott | Liberal Democrats | 618 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Michael | Richard Murphy | Liberal Democrats | 2,217 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| St Paul | Christopher John Westwood | Liberal Democrats | 1,315 | 02 May 2024 |
| The Worthys | Steve Cramoysan | Liberal Democrats | 1,275 | 02 May 2024 |
| Upper Meon Valley | Jerry Pett | Liberal Democrats | 932 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wonston Micheldever | Stephen Godfrey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,423 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 104,147 | Electorate 78,289 (2024) |
| Median age | 43 | years |
| Degree-educated | 46.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 93.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 66.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 17.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 16.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 56.7% | 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.