Wyre Forest / data
A · Overview
Issue volume
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 78 | |
| Economy | 71 | |
| Employment | 48 | |
| Crime & Policing | 34 | |
| Education | 34 | |
| Housing | 20 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 19 | |
| Pensions | 18 |
Speech topics
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 45 | 62,624 |
| Fiscal Policy | 40 | 52,071 |
| Labour Market | 11 | 24,451 |
| Social Care | 21 | 21,648 |
| Local Government | 10 | 9,150 |
| Technology | 6 | 7,695 |
| Cost Of Living | 15 | 4,611 |
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… | Rebelled | No |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,… | Rebelled | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes to… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillBoth sides of this House are going with the grain of what is intended on this. There is a fundamental problem—we all agree on that—but let us get the issues out of the way that are… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLabour Market | 111 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillThe right hon. Member raises many really important points, much of which we agree with. That is why, I think on Report, the Opposition tabled an amendment to try to understand what… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsLabour Market | 84 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Car Insurance Industry: FraudIt is a great pleasure to serve under you this afternoon, Ms Lewell, and I thank the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for securing this important debate. We have hea… CrimeCost Of LivingTechnology | 974 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Market Risk Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
Draft Credit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. As the Minister has said, the draft regulations are pretty uncontroversial, and the Opposition will certainly… Economy JobsFiscal Policy | 244 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes Billrose— Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 1 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillWhat about Rosebank and Jackdaw? Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 5 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes Billindicated dissent. Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 2 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Hidden Credit Liabilities: Role of the FCAThank you, Sir Roger, for chairing the debate. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) on bringing this incredibly important subject up for d… Economy JobsFiscal PolicyOther | 1,495 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | National Savings & InvestmentsI thank the Minister for early sight of his statement. This scandal affects tens of thousands of people, and it could end up costing taxpayers many millions of pounds. NS&I is … Fiscal PolicyUtilitiesCost Of Living | 693 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillI would also like to start by thanking the Lords for their very hard work. I do not think the Government won a single vote during the Bill’s passage in the other place. Over the pa… Fiscal PolicyLabour MarketSocial Care | 914 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Heating Oil SupportI thank the Minister for his statement. One characteristic of volatile energy markets is that when wholesale prices rise, consumer prices tend to rise like a rocket, and when the w… Cost Of LivingUtilitiesEconomy Jobs | 89 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | State Pension IncreaseThanks to this Government’s policies on pensions, which actively disincentivise saving into private pension schemes, people will increasingly rely on the support of the state. This… Fiscal PolicyCost Of LivingSocial Care | 61 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | State PensionHelping millions of people ensure financial security in their retirement is a cornerstone of the Minister’s Department, but in the Government’s first 18 months, they have disincent… Fiscal PolicySocial CareCost Of Living | 100 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Firearms LicensingI should alert Members that I am the chairman of the British Shooting Sports Council. On that point about mental health issues, does the hon. Gentleman agree that medical markers o… AgricultureCrimeEconomy Jobs | 51 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Local Government Financerose— Local GovernmentFiscal PolicySocial Care | 1 |
D · Written questions
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury | 80 | 37.6% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 29 | 13.6% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 28 | 13.1% |
| Department for Education | 26 | 12.2% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 11 | 5.2% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 11 | 5.2% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 8 | 3.8% |
| Home Office | 5 | 2.3% |
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what targets her Department has set for improving the UK’s position in the global space economy. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how her Department prioritises British businesses in its procurement of space sector contracts. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she is having with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on supporting the space-sector in delivering the ambitions set out in the Advanced Manuf… | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she is having with the Secretary of State for Defence on the dual use of space-sector technologies. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Home Office about reciprocal VISA rights with Thailand. | Answered |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on the development of a free trade deal with Thailand. | Answered |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the priority for the Government for negotiating a free trade agreement with Thailand. | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration is made when awarding work capability assessment contracts of potential additional costs to the Exchequer involved in contractors awarding bonuses or making performance… | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Department provides work capability assessment contractors with additional funding for them to award bonuses or performance related salary uplifts. | Answered |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2026 to Questions 113526 and 113527, what stage she is at in the appointment process for the Digital Markets Champion. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will launch the Pensions Dashboard by the end of 2026. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to check the compliance of PIP assessment facilities. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 on the effectiveness of Targeted Support. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the use of AI technologies in financial advice by (a) consumers and (b) industry. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving the delivery of financial education. | 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 | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 10 | 207,263 | 79.0% |
| Office Costs | 35 | 19,780 | 7.5% |
| Accommodation | 22 | 29,068 | 11.1% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,378 | 2.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 920 | 0.4% |
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 8 | 13,392 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 9 | 5,425 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 8 | 3,613 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 2 | 3,000 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 4 | 2,590 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 2 | 2,263 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 2 | 1,658 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,410 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 11 | 951 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Accommodation | 11 | 785 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 4 | 750 |
| Insurance - contents | Office Costs | 1 | 436 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Water | 780 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 438 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 60 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | 5 cleaning sessions - 12/2 - 17/3 | 175 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,674 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | blank ink toners for office x 2 | 162 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 782 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,674 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 182 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,674 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011726-1090] | 720 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 60 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | 7/12/2024 through to 5/2/25 - six cleaning session | 210 | Paid |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 37 | Paid |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 1,000 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 826 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 68 | Paid |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,674 | Paid |
| 07 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 672 | 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.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 12 wards, 33 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggborough Spennells | Helen Elizabeth Dyke | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,324 | 04 May 2023 |
| Aggborough Spennells | John Cedric Aston | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,142 | 04 May 2023 |
| Aggborough Spennells | Peter Dyke | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,213 | 04 May 2023 |
| Areley Kings Riverside | Alan Sutton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 562 | 04 May 2023 |
| Areley Kings Riverside | Danny Russell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 656 | 04 May 2023 |
| Areley Kings Riverside | Ken Henderson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 795 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bewdley Rock | Dan Morehead | Conservative and Unionist Party | 841 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bewdley Rock | Emily Elizabeth Bourne | Conservative and Unionist Party | 939 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bewdley Rock | Nick Wilson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 723 | 04 May 2023 |
| Blakebrook Habberley South | Leigh Whitehouse | Labour Party | 678 | 04 May 2023 |
| Blakebrook Habberley South | Tracey Onslow | Conservative and Unionist Party | 690 | 04 May 2023 |
| Blakebrook Habberley South | Vicky Caulfield | Green Party of England and Wales | 765 | 04 May 2023 |
| Broadwaters | Mary Alice Rayner | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 893 | 04 May 2023 |
| Broadwaters | Mary McDonnell | Labour Party | 634 | 04 May 2023 |
| Broadwaters | Peter Winston Montgomery Young | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 611 | 04 May 2023 |
| Foley Park Hoobrook | Kevin George Gale | Conservative and Unionist Party | 694 | 04 May 2023 |
| Foley Park Hoobrook | Nathan John Desmond | Conservative and Unionist Party | 834 | 04 May 2023 |
| Foley Park Hoobrook | Nicky Gale | Conservative and Unionist Party | 742 | 04 May 2023 |
| Franche Habberley North | Ben Brookes | Conservative and Unionist Party | 823 | 04 May 2023 |
| Franche Habberley North | David Ross | Conservative and Unionist Party | 747 | 04 May 2023 |
| Franche Habberley North | George Connolly | Conservative and Unionist Party | 793 | 04 May 2023 |
| Lickhill | David Little | Conservative and Unionist Party | 266 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mitton | Chris Rogers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 733 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mitton | Jackie Griffiths | Labour Party | 733 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mitton | Nicky Martin | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 771 | 04 May 2023 |
| Offmore Comberton | Frances Mary Oborski | Liberal Democrats | 777 | 04 May 2023 |
| Offmore Comberton | Liam Denzel Peter Carroll | Labour Party | 599 | 04 May 2023 |
| Offmore Comberton | Shazu Miah | Liberal Democrats | 685 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wribbenhall Arley | John Byng | Conservative and Unionist Party | 685 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wribbenhall Arley | Paul Harrison | Conservative and Unionist Party | 692 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wyre Forest Rural | Ian David Hardiman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,222 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wyre Forest Rural | Marcus John Hart | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,433 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wyre Forest Rural | Robin Macdonald Drew | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,325 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 101,586 | Electorate 77,329 (2024) |
| Median age | 47 | years |
| Degree-educated | 26.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 69.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 16.0% | households |
| Social-rented | 14.1% | households |
| Employment rate | 54.1% | 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.