Alex Easton

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Alex Easton is the Independent MP for North Down, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

258

Votes Cast

£190,220

Expenses 2024-25

Expenses (2024-25)

£190,220

Staffing£124,002
Travel£35,132
Office£29,032
Accommodation£2,055

Election Result

Independent
20,913 votes48.3%
Alliance
13,608 votes31.4%
Ulster Unionist Party
6,754 votes15.6%
Green Party Northern Ireland
1,247 votes2.9%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
657 votes1.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

242

Written Questions

8

Oral Questions

105

Debates Spoken In

142

Speeches

258

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 NO

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

2 votes · 19 Nov 2024

2 AYE2 NO

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Nov 2024

2 AYE

Great British Energy Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 29 Oct 2024

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Alex in Parliament

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will instruct councils to identify sites suitable for fewer than 100 dwellings, in the context of Government steps t

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government21 Oct 2024

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the potential impact of the number of large hous

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government21 Oct 2024

Housing Associations: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce a long- term rent settlement to allow housing associations to borrow to acquire social housing under

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government21 Oct 2024

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to emphasise the importance of delivery of affordable housing in her proposals for planning

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government21 Oct 2024

Development Aid: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the proportion of official development assistance that is provided to

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office21 Oct 2024

Free Movement of People: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs17 Oct 2024

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the amount of overseas aid allocated to each recipient country for the most recent financial year av

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office16 Oct 2024

Northern Ireland Executive: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to support the Northern Ireland Executive to meet their net zero obligations.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero15 Oct 2024

Renewable Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what additional steps he plans to take to support households to move toward using (a) solar power and (b) renewable energy.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero15 Oct 2024

Police: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on the policing of public demonstrations relating to the conflict between Israel

AnsweredHome Office14 Oct 2024
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