Alison Bennett

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Alison Bennett is the Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Sussex, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Care and Carers).

422

Votes Cast

£141,775

Expenses 2024-25

6,662

Majority

39.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£141,775

Staffing£100,905
Office£21,277
Accommodation£17,141
Travel£2,451

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 53,328 voters

Liberal Democrat
21,136 votes39.6%
Conservative
14,474 votes27.1%
Labour
9,397 votes17.6%
Reform UK
5,921 votes11.1%
Green Party
2,048 votes3.8%
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
352 votes0.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

247

Written Questions

29

Oral Questions

238

Debates Spoken In

308

Speeches

422

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 AYE

Opposition day

2 votes · 16 Oct 2024

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 8 Oct 2024

2 AYE

King's Speech (Motion for an Address)

2 votes · 23 Jul 2024

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Financial Interests(4)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Ian Howard

£5,000

£5,000
Name of donor
Ian Howard
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 22 January 2026

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

11 September 2024 until 31 December 2025

Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 11 September 2024 until 31 December 2025

8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025

£1,327
Name of donor
The National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 11 September 2024 until 31 December 2025, value £1,327.20
Date received
8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted
11 September 2024
Donor status
unincorporated association

Registered 18 September 2024

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026

Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026

23 December 2025 to 31 December 2026

£1,140
Name of donor
The National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026, value £1,140
Date received
23 December 2025 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted
23 December 2025
Donor status
unincorporated association

Registered 22 January 2026

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Member of Mid Sussex District Council, (unpaid since 30 September 2024 and previously registered under Category 1). (Registered 1 August 2024; updated 12 October 2024 and 10 December 2025)

Registered 1 August 2024; updated 12 October 2024 and 10 December 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Alison in Parliament

Infant Foods: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that retailers (a) provide (i) clear, (ii) accurate and (iii) impartial information on the nutri

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Mar 2025

Better Care Fund: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish funding by the Better Care Fund to support unpaid carers for (a) 2023 and (b) 2024, by region.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care11 Mar 2025

Construction: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to introduce a licensing scheme for builders undertaking domestic building works.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade10 Mar 2025

Construction: New Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will take steps with Companies House to create a database to enable consumers to check whether builders have previously liquidat

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade10 Mar 2025

Apple: Cryptography

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the protection of personal data in the context of Apple’s withdrawal of Advanced Data Protection.

AnsweredHome Office7 Mar 2025

Streptococcus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on the (a) development and (b) future

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Mar 2025

Streptococcus: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the results of the GBS3 trial are acted upon (a) quickly and (b) effectively.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Mar 2025

Streptococcus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that Group B Streptococcus-specific enriched culture medium testing is available in hospital laboratories.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Mar 2025

Migration and Economic Development Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether money spent on the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership has been distributed to M23 militias in the Eastern Democ

AnsweredHome Office3 Mar 2025

Driving under Influence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review offences in the Road Traffic Act 1988 relating to driving under the influence of drinks or drugs.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport27 Feb 2025
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