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 AYE1 NO

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

1 AYE2 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

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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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 123423 on Hospices: Children, how much has NHS England advised integrated care boards to g

Department of Health and Social Care22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30627, if he will provide updated figures on the number of carers with Carer's Allowance ove

Department for Work and Pensions20 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many earnings-related Carer's Allowance overpayments were referred to Debt Management between January 2025 and March 2026.

Department for Work and Pensions20 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many clearances for Carer's Allowance claims have been made involving carers' earnings being averaged since 3 September 2025.

Department for Work and Pensions20 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what detailed breakdown he has made of planned expenditure of allocated funding for the Carer's Allowance review of £20m in 2026-27, £35m in 2027-2

Department for Work and Pensions20 Apr 2026

Mercaptamine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of levels of access to Procysbi for people with Cystinosis in England compared to oth

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Apr 2026

Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all paediatric departments have access to specialists trained in the diagnosis and treatmen

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Apr 2026

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve acute mental health inpatient units.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Mar 2026

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish individual allocations per children’s hospice in 2026-27 from the funding announced in October 2025.

Department of Health and Social Care24 Mar 2026

Osteoporosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address regional disparities in access to early diagnosis services for osteoporosis.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Mar 2026
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