Brian Mathew
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Brian Mathew is the Liberal Democrat MP for Melksham and Devizes, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
388
Votes Cast
£157,740
Expenses 2024-25
2,401
Majority
39.1%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£157,740
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 51,203 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
126
Written Questions
12
Oral Questions
91
Debates Spoken In⚑
128
Speeches⚑
388
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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4 NOCrime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
4 NOChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
6 NOPension Schemes Bill
6 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
6 votes · 15 Apr 2026
1 AYE7 NOCrime and Policing Bill
8 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
8 votes · 14 Apr 2026
2 NOVictims and Courts Bill
2 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
2 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Financial Interests(4)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
National Liberal Club
Complimentary Honorary Membership
11 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
£1,280
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
National Liberal Club
Complimentary Honorary Membership
11 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
- Name of donor
- National Liberal Club
- Address of donor
- National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Complimentary Honorary Membership, value £1,280
- Date received
- 11 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
- Date accepted
- 11 September 2024
- Donor status
- other (Members Club)
Registered 13 March 2025
Visits outside the UK
AIM Congress Abu Dhabi
£1,019
Visits outside the UK
AIM Congress Abu Dhabi
- Name of donor
- AIM Congress Abu Dhabi
- Address of donor
- ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights, standard class (£1,019.12), dinner (£120.00), four nights accommodation (£912.96), Estimated, value £2,052.08
- Destination of visit
- United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
- Dates of visit
- 4 April 2025 to 9 April 2025
- Purpose of visit
- To give a talk on supply chains in Africa to the AIM Congress
Registered 25 April 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest ended
- 1 May 2025
Registered 2 August 2024; updated 3 December 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest ended
- 1 May 2025
Registered 2 August 2024; updated 10 November 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Brian in Parliament
Forests
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on (a) ending and (b) reversing deforestation.
Universities: Antisemitism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle antisemitism in universities.
Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a holistic approach to tackling carbon emissions.
Food: Genetically Modified Organisms
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to require standardised information about the inclusion of genetically engineered food ingredients to be clearly
Water Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministerial roundtable on water security, 13 March 2025: outc
Music: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools are able to offer children high quality music education through (a) the national curriculum and
CLEAR
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Consortium for Labelling for the Environment, Animal Welfare and Regenerative Farming on tac
Bus Services: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve bus transport for people with hidden disabilities.
Planning Permission: Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will include the potential impact of new developments on air pollution in planning decisions in the Natio
Parking: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has plans to introduce a private parking code of practice.
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