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

Staffing£114,578
Office£19,855
Accommodation£16,040
Travel£7,268

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 51,203 voters

Liberal Democrat
20,031 votes39.1%
Conservative
17,630 votes34.4%
Reform UK
6,726 votes13.1%
Labour
4,587 votes9.0%
Green Party
2,229 votes4.3%

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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2 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 24 Nov 2025

8 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

8 votes · 13 Nov 2025

5 NO

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 5 Nov 2025

4 AYE

Sentencing Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 29 Oct 2025

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
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
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

Date interest ended
1 May 2025

Registered 2 August 2024; updated 3 December 2025

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

Railways: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rail services in rural areas of the South West.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport4 Sept 2025

Prison Officers and Probation Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) prison and (b) probation staff.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice3 Sept 2025

Estate Agents: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team on the (a) prevalence of con

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Jul 2025

Hearing: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of hearing tests.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care27 Jun 2025

Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of HPV vaccine uptake in different local authorities.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Jun 2025

Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of waiting times for specialist gender services for under-18s.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Jun 2025

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help support homeowners to meet the costs of remedial work caused by foam roof insulation installed using a g

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero20 Jun 2025

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including water companies as a statutory consultee

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government20 Jun 2025

Defibrillators: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a national register of defibrillators.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care19 Jun 2025

Personal Independence Payment: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of people waiting for tribunals as part of their PIP application process.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions10 Jun 2025
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