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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2 AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
21 Jan 2026
3 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
3 votes · 20 Jan 2026
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
3 votes · 20 Jan 2026
4 AYE2 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
6 votes · 13 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
6 votes · 13 Jan 2026
3 AYE1 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
4 votes · 12 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
4 votes · 12 Jan 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
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department is taking steps with animal protection organisations to phase out animal experimentation.
Schools: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to retrofit schools to help meet net zero targets.
Bus Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of minimum service standards for cross county bus services.
Road Traffic: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of levels of car use on (a) congestion and (b) road noise.
Teachers: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle processing delays of valuations by the Teachers’ Pension Scheme; and what steps she is taking to ensure that
Mobility Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the classifications of (a) mobility scooters and (b) powered wheelchairs on people with
Active Travel: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage active travel in rural areas.
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with local authorities to provide sustainable road surfacing.
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact unrepaired potholes on (a) cyclists and (b) pedestrians.
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve funding for local councils.
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