Chris Hinchliff

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Chris Hinchliff is the Labour MP for North East Hertfordshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

511

Votes Cast

£174,907

Expenses 2024-25

1,923

Majority

35.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£174,907

Staffing£133,262
Office£24,985
Accommodation£14,820
Travel£1,840

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 52,520 voters

Labour
18,358 votes35.0%
Conservative
16,435 votes31.3%
Reform UK
8,462 votes16.1%
Liberal Democrat
5,463 votes10.4%
Green Party
3,802 votes7.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

210

Written Questions

25

Oral Questions

116

Debates Spoken In

160

Speeches

511

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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8 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

4 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

4 votes · 20 Apr 2026

4 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

7 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

7 votes · 15 Apr 2026

Financial Interests(2)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
15 July 2025

Registered 8 September 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
12 January 2026

Registered 27 January 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Chris in Parliament

Private Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 5661 on Private Education: VAT, whether her Department has made a specific assessment of the potential

AnsweredDepartment for Education9 Oct 2024

Government Departments: Interpreters

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure that Departments only use (a) regulated, (b) registered and (c) qualified interpreters.

AnsweredCabinet Office4 Oct 2024

Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to appoint a Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion and Belief.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office4 Oct 2024

Lister Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of awarding teaching status to Lister Hospital; and when his Department

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Oct 2024

Military Decorations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to reform the military honours system to allow those serving in operations abroad to receive appropriate honours upon completion of the

AnsweredMinistry of Defence4 Oct 2024

Energy: Social Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a social tariff in the energy market.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero4 Oct 2024

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the (a) potential merits and (b) viability of auto enrolment for pension credit.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions4 Oct 2024

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of moving the qualifying week for Pension Credit to (a) 30 September, (b) 31 October and (c)

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions4 Oct 2024

Pension Credit: Take-up

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate resources to support the surge in applications for pension credit.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions4 Oct 2024

Public Sector: Translation Services

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will conduct a review on insourcing public sector language services.

AnsweredCabinet Office4 Oct 2024
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