Chris Philp

MP since 7 May 2015

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The Rt Hon Chris Philp is the Conservative MP for Croydon South, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Home Secretary.

1979

Votes Cast

£215,599

Expenses 2024-25

2,313

Majority

40.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£215,599

Staffing£206,141
Office£9,458

Year-on-Year

2024-25£215,599
2023-24£193,890
2022-23£192,748
2021-22£186,658
2020-21£195,032
2019-20£180,261
2018-19£173,290
2017-18£152,329
2016-17£135,777
2015-16£117,992

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,378 voters

Conservative
19,757 votes40.0%
Labour
17,444 votes35.3%
Liberal Democrat
4,384 votes8.9%
Reform UK
4,149 votes8.4%
Green Party
2,859 votes5.8%
Workers Party of Britain
612 votes1.2%
Independent
173 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

132

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

93

Debates Spoken In

248

Speeches

371

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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1979 votes — page 5 of 80

2 AYE

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

2 votes · 23 Feb 2026

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 28 Jan 2026

2 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee

2 votes · 21 Jan 2026

4 AYE2 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

6 votes · 13 Jan 2026

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 7 Jan 2026

Financial Interests(11)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Crystal Palace Football Club Ltd

two tickets as a guest of Crystal Palace to watch them in the FA Cup Final for me and a family member

17 May 2025

£1,958
Name of donor
Crystal Palace Football Club Ltd
Address of donor
Selhurst Park Stadium, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
two tickets as a guest of Crystal Palace to watch them in the FA Cup Final for me and a family member, value £1,958
Date received
17 May 2025
Date accepted
17 May 2025
Donor status
company, registration 07270793

Registered 20 May 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Centre for Turkey Studies and Development Ltd

One ticket to the British Kebab Awards 2025

26 February 2025

£420
Name of donor
Centre for Turkey Studies and Development Ltd
Address of donor
Flat 80 County Hall North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London SE1 7PN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
One ticket to the British Kebab Awards 2025, value £420
Date received
26 February 2025
Date accepted
26 February 2025
Donor status
company, registration 07512777

Registered 19 March 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The Football Association

Two tickets to watch Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield for me and a family member

10 August 2025

£390
Name of donor
The Football Association
Address of donor
Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London SW1P 98Q
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets to watch Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield for me and a family member, value £390
Date received
10 August 2025
Date accepted
10 August 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00077797

Registered 11 August 2025

Visits outside the UK

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ltd.

£269
Name of donor
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ltd.
Address of donor
42 Essex Street, London WC2R 3JF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights: (£269), taxis (£121.62), accommodation (£181.51), and food (£92.01), value £664.14
Destination of visit
Germany
Dates of visit
25 March 2025 to 27 March 2025
Purpose of visit
To undertake meetings with senior members of the incoming German Government on issues relating to border security, asylum and immigration.

Registered 4 April 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
22 March 2021

Registered 25 May 2021

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Chris in Parliament

Private Rented Housing: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that long-standing tenants in Croydon are not (a) evicted and (b) displaced by higher rental offers made to land

AnsweredHome Office10 Sept 2025

Asylum: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether landlords in Croydon are being offered rents above market rates to house asylum seekers.

AnsweredHome Office10 Sept 2025

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Serco has been contracted to provide asylum seeker accommodation in Croydon.

AnsweredHome Office29 Aug 2025

Asylum: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of asylum accommodation contracts on the private rented housing market in C

AnsweredHome Office29 Aug 2025

IVF: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many asylum seekers have received NHS-funded IVF treatment since 5 July 2024.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Aug 2025

Offences against Children: Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to establish an independent national inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation.

AnsweredHome Office9 Jul 2025

Offenders: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will provide a breakdown of the number of foreign national offenders supervised by the Probation Service by nationality.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice11 Jun 2025

Prisoners: Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will provide a breakdown of offences by the nationality of the serving inmate.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice11 Jun 2025

Visas: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number people who came to the UK on a study visa and later claimed asylum for each sponsoring institution.

AnsweredHome Office4 Jun 2025

Visas: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking in relation to institutions that have sponsored high numbers of students who have later claimed asylum.

AnsweredHome Office4 Jun 2025
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