David Reed
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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David Reed is the Conservative MP for Exmouth and Exeter East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons).
332
Votes Cast
£195,694
Expenses 2024-25
121
Majority
28.7%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£195,694
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 51,316 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
270
Written Questions
20
Oral Questions
114
Debates Spoken In⚑
150
Speeches⚑
332
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.
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1 AYE1 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
2 votes · 9 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
2 votes · 9 Jul 2025
1 AYE1 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee
2 votes · 9 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee
2 votes · 9 Jul 2025
2 AYEFootball Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage
2 votes · 8 Jul 2025
Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage
2 votes · 8 Jul 2025
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to insist on 2A and disagree with LA2B and LA2C
2 Jul 2025
3 AYE3 NOTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
6 votes · 20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
6 votes · 20 Jun 2025
5 AYECrime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 18 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 18 Jun 2025
Financial Interests(13)
Visits outside the UK
the Taiwan APPG to discuss UK-Taiwan relations
£5,325
Visits outside the UK
the Taiwan APPG to discuss UK-Taiwan relations
- Name of donor
- MOFA Taiwan
- Address of donor
- 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£5325), hotel (£1404), local transportation (£300) and food (£492), value £7,521
- Destination of visit
- Taiwan
- Dates of visit
- 14 February 2025 to 22 February 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Visit to Taiwan with a delegation from the Taiwan APPG to discuss UK-Taiwan relations, including trade and regional security, and to meet with Taiwanese political and economic leaders.
Registered 18 March 2025
Visits outside the UK
RUSI in partnership with the Taiwanese Representative Office in London
£4,692
Visits outside the UK
RUSI in partnership with the Taiwanese Representative Office in London
- Name of donor
- Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Address of donor
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 Ketagalan Blvd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202 Taiwan (Republic of China)
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£4691.52), accommodation (£945.48), transport (£180), food and refreshments (£260), value £6,077
- Destination of visit
- Taiwan
- Dates of visit
- 3 November 2025 to 8 November 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Visit organised by RUSI in partnership with the Taiwanese Representative Office in London, giving participants a detailed introduction to Taiwan’s political and security landscape. It included high-level meetings with key ministries and agencies, especially relating to defence and security.
Registered 2 December 2025
Visits outside the UK
Coalition for Global Prosperity
£1,969
Visits outside the UK
Coalition for Global Prosperity
- Name of donor
- Coalition for Global Prosperity
- Address of donor
- 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£1,968.73), accommodation (£1,005.08), local transport (£519.47) and food/miscellaneous (£669.93), value £4,163.21
- Destination of visit
- United States (Washington DC)
- Dates of visit
- 30 November 2025 to 5 December 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Cross-party delegation to strengthen transatlantic relations and to discuss UK-US foreign policy priorities, challenges and opportunities with members of Congress and policymakers.
Registered 16 December 2025
Visits outside the UK
Westminster Foundation for Democracy
£864
Visits outside the UK
Westminster Foundation for Democracy
- Name of donor
- Westminster Foundation for Democracy
- Address of donor
- Clive House, 70 Petty France, London SW1H 9EX
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£864.12), accommodation (£415.28) and meals (£60.89), value £1,340.29
- Destination of visit
- Sri Lanka
- Dates of visit
- 27 March 2025 to 31 March 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Workshop for Presiding Officers of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Registered 23 April 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
The Henry Jackson Society
I attended the Reagan | Jackson Security Dialogue in Cambridge. HJS covered the cost of a two night hotel stay (£545.44) and two dinners (£153.04)
18 February 2026 to 20 February 2026
£545
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
The Henry Jackson Society
I attended the Reagan | Jackson Security Dialogue in Cambridge. HJS covered the cost of a two night hotel stay (£545.44) and two dinners (£153.04)
18 February 2026 to 20 February 2026
- Name of donor
- The Henry Jackson Society
- Address of donor
- Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- I attended the Reagan | Jackson Security Dialogue in Cambridge. HJS covered the cost of a two night hotel stay (£545.44) and two dinners (£153.04), value £698.48
- Date received
- 18 February 2026 to 20 February 2026
- Date accepted
- 18 February 2026
- Donor status
- other
Registered 25 February 2026
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by David in Parliament
Small Businesses: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has a specific budget to support a) small and b) medium-sized businesses in developing business continuity plans for major
Natural Gas: Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, a) what the UK's current gas storage capacity is as a proportion of average winter demand and b) how that compares with the capacity of
Energy: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many cyber security incident reports relating to energy infrastructure his Department received in the last 12 months.
Minerals: Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the resilience of UK supply chains for critical minerals was last formally reviewed by his Department; and what the findings of that review w
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools in England have a business continuity plan that has been reviewed in the last 12 months.
Law Officers: Emergencies
To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions the Law Officers have been consulted by government departments on the lawful use of emergency powers in the context of civil emergency planning in t
Emergencies: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a) how much total funding has been allocated to national resilience and civil contingencies in the current spending review period and b) what the breakdown of t
Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Military Aid to the Civil Authorities has been provided in the last 12 months.
National Security: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what definition his Department is using of expenditure that qualifies as resilience and security spending for the purposes of the Government's commitment to
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, following the publication of the APPG for Air Ambulances’ report, The Case for Safeguarded 24/7 On-Site Hospital Helipads at Major Trauma Cent
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