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).

324

Votes Cast

£195,694

Expenses 2024-25

121

Majority

28.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£195,694

Staffing£145,855
Office£20,888
Accommodation£17,411
Travel£11,540

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 51,316 voters

Conservative
14,728 votes28.7%
Labour
14,607 votes28.5%
Liberal Democrat
11,387 votes22.2%
Reform UK
7,085 votes13.8%
Green Party
2,331 votes4.5%
Independent
590 votes1.1%
Climate Party
134 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

151

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

107

Debates Spoken In

143

Speeches

324

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

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(13)

Visits outside the UK

the Taiwan APPG to discuss UK-Taiwan relations

£5,325
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
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
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
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
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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he a) intends to require Cornwall, Devon, Torbay and Plymouth separately or together, to be part of a combined dire

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the costs of implementing the re-organisation of local government in Devon, Plymouth and Tor

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish the results of the consultation on local government reorganisation in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the costs of conducting the consultation on local government re-organisation in Devon, Plymout

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the number of individual correspondence his department received from a) members of the public, b) voluntary groups

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what evidential threshold must be met before a sanctioned shadow fleet vessel may be boarded in UK territorial waters.

Ministry of Defence21 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the legal basis is for allowing UK forces to interdict sanctioned shadow fleet vessels transiting UK territorial waters; and whether that legal basis ha

Ministry of Defence21 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sanctioned shadow fleet vessels have transited UK waters since 25 March 2026.

Ministry of Defence21 Apr 2026

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Plan 2 student loan repayments on pension auto-enrolment contribution adequacy for borrowers

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions10 Mar 2026

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the estimated total additional lifetime repayment cost of the Plan 2 threshold freeze announced in Autumn Budget 2025 is for borrowers earning at (a)

AnsweredDepartment for Education10 Mar 2026
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