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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332 votes — page 11 of 14
3 AYEFinance Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 3 Mar 2025
Finance Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 3 Mar 2025
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 26 Feb 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 26 Feb 2025
2 AYECrown Estate Bill [Lords] Report Stage
2 votes · 24 Feb 2025
Crown Estate Bill [Lords] Report Stage
2 votes · 24 Feb 2025
1 AYE1 NOBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
2 votes · 10 Feb 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
2 votes · 10 Feb 2025
2 AYEWater (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 28 Jan 2025
Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 28 Jan 2025
2 AYEArmed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 21 Jan 2025
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 21 Jan 2025
3 AYE1 NONon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 15 Jan 2025
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 15 Jan 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
UK Resilience Academy
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what priorities on what timelines he has issued to the National Resilience Academy.
Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's artificial intelligence software is Defence Writing compatible.
Unidentified Flying Objects
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s policy is on reporting Unidentified Aerial Phenomena; and whether new material has been classified on the subject since the UK’s declas
Hong Kong: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of (a) former UK military sites and (b) monuments of registered historic importance in Hong Kong
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 8456 on Strategic Defence Review, if he will redraft guidelines on (a) submissions, (b) the use of exec
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 8456 on Strategic Defence Review, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the interpretation of
Armed Forces: Catering
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the scale of Other Ranks regularly declining use of official catering facilities on camp.
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 8456 on Strategic Defence Review, whether the artificial intelligence software being used to assess res
Military Strategic Headquarters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many net additional full time equivalent roles will be required to staff the Military Strategic Headquarters; and at what cost.
Undocumented Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on (a) transporting and (b) housing illegal migrants.
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