Josh Newbury

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Josh Newbury is the Labour MP for Cannock Chase, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

499

Votes Cast

£109,414

Expenses 2024-25

3,125

Majority

36.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£109,414

Staffing£72,517
Accommodation£18,259
Office£15,589
Travel£3,048

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 42,953 voters

Labour
15,671 votes36.5%
Conservative
12,546 votes29.2%
Reform UK
11,570 votes26.9%
Green Party
2,137 votes5.0%
Liberal Democrat
1,029 votes2.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

153

Written Questions

45

Oral Questions

168

Debates Spoken In

243

Speeches

499

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

7 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

7 votes · 15 Apr 2026

4 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

Financial Interests(3)

Miscellaneous

Ongoing role of District Councillor on Cannock Chase District Council. Unpaid as of 05/07/2024 due to fully renouncing all members' allowances.

Name of donor
Ongoing role of District Councillor on Cannock Chase District Council. Unpaid as of 05/07/2024 due to fully renouncing all members' allowances.
Date interest ended
12 March 2025

Registered 3 August 2024; updated 8 April 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Trustee of Norton Canes Community Association (Norton Canes Community Centre). This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)

Registered 3 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
20 December 2024

Registered 3 August 2024; updated 24 January 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Josh in Parliament

Farmers: Income

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11619 on the Groceries Code Adjudicator: Finance, if his Department will make an assessment

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade11 Dec 2024

Biomethane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the production of biomethane on farms using organic waste.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Dec 2024

Heavy Goods Vehicles: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the use of hydrogen for decarbonising heavy goods vehicles.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport10 Dec 2024

Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support waste collection authorities to deliver mandatory household food waste collections

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs10 Dec 2024

Biomethane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to use biomethane generated from mandatory food waste collections from 2026-27 for (a) injection into the

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Dec 2024

Anaerobic Digestion

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of anaerobic digestion facilities, in the context of the

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs10 Dec 2024

Children's Play: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of the indoor play sector on her planned review of business rates.

AnsweredTreasury19 Nov 2024

Universities: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to care leaver university students outside of term time.

AnsweredDepartment for Education19 Nov 2024

Children's Play: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of zero-rating Value Added Tax on admission fees for indoor play facilities.

AnsweredTreasury19 Nov 2024

Beverage Containers: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a mandatory charge for single-use coffee cups.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs18 Nov 2024
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