Matt Bishop

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Matt Bishop is the Labour MP for Forest of Dean, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

303

Votes Cast

£157,583

Expenses 2024-25

278

Majority

34.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£157,583

Staffing£96,826
Office£29,939
Accommodation£22,162
Travel£8,225
Other£431

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,091 voters

Labour
16,373 votes34.0%
Conservative
16,095 votes33.5%
Reform UK
8,194 votes17.0%
Green Party
4,735 votes9.8%
Liberal Democrat
2,604 votes5.4%
Socialist Labour Party
90 votes0.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

106

Written Questions

11

Oral Questions

34

Debates Spoken In

52

Speeches

303

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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7 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

7 votes · 14 Apr 2026

3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

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Financial Interests(9)

Visits outside the UK

HM Government of Gibraltar

£700
Name of donor
HM Government of Gibraltar
Address of donor
Gibraltar House, 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£700), accommodation (£660) and meals (£400) for me and a staff member, value £1,760
Destination of visit
Gibraltar
Dates of visit
8 September 2025 to 10 September 2025
Purpose of visit
Gibraltar National Day, as well as associated meetings and briefings

Registered 15 September 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The Football Association Ltd

Two tickets including hospitality to the Women's FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Chelsea

18 May 2025

£470
Name of donor
The Football Association Ltd
Address of donor
Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London SW1P 98Q
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets including hospitality to the Women's FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Chelsea, value £470
Date received
18 May 2025
Date accepted
18 May 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00077797

Registered 21 May 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The Football Association Ltd

Two tickets including hospitality to the England v Belgium Lionesses Nations League game at Ashton Gate, Bristol

4 April 2025

£410
Name of donor
The Football Association Ltd
Address of donor
Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London SW1P 98Q
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets including hospitality to the England v Belgium Lionesses Nations League game at Ashton Gate, Bristol, value £410
Date received
4 April 2025
Date accepted
4 April 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00077797

Registered 8 April 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
12 March 2025

Registered 19 July 2024; updated 12 March 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
5 June 2025

Registered 10 June 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Matt in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to launch the Curriculum and Assessment Review Programmes of Study consultation in summer 2026.

Department for Education4 Jun 2026

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consideration she has given to repurposing social media algorithms whereby feeds recommend high-quality, age-appropriate cont

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology19 Mar 2026

Children: Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of (a) trends in the level of child morning hunger across early years, primary and secondary school settings and (b) the poten

AnsweredDepartment for Education12 Mar 2026

Diplomatic Service: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve consular support for British nationals overseas.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office25 Feb 2026

Fly-tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action is being taken to address ongoing illegal tipping a) across the country, and b) in the Forest of Dean constituency.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2 Feb 2026

Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making UK AISI / Thorn's guidance entitled Recommended Practice

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology12 Jan 2026

Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure specialist emotional and practical support is available for parents caring for children with lif

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care7 Jan 2026

Pupil Premium: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review the eligibility criteria for pupil premium funding so that all children from families receiving Universal Credit are

AnsweredDepartment for Education18 Dec 2025

Digital Technology and Media: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that schools and teachers are well supported to deliver effective media and digital literacy education i

AnsweredDepartment for Education20 Nov 2025

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing the lower threshold of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy on (a) business investment deci

AnsweredTreasury11 Nov 2025
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