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Matt Bishop

Labour Forest of Dean

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.

309

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

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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)

108

Written Questions

Oral Questions

Debates Spoken In⚑

Speeches⚑

309

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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Aye: 145No: 164

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4 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

4 votes · 8 Dec 2025

AYEGovernment motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H

You

AYEGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B

You

AYEGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B

You

AYEGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120

You

4 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

4 votes · 3 Dec 2025

You

You

You

You

Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading

25 Nov 2025

You

3 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 25 Nov 2025

NONew Clause 80

You

NONew Clause 17

You

NONew Clause 69

You

4 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 24 Nov 2025

You

You

You

You

1 AYE1 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

2 votes · 18 Nov 2025

NOOpposition Reasoned Amendment

You

AYESecond Reading

You

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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

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Date interest ended: 12 March 2025

Registered 19 July 2024; updated 12 March 2025

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose: 5 June 2025

Registered 10 June 2025

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Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Matt in Parliament

Written Questions108 Oral Questions12 Early Day Motions

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

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including (a) clear and (b) deliverable objectives to combat child (i) sexual

AnsweredHome Office28 Oct 2025

GP Surgeries: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to GP practices operating from newly built premises that subsequently experience (a) building and (b) maintenance pr

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care20 Oct 2025

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that pupil premium funding effectively supports the children it is provided for.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Oct 2025

GP Surgeries: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department has provided to GP practices operating from newly built premises with (a) building and (b) maintenance issues; and

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care13 Oct 2025

Delivery Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what regulatory oversight is in place to ensure (a) (i) accurate and (ii) secure delivery in rural locations and (b) other basic standards of serv

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade22 Jul 2025

Coal: Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Coal Industry Act 1994 to prohibit new coal

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero27 Jun 2025

Severn River Crossing: Large Goods Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the HGV weight restriction on the M48 Severn Bridge on (a) haulers, (b) congestion and (c) business

AnsweredDepartment for Transport16 Jun 2025

Equal Pay: Disability

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle pay disparities for disabled people.

AnsweredWomen and Equalities12 Jun 2025

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