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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

Automatic Number Plate Recognition: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to roll out automatic number plate recognition cameras in (a) Forest of Dean and (b) other rural constituencies.

AnsweredHome Office21 Jan 2025

Postal Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) cases where first-class mail sent from (i) the Forest of Dean and (ii) other rural constituencie

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade20 Jan 2025

Postal Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure more (a) reliable and (b) timely delivery of first-class mail in rural areas.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade20 Jan 2025

Kinship Care: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SEND funding allocations on children in kinship care.

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Jan 2025

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on health outcomes of universal access to Fracture Liaison Services.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Jan 2025

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on acute hospital bed usage of universal access to Fracture Liaison Services.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Jan 2025

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility for Pupil Premium Plus to (a) children who have not been looked after and (

AnsweredDepartment for Education15 Jan 2025

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) renew the and (b) extend eligibility for kinship families to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.

AnsweredDepartment for Education15 Jan 2025

Hospitals: Gloucestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) staffing shortages and (b) infrastructure problems in hospitals in Gloucestershire.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2025

Arthritis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to (a) treatment and (b) support services for people with arthritis; and what steps he is taking to

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care13 Jan 2025

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