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.
309
Votes Cast
£157,583
Expenses 2024-25
278
Majority
34.0%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£157,583
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 48,091 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
108
Written Questions
12
Oral Questions
36
Debates Spoken In⚑
54
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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3 AYEArmed Forces Commissioner Bill
3 votes · 3 Jun 2025
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
3 votes · 3 Jun 2025
2 NOOpposition Day
2 votes · 21 May 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 21 May 2025
4 NOBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 12 May 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 12 May 2025
4 NOData (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 7 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 7 May 2025
4 NOTobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 26 Mar 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 26 Mar 2025
2 AYENon Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
2 votes · 25 Mar 2025
Non Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
2 votes · 25 Mar 2025
Financial Interests(9)
Visits outside the UK
HM Government of Gibraltar
£700
Visits outside the UK
HM Government of Gibraltar
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest ended
- 12 March 2025
Registered 19 July 2024; updated 12 March 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 5 June 2025
Registered 10 June 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Matt in Parliament
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 (
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.
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.
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
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