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

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)

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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2 NO

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

2 votes · 17 Nov 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 4 Nov 2025

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 28 Oct 2025

4 NO

Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 27 Oct 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Sentencing Bill Committee

2 votes · 21 Oct 2025

1 AYE3 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Sentencing Bill

2 votes · 16 Sept 2025

4 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

4 votes · 15 Sept 2025

2 AYE

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

2 votes · 4 Sept 2025

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 Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce waiting times for gynaecological care.

Women and Equalities1 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to regulate the a) use of management contracts on OnlyFans, b) responsibility of OnlyFans to ensure creato

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport28 Aug 2026

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
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