Matt Rodda

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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Matt Rodda is the Labour MP for Reading Central, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

1718

Votes Cast

£254,181

Expenses 2024-25

12,637

Majority

47.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£254,181

Staffing£213,891
Office£32,204
Travel£8,086

Year-on-Year

2024-25£254,181
2023-24£257,382
2022-23£246,445
2021-22£208,305
2020-21£200,281
2019-20£154,633
2018-19£167,439
2017-18£120,857

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 45,291 voters

Labour
21,598 votes47.7%
Conservative
8,961 votes19.8%
Green Party
6,417 votes14.2%
Liberal Democrat
3,963 votes8.8%
Reform UK
3,904 votes8.6%
Independent
227 votes0.5%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
221 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

7

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

158

Debates Spoken In

218

Speeches

497

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 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(1)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Guildford Labour Party

provision of staff time for a member of staff employed by Guildford Labour Party, who is working for me one day a week for some months during 2024

£3,675
Name of donor
Guildford Labour Party
Address of donor
9b Martyr Road, Guildford GU1 4LF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
provision of staff time for a member of staff employed by Guildford Labour Party, who is working for me one day a week for some months during 2024, value £3,675
Donor status
registered party

Registered 29 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Matt in Parliament

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what scientific evidence his Department is using to inform its work on climate change.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero18 Dec 2025

Parking: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle persistent nuisance parking on public highways.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport6 Nov 2024

Incinerators: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to re-introduce the moratorium on allowing the development of incinerators to go ahead; and what his

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs6 Nov 2024

Royal Berkshire Hospital: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of rebuilding the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Oct 2024

Royal Berkshire Hospital: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the scheme to rebuild the Royal Berkshire Hospital has received up to the end of the 2023-24 financial year.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Oct 2024

Royal Berkshire Hospital: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding (a) his Department has allocated and (b) was confirmed by the Treasury by 31 July 2024 for the (i) rebuild of Royal Berkshire

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Oct 2024

Royal Berkshire Hospital: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) business case status and (b) RIBA stage is of the scheme to rebuild the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Oct 2024

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