Michelle Welsh

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Michelle Welsh is the Labour MP for Sherwood Forest, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

488

Votes Cast

£179,455

Expenses 2024-25

5,443

Majority

38.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£179,455

Staffing£126,434
Accommodation£23,950
Office£18,120
Travel£10,951

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,660 voters

Labour
18,841 votes38.7%
Conservative
13,398 votes27.5%
Reform UK
11,320 votes23.3%
Green Party
2,216 votes4.5%
Liberal Democrat
1,838 votes3.8%
Independent
864 votes1.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

58

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

60

Debates Spoken In

102

Speeches

488

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

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

3 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 8 Jun 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

4 votes · 2 Jun 2026

2 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

2 votes · 20 May 2026

Financial Interests(2)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The Football Association

Two match tickets, with hospitality, for me and one other to attend the FA Cup Semi- Final

27 April 2025

£550
Name of donor
The Football Association
Address of donor
Wembley Stadium London HA9 0WS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two match tickets, with hospitality, for me and one other to attend the FA Cup Semi- Final, value £550
Date received
27 April 2025
Date accepted
27 April 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00077797

Registered 2 May 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

School Governor at Arnold View Primary School. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)

Registered 3 August 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Michelle in Parliament

Hospitals: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for people leaving hospital and moving to a care home.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care11 Jul 2025

Driving Tests: Sherwood Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of driving tests in Sherwood Forest constituency.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport4 Jul 2025

Biofuels: Heating

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing training opportunities for manufacturers (a) installing an

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero20 Jun 2025

Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle littering; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merit

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs30 May 2025

Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of using income from tax obtained by the sale of (a) tobacco, (b) alcohol and (c) gambling on prevent

AnsweredTreasury1 May 2025

Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Inheritance Tax on the Valuation Office Agency’s processing of cases; and whether

AnsweredTreasury29 Apr 2025

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the transition to an online- only application process for the Blue Badge scheme has made

AnsweredDepartment for Transport7 Apr 2025

Employers' Contributions: Pre-school Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions on early years providers.

AnsweredTreasury31 Mar 2025

ADHD: Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the NHS backlog for ADHD assessments in (a) Sherwood Forest and (b) Nottinghamshire.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 Mar 2025

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the covid-19 vaccination from Autu

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care28 Feb 2025
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