Monica Harding

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Monica Harding is the Liberal Democrat MP for Esher and Walton, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development).

393

Votes Cast

£225,810

Expenses 2024-25

12,003

Majority

52.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£225,810

Staffing£193,076
Office£32,400
Travel£333

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 53,880 voters

Liberal Democrat
28,315 votes52.5%
Conservative
16,312 votes30.3%
Reform UK
4,777 votes8.9%
Labour
2,846 votes5.3%
Green Party
1,396 votes2.6%
Social Democratic Party
234 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

128

Written Questions

21

Oral Questions

205

Debates Spoken In

271

Speeches

393

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 AYE

Sentencing Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 29 Oct 2025

4 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 27 Oct 2025

4 AYE1 NO

Sentencing Bill Committee

5 votes · 21 Oct 2025

3 AYE1 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2025

2 AYE

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 15 Oct 2025

2 AYE

Mental Health Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Oct 2025

2 NO

Employment Rights Bill

2 votes · 15 Sept 2025

Financial Interests(14)

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

Mark Brett

£20,000

£20,000
Name of donor
Mark Brett
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£20,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 22 October 2025

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

Tim Hewins

Thank you dinner for supporters. This was the exact amount

£3,747
Name of donor
Tim Hewins
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Thank you dinner for supporters. This was the exact amount, value £3,747
Donor status
individual

Registered 17 April 2025

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

Tim Hewens

Sponsorship for fundraising dinner

£2,350
Name of donor
Tim Hewens
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Sponsorship for fundraising dinner, value £2,350
Donor status
individual

Registered 1 May 2025

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

Kirsty Hewens

£1,500 general donation to the Elmbridge Liberal Democrats

£1,500
Name of donor
Kirsty Hewens
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£1,500 general donation to the Elmbridge Liberal Democrats
Donor status
individual

Registered 1 May 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

National Liberal Club

Complimentary membership to the National Liberal Club, 2026

1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

£1,348
Name of donor
National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Complimentary membership to the National Liberal Club, 2026, value £1,348
Date received
1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted
1 January 2026
Donor status
unincorporated association

Registered 30 January 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Monica in Parliament

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) ensure that deficit reduction measures taken by local authorities as part of their safety valve agreements do

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 Nov 2024

Special Educational Needs: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of her Department's Safety Valve Agreement with Surrey County Council on (a) funding per EHCP in Surrey and (b)

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 Nov 2024

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure the uplift for SEND funding announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 is allocated by local authorities to families a

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 Nov 2024

Freehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will take steps to (a) improve the transparency of estate charges for freeholders, (b) give freeholders t

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11 Nov 2024

Water Charges: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed increases to water bills on (a) household disposable income and

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs11 Nov 2024

Water Charges: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increases to Thames Water bills since 2019 on (a) household disposable i

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs11 Nov 2024

River Thames: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of flood prevention plans for communities along the River Tha

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs11 Nov 2024

Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce sewage discharges into (a) the River Mole and (b) other rivers.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs11 Nov 2024
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