Steve Darling
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Steve Darling is the Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions).
422
Votes Cast
£235,469
Expenses 2024-25
5,349
Majority
41.1%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£235,469
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 46,115 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
690
Written Questions
17
Oral Questions
200
Debates Spoken In⚑
268
Speeches⚑
422
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.
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Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
21 Oct 2026
3 AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2026
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2026
4 AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee
4 votes · 19 Oct 2026
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee
4 votes · 19 Oct 2026
3 AYECourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 13 Oct 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 13 Oct 2026
Financial Interests(4)
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Jerome Betts
£2,500
£2,500
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Jerome Betts
£2,500
- Name of donor
- Jerome Betts
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £2,500
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 3 March 2026
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Jerome Betts
£2,000
19 September 2025
£2,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Jerome Betts
£2,000
19 September 2025
- Name of donor
- Jerome Betts
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £2,000
- Date received
- 19 September 2025
- Date accepted
- 15 October 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 23 October 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
September 2024 until December 2025
Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club as newly elected MP from September 2024 until December 2025
15 August 2024
£1,553
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
September 2024 until December 2025
Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club as newly elected MP from September 2024 until December 2025
15 August 2024
- 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
- Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club as newly elected MP from September 2024 until December 2025, value £1,552.86
- Date received
- 15 August 2024
- Date accepted
- 2 September 2024
- Donor status
- company, registration 01355034
Registered 23 September 2024
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 2 August 2024
Registered 2 August 2024
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Steve in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unpaid carers have eligibility to Carer's Allowance due to the person they care for being in receipt of a Personal Independent Payment as
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers receive the Carer Element in Universal Credit due to the person they care for being in receipt of a Personal Independent Payment as
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers receive Carer's Allowance due to the person they care for being in receipt of a Personal Independent Payment as the qualifying bene
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure private pension withdrawals do not affect Universal Credit entitlements for terminally ill people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to provide a capital disregard in Universal Credit in relation to ill health retirement lump sums in the context of recently annou
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2026 to Question 36245 on Tourism, when she plans to publish the Visitor Economy Growth Strate
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his department plans to release details on the proposed Overnight Visitor Levy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide a date for when his department will publish the Timms review.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to exempt youth provisions, such as Scout Camps, from the Overnight Visitor Levy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of Estyn's recent report in Wales, which found that adopted, previously looked-after and kinship children are less consistentl
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