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).
398
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)
651
Written Questions
16
Oral Questions
190
Debates Spoken In⚑
256
Speeches⚑
398
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 AYENational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
3 AYECyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
3 AYERailways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
2 AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 2026
3 AYE1 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
1 AYE1 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
2 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
2 votes · 20 May 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
International Baccalaureate: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason it is her policy to reduce state school funding for the International Baccalaureate from 2026.
International Baccalaureate: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for International Baccalaureate qualifications on social mobility for (
International Baccalaureate: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for International Baccalaureate qualifications on trends in the differe
International Baccalaureate: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the funding of the International Baccalaureate on (a) staffing levels and (b) curriculum
International Baccalaureate: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the average reduction in funding to each state school affected by the planned reduction in funding for the International Ba
International Baccalaureate: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to issue guidance to affected schools on managing the planned reduction in funding for the International Baccalaureate.
International Baccalaureate: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of funding for the International Baccalaureate on the number of students learn
International Baccalaureate: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with the International Baccalaureate Organisation on the withdrawal of state funding support.
International Baccalaureate: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered the potential impact for reducing funding for the International Baccalaureate on (a) the number of university admissi
International Baccalaureate: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the funding for the International Baccalaureate on (a) school culture and (b) the retent
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