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

Staffing£179,112
Office£26,126
Accommodation£21,118
Travel£9,113

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,115 voters

Liberal Democrat
18,937 votes41.1%
Conservative
13,588 votes29.5%
Reform UK
8,660 votes18.8%
Labour
3,276 votes7.1%
Green Party
1,420 votes3.1%
Workers Party of Britain
234 votes0.5%

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 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

1 AYE2 NO

Employment Rights Bill

3 votes · 8 Dec 2025

4 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

4 votes · 3 Dec 2025

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
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
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
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

Date interest arose
2 August 2024

Registered 2 August 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Steve in Parliament

Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NICE on ensuring that patient access to treatment for very rare diseases is not delayed in circum

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care20 Jan 2025

Defibrillators: Emergency Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to require all emergency service vehicles to have defibrillators.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Jan 2025

Defibrillators: Public Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of requiring defibrillators to be placed in all new (a) social h

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Jan 2025

Tourism: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of a tourism tax on the tourist industry.

AnsweredTreasury14 Jan 2025

Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality industry.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade14 Jan 2025

Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) fraud, (b) debt and (c) error through AI.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions14 Jan 2025

Stoma Appliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on providing adequate facilities for stoma bag patients.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs14 Jan 2025

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what direct funding his Department provides to support refugees with medical backgrounds with integrating into the NHS.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2025

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what charities his Department has supported to assist refugees into the NHS.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2025

Ambulance Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for (a) ambulances held in queues and (b) people waiting at home for an ambulance.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care13 Jan 2025
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