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 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
3 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
3 votes · 27 Apr 2026
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
27 Apr 2026
8 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
4 NOCrime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
3 NOPension Schemes Bill
3 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
3 votes · 15 Apr 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
Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with NICE on the potential merits of offering Paxlovid to people over the age of 50.
Home Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure local authorities have the necessary (a) resources and (b) training to effectively safeguard children receivi
Home Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure families that opt for elective home education have access to adequate (a) resources and (b) guidance to suppo
Home Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the number of families choosing elective home education for their children on (a)
Home Education: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities that are educated at home receive appropriate suppor
Accident and Emergency Departments: Torbay Hospital
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve accident and emergency services at Torbay Hospital.
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of PIP to support disabled people with the extra cost of disability.
Disability
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Equality Act 2010 in improving services for people with disabilities.
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support British pensioners residing overseas.
Voluntary Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department plans to take support community-based volunteering opportunities.
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