Tony Vaughan

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Tony Vaughan is the Labour MP for Folkestone and Hythe, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

467

Votes Cast

£231,055

Expenses 2024-25

3,729

Majority

34.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£231,055

Staffing£180,608
Office£21,268
Accommodation£20,424
Travel£8,475
Other£280

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 43,246 voters

Labour
15,020 votes34.7%
Conservative
11,291 votes26.1%
Reform UK
10,685 votes24.7%
Green Party
3,954 votes9.1%
Liberal Democrat
1,736 votes4.0%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
249 votes0.6%
Fairer Voting Party
240 votes0.6%
The Socialist Party of Great Britain
71 votes0.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

106

Written Questions

23

Oral Questions

82

Debates Spoken In

184

Speeches

467

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 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

2 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(9)

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

The Refugee

Research services provided for 2 days per week

1 April 2025 to 13 January 2026

£20,439
Name of donor
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor
The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Research services provided for 2 days per week, value £20,438.89
Date received
1 April 2025 to 13 January 2026
Date accepted
1 April 2025
Donor status
company, registration 12373468

Registered 9 February 2026

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

The Refugee

Research services provided for 2 days per week

14 January 2026 to 31 March 2026

£5,561
Name of donor
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor
The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Research services provided for 2 days per week, value £5,561.11
Date received
14 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
Date accepted
14 January 2026
Donor status
company, registration 12373468

Registered 9 February 2026

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

The Refugee

Research services provided for 2 days per week between 1st January 2025 and 31st March 2025

1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025

£3,120
Name of donor
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor
The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Research services provided for 2 days per week between 1st January 2025 and 31st March 2025, value £3,120
Date received
1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025
Date accepted
1 January 2025
Donor status
company, registration 12373468

Registered 27 January 2025

Visits outside the UK

The Refugee

£1,170
Name of donor
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor
The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
flights and accommodation, value £1,170
Destination of visit
Egypt (Cairo)
Dates of visit
8 February 2025 to 10 February 2025
Purpose of visit
to visit the UNHCR refugee facility and staff, and to meet relevant stakeholders

Registered 16 March 2025

Visits outside the UK

The Refugee

£260
Name of donor
The Refugee, Asylum, Migration and Policy (RAMP) Project
Address of donor
The Courtyard, 69 High Street, Ascot, Berks SL5 7HP
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Transportation and food (£260), translation costs (£175), value £435
Destination of visit
France (Calais)
Dates of visit
12 June 2025 to 12 June 2025
Purpose of visit
To learn more about UK/French cooperation to tackle Channel crossings

Registered 24 June 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Tony in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Lindsay and Craig Foreman secure the regular medical treatment in Evin Prison t

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office23 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to work with the UK’s allies to secure the release and return of Craig and Lindsay Foreman to

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office23 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Craig and Lindsay Foreman secure regular telephone contact with their family in

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office23 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support homeowners with low to average annual incomes access loans and grants to make their properties more e

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero15 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to reduce trade barriers for exports of British textile products to the USA.

Department for Business and Trade15 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help tackle trade barriers for exports of British textile products to the European Union.

Department for Business and Trade15 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support ex-miners to access the pensions that they are entitled to.

Department for Work and Pensions15 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support small-scale landlords in the private rental sector.

Treasury15 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing the number of Personal Independence Payment claimants on carers who receive Carers’

Department for Work and Pensions15 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide an update on the progress of the Asylum Accommodation Programme pilots.

Home Office11 Jun 2026
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