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Alberto Costa

Conservative South Leicestershire

Voting record

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Voted for
7
Voted against
2
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Alberto Costa’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

150 bills currently going through Parliament. Alberto Costa has a recorded vote on 6 of them so far.

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report stage — Commons No at 2nd reading
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee of the whole House — Commons No at 2nd reading
Sporting Events Bill [HL] Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee stage — Commons didn't vote at 2nd reading
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Report stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Armed Forces Bill Report stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Representation of the People Bill Committee stage — Lords No at 3rd reading
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Railways Bill Committee stage — Lords No at 2nd reading; No at 3rd reading
Emergency and Life-saving Skills (Schools) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Social Housing Bill [HL] Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Health Bill 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Sovereign Grant Bill 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Commercial Payments Bill [HL] 3rd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Medical Services (Rural Areas) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Housing Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Motion to revive Bill — Lords no recorded vote yet
E-Scooters (Safety and Sale) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Student Finance (Review) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Domestic Abuse (Pets etc) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Planning and Development (Community Infrastructure) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Barbers and Hairdressers (Registration) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rural Communities (Public Services and Energy) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Sale and Supply of Glue Traps (Prohibition) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Multi-Storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Northern Ireland Troubles (Criminal Investigations etc) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Home Cooling Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
In-Person Banking Services Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Lobular Breast Cancer Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
European Convention on Human Rights (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Sporting and Physical Education Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hospitality Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2nd reading — Commons No at 3rd reading
Creative Education Access Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (Restoration of Powers and Responsibilities) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Local Plans (Burial Space) Bill [HL] 3rd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Leaseholder Remediation (Building Safety) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Highways (Financing) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Personal Data (Digital Twins) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Utilities and Services Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Regulation of Event Venue Governing Bodies (Conflicts of Interest) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
British Sovereignty Protection (Chagos Islands) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
House of Lords (Alternative Second Chamber) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Citizenship Education Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Regulated Professions (Freedom of Speech) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Mental Health Support (Sentence of Detention and Imprisonment for Public Protection) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Artificial Superintelligence Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Illegal Trading (Temporary Closure of Premises) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rights of Boat Dwellers Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Military Operations Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Short-term Let Accommodation Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Social Media Platforms (Ofcom Licensing) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
City of London (Markets) Bill Report stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill 3rd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Ponds (Permitted Development) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Nature’s Rights Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Early Release of Prisoners (Restriction) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Climate Change Act 2008 (Repeal) (No. 2) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Genocide Determination Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Road Safety Plans Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Greyhound Racing Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 (Revocation) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Scotland (Independence Referendum) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Registration of Stillbirths (England and Wales) Bill 1st reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Fur (Import and Sale) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Co-operative Capital Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Hares (Close Season) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Conduct of Undercover Policing and Surveillance Operatives Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Corporate Waste Responsibility Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Members of Parliament (Prohibition of Second Jobs) (Motion) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hunting Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Chalk Streams (Sewerage Investment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Street Works (Penalties for Utility Companies) Bill Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Access to Elected Office Fund (Report) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Energy and Digital Infrastructure (Planning) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Data Publication and Quality (Immigration, Nationality and Country of Birth) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Maximum Workplace Temperature Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Lobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Mental Capacity (Duty to Assess) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Outdoor Education Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Child Savings Accounts (Mental Capacity and Disability) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Water Regulation Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Occupied Palestinian Territory (Trade with Israeli Settlements) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Reciprocal Cross-Border Public Services Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rural Public Transport Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Civil Aviation Authority (Ombudsman) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 (Repeal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Leisure and Fitness Facilities (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Planning Application Consultations (Mobile Network Operators) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 (Review) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Health Insurance (Exemption from Insurance Premium Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Green Belt (Protection) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Public Electric Vehicle Charging Points) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Listed Places of Worship) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Bank of England (Inflation Targets) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Bailiffs (Warrants of Possession) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Arm's-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Arm's-Length Bodies (Review) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Anonymity of Suspects Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vehicles (Registration) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Tax Reliefs Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Employment Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Climate Change Act 2008 (Repeal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (UK Covid-19 Inquiry) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
National Police Chiefs' Council (Guidance) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Non-Domestic Rating (Retail, Hospitality and Leisure) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Welfare Reform Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hospitality (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Heritage Trees Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Chalk Streams (UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
British Indian Ocean Territory (Sovereignty and Constitutional Arrangements) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
UK Food Labelling (Country of Origin) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Pets (Microchips) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Sector Equality Duty (Repeal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet

Most bills only reach a vote at Second or Third Reading, and plenty never get one, so “no recorded vote yet” usually just means the bill hasn’t had a division (or we couldn’t match one to it) — not that Alberto Costa avoided it. Click a bill for Parliament’s own page.

Government & opposition roles

Alberto Costa doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Shadow Solicitor General — Attorney General's Office (2024-07-19 to 2024-11-06) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Alberto Costa →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Tratos UK Limited
Address of donor: 50 Randles Road Knowsley Business Park Prescot Merseyside L34 9HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,276.55 direct mail and printing costs for a constituency-wide newsletter. The total cost was split across two payments; this entry relates to the first payment.
Donor status: company, registration 01524815
(Registered 9 February 2026)

Name of donor: Tratos UK Limited
Address of donor: 50 Randles Road, Knowsley Business Park, Prescot, Merseyside L34 9HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,276.56 direct mail and printing costs for a constituency-wide newsletter. The total cost was split across two payments; this entry relates to the second and final payment.
Donor status: company, registration 01524815
(Registered 4 March 2026)

Name of donor: Heather Craven
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my campaign fund, held by my local party association.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 April 2026)

Name of donor: Heather Craven
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 for my local party association.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 April 2026)

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

Name of donor: Michael Fry
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: pro bono legal advice on planning, provided to me, to a maximum value of £1,500 (+VAT), value £1,800
Date received: 14 September 2025
Date accepted: 14 September 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 October 2025)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £35.90
Date received: 24 February 2026
Date accepted: 24 February 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for myself and a member of staff during a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £32.40
Date received: 17 March 2026
Date accepted: 17 March 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £9.80
Date received: 21 January 2026
Date accepted: 21 January 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Taxi fare in connection with my role as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £11
Date received: 9 February 2026
Date accepted: 9 February 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Taxi fare in connection with my award of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy, value £19.20
Date received: 10 March 2026
Date accepted: 10 March 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £15.20
Date received: 19 January 2026
Date accepted: 19 January 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of lunch for a staff member in connection with my duties as Chair of the APPG on Italy, value £6.45
Date received: 13 February 2026
Date accepted: 13 February 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of drinks for myself and 45 guests in connection with my award of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy, value £192.38
Date received: 10 March 2026
Date accepted: 10 March 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Taxi fare for me and a member of staff in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £3.80
Date received: 9 February 2026
Date accepted: 9 February 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026; updated 2 April 2026)

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £5.48
Date received: 28 January 2026
Date accepted: 28 January 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)

Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London
Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Approximate value of refreshments provided to me and a member of staff following an APPG meeting, value £140
Date received: 9 February 2026
Date accepted: 9 February 2026
Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London)
(Registered 27 March 2026; updated 2 April 2026)

Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London
Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Approximate value of refreshments for myself and 45 guests following the ceremony at which I was conferred the title of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy, value £828
Date received: 10 March 2026
Date accepted: 10 March 2026
Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London)
(Registered 27 March 2026)

Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London
Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: My member of staff attended a reception at the Italian Embassy in London, at which refreshments were provided. The approximate value per person is declared below. The threshold for registration was reached on 10 March 2026, value £70
Date received: 2 February 2026
Date accepted: 2 February 2026
Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London)
(Registered 1 April 2026)

Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London
Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: My member of staff and their guest attended a reception at the Italian Embassy in London, at which refreshments were provided. The approximate value for two people is outlined below, value £140
Date received: 19 March 2026
Date accepted: 19 March 2026
Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London)
(Registered 2 April 2026)

Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London
Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner provided to me and a member of my staff (in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy), alongside other APPG members, value £160
Date received: 19 May 2026
Date accepted: 19 May 2026
Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London)
(Registered 5 June 2026)

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two taxi journeys, to and from the Residence of the Italian Ambassador, for a dinner hosted by the Italian Embassy. The outward journey was shared with a member of my staff and an APPG member; the return journey was shared with an APPG member, value £41.40
Date received: 19 May 2026
Date accepted: 19 May 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 5 June 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: (1) Italian IPU Group (2) All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy (3) Dr Maurizio Bragagni (4) Italian Parliament
Address of donor: (1) Protocol Office, Chamber of Deputies, Piazza del Parlamento 24, 00186 Rome (2) House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA (3) private (4) Camera dei Deputati Palazzo Montecitorio - Piazza Montecitorio 00186 - Rome (Italy)
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Lunch for me and a member of my staff (£95.52). Tour of the Colosseum for myself, a member of my staff and one guest (£169.80), value £265.32 (2) Flights for a staff member and a guest (£368.15), meals for myself, my staff member and a guest (£270.87), transport for myself, my staff member and a guest (£250.21), other incidental costs (£100.21), value £989.44 (3) For myself, my staff member and one guest: Transport (£284.45), accommodation (£156.30), meals (£273.57) & other costs (£26.07), value £740.39 (4) Presentation of symbolic, parliamentary items exchanged between me, as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, and the various senior Italian select committee chairs we met. Estimated value of ceremonial items is, value £275
Destination of visit: Italy
Dates of visit: 5 October 2025 to 12 October 2025
Purpose of visit: As Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, the group received an invite from the Chair of the British Friendship Group in the Italian Parliament, as well as an additional invite to visit two factories run by an Anglo-Italian business. The visit to the Italian Parliament was organised by the Italian Interparliamentary Union. The Group met with over 40 senior Italian MPs and Senators (including chairs of Italian parliamentary select committees) in both Houses of the Italian Parliament, as well as undertaking meetings with representatives of the British expat community and at the British School at Rome. Some members of the group also visited two factories run by an Anglo-Italian business company.
(Registered 29 October 2025)

Education
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: owned jointly with my wife
Rental income: from 1 June 2016
(Registered 2 June 2015; updated 28 June 2016 and 11 October 2016)

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Glasgow
Rental income: from 1 June 2016
(Registered 2 June 2015; updated 28 June 2016 and 11 October 2016)

8. Miscellaneous

Non-practising solicitor in England and Wales; member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
Date interest arose: 18 July 2019
(Registered 22 October 2015; updated 23 July 2019)

Crime & justice

Non-practising solicitor and notary public in Scotland.
Date interest arose: 31 October 2016
(Registered 22 October 2015; updated 9 November 2016)

Crime & justice

I am an executive committee member of the Lutterworth and District Action Group (unpaid).
Date interest arose: 4 October 2025
(Registered 21 October 2025)

I received the title of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy on Tuesday 10 March 2026.
Date interest arose: 10 March 2026
(Registered 19 March 2026)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Dr Maria Psatha
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Full time
(Registered 20 April 2016; updated 26 July 2024 and 18 June 2026)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Alberto Costa yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Alberto Costa has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£319,330.66 paid out to or for Alberto Costa across 280 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Alberto Costa’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £221,750.18 (7 claims)
Office Costs — £47,821.48 (224 claims)
Accommodation — £33,442.54 (30 claims)
Staff Travel — £7,395.79 (7 claims)
MP Travel — £5,779.22 (7 claims)
Miscellaneous — £2,566.80 (2 claims)
Dependant Travel — £574.65 (3 claims)
Most recent claims
Utilities — £100.32, 2026-04-09 — Electricity
Bought-in services — £2,376.80, 2026-04-02 — Professional & consultancy
Utilities — £126.68, 2026-03-31 — Electricity
Utilities — £82.54, 2026-03-30 — Gas
Cleaning services — £72.00, 2026-03-30 — Const office cleaner March 2026
Equipment - purchase — £105.00, 2026-03-26 — Office furniture
Stationery & printing — £200.16, 2026-03-24 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £66.72, 2026-03-24 — XMA March 2026

Every claim on file for Alberto Costa →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Alberto Costa — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Alberto Costa’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Alberto Costa is a listed officer of 5 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Greece — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Access to Justice — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Italy — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: APPG on Italy in the previous Parliament (£6,451).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microplastics — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: University of Portsmouth (£34,501-36,000); National Federation of Women's Institutes (£6,001-7,500).
San Marino All-Party Parliamentary Group — Officer
No declared funding on file.
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: University of Portsmouth — about £35,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microplastics).

University of Portsmouth — about £35,250.50, 1 group
National Federation of Women's Institutes — about £6,750.50, 1 group
APPG on Italy in the previous Parliament — about £6,451.00, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Alberto Costa personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Alberto Costa is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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