Matt Bishop — Hear, Hear

Voting record

6

Voted for

0

Voted against

3

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 Matt Bishop’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Bill votes All votes Live bills

Whip meter Estimate 86%

How often Matt Bishop voted the same way as most of the Labour party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes

Representation of the People Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading

Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

No government or shadow front-bench post on file for Matt Bishop — most MPs never hold one, so this is the normal state for a backbencher, not a gap in the data.

Declared financial interests

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

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: HM Government of Gibraltar
Address of donor: Gibraltar House, 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£700), accommodation (£660) and meals (£400) for me and a staff member, value £1,760
Destination of visit: Gibraltar
Dates of visit: 8 September 2025 to 10 September 2025
Purpose of visit: Gibraltar National Day, as well as associated meetings and briefings
(Registered 15 September 2025)

8. Miscellaneous

Trustee of Earlybirds Playgroup. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 31 December 2025
(Registered 10 July 2024; updated 27 November 2025)

Trustee of Harry's Pals charity. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 29 October 2025
(Registered 2 November 2025)

Director of PATA Nurseries. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 5 February 2026
Date interest ended: 16 September 2026
(Registered 11 February 2026; updated 17 September 2026)

Employment & business

Committee Member for NARPO - Gwent Police Branch. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 15 May 2026
(Registered 27 May 2026)

Crime & justice

Honorary Member of Daffodil Court Residents Association, Newent. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 5 June 2025
(Registered 9 June 2026)

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£176,539.58 paid out to or for Matt Bishop across 287 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 Matt Bishop’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 — £97,426.35 (4 claims)

Office Costs — £44,048.74 (238 claims)

Accommodation — £26,408.97 (28 claims)

MP Travel — £5,026.76 (5 claims)

Staff Travel — £3,197.76 (10 claims)

Miscellaneous — £431.00 (2 claims)

Most recent claims

Equipment - purchase — £459.60, 2026-03-27 — Office furniture

Equipment - purchase — £876.00, 2026-03-27 — Office furniture

Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £200.00, 2026-03-16

Utilities — £671.00, 2026-03-10 — Electricity

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £146.92, 2026-03-03 — Landline

Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection — £55.20, 2026-02-23 — Confidential Waste

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £85.00, 2026-02-23 — Internet

Stationery & printing — £139.74, 2026-02-13 — VISTAPRINT

Every claim on file for Matt Bishop →

Early Day Motions

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

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Matt Bishop 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 Dairy — Vice Chair

Declared funding: Dairy UK (£1,501-3,000).

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education — Vice Chair

Declared funding: Ranelagh Ltd (£19,501-21,000); British Educational Suppliers Association (£4,501-6,000); The Education Company (£1,501-3,000).

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Emotional Support for Parent Carers of Seriously Ill and Disabled Children — Chair & Registered Contact

No declared funding on file.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Osteoporosis and Bone Health — Vice Chair

No declared funding on file.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Political and Media Literacy — Chair & Registered Contact

No declared funding on file.

Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Ranelagh Ltd — about £20,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education).

Ranelagh Ltd — about £20,250.50, 1 group

British Educational Suppliers Association — about £5,250.50, 1 group

Dairy UK — about £2,250.50, 1 group

The Education Company — about £2,250.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Matt Bishop personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Matt Bishop 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.