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

Every Commons division on file for Matt Bishop — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 312 of 590 (53%).

ShowAll590 Aye145 No167 No vote recorded278

2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 Ayes 85, Noes 427 No

2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 Ayes 105, Noes 410 No

2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 Ayes 166, Noes 346 No

23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 No

22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 No

16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 Ayes 77, Noes 255 No

2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 Ayes 80, Noes 298 No

2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 99, Noes 371 No

2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 170, Noes 301 No

2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 171, Noes 302 No

18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans Ayes 88, Noes 266 No

11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Ayes 175, Noes 292 No

11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Ayes 172, Noes 283 No

11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 174, Noes 292 No

10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 203, Noes 311 No

2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 105, Noes 410 No

24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms Ayes 69, Noes 279 No

23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 73, Noes 256 No

23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 77, Noes 280 No

23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 156, Noes 273 No

23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 Ayes 161, Noes 272 No

28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Ayes 91, Noes 287 No

28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Ayes 103, Noes 284 No

27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 Ayes 88, Noes 310 No

27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 Ayes 61, Noes 311 No

27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 Ayes 91, Noes 378 No

21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 Ayes 191, Noes 326 No

7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities Ayes 105, Noes 332 No

7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials Ayes 182, Noes 290 No

16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) Ayes 118, Noes 340 No

10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Ayes 90, Noes 297 No

10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work Ayes 98, Noes 325 No

9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Ayes 170, Noes 332 No

3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 Ayes 154, Noes 303 No

3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 Ayes 143, Noes 304 No

3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 Ayes 77, Noes 298 No

3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 Ayes 87, Noes 299 No

25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 Ayes 187, Noes 320 No

25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 Ayes 189, Noes 320 No

25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 Ayes 87, Noes 321 No

24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 Ayes 99, Noes 367 No

24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 Ayes 57, Noes 309 No

24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 Ayes 74, Noes 311 No

24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 Ayes 158, Noes 318 No

18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Ayes 165, Noes 327 No

17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 Ayes 147, Noes 318 No

17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 Ayes 143, Noes 318 No

4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending Ayes 92, Noes 403 No

4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets Ayes 106, Noes 321 No

28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case Ayes 174, Noes 327 No

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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

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.