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David Reed

Conservative Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting record

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Voted for
5
Voted against
4
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 David Reed’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

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

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report stage — Commons didn't vote 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 didn't vote 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (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
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 David Reed avoided it. Click a bill for Parliament’s own page.

Government & opposition roles

David Reed currently holds 3 government or shadow front-bench posts. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office — since 2026-08-31 Shadow
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Defence) — Ministry of Defence — since 2026-08-31 Shadow
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) — since 2025-06-02 Shadow

Declared financial interests

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

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

Name of donor: The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, Westminster, London SW1A 2HU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Senior Policy Advisor for 1 day per week from Tuesday 31st March 2026 to Tuesday 30th June 2026; estimated value £4,200, value £4,200
Date received: 31 March 2026 to 30 June 2026
Date accepted: 31 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10894509
(Registered 31 March 2026)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Armed Forces APPG
Address of donor: Houses of Parliament, St Margaret St, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Briefing dinner with Director Strategy Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, value £60
Date received: 13 October 2025
Date accepted: 13 October 2025
Donor status: other (Armed Forces APPG)
(Registered 25 November 2025)

Name of donor: Armed Forces APPG
Address of donor: Houses of Parliament, St Margaret St, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Briefing dinner with the Chief of the Air Staff, value £60
Date received: 2 June 2025
Date accepted: 2 June 2025
Donor status: other
(Registered 25 November 2025)

Name of donor: Armed Forces APPG
Address of donor: Houses of Parliament, St Margaret St, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Briefing dinner with the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, value £60
Date received: 16 June 2025
Date accepted: 16 June 2025
Donor status: other
(Registered 25 November 2025)

Name of donor: Armed Forces APPG
Address of donor: Houses of Parliament, St Margaret St, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Briefing dinner with the Commander of Strategic Command, value £60
Date received: 7 July 2025
Date accepted: 7 July 2025
Donor status: other
(Registered 25 November 2025)

Name of donor: Armed Forces APPG
Address of donor: Houses of Parliament, St Margaret St, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Briefing dinner with the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, value £60
Date received: 24 November 2025
Date accepted: 24 November 2025
Donor status: other
(Registered 25 November 2025)

Name of donor: Armed Forces APPG
Address of donor: Houses of Parliament, St Margaret St, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Standing reception with the Chief of the Defence Staff, value £25
Date received: 28 April 2025
Date accepted: 28 April 2025
Donor status: other
(Registered 25 November 2025)

Name of donor: Armed Forces APPG
Address of donor: Houses of Parliament, St Margaret St, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Briefing dinner with Chief of the General Staff, value £60
Date received: 16 December 2025
Date accepted: 16 December 2025
Donor status: other
(Registered 17 December 2025)

Name of donor: The Henry Jackson Society
Address of donor: Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I attended the Reagan | Jackson Security Dialogue in Cambridge. HJS covered the cost of a two night hotel stay (£545.44) and two dinners (£153.04), value £698.48
Date received: 18 February 2026 to 20 February 2026
Date accepted: 18 February 2026
Donor status: other
(Registered 25 February 2026)

Name of donor: AMS Global Solutions
Address of donor: 2nd Floor Arlington House, 5 Park Five Business Centre, Harrier Way, Exeter, Devon EX2 7HU.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality at the Chiefs Suite, Sandy Park Rugby Stadium, for the Exeter Chiefs vs Bath match for myselof and my wife, (estimated cost of £275 per person), value £550
Date received: 10 May 2026
Date accepted: 10 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 15299871
(Registered 13 May 2026)

Name of donor: The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, Westminster, London SW1A 2HU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Senior Policy Advisor for 1 day per week from 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2026; estimated, value £7,800
Date received: 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 1 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10894509
(Registered 3 July 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 Ketagalan Blvd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202 Taiwan (Republic of China)
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£4691.52), accommodation (£945.48), transport (£180), food and refreshments (£260), value £6,077
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Dates of visit: 3 November 2025 to 8 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Visit organised by RUSI in partnership with the Taiwanese Representative Office in London, giving participants a detailed introduction to Taiwan’s political and security landscape. It included high-level meetings with key ministries and agencies, especially relating to defence and security.
(Registered 2 December 2025)

Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1,968.73), accommodation (£1,005.08), local transport (£519.47) and food/miscellaneous (£669.93), value £4,163.21
Destination of visit: United States (Washington DC)
Dates of visit: 30 November 2025 to 5 December 2025
Purpose of visit: Cross-party delegation to strengthen transatlantic relations and to discuss UK-US foreign policy priorities, challenges and opportunities with members of Congress and policymakers.
(Registered 16 December 2025)

Name of donor: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Address of donor: 42 Essex Street, London WC2R 3JF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£424.24), other travel (£439.60), accomodation (£380), meals (£120.15), value £1,363.99
Destination of visit: Italy
Dates of visit: 17 April 2026 to 19 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Attendance at the German–British Parliamentary Dialogue which features Members of Parliament from the CDU and the UK Conservative Party, organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, to engage in discussions and exchange on key political and policy issues.
(Registered 29 April 2026)

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£231,002.36 paid out to or for David Reed across 216 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 David Reed’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 — £149,519.62 (4 claims)
Office Costs — £49,228.02 (167 claims)
Accommodation — £20,714.47 (23 claims)
Staff Travel — £8,026.92 (12 claims)
MP Travel — £3,513.33 (10 claims)
Most recent claims
Bought-in services — £2,151.61, 2026-04-02 — Professional & consultancy
Software & applications — £150.00, 2026-03-27 — OPENAI CHATGPT SUBSCR [200013613-10289]
Equipment - purchase — £271.69, 2026-03-27 — Other office equipment
TV licence — £174.50, 2026-03-26 — TVLICENSING.CO.UK [200013613-12841]
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £675.00, 2026-03-25 — Replacing external lights [200013634-219]
Equipment - purchase — £209.77, 2026-03-25 — Other office equipment
Stationery & printing — £390.00, 2026-03-23 — Banner March 2026
Bought-in services — £540.00, 2026-03-13 — Professional & consultancy

Every claim on file for David Reed →

Early Day Motions

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

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

David Reed is a listed officer of 4 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Air Ambulances — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Data Centres — Officer
Declared funding: iNHouse Communications (£57,001-58,500).
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Foreign Affairs — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the great South West — Vice Chair
Declared funding: Henham Strategy (£12,001-13,500).
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: iNHouse Communications — about £57,750.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group for Data Centres).

iNHouse Communications — about £57,750.50, 1 group
Henham Strategy — about £12,750.50, 1 group

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