Alan Mak MP: votes, interests and costs
Alan Mak represents Havant in the House of Commons for Conservative and has done since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Alan Mak; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 26 March 2024 | 5 July 2024 |
| Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) | HM Treasury | 8 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 |
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Whips Office (Commons) | 21 April 2021 | 8 July 2022 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 5 November 2024 | 22 July 2025 |
| Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury) | HM Treasury | 19 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Finance Bill | 10 January 2024 | 16 January 2024 |
| Financial Services and Markets Bill | 12 October 2022 | 3 November 2022 |
| Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL] | 19 January 2022 | 27 January 2022 |
| Finance (No.2) Bill | 8 December 2021 | 11 January 2022 |
| Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill | 8 June 2021 | 15 June 2021 |
| Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act | 10 November 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Public Accounts Commission | 18 March 2020 | 9 June 2021 |
| Procedure Committee | 13 July 2015 | 21 November 2016 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 9a13c47a699c.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Alan Mak, as the MP registered them: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (7), Visits outside the UK (3), Employment and earnings (3), Miscellaneous (3), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK (1), Shareholdings (1). Latest registration 11 October 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Graham Edwards - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-10-08
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-10-08
- Name of the donor: Graham Edwards
- Status of the donor: Individual
International visit to Italy between 03 September 2026 and 05 September 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Attendance at defence and foreign policy conference
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-09-03
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-09-05
Alex Davies - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-09-08
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-09-08
- Name of the donor: Alex Davies
- Status of the donor: Individual
Payments for translated version of my book (no additional hours worked) - Commonwealth Publishing Company Ltd
- Type of work or service being provided: Payments for translated version of my book (no additional hours worked)
- Date the agreement started: 2026-08-17
- Name of the payer: Commonwealth Publishing Company Ltd
- Payment received on 09 October 2026 - £2,388.96
Member of the Pride in Place Leigh Park Neighbourhood Board. This is an ex-officio and unpaid role in my constituency.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-07-17
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Yan Huo - £20,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £20,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-06
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-06
- Name of the donor: Yan Huo
- Status of the donor: Individual
Ascot Racecourse Limited - £590.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Access passes for one day, with hospitality, for myself and a guest related to attending race meeting
- Value of the benefit: £590.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-18
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-18
- Name of the donor: Ascot Racecourse Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Ascot Racecourse Limited
Writing a book (in personal time) - Icon Books Limited
- Type of work or service being provided: Writing a book (in personal time)
- Date the agreement started: 2026-06-19
- Name of the payer: Icon Books Limited
- Payment received on 03 October 2026 - £1,093.06
Association of Marshall Scholars - £1,284.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: In-kind hospitality and accommodation relating to participation for me and a guest in a cross-party US-UK legislative exchange in Oxford
- Value of the benefit: £1,284.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-12
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-12
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-06-14
- Name of the donor: Association of Marshall Scholars
- Status of the donor: Other
International visit to Germany between 09 June 2026 and 12 June 2026
- Purpose of the visit: On 10 June 2026 I attended the first day only of a three-day financial services conference. On 11 June 2026 I attended a separate technology conference, both events were hosted by Informa Plc.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-06-09
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-06-12
Polyseam Limited - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-15
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-15
- Name of the donor: Polyseam Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Polyseam Limited
Informa Telecoms & Media Ltd - £3,332.67
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two access passes to London Tech Week venue for me and one staff member, for one day only, to participate in a discussion forum and meet other attendees
- Value of the benefit: £3,332.67
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-08
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-08
- Name of the donor: Informa Telecoms & Media Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Informa Telecoms & Media Ltd
Unpaid director of AM Office Ltd (Book Publishing)
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-05-28
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Shares in AM Office Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Date on which the holding was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2026-05-28
- Name of the company or partnership: AM Office Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Book publishing
International visit to Italy between 17 April 2026 and 19 April 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Conference attendance.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-04-17
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-04-19
Yasin Al-Gailani - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-23
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-23
- Name of the donor: Yasin Al-Gailani
- Status of the donor: Individual
Polyseam Limited - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-24
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-24
- Name of the donor: Polyseam Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Polyseam Limited
Hugh Sloane - £7,500.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £7,500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-11-03
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-11-03
- Name of the donor: Hugh Sloane
- Status of the donor: Individual
Partner (Unsalaried) - Spex Capital Limited
- Type of work or service being provided: Partner (Unsalaried)
- Date the agreement started: 2025-09-08
- Name of the payer: Spex Capital Limited
- Brief description of the payer's business: Investment advisor
Solicitor, England and Wales (non-practising).
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 25 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £235,219 for Alan Mak in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. In 2023-24 it was £183,149. Office costs came to £33,004 of a £33,020 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £235,219.31 | £183,148.50 | £141,131.20 |
| Office costs: spent | £33,003.95 | £30,542.51 | £28,118.25 |
| Accommodation: spent | £16,125.77 | £12,581.28 | £17,398.65 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,928.77 | £6,975.02 | £6,263.48 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £19,940 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Havant BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Caseworker (permanent part time), Constituency Support Officer (casual), Office Manager (fixed term full time), Senior Communication Officer (fixed term part time), Senior Researcher (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term full time), Communications Officer ×2 (fixed term full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Alan Mak is recorded voting in 457 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 46 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 42 written questions from Alan Mak since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Treasury; Department for Business and Trade; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Technology: Venture Capital Trusts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support Venture Capital Trust-backed technology businesses.
Public Bodies: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a list of government bodies qualifying as regulators by sponsoring department.
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the report commissioned by his Department entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan, published on 13 January 2025, what recent progress he has made in the implementation o …
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 5 in his Department's policy paper entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response, published on 13 January 2025, what steps he plans to take …
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 13 in his Department's policy paper entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response, published on 13 January 2025, what discussions he has ha …
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 28 of the report commissioned by his Department entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan, published on 13 January 2025, what discussions he has had with Ca …
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 3 in his Department's policy paper entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response, published on 13 January 2025, when he plans to outline hi …
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 1 in his Department's policy paper entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response, published on 13 January 2025, when he plans to publish a …
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 14 of the report commissioned by his Department entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan, published on 13 January 2025, what steps he is taking to (a) main …
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 6 in his Department's policy paper entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response, published on 13 January 2025, what steps he plans to take …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 230c9f7700e5. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Alan Mak.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 92 for Alan Mak in Havant in July 2024, from 12,986 votes on a turnout of 58.3%. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Havant figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.