Alex Baker MP: votes, interests and costs
Alex Baker represents Aldershot in the House of Commons for Labour.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Alex Baker as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Defence Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Representation of the People Bill | 11 March 2026 | 16 April 2026 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 b23d74b481c1.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 2 entries for Alex Baker: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 26 May 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Jaguar Land Rover - £400.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets and hospitality for the Windsor Horse Show
- Value of the benefit: £400.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-17
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-17
- Name of the donor: Jaguar Land Rover
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Jaguar Land Rover
Director of Youth Battersea CIC. This is an unpaid role.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 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 £135,604 for Alex Baker in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. Office costs came to £30,426 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. 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 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £135,603.55 |
| Office costs: spent | £30,425.75 |
| Accommodation: spent | £1,379.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,619.33 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Aldershot BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Constituency Support Manager (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Intern (fixed term full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Constituency Assistant (fixed term part time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 465 votes by Alex Baker in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 44 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 17 June 2026 to 20 October 2026. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 23 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 117 written questions have been tabled by Alex Baker, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Ministry of Defence; Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Department for Business and Trade; and others.
Ministry of Defence: Land
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many playgrounds there are across the military estate; what assessment he has made of the state of those playgrounds; and what steps he is taking to maintain and upgrade children’s play areas.
Pharmacy: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department are taking to support NHS pharmacy contractors affected by medicine supply issues.
Sports: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department is providing to help improve participation in grassroots sport.
Business: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help businesses to increase exports, improve productivity, and create more skilled jobs.
Clean Energy: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Government funding of clean energy sources on businesses and local communities.
Industry: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to reduce industrial energy bills.
Business: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to tackle changes in the level of energy costs for businesses since July 2024; and what comparative assessment he has made of these steps compared to tho …
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Ministry of Defence has in place to improve the standard of Single Living Accommodation for military personnel, and how these plans align with the Government's commitment to enhancing the living co …
Neighbourhood Policing: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help increase levels of recruitment of neighbourhood police officers.
Special Educational Needs: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to consider autistic burnout when shaping policies on SEND.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 eb1ac8796512. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Alex Baker.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 5,683 for Alex Baker in Aldershot in July 2024, from 19,764 votes on a turnout of 61.8%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Aldershot 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.