Alistair Strathern MP: votes, interests and costs
Alistair Strathern represents Hitchin in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 19 October 2023.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Alistair Strathern; earlier posts are below.
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Estate Bill [HL] | 29 January 2025 | 6 February 2025 |
| Finance Bill | 22 January 2025 | 30 January 2025 |
| Finance (No.2) Bill | 15 May 2024 | 21 May 2024 |
| Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill | 8 May 2024 | 15 May 2024 |
| Licensing Hours Extensions Bill | 7 February 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill | 10 January 2024 | 30 January 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 bb0983e2e019.
Register of interests
Alistair Strathern has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 17 November 2023 and the latest on 16 June 2026. By category: Visits outside the UK (1), Miscellaneous (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Brazil between 26 May 2026 and 01 June 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Attendance at the MenCare Changemaker Summit, 2026 from May 27-30.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-26
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-06-01
I hold share options in OakNorth Holdings Limited that are below the threshold for registration.
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 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 £247,781 for Alistair Strathern in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £64,572. IPSA lists office spending of £35,937 in the same year. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £247,781.17 | £64,572.04 |
| Office costs: spent | £35,936.62 | £18,282.33 |
| Accommodation: spent | £6,793.55 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £4,816.29 | £1,051.03 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £171.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £39,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £19,940 (Standard non-London area budget, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Hitchin CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Chief of Staff ×2 (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Caseworker ×2 (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Alistair Strathern is recorded voting in 531 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 52 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 20 October 2026 Alistair Strathern voted Aye 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
Since 4 July 2024, 93 written questions have been tabled by Alistair Strathern, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Home Office and 5 other departments.
Antimicrobial Resistance: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK Health Security Agency’s guidance, Infection prevention and control for multidrug-resistant organisms in adult social care settings, published on 5 January 2026, what asses …
Sports: Sikhs
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps is she taking to increase Sikh community participation in mainstream sport.
Children's Play: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Integrated Care Boards have (a) adopted and (b) begun implementation of NHS England and Starlight's Play Well Toolkit.
Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure delivery companies delivering alcohol comply with age and licensing requirements.
Schools: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to make schools more fit for students and staff during future heatwaves.
Listed Buildings: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the requirements of listed building status do not delay the uptake of (a) EV charging and (b) household batteries.
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Ofcom's advice on how to set the minimum standards of accuracy for the Technology Notice regime under the Online Safety Act, what assessment she has made of the effect …
Personal Independence Payment: Hitchin
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for responses to people with PIP enquiries in Hitchin constituency.
Energy Performance Certificates: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling stand alone batteries (without solar PV) to contribute towards a properties EPC rating.
Warm Homes Plan: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the value of stand-alone batteries in the Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme for homes where solar PV is not present and may not be suitable.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 94485ff39b93. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Alistair Strathern.
2024 general election
Alistair Strathern won Hitchin at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 23,067 votes (43.9%), a majority of 8,109 over Bim Afolami (Conservative). Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Hitchin 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.