Sir Andrew Mitchell MP: votes, interests and costs
Sir Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) is the MP for Sutton Coldfield, in the seat since 7 June 2001.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Sir Andrew Mitchell; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development and Africa) | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 25 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip | Whips Office (Commons) | 4 September 2012 | 19 October 2012 |
| Secretary of State for International Development | Department for International Development | 12 May 2010 | 6 September 2012 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) | Department of Social Security | 6 July 1995 | 1 May 1997 |
| Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) | Whips Office (Commons) | 20 July 1994 | 6 July 1995 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Whips Office (Commons) | 11 January 1992 | 20 July 1994 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 8 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office) | 20 May 2005 | 6 May 2010 | |
| Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) | Home Office | 10 September 2004 | 20 May 2005 |
| Shadow Minister (Treasury) | HM Treasury | 10 November 2003 | 10 September 2004 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill | 28 February 2024 | 28 February 2024 |
| Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee) | 29 April 2004 | 15 September 2004 |
| Work and Pensions Committee | 16 July 2001 | 6 May 2003 |
Other posts
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-Chair, Conservative Party | 1 July 1992 | 1 July 1993 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 527469dbd1a5.
Register of interests
Sir Andrew Mitchell has 14 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 14 November 2022 and the latest on . By category: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (5), Visits outside the UK (4), Employment and earnings (3), Miscellaneous (1), Shareholdings (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Writing a book
- Name of the payer: AM Heath & Co Ltd
William Salomon - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Name of the donor: William Salomon
- Status of the donor: Individual
International visit to United Arab Emirates between 06 September 2026 and 08 September 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Forum of strategic discussion between decision-makers and professionals regarding the Middle East and Europe.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-09-06
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-09-08
Member of the Advisory Board convened by the Konrad Adenauer Synergy Research Grant, which is funded by the Alfred-Landecker Foundation, together with the Centre for Advanced Studies in International History and Law at the University of Cologne, and Nuffield College, Oxford, to facilitate research into Global Governance and Human Security in the 1990s. The project is being funded by a Konrad Adenauer Synergy Research Grant. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-04-17
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
International visit to Italy between 17 April 2026 and 20 April 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To attend a meeting convened by the Konrad Adenauer Synergy Research Grant, which is funded by the Alfred-Landecker Foundation, together with the Centre for Advanced Studies in International History and Law at the University of Cologne, and Nuffield College, Oxford, to discuss "Global Governance and Human Security in the 1990s" (a new Konrad Adenauer Synergy Research Grant awarded by the Foundation)
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-04-17
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-04-20
Aid Alliance - £1,600.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: The services of a Policy Adviser for up to 2 days per week from 1st March to 31st March 2026
- Value of the benefit: £1,600.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-03-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-03-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-03-31
- Name of the donor: Aid Alliance
International visit to Zimbabwe between 21 February 2026 and 25 February 2026
- Purpose of the visit: High-level meetings with Government of Zimbabwe representatives and health system stakeholders, site visit to project funded through the UK-Zimbabwe Health Partnership Pilot at Sally Mugabe Hospital, and attendance at UK-Zimbabwe Health Partnership Pilot celebration event hosted by the British Ambassador to Zimbabwe.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-02-21
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-02-25
Aid Alliance - £2,400.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: The services of a Policy Adviser for up to 2 days per week from 1st February to 28th February 2026
- Value of the benefit: £2,400.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-02-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-02-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-02-28
- Name of the donor: Aid Alliance
Adviser - SuBaha Investments
- Type of work or service being provided: Adviser
- Date the agreement started: 2026-02-02
- Name of the payer: SuBaha Investments
- Brief description of the payer's business: SuBaha Investments is set up as a diversified investment manager that will operate a collection of investment funds under a single corporate structure. The corporate structure is a Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) Manager
- Agreement starting 02 February 2026 - £44,304.00
International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 07 December 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on diplomacy, dialogue and diversity, including meetings with fellow cross-party parliamentarians, political representations of other countries and Qatari ministers to discuss Qatar's role in seeking to resolve current regional conflicts.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-12-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-12-07
Aid Alliance - £1,600.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: The services of a Policy Adviser for up to two days per week from 1 to 19 December
- Value of the benefit: £1,600.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-12-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-12-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-19
- Name of the donor: Aid Alliance
Aid Alliance - £2,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: The services of a Policy Adviser for up to 2 days per week from 1 November to 24 November
- Value of the benefit: £2,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-11-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-11-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-11-24
- Name of the donor: Aid Alliance
Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer - Africa50
- Type of work or service being provided: Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer
- Date the agreement started: 2025-06-27
- Name of the payer: Africa50
- Brief description of the payer's business: Africa50 helps bridge Africa’s infrastructure funding gap by facilitating project development, mobilizing public and private sector finance, and investing in infrastructure on the continent
- Agreement starting 27 June 2025 - £22,000.00
Shares in Equinox International Holdings Limited
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
- Date on which the holding was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2021-08-20
- Name of the company or partnership: Equinox International Holdings Limited
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Life sciences
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Sir Andrew Mitchell's 2024-25 staffing spend as £228,665 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £167,414. Office costs came to £22,964 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 | £228,665.38 | £167,414.14 | £215,742.68 |
| Office costs: spent | £22,963.61 | £23,500.11 | £16,577.62 |
| Accommodation: spent | £5,237.32 | £6,226.24 | £3,401.52 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £8,742.17 | £3,728.14 | £5,398.27 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £6,630 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for an MP who owns their property and is claiming the associated costs only (such as utilities)).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Sutton Coldfield BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (permanent part time), Senior Policy Researcher (permanent part time), Senior Researcher (permanent part time), Chief of Staff (permanent part time), Personal Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager (casual) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Sir Andrew Mitchell is recorded voting in 273 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 40 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".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading No; Programme Motion No |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye; New Clause 7 Aye; Amendment 32 Aye; Amendment 51 Aye; New Clause 21 Aye; Amendment 47 Aye; Amendment 4 Aye; Amendment 52 Aye; Amendment 23 Aye |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax Aye; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: Aye |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye; Amendment 199 Aye |
| 7 July 2026 | Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners: Aye |
| 6 July 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1: No |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Aye; Amendment 143 Aye |
| 9 June 2026 | Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Aye; New Clause 12 Aye; Amendment 20 Aye |
| 20 May 2026 | King's Speech Motion for an Address: No |
| 20 May 2026 | King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Aye; amendment (l) No |
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 280 written questions from Sir Andrew Mitchell since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Transport; Home Office; Department of Health and Social Care; and others.
Hedgehogs: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help prevent decline in hedgehog populations in Royal Sutton Coldfield.
Roads: Sutton Coldfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Government funding for the maintenance of local roads in Royal Sutton Coldfield.
Transport: Sutton Coldfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has met (a) the WMCA and (b) BCC to help ensure the Transport for City Regions settlements benefit Royal Sutton Coldfield.
Burglary: Sutton Coldfield
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of burglary in Royal Sutton Coldfield over the last five years.
Accident and Emergency Departments: Birmingham and Solihull
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the percentage of total accident and emergency attendances admitted, transferred, or discharged within four hours for the NHS Birmingham and Solihul …
Hospitals: Parking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of parking provision at NHS hospitals across Birmingham.
Retail Trade: Sutton Coldfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to support small high street retail businesses operating within Royal Sutton Coldfield.
Air Pollution: Sutton Coldfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve air quality in Royal Sutton Coldfield.
Employment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of entry level employment opportunities for young people in Royal Sutton Coldfield.
Energy: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to households in Royal Sutton Coldfield seeking to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 f23e7f4ae414. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sir Andrew Mitchell.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 2,543 for Sir Andrew Mitchell in Sutton Coldfield in July 2024, from 18,502 votes on a turnout of 65.2%. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Sutton Coldfield figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Andrew Mitchell corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Andrew Mitchell:
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