Anna Sabine MP: votes, interests and costs
Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Frome and East Somerset, elected on 4 July 2024. Current post: Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport), held since 1 October 2025.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Anna Sabine.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) | Opposition Department | 1 October 2025 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sporting Events Bill | 15 October 2026 | Current |
| Committee on Standards | 28 October 2024 | Current |
| Committee of Privileges | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Crime and Policing Bill | 20 March 2025 | 13 May 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 f6523928d28c.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Anna Sabine, as the MP registered them: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (4), Visits outside the UK (1), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Miscellaneous (1), Shareholdings (1). Latest registration 27 August 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
James Moore - £4,000.00
- 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
- Description of the payment: General donation to the local party
- Value of the benefit: £4,000.00
- Name of the donor: James Moore
- Status of the donor: Individual
Rafe Offer - £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: Rafe Offer
- Status of the donor: Individual
International visit to Israel between 24 May 2026 and 28 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To meet with a wide range of individuals, public officials and organisations, as well as to visit locations where violence has taken place, to understand the steps needed to achieve a resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and to adequately respond to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-28
The FA Group - £358.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets plus hospitality for women's football match, England v China
- Value of the benefit: £358.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-11-29
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-11-29
- Name of the donor: The FA Group
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: The FA Group
James Moore - £3,032.25
- 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
- Description of the payment: To assist with employing a member of staff in my constituency office
- Value of the benefit: £3,032.25
- Name of the donor: James Moore
- Status of the donor: Individual
National Liberal Club - £1,552.86
- 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: Complimentary membership of the NLC from 14 August 2024 until 31 December 2025
- Value of the benefit: £1,552.86
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2024-08-14
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2024-08-14
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
I am a trustee of a charity called GrandFriends
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-04
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Shares in Cassia Holdings Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Date on which interest in the holding ended: 2025-09-23
- Name of the company or partnership: Cassia Holdings Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Holding company
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 Anna Sabine's 2024-25 staffing spend as £173,226 (budget £185,538). IPSA lists office spending of £25,048 in the same year. 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 | £173,225.72 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,048.03 |
| Accommodation: spent | £17,407.03 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,811.97 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £26,608 (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, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Frome and East Somerset CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent part time), Policy Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time), Press Officer (permanent part time), Constituency Assistant (casual), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Constituency Communications Manager (fixed term part time), Senior Caseworker (casual), Senior Policy Researcher (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Anna Sabine is recorded voting in 381 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 34 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 21 October 2026 Anna Sabine voted Aye on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers: Aye |
| 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 51 Aye; New Clause 21 Aye; Amendment 47 Aye; Amendment 4 Aye; Amendment 23 Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 Aye; Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: Aye |
| 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 142 No; Report Stage: New Clause 140 Aye |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 88 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 67 No; Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye |
| 22 June 2026 | Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Aye; New Clause 22 Aye; New Clause 11 No; New Clause 4 Aye |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye; Amendment 13 Aye; Amendment 8 Aye; Amendment 3 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
Anna Sabine has tabled 222 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Department of Health and Social Care and 1 other departments.
Sleeping Rough: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of official rough sleeping statistics in capturing the numbers of women who are rough sleeping.
Igor Tulchinsky
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that Igor Tulchinsky funded a community centre in Efrat in violation of the UK's policy on settlement expansi …
Listed Buildings: Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance Historic England provides to local planning authorities and conservation officers on assessing listed building consent applications for solar panels not visible from the st …
Cancer: Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the availability of NHS dental care for head and neck cancer survivors.
Cancer: Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department are taking to improve access to free dental care for survivors of head and neck cancer in Frome and East Somerset.
Maternity Services: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding available for a) pre-natal, b) post-natal and c) baby loss mental health support and services in Frome and East Somerset constitue …
PE and Sport Premium
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changing the Primary Physical Education and Sport Premium arrangements partway at the beginning September 2026 on schools' ability to plan ahea …
Physical Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has given schools on how a) physical education, b) school sport, and c) physical activity will be supported during the 2026/2027 academic year.
PE and Sport Premium
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of changes to sports premium funding on a) wraparound childcare, b) enrichment provision, and c) the external workforce that supports school’s provisi …
PE and Sport Premium
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what engagement was carried out with schools before the changes to school’s sport premium were made.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 bb81ce2a1dc0. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Anna Sabine.
2024 general election
Anna Sabine won Frome and East Somerset at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 16,580 votes (35.5%), a majority of 5,415 over Lucy Trimnell (Conservative). Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Frome and East Somerset figures
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