Brian Mathew MP: votes, interests and costs
Brian Mathew represents Melksham and Devizes in the House of Commons for Liberal Democrat.
Offices and committees
Brian Mathew sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| International Development Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 a81ad9bf106b.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Brian Mathew, as the MP registered them: Miscellaneous (2), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). Latest registration 24 June 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Opal-Chant Limited - £10,000.00
- 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: Liberal Democrat party campaigning
- Value of the benefit: £10,000.00
- Name of the donor: Opal-Chant Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Opal-Chant Limited
- Company registration number: 01238067
National Liberal Club - £1,280.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Complimentary Honorary Membership
- Value of the benefit: £1,280.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2024-09-11
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2024-09-11
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Other
Unitary Councillor on Wiltshire Council (unpaid since 1 May 2025 and previously registered under Category 1).
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-05-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Wiltshire Council Councillor, (previously registered under Category 1)
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-05-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
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 £114,578 for Brian Mathew in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. IPSA lists office spending of £19,855 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 | £114,577.59 |
| Office costs: spent | £19,854.80 |
| Accommodation: spent | £16,040.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,268.10 |
| 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: Melksham and Devizes CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Constituency Communications Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 396 votes by Brian Mathew in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 35 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 13 October 2026. On 13 October 2026 Brian Mathew voted No on "Courts and Tribunals 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, 128 written questions have been tabled by Brian Mathew, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Department of Health and Social Care, Cabinet Office.
Climate Change: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what percentage of climate finance goes to smallholder farmers.
NHS: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional resources are being given to the NHS Business Service Authority to clear the backlog of NHS Pension applications.
NHS: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support retiring NHS staff whose pensions are not processed within the target processing time.
NHS: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has have made of the effectiveness of the NHS Business Services Authority in processing NHS pension applications.
Breast Cancer: Genetics
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a proactive approach to offering breast cancer gene (BRCA) testing to those who have lost a family member to ovarian or breast can …
Breast Cancer: Genetics
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out how his Department will roll out breast cancer gene (BRCA) testing nationally.
Breast Cancer: Genetics
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) define populations with high risk of carrying harmful breast cancer (BRCA) gene variants and (b) increase testing levels amongst those communities.
Syria: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support inclusive and representative governance in Syria and to help protect the rights of religious communities.
Glioblastoma: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new treatment options for glioblastoma are reviewed and made available as quickly as possible.
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the backlog is of Civil Service Pension Scheme cases.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 3cf9d1dc2453. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Brian Mathew.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 2,401 for Brian Mathew in Melksham and Devizes in July 2024, from 20,031 votes on a turnout of 69.7%. Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Melksham and Devizes 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.