Chris Bloore MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Redditch is Chris Bloore (Labour).
Offices and committees
Chris Bloore sits on 4 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee | 13 April 2026 | Current |
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls | 13 April 2026 | Current |
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 26 June 2025 | Current |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
| Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill | 25 June 2025 | 25 June 2025 |
| Mental Health Bill [HL] | 9 June 2025 | 24 June 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c56d71b437af.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Chris Bloore, as the MP registered them: Employment and earnings (1), Shareholdings (1). Latest registration 1 August 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Sole director and shareholder - What'sNextCommunicationsLTD
- Type of work or service being provided: Sole director and shareholder
- Name of the payer: What'sNextCommunicationsLTD
- Brief description of the payer's business: Consultancy firm offering training and communications services.
Shares in What'sNextCommunicationsLTD
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Date on which interest in the holding ended: 2026-02-10
- Name of the company or partnership: What'sNextCommunicationsLTD
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Consultancy firm offering training and communications services
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 fc1e74c83b28. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Chris Bloore's office spent £137,355 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. IPSA lists office spending of £23,342 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 | £137,355.47 |
| Office costs: spent | £23,341.61 |
| Accommodation: spent | £417.44 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £6,576.00 |
| 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: Redditch CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Constituency Communications Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Research Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Chris Bloore is recorded voting in 458 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 Chris Bloore voted Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Chris Bloore has tabled 260 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 Education, Cabinet Office and 2 other departments.
Empty Property: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take legislative steps against council tax on unfinished, unsold and unoccupied homes.
Schools: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the School Workforce Census to capture neurodivergence as a category distinct from disability.
Schools: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of neurodivergent staff representation and disclosure on outcomes for neurodivergent pupils in mainstream schools.
Schools: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include data on the neurodivergent and disabled composition of the school workforce within the evidence base for the (a) SEND Improvement Plan and (b) forthcoming Schools White Paper.
Schools: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of the school workforce that is neurodivergent.
Government Departments: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Value for Money Government Procurement framework in prioritising bids that include capital investment guarantees.
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve data-sharing protocols between the Home Office and local authorities regarding individuals leaving asylum accommodation.
Employers' Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of targeted employer National Insurance contributions relief in supporting youth employment.
Small Businesses: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the VAT registration threshold on the net revenue growth of SMEs.
Energy: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the total fiscal yield generated by the Energy Profits Levy.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 9faf9396f75e. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Chris Bloore.
2024 general election
Chris Bloore won Redditch at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 14,810 votes (34.9%), a majority of 789 over Rachel Maclean (Conservative). Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Redditch 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.