Claire Hughes MP: votes, interests and costs
Claire Hughes (Labour) is the MP for Bangor Aberconwy, elected on 4 July 2024. Current post: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury, held since 22 July 2026.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists 2 current posts for Claire Hughes.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Whips Office (Commons) | 22 July 2026 | Current |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office) | Wales Office | 16 September 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Whip | Whips Office (Commons) | 16 September 2025 | 22 July 2026 |
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Whips Office (Commons) | 7 September 2025 | 16 September 2025 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] | 13 May 2025 | 15 May 2025 |
| Welsh Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | 17 November 2025 |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 14 October 2024 | 3 March 2025 |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 14 October 2024 | 3 March 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 1657ee0e19d9.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Claire Hughes when read on 27 October 2026.
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Claire Hughes's 2024-25 staffing spend as £128,234 (budget £185,538). IPSA lists office spending of £19,914 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 | £128,233.87 |
| Office costs: spent | £19,914.45 |
| Accommodation: spent | £26,489.40 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £5,385.06 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £774.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £31,549 (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 two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Bangor Aberconwy CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager ×3 (permanent part time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent full time), Personal Assistant (fixed term full time), Personal Assistant (fixed term part time), Intern (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 557 votes by Claire Hughes in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 54 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 2 September 2026 to 20 October 2026. On 20 October 2026 Claire Hughes voted Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 25 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Claire Hughes has tabled 10 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of Health and Social Care and 3 other departments.
Gaza
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he will take to help (a) support a ceasefire in Gaza and (b) enable the delivery of aid to (i) people and (ii) children at risk of starvation.
Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to improve biodiversity.
Palestinians: Recognition of States
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 55674 on Palestinians: Recognition of States, what steps he is taking to advance the recognition of the State of Palestine.
Horticulture: Peat
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Welsh government on the cessation of the sale of horticultural peat.
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to help protect communities vulnerable to flooding.
Baby Loss Certificates: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on making baby loss certificates available in Wales.
GCE A-level
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of the countries that teach GCE A-Level qualifications in state schools or their equivalent.
Pension Funds
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking through the pensions system to increase economic growth.
Baby Loss Certificates: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with counterparts in the Welsh Government on making baby loss certificates available in Wales.
Homelessness: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps is she taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle veteran homelessness in Wales.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 08f8b25dc055. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Claire Hughes.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Bangor Aberconwy returned Claire Hughes with a majority of 4,896: 14,008 votes, 33.6% of those cast, against 9,112 for Catrin Wager. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Bangor Aberconwy 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.