Dan Aldridge MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare is Dan Aldridge (Labour).
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Dan Aldridge as a current member of these 2 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee | 27 October 2025 | Current |
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls | 27 October 2025 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] | 18 December 2024 | 16 January 2025 |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | 8 December 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 55d542d0ffaf.
Register of interests
Dan Aldridge has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 25 July 2024 and the latest on 23 April 2026. By category: Miscellaneous (2), Visits outside the UK (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Taiwan between 28 March 2026 and 03 April 2026
- Purpose of the visit: As member of the British/Taiwanese APPG to meet the President, cabinet ministers and opposition members of parliament.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-03-28
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-04-03
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group
Advisory Board Member of Software Sustainability Institute. This is an unpaid role.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Trustee of Somewhere to Go charity in Weston-super-Mare. This is an unpaid role.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Dan Aldridge's office spent £115,992 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £25,037 of a £30,426 budget. 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 | £115,992.30 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,036.54 |
| Accommodation: spent | £22,785.60 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £13,676.83 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
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: Weston-super-Mare CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer ×2 (permanent full time), Caseworker (casual), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Intern (fixed term full time), Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Dan Aldridge is recorded voting in 415 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 38 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 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 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, 87 written questions have been tabled by Dan Aldridge, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Transport; Treasury; Department for Education; Department of Health and Social Care; and others.
Motor Vehicles: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered introducing a mandatory vehicle noise test as part of the MOT; and what steps she is taking to tackle excessive vehicle noise.
Stamp Duty Land Tax: Repayments
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will exempt Armed Forces personnel on mandatory overseas postings from the three year time limit on Stamp Duty Land Tax refunds.
Schools: Sanitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure secondary school pupils have unrestricted access to clean, safe toilet facilities.
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve access to NHS dental services.
Business: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to establish a National Business Skills Guarantee for young people.
Universal Credit: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of Universal Credit childcare rules on parents of disabled children who need to book and pay for specialist childcare several months in advance; and whether he …
Classroom Assistants: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review whether the pay of teaching assistants adequately reflects the responsibilities, qualifications and duties of the role, including teaching classes and supporting pupils with complex …
Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures the Government is taking to strengthen public confidence in the prioritisation of tackling violence against women and girls through criminal justice system.
Universal Credit: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of treating student maintenance loans as income on Universal Credit claimants seeking to retrain for occupations with workforce shortages.
Miscarriage: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to review national guidance on communication and aftercare following miscarriage, including to (a) ensure consistency and trauma-informed practice across NHS tru …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 2393bf99005b. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Dan Aldridge.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Weston-super-Mare returned Dan Aldridge with a majority of 4,409: 16,310 votes, 38.5% of those cast, against 11,901 for John Penrose. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Weston-super-Mare 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.