Dan Norris MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for North East Somerset and Hanham is Dan Norris (Independent).
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Dan Norris; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Rural Affairs and Environment) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 9 June 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Whips Office (Commons) | 12 June 2001 | 13 June 2003 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Members' Allowances | 9 February 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Human Rights (Joint Committee) | 12 July 2005 | 17 July 2006 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e04623eb23c4.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Dan Norris when read on 28 October 2026.
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Dan Norris's office spent £99,833 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. IPSA lists office spending of £8,328 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 | £99,832.51 |
| Office costs: spent | £8,327.68 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £2,568.92 |
| 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: North East Somerset and Hanham CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Administrative Officer (fixed term full time), Personal Assistant (fixed term part time), Constituency Assistant ×2 (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Dan Norris is recorded voting in 424 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 37 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 11 September 2026 Dan Norris voted Aye on "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: Aye |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition Day: Puberty blockers: No |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment: Aye |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness: No |
| 22 June 2026 | Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 No; New Clause 22 No; New Clause 11 No; New Clause 4 No |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No; Amendment 13 No; Amendment 8 No; Amendment 3 No |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion: Aye |
| 16 June 2026 | Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No; New Clause 14 No; New Clause 13 No |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill: Third Reading: Aye |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No; Amendment 143 No; New Clause 1 No |
| 8 June 2026 to 9 June 2026 | Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No; New Clause 12 No; Amendment 20 No; New Clause 8 No; New Clause 2 No; Amendment 12 No |
| 2 June 2026 | Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 No; New Clause 6 No; New Clause 5 No; New Clause 2 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
Since 4 July 2024, 326 written questions have been tabled by Dan Norris, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Transport, Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Defence and 2 other departments.
Bus Service Operators Grant: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the total value of the Bus Service Operators Grant awarded to operators in the West of England area in the last financial year.
Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve unpaid carers' awareness of the support available to them.
Bus Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure bus stops have up-to-date timetable information in rural areas.
Army Reserve and University Officers Training Corps: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many caretaker posts across the Army Reserve and University Officers’ Training Corps estate will be required to leave tied accommodation by 31 March 2027.
Deer: Hunting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made an estimate of the number of organised deer hunts that operated under exemptions relating to the flushing of deer to guns in 2024/25.
Retail Trade: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support high streets in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Ministry of Defence: Labour Mobility
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the redeployment opportunities available to long-serving Skill Zone 1 employees in the West of England, including older members of staff.
Army Reserve and University Officers Training Corps: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support will be provided to caretakers across the Army Reserve and University Officers’ Training Corps estate who need to secure alternative accommodation.
Social Services: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the development of the National Care Service meets the needs of autistic adults who require long-term social care support.
Community Assets: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress the Co-operative Development Unit has made in promoting co-operative and community ownership in the West of England.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c393a0cffdb1. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Dan Norris.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election North East Somerset and Hanham returned Dan Norris with a majority of 5,319: 20,739 votes, 40.6% of those cast, against 15,420 for Jacob Rees-Mogg. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · North East Somerset and Hanham 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.