David Chadwick MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe is David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat). Current post: Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales), held since 18 September 2024.
Offices and committees
Current post held by David Chadwick, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales) | Opposition Department | 18 September 2024 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill | 21 January 2026 | Current |
| Welsh Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 62a5c4ce207f.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 6 entries for David Chadwick: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (3), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). The most recent was registered on 22 January 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Brecon & Radnorshire Lib Dem 49 Club - £4,100.00
- 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: Jane Dodds, Member of the Senedd for Mid & West Wales
- Value of the benefit: £4,100.00
- Name of the donor: Brecon & Radnorshire Lib Dem 49 Club
- Status of the donor: Unincorporated association
Michael Watson - £1,600.00
- 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: Jane Dodds Member of the Senedd for Mid & West Wales
- Value of the benefit: £1,600.00
- Name of the donor: Michael Watson
- Status of the donor: Individual
National Liberal Club - £983.90
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Extension of honorary membership until 31 December 2026, estimated value
- Value of the benefit: £983.90
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-12-23
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-12-23
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Company
Adam Management Holdings - £3,750.00
- 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: Contribution towards campaigning activities
- Value of the benefit: £3,750.00
- Name of the donor: Adam Management Holdings
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Adam Management Holdings
- Company registration number: 13453522
Property in London
- Date on which the land or property was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2024-10-10
- Location of the land or property: London
- Details about the ownership arrangements: Co-owned with partner
- Details of any other recipients of rental income: My partner
- Date on which the property began generating rental income: 2025-07-30
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
National Liberal Club - £983.90
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Honorary membership until 31 December 2025, estimated value
- Value of the benefit: £983.90
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2024-11-25
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2024-11-25
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Company
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 David Chadwick's office spent £143,949 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. IPSA lists office spending of £26,095 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 | £143,949.00 |
| Office costs: spent | £26,094.56 |
| Accommodation: spent | £3,510.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £4,500.75 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £14.03 |
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: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Administrative Officer/Comms Officer (fixed term part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent part time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (fixed term part time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Administrative Officer (permanent part time), Senior Policy Researcher (casual) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How David Chadwick voted in the House of Commons: 422 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 34 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 21 October 2026 David Chadwick voted Aye 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
David Chadwick has tabled 398 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, Treasury, Home Office and 1 other departments.
Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to review section 13 of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act 1865, which requires fire insurers in London to contribute towards the cost of fire and res …
Manufacturing Industries: Capital Investment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support capital investment by manufacturing businesses.
Domestic Abuse: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Rural Crime Network's report entitled Captive & Controlled, published in July 2019, what assessment she has made of the finding that domestic abuse lasts, on average, 25 …
Domestic Abuse: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to domestic abuse support services for people living in rural and isolated communities.
Domestic Abuse: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the additional barriers faced by victims of domestic abuse in rural communities compared with those in urban areas.
Domestic Abuse: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for specialist domestic abuse services operating in rural areas.
Domestic Abuse: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to rural-proof her Department's policies and strategies relating to domestic abuse.
Peatlands: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in terms of protecting deep peat, what estimate has her Department made of i) the carbon saved by its 2025 restrictions on winter burning and ii) the carbon released by wildfires since …
Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered procuring a permanent aerial firefighting capability, including dedicated firefighting aircraft, in the context of increased wildfire risk.
Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has (a) made a comparative assessment of and (b) sought advice on the reasons for why the area burnt by wildfires in the UK increased last year with global trends towards a …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 033386465c69. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by David Chadwick.
2024 general election
David Chadwick won Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 13,736 votes (29.5%), a majority of 1,472 over Fay Jones (Conservative). Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe 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.