Dr Danny Chambers MP: votes, interests and costs
Dr Danny Chambers represents Winchester in the House of Commons for Liberal Democrat. The Members API lists the post of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health) from 18 September 2024.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Dr Danny Chambers.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health) | Opposition Department | 18 September 2024 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 26 June 2025 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Health Bill | 11 June 2026 | 16 July 2026 |
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
| Mental Health Bill [HL] | 9 June 2025 | 24 June 2025 |
| Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill | 13 May 2025 | 14 May 2025 |
| Tobacco and Vapes Bill | 18 December 2024 | 30 January 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 5d4157f20f97.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Dr Danny Chambers, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (3), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (2), Visits outside the UK (1), Shareholdings (1), Miscellaneous (1). Latest registration 8 June 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Brunei between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme visit to British Forces Brunei and Royal Gurkha Rifles.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-29
Lainston House Limited - £400.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: A meal for me and my partner at The Avenue Restaurant at Lainston House in my constituency. Value estimated to be £200 per person
- Value of the benefit: £400.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-24
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-24
- Name of the donor: Lainston House Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Lainston House Limited
The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - £2,222.22
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Salary paid to an intern for one day a week, 7 hours per day at the Living Wage of £12.21 per hour, (value is estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £2,222.22
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-10-26
- Name of the donor: The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - £2,222.22
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Salary paid to an intern for one day a week. 7 hours per day at the Living Wage of £12.21 per hour, (value is estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £2,222.22
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-10-06
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-10-06
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-03-31
- Name of the donor: The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
National Liberal Club - £1,140.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Membership of the National Liberal Club for 12 months
- Value of the benefit: £1,140.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Company
National Liberal Club - £1,475.85
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Membership of the National Liberal Club for 18 months
- Value of the benefit: £1,475.85
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2024-07-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2024-09-02
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Company
Shares in Veterinary Voices Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: Veterinary Voices Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: To foster public understanding of veterinary and animal welfare issues.
Director of Veterinary Voices LTD.
- The type of interest: Financial interest or material benefit
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £156,308 for Dr Danny Chambers in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. Office costs came to £8,299 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 | £156,307.62 |
| Office costs: spent | £8,298.93 |
| Accommodation: spent | £14,409.06 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,016.50 |
| 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: Winchester CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent part time), Executive Office Manager (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Personal Assistant (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Dr Danny Chambers voted in the House of Commons: 448 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 32 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was an Aye on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
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
Since 4 July 2024, 139 written questions have been tabled by Dr Danny Chambers, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Education; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department of Health and Social Care; Ministry of Defence.
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish her response to the consultation on the SEND proposals in the Schools White Paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving.
Bluetongue Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the department is taking to support livestock farmers affected by bluetongue with reduced stock costs.
Dogs: Animal Breeding
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to release the dog breeding public consultation referred to in its Animal Welfare Strategy for England.
Social Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is her latest estimate of the cost of a) increasing the upper capital limit for social care to £100,000 and b) increasing the lower capital limit for social care to £25,000.
Carers: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Mental Health Strategy for England will aim to improve outcomes specific to family carers of those with severe mental illness.
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what date he expects the Transformation Programme to be in operation for WPS claims.
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Transformation Programme on WPS claim response times.
Dogs: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of enforcement resources at main border points of entry to prevent the illegal movement of dogs into the UK.
Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve consistency of local authority implementation of The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulation …
Further Education: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the costs to FE colleges of their ineligibility for the VAT refund scheme.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 376ee0c58e97. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Dr Danny Chambers.
2024 general election
Dr Danny Chambers won Winchester at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 29,939 votes (52.5%), a majority of 13,821 over Flick Drummond (Conservative). Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Winchester 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.