Gill German MP: votes, interests and costs
Gill German (Labour) is the MP for Clwyd North, elected on 4 July 2024.
Offices and committees
Gill German sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Affairs Committee | 6 January 2025 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Licensing Hours Extensions Bill | 4 June 2025 | 4 June 2025 |
| Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill | 12 February 2025 | 18 March 2025 |
| Work and Pensions Committee | 21 October 2024 | 27 October 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 96efdd8c7652.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Gill German 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 Gill German's 2024-25 staffing spend as £100,152 (budget £185,538). IPSA lists office spending of £20,426 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 | £100,152.20 |
| Office costs: spent | £20,425.89 |
| Accommodation: spent | £21,707.63 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,660.36 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £129.06 |
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: Clwyd North CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Personal Assistant (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 457 votes by Gill German in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 42 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 13 July 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Gill German voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Gill German has tabled 40 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Wales Office and 3 other departments.
Nicotine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) packaging, (b) nicotine strength and (c) point-of-sale requirements for nicotine pouches on the level of protection of children and y …
Nicotine: Age Assurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of penalties for retailers found to have sold nicotine pouches to people under the age of 18.
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed restrictions on social media for under-16s on disabled children, including (a) Deaf children who use British Sign Languag …
Railways: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the rail network in Wales.
Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the current system whereby proof of posting is treated as proof of delivery for notices of intended prosecution for speeding offences; and whether …
Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of current statutory rest break entitlements under the Working Time Regulations 1998; and whether he plans to review these provisions to improve workin …
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to work with young people in developing policies on restrictions to social media use for under-16s.
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what evidence her Department has considered in determining whether video-sharing platforms pose different risks to children's wellbeing than social networking platforms; and what assess …
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Ofcom's recent findings on TikTok and YouTube; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of …
YouTube: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason YouTube has not been included in the Government’s online safety and age assurance pilot programmes; and whether YouTube is expected to be included in any future iteratio …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 3e3aa2533ef7. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Gill German.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Clwyd North returned Gill German with a majority of 1,196: 14,794 votes, 35.5% of those cast, against 13,598 for Darren Millar. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Clwyd North 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.