John Slinger MP: votes, interests and costs
John Slinger represents Rugby in the House of Commons for Labour.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records John Slinger as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | 18 December 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Courts and Tribunals Bill | 18 March 2026 | 28 April 2026 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 070943ba0acb.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 3 entries for John Slinger: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1), Visits outside the UK (1), Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 19 October 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
August Ltd - £9,625.00
- 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: 12-month leadership training course for MPs, focused on the unique demands that MPs face. The cost includes all sessions, materials, coaching, accommodation, transport, meals and refreshments
- Value of the benefit: £9,625.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-10-07
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-10-07
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2027-10-07
- Name of the donor: August Ltd
International visit to Saudi Arabia between 11 October 2025 and 15 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To further the aims of the APPG on Saudi Arabia, to strengthen bilateral relations, promote cultural exchange, and address key issues such as trade and regional stability via discussions, visits, and events to deepen mutual cooperation.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-11
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-15
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: APPG on Saudi Arabia
Member of the Executive Committee of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-13
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 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 £125,915 for John Slinger in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. Office costs came to £24,031 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 | £125,914.65 |
| Office costs: spent | £24,030.73 |
| Accommodation: spent | £13,741.07 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £4,976.79 |
| 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: Rugby CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (fixed term part time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Senior Communications Advisor (fixed term part time), Administrative Officer/Comms Officer (fixed term part time), Caseworker (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How John Slinger voted in the House of Commons: 539 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 53 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 a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
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
John Slinger has tabled 57 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Home Office; Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Education; and others.
Culture: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if, in the context of the review of National Lottery funding and its distribution, the Government will consider increasing the proportion of National Lottery proceeds allocated to cultur …
Crime: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, a) what research her department has conducted on for what reason the most serious criminality is committed by men and b) what if any measures are being considered to reduce this.
Accident and Emergency Departments: Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she expects University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust to remain within the same Integrated Care Board as Rugby following local government reorganisation; and what steps she i …
Arts: Basic Income
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her department has a) investigated implementing a basic income for the arts, which provides artists with a weekly income, b) plans to economically support creative artists.
Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of recommending the creation of a Minister for the younger and future generations.
Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a youth triple lock to provide ongoing support for the younger generation, across a range of policy areas.
Postal Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to hold Royal Mail senior management accountable for statutory delivery performance targets.
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help improve the efficiency and value for money of defence procurement.
Postal Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of Royal Mail's performance in relation to its delivery targets.
Postal Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if the Government will investigate reports that Royal Mail has failed to meet its obligations.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7f2fd91bc3a7. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by John Slinger.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Rugby returned John Slinger with a majority of 4,428: 19,533 votes, 39.9% of those cast, against 15,105 for Yousef Dahmash. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Rugby 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.