Kit Malthouse MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for North West Hampshire is Kit Malthouse (Conservative), MP there since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
Kit Malthouse sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Science and Technology Committee (Commons) | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Education | Department for Education | 6 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Cabinet Office | 7 July 2022 | 6 September 2022 |
| Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office) | Ministry of Justice | 15 September 2021 | 7 July 2022 |
| Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office) | Ministry of Justice | 13 February 2020 | 15 September 2021 |
| Minister of State (Home Office) | Home Office | 25 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 July 2018 | 25 July 2019 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Department for Work and Pensions | 9 January 2018 | 9 July 2018 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill | 15 January 2025 | 25 March 2025 |
| Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill | 17 April 2024 | 24 April 2024 |
| Public Order Bill | 25 May 2022 | 21 June 2022 |
| Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill | 8 December 2021 | 15 December 2021 |
| Treasury Sub-Committee | 14 September 2017 | 20 February 2018 |
| Treasury Committee | 11 September 2017 | 20 February 2018 |
| Treasury Committee | 31 October 2016 | 3 May 2017 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 fccd1a4e2f45.
Register of interests
Kit Malthouse has 5 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 2 June 2015 and the latest on 21 January 2026. By category: Shareholdings (2), Visits outside the UK (1), Miscellaneous (1), Employment and earnings (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 08 December 2025
- Purpose of the visit: The Doha Forum is held annually with the aim of promoting dialogue, bringing together leaders in policy making to discuss challenges facing the world. This year's speakers included Bill Gates, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jnr and leaders of Qatar, Syria, Lebanon
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-12-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-12-08
Shares in Lockhouse Systems Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Date on which the holding was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2025-10-08
- Name of the company or partnership: Lockhouse Systems Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Software and Technology Development
Unpaid director of Lockhouse Systems Ltd, a software and technology development company
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-10-08
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Chairman and Director - County Asset Finance Limited
- Type of work or service being provided: Chairman and Director
- Date the agreement started: 2025-07-01
- Name of the payer: County Asset Finance Limited
- Brief description of the payer's business: Finance company
- Agreement starting 01 July 2025 - £25,000.00
Shares in County Finance Group Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: County Finance Group Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Provision of equipment finance
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Kit Malthouse's office spent £244,304 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £217,603. IPSA lists office spending of £13,591 in the same year. 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 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £244,303.78 | £217,602.77 | £211,366.17 |
| Office costs: spent | £13,591.45 | £10,981.14 | £11,944.32 |
| Accommodation: spent | £33,126.56 | £30,909.71 | £28,382.19 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £1,997.55 | £1,468.15 | £226.88 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £33,300 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: North West Hampshire CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Kit Malthouse voted in the House of Commons: 467 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 38 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 20 October 2026 Kit Malthouse voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
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
The Written Questions API lists 63 written questions from Kit Malthouse since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department of Health and Social Care.
Stalking
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the multi-agency approach to stalking and the management of fixated offenders adopted by Cheshire Constabulary's Harm Reduction Unit; and whether s …
Stalking
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) treatment and (b) accredited behavioural interventions are available to individuals convicted of (i) stalking and (ii) exhibiting fixated behaviour in (A) custody and (B) while under supervision in the c …
Stalking: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what risk assessment is carried out on offenders convicted of stalking and exhibiting fixated behaviour before they are released from custody, including under early release arrangements; and what steps he is taki …
Stalking: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specialist NHS treatment is available for individuals who engage in stalking and fixated behaviour, including through services such as the National Stalking Clinic; and what assessment her Dep …
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will meet (a) the family of PC Andrew Harper and (b) representatives of the Police Federation to discuss the early release scheme.
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to exclude offenders convicted of killing a police officer or other emergency worker from the early release scheme.
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he received from (a) the family of PC Andrew Harper, (b) the Thames Valley Police Federation and (c) the Police Federation of England and Wales during the review of the early release scheme; …
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the reviews of the early release scheme ordered by the Prime Minister.
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of killing a police officer or other emergency worker are eligible for early release under the scheme; and how many he expects to be released in the next 12 months.
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria his Department used to determine which categories of offence would be excluded from the early release scheme.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 5e4791989441. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Kit Malthouse.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 3,288 for Kit Malthouse in North West Hampshire in July 2024, from 17,770 votes on a turnout of 64.6%. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · North West Hampshire figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Kit Malthouse corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Kit Malthouse:
- Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Anti-social Behaviour: Newport West
- Kit Malthouse corrected the Commons record on Daniel Morgan Independent Panel Report
- Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Reoffenders: Convictions
- Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Police: Suicide
- Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Youth Services
- Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Smallholdings
- Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Leicestershire Police: Recruitment
- Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Housing Benefit: Young People
- Kit Malthouse corrected the Commons record on Welfare Reform and Work Act
- Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Poverty: Children
- Alok Sharma corrected a written answer on Universal Credit: Publicity
- Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Children: Maintenance
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.