Matt Bishop MP: votes, interests and costs
Matt Bishop (Labour) is the MP for Forest of Dean, elected on 4 July 2024.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Matt Bishop as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Committee | 17 March 2025 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Courts and Tribunals Bill | 18 March 2026 | 28 April 2026 |
| Crime and Policing Bill | 20 March 2025 | 13 May 2025 |
| Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill | 15 January 2025 | 11 February 2025 |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | 18 November 2024 | 31 March 2025 |
| Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programming sub committee | 23 October 2024 | 31 October 2024 |
| Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill | 23 October 2024 | 31 October 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 9b0f7f866948.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Matt Bishop, as the MP registered them: Miscellaneous (5). Latest registration 9 June 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Honorary Member of Daffodil Court Residents Association, Newent. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-06-05
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Committee Member for NARPO - Gwent Police Branch. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-05-15
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Director of PATA Nurseries. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-02-05
- Date on which the interest ended: 2026-09-16
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Trustee of Harry's Pals charity. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-10-29
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Trustee of Earlybirds Playgroup. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-12-31
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Matt Bishop's 2024-25 staffing spend as £96,826 (budget £185,538). Office costs came to £29,939 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 | £96,826.35 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,939.32 |
| Accommodation: spent | £22,162.01 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £8,224.52 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £431.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £24,633 (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 outside the London area from 5 July 2024, plus an uplift to cover the cost of two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Forest of Dean CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Constituency Support Officer ×2 (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Matt Bishop is recorded voting in 336 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 33 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No 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, 108 written questions have been tabled by Matt Bishop, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Education; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; and others.
OnlyFans
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to regulate the a) use of management contracts on OnlyFans, b) responsibility of OnlyFans to ensure creators on their platform are protected from unfair and mani …
Gynaecology: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce waiting times for gynaecological care.
Curriculum: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to launch the Curriculum and Assessment Review Programmes of Study consultation in summer 2026.
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consideration she has given to repurposing social media algorithms whereby feeds recommend high-quality, age-appropriate content from a diverse range of trusted sources for child a …
Children: Food Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of (a) trends in the level of child morning hunger across early years, primary and secondary school settings and (b) the potential impact of child morning hunger on school readiness …
Diplomatic Service: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve consular support for British nationals overseas.
Fly-tipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action is being taken to address ongoing illegal tipping a) across the country, and b) in the Forest of Dean constituency.
Pupil Premium: Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review the eligibility criteria for pupil premium funding so that all children from families receiving Universal Credit are entitled to support.
Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making UK AISI / Thorn's guidance entitled Recommended Practice for AI-G CSEA Prevention, published in December 2025, …
Health Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure specialist emotional and practical support is available for parents caring for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 f025b499cf94. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Matt Bishop.
2024 general election
Matt Bishop won Forest of Dean at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 16,373 votes (34.0%), a majority of 278 over Mark Harper (Conservative). Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Forest of Dean 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.