Matt Western MP: votes, interests and costs
Matt Western represents Warwick and Leamington in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 8 June 2017.
Offices and committees
Matt Western sits on 3 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 17 December 2024 | Current |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2 December 2024 | Current |
| Panel of Chairs | 27 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Department for Education | 8 March 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 12 February 2020 | 14 May 2021 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls | 5 March 2025 | 13 April 2026 |
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee | 21 October 2024 | 13 April 2026 |
| Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill | 15 March 2023 | 23 March 2023 |
| Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill | 24 November 2021 | 7 December 2021 |
| Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill | 7 September 2021 | 22 September 2021 |
| International Trade Committee | 2 March 2020 | 28 September 2020 |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 5 February 2018 | 6 November 2019 |
| International Trade Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 2ad26dddb26c.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 4 entries for Matt Western: Visits outside the UK (2), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1), Shareholdings (1). The most recent was registered on 19 June 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Palestine between 24 May 2026 and 28 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To meet with a wide range of individuals, public officials and organisations, as well as to visit locations where violence has taken place, to understand the steps needed to achieve a resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and to adequately respond to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-28
International visit to Jersey between 27 March 2026 and 31 March 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Channel Islands APPG visit to the Channel Islands. The group engaged in high level political meetings with Channel Islands Ministers, deputies and dignitaries and engaged in a wide array of cultural visits to increase understanding and cooperation between parliamentarians and their counterparts in the Channel Islands.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-03-27
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-03-31
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: Channel Islands
Residential in Dorset
- Location of the land or property: Dorset
- A description of the property: house
- Details about the ownership arrangements: Owned jointly with a family member
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Shares in Apple
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
- Name of the company or partnership: Apple
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Technology company
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 £250,819 for Matt Western in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £235,783. IPSA lists office spending of £32,898 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 | £250,819.14 | £235,782.78 | £220,066.69 |
| Office costs: spent | £32,897.75 | £25,412.52 | £26,995.31 |
| Accommodation: spent | £23,457.30 | £22,628.92 | £21,543.72 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £5,121.39 | £6,796.31 | £6,839.19 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Warwick and Leamington CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent part time), Policy Assistant ×2 (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Administrative Manager (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent full time), Policy Assistant (permanent full time), Executive Office Manager (permanent part time), Policy Assistant (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 437 votes by Matt Western in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 45 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 1 July 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Matt Western voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers: No |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading Aye; Programme Motion Aye |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No; New Clause 7 No; Amendment 32 No; Amendment 51 No; New Clause 21 No; Amendment 47 No; Amendment 4 No; Amendment 52 No; Amendment 23 No |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax No; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 No; Amendment 1 No; New Clause 25 No |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 No; Report Stage: New Clause 65 No |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No; Amendment 199 No; Amendment 3 No |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Aye; Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No; New Clause 4 No; New Clause 2 No |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 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, 34 written questions have been tabled by Matt Western, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and 4 other departments.
Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reclassifying biomedical scientists as healthcare professionals, and (b) including them within the healthcare occupations paid under t …
Private Prosecutions: Palestine
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the risks that private prosecutions in the United Kingdom may be used by well-resourced organisations to (a) target and (b) intimidate individuals associated with …
Food: Public Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Government has made in its target to deliver half of the food in the public sector from local and sustainable sources.
Oleh Voloshyn
To ask the Solicitor General, whether his Department holds data on communication between members of the European Parliament, UK Parliament and members of UK devolved legislatures and Oleh Voloshyn in the period between 2014-2019.
Nathan Gill
To ask the Solicitor General, What date is the earliest evidence of bribery in the case of R. v. Nathan Gill.
Nathan Gill
To ask the Solicitor General, If he will deposit case papers in the case R. v. Nathan Gill in the Library of the House of Commons.
Diplomatic Relations: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made in appointing a special envoy for complex detention cases.
Cybersecurity
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish the National Cyber Strategy.
Cybersecurity: Public Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 59879 on Cybersecurity: Public Sector, what recent progress she has made on the development of an implementation plan to support the d …
Research: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Cabinet Office's policy paper entitled National security strategy 2025: security for the British people in a dangerous world, updated on 29 August 2025, when her D …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 4f55c0b97267. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Matt Western.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 12,412 for Matt Western in Warwick and Leamington in July 2024, from 23,975 votes on a turnout of 64.5%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Warwick and Leamington 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.