Michelle Welsh MP: votes, interests and costs
Michelle Welsh (Labour) is the MP for Sherwood Forest, elected on 4 July 2024.
Offices and committees
Michelle Welsh sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts Commission | 17 December 2024 | Current |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill | 12 February 2025 | 18 March 2025 |
| Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill | 4 December 2024 | 12 December 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 ffe6112bb0d0.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 2 entries for Michelle Welsh: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 4 June 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Mariposa International (SG) Ltd - £460.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets with hospitality to the Mariposa Ball
- Value of the benefit: £460.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-25
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-25
- Name of the donor: Mariposa International (SG) Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Mariposa International (SG) Ltd
School Governor at Arnold View Primary School. This is an unpaid role.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 29 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Michelle Welsh's 2024-25 staffing spend as £126,434 (budget £185,538). IPSA lists office spending of £18,120 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 | £126,433.84 |
| Office costs: spent | £18,120.33 |
| Accommodation: spent | £23,949.62 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £10,951.34 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £26,608 (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 one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Sherwood Forest CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Communications Advisor (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 506 votes by Michelle Welsh in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 40 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 14 July 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Michelle Welsh voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
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
The Written Questions API lists 58 written questions from Michelle Welsh since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Treasury, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and 4 other departments.
Dentistry: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has been made of the potential merits of changing the allocation process for the Dental Foundation Training (DFT) to take into account graduate's preferences and local connectio …
Armed Forces: Income Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the tax on the Longer Separation Allowance (a) to be tax-free (b) or to be taxed at the basic rate of tax regardless of whether the recipient's t …
Voting Rights: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what provision is being made to ensure that 14 – 16 year olds are being equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed decisions when they vote.
Voting Rights: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress is being made on introduction of votes at 16.
Planning Permission: Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to amend Part 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 to ensure that ecology surveys have to be compl …
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the time taken for quotes to be issued to people who are members of the Civil Service pension scheme.
War Pensions: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help improve processing times for the War Pensions Scheme.
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she had made of the potential merits of using the Consumer Prices Index for the calculation of interest charges on students loans.
Sewage: Sherwood Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question UIN 118386, answered on 11 March 2026, how many incidents of sewage discharges occurred in Sherwood Forest constituency in 2025; and which rivers and …
Environment Agency: Water Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to prevent senior Environment Agency staff from moving to roles in the private water industry after leaving their position.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 5f603a59d4d6. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Michelle Welsh.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Sherwood Forest returned Michelle Welsh with a majority of 5,443: 18,841 votes, 38.7% of those cast, against 13,398 for Mark Spencer. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Sherwood Forest 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.