Mike Reader MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Northampton South is Mike Reader (Labour).
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Mike Reader as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Security and Net Zero Committee | 13 January 2025 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill | 15 September 2025 | 28 October 2025 |
| Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e5af9f0ff4e8.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 16 entries for Mike Reader: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (9), Miscellaneous (3), Visits outside the UK (2), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). The most recent was registered on 22 October 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Mace Consult Limited - £1,506.60
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: September 2026 costs of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case
- Value of the benefit: £1,506.60
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-09-30
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-09-30
- Name of the donor: Mace Consult Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Mace Consult Limited
Institute of Directors - £3,995.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Complimentary attendance at IoD leadership course
- Value of the benefit: £3,995.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-27
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-27
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-07-28
- Name of the donor: Institute of Directors
- Status of the donor: Company
Co-chair of the Northamptonshire Growth, Innovation & Productivity (NGIP) Board The Board brings together leaders from business, local government, education and industry to strengthen system leadership and connectivity across Northamptonshire's innovation ecosystem.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-07-04
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Trustee on the Board of the Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT). This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-06-29
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Parliamentary representative to the SERA Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-10-20
- Name of the donor: SERA
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Silverstone Circuits Limited - £4,300.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Attended the British Grand Prix as local MP, chair of the Northamptonshire Growth Board, and member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Motorsports
- Value of the benefit: £4,300.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-05
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-05
- Name of the donor: Silverstone Circuits Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Silverstone Circuits Limited
Mace Consult Limited - £725.76
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: May 2026 costs of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case
- Value of the benefit: £725.76
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-31
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-31
- Name of the donor: Mace Consult Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Mace Consult Limited
Mace Consult Limited - £149.04
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: February 2026 costs of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case
- Value of the benefit: £149.04
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-02-28
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-02-28
- Name of the donor: Mace Consult Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Mace Consult Limited
Mace Consult Limited - £162.48
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: January 2026 costs of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case
- Value of the benefit: £162.48
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-31
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-31
- Name of the donor: Mace Consult Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Mace Consult Limited
Homes for Britain Ltd - £2,155.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: Fundraiser donation
- Value of the benefit: £2,155.00
- Name of the donor: Homes for Britain Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Homes for Britain Ltd
- Company registration number: 14724694
Mace Consult Limited - £45.36
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: November 2025 costs of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case
- Value of the benefit: £45.36
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-11-30
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-11-30
- Name of the donor: Mace Consult Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Mace Consult Limited
International visit to Belgium between 26 October 2025 and 27 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: In my role as Chair of the APPG for Food and Drink, I was invited to visit Coca Cola's Research and Development site in Brussels.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-26
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-27
SME4LABOUR LTD - £300.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Accepted ticket to attend SME4Labour Gala & Excellence Awards
- Value of the benefit: £300.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-11-04
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-11-04
- Name of the donor: SME4LABOUR LTD
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: SME4LABOUR LTD
Mace Consult Limited - £90.72
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: October 2025 costs of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case
- Value of the benefit: £90.72
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-10-31
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-10-31
- Name of the donor: Mace Consult Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Mace Consult Limited
International visit to Bahrain between 02 May 2025 and 05 May 2025
- Purpose of the visit: As member of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, visited military installations in Bahrain on this organised visit for Parliamentarians.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-05-02
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-05-05
Property in Rushden
- Location of the land or property: Rushden
- A description of the property: House
- Details about the ownership arrangements: Co-owned with my wife
- 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
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Mike Reader's office spent £152,016 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £30,375 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 | £152,016.25 |
| Office costs: spent | £30,375.10 |
| Accommodation: spent | £18,838.95 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,156.91 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £231.00 |
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: Northampton South BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (casual), Communications Officer (permanent part time), Executive Assistant (permanent part time), Intern ×2 (fixed term part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Administrative Officer ×3 (fixed term part time), Constituency Assistant (fixed term part time), Intern (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Mike Reader is recorded voting in 456 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 49 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 20 October 2026, was an Aye 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
Since 4 July 2024, 85 written questions have been tabled by Mike Reader, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Home Office; Department of Health and Social Care; Treasury; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Subversion: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to identify and counter potentially state-backed digital advertising campaigns promoting Russian citizenship and residency to people in the UK.
Sickle Cell Diseases: Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of adding sickle cell disease to the list of medical conditions conferring exemption from prescription charges; and what estima …
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the equity implications of the list of medical conditions conferring exemption from prescription charges; and whether she has made an assessment of the po …
Heating: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending 0% VAT relief to clean heating technologies such as heat batteries, including on initial costs, the number of households adopting low-carbon heating …
Heating: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending 0% VAT relief to clean heating technologies, including heat batteries.
Government Departments: Catering
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her department will update the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services to require applicable government agencies to purchase higher welfare products, including ca …
Government Departments: Catering
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will be strengthening the animal welfare provisions of the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services.
Government Departments: Catering
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department expects to implement the policy of requiring government catering contracts to favour high-quality, high-welfare products.
Timber: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the quantity of (a) commercial forest timber and (b) waste wood products that will be needed to achieve the government’s target of 1.5million …
Timber: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the extent to which imported timber will be used in future housing construction.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 de7383666ea1. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Mike Reader.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Northampton South returned Mike Reader with a majority of 4,071: 16,890 votes, 38.5% of those cast, against 12,819 for Andrew Lewer. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Northampton South figures
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