Mr Toby Perkins MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Chesterfield is Mr Toby Perkins (Labour), MP there since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
Mr Toby Perkins sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 4 December 2024 | Current |
| Environmental Audit Committee | 11 September 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Nature and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Department for Education | 10 April 2020 | 5 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Ministry of Defence | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills | 7 October 2011 | 18 September 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Department for Education | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill | 22 September 2021 | 27 October 2021 |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 2 March 2020 | 11 May 2020 |
| Home Affairs Committee | 8 May 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| International Trade Committee | 31 October 2016 | 3 May 2017 |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 12 July 2010 | 2 November 2010 |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 12 July 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 12 July 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 ee65e7323979.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 5 entries for Mr Toby Perkins: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (5). The most recent was registered on 2 August 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Lawn Tennis Association - £175.00
- Whether the benefit was via an All Parliamentary Group (APPG): APPG Tennis
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: A ticket to the Championships at All England Club (without hospitality)
- Value of the benefit: £175.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-06
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-06
- Name of the donor: Lawn Tennis Association
- Status of the donor: Company
All England Lawn Tennis Club - £320.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets to the Championships at AELTC (no hospitality)
- Value of the benefit: £320.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-05
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-05
- Name of the donor: All England Lawn Tennis Club
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: All England Lawn Tennis Club
Lawn Tennis Association - £350.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets to watch play at All England Club Championships
- Value of the benefit: £350.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-04
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-04
- Name of the donor: Lawn Tennis Association
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Lawn Tennis Association
Lawn Tennis Association - £810.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets plus hospitality for the HSBC Championships at Queens
- Value of the benefit: £810.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-21
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-21
- Name of the donor: Lawn Tennis Association
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Lawn Tennis Association
Lawn Tennis Association - £300.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets plus hospitality to Queens Tennis Championship
- Value of the benefit: £300.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-11
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-11
- Name of the donor: Lawn Tennis Association
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Lawn Tennis Association
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Mr Toby Perkins's office spent £229,541 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £200,422. IPSA lists office spending of £27,869 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 | £229,540.85 | £200,422.46 | £185,238.26 |
| Office costs: spent | £27,869.00 | £23,339.24 | £26,604.45 |
| Accommodation: spent | £31,140.02 | £22,300.18 | £14,870.24 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £18,028.37 | £14,137.02 | £11,108.06 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £35,970 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Chesterfield BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Administrative Officer (casual), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Apprentice (apprentice part time), Intern (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 471 votes by Mr Toby Perkins in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 48 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 Mr Toby Perkins voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 25 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 192 written questions from Mr Toby Perkins since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 other departments.
Forests: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the consultation on GB's deforestation regulations will be published.
Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Circular Economy Growth Plan will be published.
Prostate Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what impact assessment was made of the decision to withdraw the Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme guidance; and whether his Department considered the findings of the Cochrane review entitle …
Prostate Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the UK National Screening Committee will next review its recommendation on prostate cancer screening.
Prostate Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the findings of the Cochrane review entitled Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer scree …
Climate Security Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the Climate Security Taskforce's planned timetable is for holding its first meeting; and whether a record of that meeting will be published.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Publications
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department still produces Emerging Trends reports, which were bi-annual publications highlighting key developments and their implications produced by the Defra Futures Proj …
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Publications
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has (a) produced and (b) plans to produce a fifth edition of the global megatrends report that was published in 2024.
Visas: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of its policies on family visas.
Flood Re
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to issue guidance to insurers on communicating flood risk to homeowners whose insurance policies rely on Flood Re.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 a81ac2d5177e. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Mr Toby Perkins.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Chesterfield returned Mr Toby Perkins with a majority of 10,820: 19,316 votes, 46.5% of those cast, against 8,496 for Ben Flook. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Chesterfield 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.