Nick Thomas-Symonds MP: votes, interests and costs
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) is the MP for Torfaen, in the seat since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Nick Thomas-Symonds; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office | Cabinet Office | 8 July 2024 | 20 July 2026 |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | Department for Business and Trade | 29 November 2021 | 4 September 2023 |
| Shadow Home Secretary | Home Office | 5 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security) | Home Office | 3 July 2017 | 5 April 2020 |
| Shadow Solicitor General | Attorney General's Office | 9 October 2016 | 5 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) | Department for Work and Pensions | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Grand Committee | 18 January 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Justice Committee | 6 July 2015 | 26 October 2015 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 15c4dcc27e74.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 5 entries for Nick Thomas-Symonds: Miscellaneous (4), Employment and earnings (1). The most recent was registered on . Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Royalties for books
- Name of the payer: The Wylie Agency (UK) Ltd
- Payment received on 11 August 2026 - £60.03
- Payment received on 26 June 2026 - £101.82
- Payment received on 26 June 2026 - £496.08
- Payment received on 25 November 2025 - £529.27
Membership of the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG)
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-10-13
- The type of interest: Other
Honorary Fellowship of St Edmund Hall, Oxford University. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-06-02
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Member of the Neighbourhood Board for Cwmbran in my capacity as the local MP. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-05-08
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Barrister, not currently practising.
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Nick Thomas-Symonds's 2024-25 staffing spend as £199,075 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £224,246. Office costs came to £18,267 of a £33,020 budget. 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 | £199,074.74 | £224,246.45 | £192,270.35 |
| Office costs: spent | £18,266.53 | £16,727.21 | £20,048.52 |
| Accommodation: spent | £34,465.47 | £31,749.79 | £32,810.06 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,559.78 | £11,383.67 | £10,831.91 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £49,330 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of three dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Torfaen CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Senior Researcher (permanent part time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Policy Researcher (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Nick Thomas-Symonds is recorded voting in 241 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 40 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 28 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 no written question tabled by Nick Thomas-Symonds since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
Nick Thomas-Symonds won Torfaen at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 15,176 votes (42.5%), a majority of 7,322 over Ian Williams (Reform UK). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Torfaen figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Nick Thomas-Symonds corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Nick Thomas-Symonds:
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.