Tony Vaughan MP: votes, interests and costs
Tony Vaughan (Labour) is the MP for Folkestone and Hythe, elected on 4 July 2024.
Offices and committees
Tony Vaughan sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Committee | 27 October 2025 | Current |
| Petitions Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d0bd922a5746.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 9 entries for Tony Vaughan: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (3), Employment and earnings (3), Visits outside the UK (1), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 9 June 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to China between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To engage directly with Chinese government counterparts, improve understanding and help manage a complex bilateral relationship in the UK’s national interest.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-29
Ibrahim Dogus - £1,254.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Food provided for a fundraising event for 57 people
- Value of the benefit: £1,254.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-03-24
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-03-24
- Name of the donor: Ibrahim Dogus
- Status of the donor: Individual
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £9,945.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Research services provided for 2 days per week (value stated is maximum)
- Value of the benefit: £9,945.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-12-31
- Name of the donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £5,561.11
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Research services provided for 2 days per week
- Value of the benefit: £5,561.11
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-14
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-14
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-03-31
- Name of the donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £20,438.89
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Research services provided for 2 days per week
- Value of the benefit: £20,438.89
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-04-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-04-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-01-13
- Name of the donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Legal services - Garden Court Chambers
- Type of work or service being provided: Legal services
- Name of the payer: Garden Court Chambers
- Brief description of the payer's business: Barristers' chambers
Professional status as barrister with valid practicing certificate.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-05
- The type of interest: Other
Barrister - Legal Aid Agency
- Type of work or service being provided: Barrister
- Name of the payer: Legal Aid Agency
- Brief description of the payer's business: Legal services provided by me to a lay client, who is assisted by the Agency.
Barrister - Doughty Street Chambers
- Type of work or service being provided: Barrister
- Name of the payer: Doughty Street Chambers
- Brief description of the payer's business: Legal services
- Payment received on 30 September 2026 - £18,250.89
- Payment received on 01 July 2026 - £649.14
- Payment received on 15 June 2026 - £1,444.85
- Payment received on 18 June 2026 - £1,906.77
- Payment received on 29 April 2026 - £8,723.38
- Payment received on 28 April 2026 - £286.20
- Payment received on 24 April 2026 - £333.90
- Payment received on 09 April 2026 - £8,733.87
- Payment received on 26 March 2026 - £1,486.04
- Payment received on 11 February 2026 - £770.13
- Payment received on 17 February 2026 - £4,436.10
- Payment received on 07 January 2026 - £1,131.00
- Payment received on 17 December 2025 - £2,462.56
- Payment received on 04 November 2025 - £9,378.39
- Payment received on 26 September 2025 - £37.49
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 Tony Vaughan's 2024-25 staffing spend as £180,608 (budget £185,538). IPSA lists office spending of £21,268 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 | £180,607.80 |
| Office costs: spent | £21,267.82 |
| Accommodation: spent | £20,424.08 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £8,475.11 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £280.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £31,549 (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 two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Folkestone and Hythe CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Executive Officer (permanent full time), Intern ×2 (fixed term part time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent part time), Caseworker (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Tony Vaughan voted in the House of Commons: 503 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 57 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 21 October 2026 Tony Vaughan voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 29 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, 115 written questions have been tabled by Tony Vaughan, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and 1 other departments.
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of increasing the accessibility of palliative care.
Hospices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of increasing government funding for hospices.
Pigs: Slaughterhouses
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether an assessment has been made of the potential merits of launching a public consultation into the use of high concentration carbon dioxide for slaughtering pigs.
Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the delivery of medical and personal hygiene items to Craig and Lindsay Foreman.
Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the organisation of an independent medical assessment of Craig and Lindsay Foreman.
Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure regular communication between Craig and Lindsay Foreman and their family in the United Kingdom.
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has any plans to review the eligibility criteria for the Electric Vehicle Charge Point Grant with a view to extending that grant to homeowners with off-street parking who are not currently eligible …
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the eligibility criteria for the Electric Vehicle Charge Point Grant on the rate of home charge point installation among owner-occupiers with off-street p …
Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Craig and Lindsay Foreman secure regular telephone contact with their family in the UK.
Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to work with the UK’s allies to secure the release and return of Craig and Lindsay Foreman to the UK.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 8c610a941073. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Tony Vaughan.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 3,729 for Tony Vaughan in Folkestone and Hythe in July 2024, from 15,020 votes on a turnout of 61.7%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Folkestone and Hythe 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.