Victoria Atkins MP: votes, interests and costs
Victoria Atkins (Conservative) is the MP for Louth and Horncastle, in the seat since 7 May 2015. The Members API lists the post of Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 5 November 2024.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Victoria Atkins.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 5 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Department of Health and Social Care | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) | HM Treasury | 27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 |
| Minister for Afghan resettlement | Ministry of Justice | 17 September 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
| Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) | Ministry of Justice | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
| Minister for Women | Government Equalities Office | 16 January 2018 | 13 February 2020 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) | Home Office | 9 November 2017 | 16 September 2021 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Department of Health and Social Care | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Finance (No. 2) Bill | 10 May 2023 | 18 May 2023 |
| Women and Equalities Committee | 25 October 2022 | 15 November 2022 |
| Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill | 12 May 2021 | 24 June 2021 |
| Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee) | 5 November 2015 | 11 February 2016 |
| Home Affairs Committee | 8 July 2015 | 31 October 2016 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7167eda0dc02.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Victoria Atkins, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (6), Miscellaneous (2), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1). Latest registration 1 October 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Robert George Thorne - £3,000.00
- 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
- Value of the benefit: £3,000.00
- Name of the donor: Robert George Thorne
- Status of the donor: Individual
Natural History Museum - £382.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: For two tickets to attend the Annual Trustees' Dinner (cost per person £191)
- Value of the benefit: £382.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-16
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-16
- Name of the donor: Natural History Museum
- Status of the donor: Other
- Description of donor status, where this could not be covered by defined options: Exempt Charity
Natural History Museum - £296.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: For two tickets and hospitality to attend the Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep exhibition launch event (cost per person £148)
- Value of the benefit: £296.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-20
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-20
- Name of the donor: Natural History Museum
- Status of the donor: Other
- Description of donor status, where this could not be covered by defined options: Exempt Charity
Ascot Racecourse - £590.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets with hospitality to Ascot Races 2026, attended as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with a guest (value per person £295.00)
- Value of the benefit: £590.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-16
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-16
- Name of the donor: Ascot Racecourse
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Ascot Racecourse
Jockey Club Racecourses Limited - £560.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets, which included hospitality, for the Cheltenham Festival 2026 for myself and a member of staff (value per ticket £280)
- Value of the benefit: £560.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-03-13
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-03-13
- Name of the donor: Jockey Club Racecourses Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Jockey Club Racecourses Limited
National Farmers' Union - £960.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets to attend the NFU Conference for one day and the Conference's dinner, (cost of a ticket was £400 + VAT each which covered entrance and dinner)
- Value of the benefit: £960.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-02-24
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-02-24
- Name of the donor: National Farmers' Union
- Status of the donor: Other
- Description of donor status, where this could not be covered by defined options: Trade Association
Agricultural Engineers Association - £540.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Ticket including hospitality for the Agricultural Engineers Association 150th Anniversary Celebration at which I gave a speech
- Value of the benefit: £540.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-11-06
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-11-06
- Name of the donor: Agricultural Engineers Association
- Status of the donor: Other
- Description of donor status, where this could not be covered by defined options: Not-for-profit organisation
Member of the Connected Coast Board, a joint board for the Mablethorpe and Skegness Towns Fund. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2020-01-27
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Barrister, currently not practising.
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Victoria Atkins's 2024-25 staffing spend as £209,178 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £184,349. Office costs came to £8,850 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 | £209,177.91 | £184,349.39 | £139,045.68 |
| Office costs: spent | £8,849.53 | £6,636.15 | £14,415.81 |
| Accommodation: spent | £20,461.91 | £15,825.00 | £16,250.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,120.45 | £2,354.93 | £2,829.97 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £26,620 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside 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: Louth and Horncastle CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Press Officer (permanent full time), Senior Policy Researcher (fixed term full time), Constituency Assistant (fixed term full time), Senior Policy Researcher (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Victoria Atkins is recorded voting in 360 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 27 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 19 October 2026, was an Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21".
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
Since 4 July 2024, 57 written questions have been tabled by Victoria Atkins, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Home Office; Department for Transport; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Treasury.
Right of Search
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when will section 171 of the Crime and Policing Act come into force.
HM Coastguard: Lincolnshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to maintain operational resilience of HM Coastguard on the Lincolnshire coastline in the context of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s announcement regarding the future model for …
HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the financial savings of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s decision to introduce a revised volunteer model for Coastguard Rescue Officers.
Agriculture: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, what estimate she has made of the average annual cost of complying with th …
Agriculture: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of cattle farms that could be imp …
Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, if she plans to publish the Transition Plan on a sitting day of the House …
Peatlands: Controlled Burning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 on the number of wildfires, including their incide …
Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the 88 recommendations proposed in the independent report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, published in July 2025, are included in her Dep …
Water Delivery Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on which dates the Water Delivery Taskforce has met.
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to publish an impact assessment on the proposal to change the Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property threshold to £2.5million.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 ec6eb9010345. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Victoria Atkins.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Louth and Horncastle returned Victoria Atkins with a majority of 5,506: 17,441 votes, 37.5% of those cast, against 11,935 for Sean Matthews. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Louth and Horncastle figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Statements
- Victoria Atkins on storm overflow monitoring, 21 January 2026
Victoria Atkins said: “When we entered Government in 2010, only 7% of storm overflows were monitored by the previous Labour Government.” This page repeats what Environment Agency reports.
Official corrections
Records in which Victoria Atkins corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Victoria Atkins:
- Victoria Atkins corrected a written answer on PAYE
- Victoria Atkins corrected a written answer on Revenue and Customs: Staff
- Victoria Atkins corrected a written answer on Prisoners' Release: Wales
- Victoria Atkins corrected a written answer on Drugs: Organised Crime
- Victoria Atkins corrected a written answer on Home Office: Written Questions
- Victoria Atkins corrected a written answer on Drugs: Organised Crime
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.