Victoria Collins MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Harpenden and Berkhamsted is Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat). The Members API lists the post of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Science, Innovation & Technology) from 18 September 2024.
Offices and committees
Current post held by Victoria Collins, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Science, Innovation & Technology) | Opposition Department | 18 September 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] | 26 February 2025 | 11 March 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 64ae3045f5df.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 9 entries for Victoria Collins: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (3), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (2), Visits outside the UK (1), Miscellaneous (1), Shareholdings (1), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). The most recent was registered on 7 August 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Simon Ruddick - £948.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Communication work including facilitator, accommodation and food
- Value of the benefit: £948.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-09
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-07-10
- Name of the donor: Simon Ruddick
- Status of the donor: Individual
Founders Comms - £9,990.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets for London Tech Week for MP and staff member. Value per ticket £4 995
- Value of the benefit: £9,990.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-08
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-08
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-06-10
- Name of the donor: Founders Comms
- Status of the donor: Company
International visit to Israel between 15 February 2026 and 19 February 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Meeting with Israeli and Palestinian campaigners, politicians, academics and diplomats.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-02-15
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-02-19
Bridget Fox - £1,773.60
- 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: In kind
- Description of the payment: Paid for fundraising dinner for Harpenden & Berkhamsted Liberal Democrat local party
- Value of the benefit: £1,773.60
- Name of the donor: Bridget Fox
- Status of the donor: Individual
Allison Wren - £5,000.00
- 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
- Description of the payment: Support via Harpenden & Berkhamsted local party, funding for local election campaigns.
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Name of the donor: Allison Wren
- Status of the donor: Individual
National Liberal Club - £1,140.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club as recently elected MP
- Value of the benefit: £1,140.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-12-23
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-12-23
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Company
Unpaid directorship of Home Grown Life Ltd.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Shares in Home Grown Life Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: Home Grown Life Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Online gardening products, promoting urban gardening.
Property in Ile-de-France
- Location of the land or property: Ile-de-France
- A description of the property: Studio Flat
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: France
- The type of property: Residential
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Victoria Collins's office spent £169,643 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £20,318 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 | £169,642.60 |
| Office costs: spent | £20,317.92 |
| Accommodation: spent | £12,293.21 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £1,829.62 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
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: Harpenden and Berkhamsted CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Constituency Support Manager (fixed term part time), Press Officer (fixed term part time), Policy Assistant (fixed term part time), Office Manager (fixed term full time), Caseworker ×3 (fixed term full time), Intern ×3 (fixed term full time), Communications Officer (fixed term part time), Researcher (fixed term part time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Senior Caseworker (fixed term part time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (fixed term full time), Communications Officer (fixed term full time), Senior Researcher (fixed term full time), Administrative Officer/Comms Officer (fixed term part time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Victoria Collins is recorded voting in 416 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 26 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 an Aye on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 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 790 written questions from Victoria Collins since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Cabinet Office; Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Department for Education; and others.
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that the Government's policy on children online safety is integrated throughout all departments.
Cabinet Office: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
Prime Minister: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what artificial intelligence services or tools are used by No10; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
Heating: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to upgrade homes to make them cheaper to heat in Harpenden and Berkhamsted.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
Schools: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made on the usage of Artificial Intelligence in schools by a) students and b) teachers.
Cancer: Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department have taken to improve NHS urgent referral delays to ensure that cancer patients do not have to wait more than 62 days to start treatment in Harpenden and Berkhamsted const …
Attorney General's Office: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Solicitor General, what artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
Department for Business and Trade: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 a4cd7df4a183. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Victoria Collins.
2024 general election
Victoria Collins won Harpenden and Berkhamsted at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 27,282 votes (50.2%), a majority of 10,708 over Nigel Gardner (Conservative). Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Harpenden and Berkhamsted figures
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