Vikki Slade MP: votes, interests and costs
Vikki Slade represents Mid Dorset and North Poole in the House of Commons for Liberal Democrat.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Vikki Slade as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Committee | 13 November 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition Department | 18 September 2024 | 30 September 2025 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill | 15 September 2025 | 28 October 2025 |
| Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill | 13 May 2025 | 14 May 2025 |
| Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill | 4 December 2024 | 12 December 2024 |
| Renters’ Rights Bill | 16 October 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 fe30b29de378.
Register of interests
Vikki Slade has 13 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 10 July 2024 and the latest on 3 June 2026. By category: Miscellaneous (7), Visits outside the UK (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1), Employment and earnings (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Brunei between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme (Army) educational visit
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-29
National Liberal Club - £1,140.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Complimentary membership of the National Liberal Club offered to Liberal Democrat parliamentarians for 2026. This is the value of a paid-for membership for a 'town' member i.e. someone based in London
- Value of the benefit: £1,140.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-12-23
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-02-24
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Unincorporated association
James Moore - £2,500.00
- 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: For campaign costs in particular development of Social Media strategy and reach
- Value of the benefit: £2,500.00
- Name of the donor: James Moore
- Status of the donor: Individual
Director of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Accommodation Bid Ltd, which formed part of my previous role as leader of BCP Council. This was an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-06-18
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-11-04
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
International visit to Bahrain between 02 May 2025 and 05 May 2025
- Purpose of the visit: to undertake a visit as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme visiting our forces overseas
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-05-02
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-05-05
Vice President of the LGA Liberal Democrats
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-07-01
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
Rental income from lodger under Ukraine Family Scheme
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-05
- The type of interest: Financial interest or material benefit
Vice Chair of the Campaign for Gender Balance - Associated Organisation for Liberal Democrats
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-05
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
National Liberal Club - £1,552.86
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Complimentary membership from 15 August 2024 to 31 December 2025. Usual annual fee is £663.69, based value estimate on membership starting after the committee meeting on 14 August 2024 formalises the agreement
- Value of the benefit: £1,552.86
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2024-07-08
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2024-07-08
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Unincorporated association
Company Director - Seascape Group (BCP Council Property Company. As Leader I was appointed to the Board automatically). This is an unpaid role, which I have agreed will continue until May 2027 when the Council term ends.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-05
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Councillor - BCP Council
- Type of work or service being provided: Councillor
- Date the agreement started: 2024-07-05
- Name of the payer: BCP Council
- Brief description of the payer's business: Local Authority
- Agreement - £14,458.00
Trustee of Broadstone Youth Club. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-05
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Trustee of Broadstone Neighbourhood Forum. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-05
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £101,186 for Vikki Slade in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. Office costs came to £17,693 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 | £101,185.91 |
| Office costs: spent | £17,692.56 |
| Accommodation: spent | £16,850.37 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,039.11 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £26,608 (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 one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Mid Dorset and North Poole CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent part time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Caseworker (fixed term full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (casual) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Vikki Slade voted in the House of Commons: 428 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 33 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
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
Since 4 July 2024, 516 written questions have been tabled by Vikki Slade, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Transport; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; and others.
ADHD: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the ADHD assessment process.
Avian Influenza: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of risk of the spread of Avian Flu arising from the practice of breeding game birds in cages.
Cats: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of legislating for the mandatory neutering of cats by six months of age.
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of information provided to people on Universal Credit to ensure they understand eligibility rules for free prescripti …
Universal Credit: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number of penalties charged to people receiving Universal Credit who have incorrectly claimed for (a) prescriptions, (b) dental treatment and (c) eye care in 2 …
Palliative Care: Eligibility
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2026 to Question 27682 on Palliative Care: Eligibility, if she will require a referral to a Specialist Palliative Care assessment from (a) hospitals and (b) c …
Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including a requirement to check whether a vehicle's number plate is a ghost plate during an MOT.
Food Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking in response to the recommendations of the UK Parliamentary Right to Food Commission.
Fire and Rescue Services: Powers
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of (a) the potential merits of providing fire services with a wider range of enforcement powers to police the use of campfires and barbecues when the …
Special Educational Needs: Pre-school Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to introduce a statutory early years SEND service to all areas of England.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 bf0c36458e40. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Vikki Slade.
2024 general election
Vikki Slade won Mid Dorset and North Poole at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 21,442 votes (43.3%), a majority of 1,352 over Michael Tomlinson (Conservative). Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Mid Dorset and North Poole 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.