How They Voted
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED FOR Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED FOR House of Lords Hereditary Peers
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP
Recent Public Statements
Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Chris Kane on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
🎙️With the BBC facing “tough choices”, is cutting up to 2,000 jobs a fix — or a risk? My latest blog looks at why reform needs a careful, analytical approach, not a sledgehammer, and what’s at stake for one of Britain’s key institutions. 👇 buff.ly/yfG23KnView post ↗
🚆With services starting next week, yesterday, I submitted a motion welcoming Lumo's new direct rail service between Stirling and London Euston. 📨Read the full EDM here: buff.ly/HlKnE9TView post ↗
Great to meet with Helen Thomas, Head of BBC Radio 2, during my visit to the BBC Broadcasting House last week. We had a really positive discussion about the future of Radio 2 and what it means for audiences across the UK, including Radio 2 in the Park, which is coming to Stirling this September.View post ↗
🔔My weekly Westminster Report is now live! Read Here👇View post ↗
🚆With Lumo launching their Stirling to London service next month, could extended visits finally be on the right track… Read my first in a new series of blogs👇 buff.ly/KLpd9prView post ↗
As Parliament kicked back off yesterday, I submitted a motion congratulating 1st Callander Guides on marking their 100th anniversary.⚜️👧 Read the full EDM here: buff.ly/RUhIhIg @callanderguides.bsky.socialView post ↗
Join me at my upcoming coffee morning in #Cornton on Friday, 22nd May!☕️ Do you have a local or national issue? Let me know what matters to you. 🔗 Book your place now👉 www.chriskane.net/coffeeView post ↗
🔔My weekly Westminster Report is now live! Read Here👇View post ↗
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Said One Thing, Voted Another?
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On Sunday, I was at the war memorial in Stirling city centre to lay a wreath and to reflect. Stirling’s memorial was completed in 1922. Six hundred and ninety-two names were recorded on the monument that first year, and behind every name was a story of a life lived and a life giv …Remembrance Day: Armed Forces · 2025-11-11
Does the Minister agree that it is only because of the Barnett formula and a Labour Government that Scotland—including communities in Stirling and Strathallan—now has record funding of £50 billion this year, and it is deeply concerning that the SNP Government in Scotland have no …Winter Fuel Payment: Northern Ireland · 2025-07-01
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £221,638. Rank: #359 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 261 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £237,512. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
53 items for review
- £722 Single claim of £721.89 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 10/01/2025.
- £630 Single claim of £630.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 21/11/2024.
- £840 Single claim of £840.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 29/11/2024.
- £630 Single claim of £630.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 10/11/2024.
- £1,019 Single claim of £1,019.10 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 21/07/2024.
- £585 Single claim of £585.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 02/12/2024.
- £840 Single claim of £840.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 06/09/2024.
- £1,260 Single claim of £1,260.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 09/09/2024.
- £630 Single claim of £630.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 12/09/2024.
- £585 Single claim of £585.00 for Hotel - London (Accommodation) on 09/12/2024.
- £2,600 Single claim of £2,600.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/03/2025.
- £2,600 Single claim of £2,600.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/02/2025.
- £2,600 Single claim of £2,600.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 10/12/2024.
- £2,600 Single claim of £2,600.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/01/2025.
- £3,986 Single claim of £3,986.49 for Air travel (Dependant Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £718 Single claim of £717.53 for Rail (Dependant Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £12,740 Single claim of £12,739.70 for Air travel (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £625 Single claim of £624.57 for Air travel (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,179 Single claim of £1,179.36 for Parking (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £3,318 Single claim of £3,317.89 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £801 Single claim of £801.29 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £900 Single claim of £900.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 21/03/2025.
- £900 Single claim of £899.99 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 31/01/2025.
- £1,726 Single claim of £1,725.60 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 18/03/2025.
- £5,023 Single claim of £5,023.20 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 30/08/2024.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £204,453
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£139,702
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£12,740
Office furniture0
£5,023
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£3,986
ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO [200011725-2740]0
£3,916
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£3,318
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
0
£2,600
0
£2,600
[***]Faster Payment Form - First MTH Rent - [***]0
£2,600
0
£2,600
council tax 2025/260
£2,442
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,127
Other office equipment0
£1,726
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-258 nights
£1,576
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
[***][***][***]6 nights
£1,260
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£1,179
Printing for mail drop advertising ways to contact MP0
£1,104
[***][***][***]5 nights
£1,019
Year on year
FY 24-25 197 claims £221,690
FY 25-26 64 claims £15,823
Travel
£28,923 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£22,804 paid across 44 nights.
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