How They Voted
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED AGAINST 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 Nick Thomas-Symonds on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
A service of recognition, remembrance and reflection for the infected blood community will take place at St Paul’s today, on the eve of the second anniversary of the Infected Blood Inquiry reporting. The service has been designed by the Infected Blood Memorial Committee in consultation with the wider community. The service will provide an opportunity to reme…Read full ↗
Susan has been a longstanding, active and trusted advocate for the infected blood community. Susan was infected with Hepatitis C at just 6 months old as a result of treatment she received for an inherited bleeding disorder. Susan has worked with the whole blood community throughout her career, advocating for further support and engaging regularly with the He…Read full ↗
Students, apprentices and young people will soon be able to study and work across Europe, as the UK and EU sign the legal text in Brussels today to formally bring the UK into Erasmus+ in 2027. Over 100,000 people are expected to benefit in the first year alone, including apprentices on placements in leading European companies, school groups taking part in cu…Read full ↗
The Government has published its response to the recent public consultation on the proposed changes to the infected blood compensation scheme These changes will mean more compensation for those who have been impacted by the infected blood scandal, totalling around £1bn in compensation payments sent out to victims, as part of the wider £11.8 billion allocated…Read full ↗
Ministers working closely with the new Cabinet Secretary order a clear up of Whitehall consultation culture to speed up decision making and deliver for the British people. As the next step in a wider programme of clearing out Whitehall’s layers of unnecessary bureaucracy, Ministers have today announced immediate measures that will: End the introduction of un…Read full ↗
Hereditary peers will no longer have the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords in one of the biggest reforms to Parliament in a generation. Fulfilling a key manifesto pledge of the current Government, the Hereditary Peers Bill will ensure that places in the Lords are not reserved for people born into certain families. The passage of the Bill completes …Read full ↗
East-West Council highlights connectivity and improving East-West trade. Intergovernmental meeting will highlight Connect Fund opportunities for community and voluntary groups. Joint school visit with NI Education Minister to highlight collaboration ahead of school twinning programme pilot scheme. UK Government Ministers are engaging with Northern Ireland sc…Read full ↗
The UK has successfully agreed terms to join the Erasmus+ programme in 2027, widening opportunities for young people from all backgrounds, learners, educational, youth and sport staff to study and train abroad. The UK and EU also agreed to start negotiations on electricity market integration and set a deadline to agree a food and drink trade deal and carbon …Read full ↗
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I beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill · 2025-09-04
UK secures new agreement with the European Union to support British businesses, back British jobs, and put more money in people’s pockets. Package will help make food cheaper, slash red tape, open up access to the EU market and add nearly £9 billion to the UK economy by 2040. Pri …PM secures new agreement with EU to benefit British people · 2025-05-18
It really is a pleasure to be here with you all today. But I do want to just begin, by joining Maros in wishing all our Irish friends a very happy St Patricks Day. I’d also like to thank the Assembly… …especially the Chairs, Sandro and Marsha… …for giving Maros and I this opportu …Minister Thomas-Symonds speech at the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly · 2025-04-04
Many thanks, Paul, and many thanks to the EU-UK Forum for organising this conference. And, of course, for the invitation for me to come along to speak. I suppose I should also say a big thank you to the Prime Minister for the warm-up act last night. It’s a real pleasure to share …Minister for European Union Relations speech at EU-UK Forum · 2025-02-04
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £255,367. Rank: #228 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 287 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £558,772. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
41 items for review
- £1,189 Single claim of £1,189.42 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 11/04/2024.
- £32,502 Single claim of £32,501.91 for Rent (Accommodation) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,780 Single claim of £1,780.26 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £4,600 Single claim of £4,600.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 12/04/2024.
- £3,125 Single claim of £3,125.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 30/08/2024.
- £720 Single claim of £720.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 16/12/2024.
- £812 Single claim of £811.87 for Utilities (Water) on 24/03/2025.
- £599 Single claim of £599.27 for Utilities (Electricity) on 04/03/2025.
- £5,633 Single claim of £5,632.57 for Utilities (Electricity) on 29/05/2024.
- £752 Single claim of £752.40 for Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection (Office Costs) on 09/04/2024.
- £1,034 Single claim of £1,033.81 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
- £1,115 Single claim of £1,114.73 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 28/03/2023.
- £2,557 Single claim of £2,556.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 28/11/2023.
- £2,557 Single claim of £2,556.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 24/10/2023.
- £2,557 Single claim of £2,556.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 25/05/2023.
- £2,708 Single claim of £2,708.33 for Rent (Accommodation) on 27/02/2024.
- £2,557 Single claim of £2,556.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 25/01/2024.
- £2,557 Single claim of £2,556.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 25/07/2023.
- £2,708 Single claim of £2,708.33 for Rent (Accommodation) on 26/03/2024.
- £2,557 Single claim of £2,556.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 26/09/2023.
- £2,557 Single claim of £2,556.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 25/04/2023.
- £2,557 Single claim of £2,556.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 27/06/2023.
- £2,557 Single claim of £2,556.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 26/12/2023.
- £2,557 Single claim of £2,556.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 24/08/2023.
- £1,203 Single claim of £1,202.60 for Parking (MP Travel) on 31/03/2024.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £525,258
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£219,746
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£199,045
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£32,502
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£8,664
Electricity0
£5,633
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,600
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,500
Advance Payment for rent of constituency office0
£3,750
Remainder of office rent0
£3,125
0
£2,708
0
£2,708
0
£2,557
0
£2,557
0
£2,557
0
£2,557
0
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0
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£2,557
Year on year
FY 23-24 142 claims £290,990
FY 24-25 103 claims £259,641
FY 25-26 42 claims £8,142
Travel
£14,943 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£69,080 paid across 0 nights.
Gifts and Hospitality
1 gift(s) received. Source: Ministerial Gifts Register.
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