How They Voted
VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
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 Peter Swallow on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.
The Gurkhas have given so much for our country - I was proud to honour our "most faithful friends" in ParliamentView post ↗
📆 Weekly Update 16 - 22 May 📆 Action to help families get out and about this summer, and an extension to the fuel duty cutView post ↗
Net migration is down by 82% - there is still more to do, but this is huge step toward restoring order at our borders and delivering a fair and effective migration system.View post ↗
Keir Starmer hasn't reduced sanctions on Russia. This week we've introduced new sanctions that are being phased in - all existing sanctions have remained exactly the same as they were. I know there's been a bit of confusion about this!View post ↗
⛽️ Freezing fuel duty until the end of the year 🚛 12-month road tax holiday for hauliers 📉 Inflation falls to 2.8% The war in Iran risks making cost of living pressures worse - but action taken by the Government today will help protect Bracknell Forest families and businesses from rising costsView post ↗
Backed by more Government funding, the Rowans Family Hub is rolling out more services to support local young people and families Great to pop by and get an update from the teamView post ↗
And GWR will be returning to national ownership from the 13th of December - putting public transport back in the hands of the public where it belongsView post ↗
Late night services to Reading have returned with the new SWR timetable starting yesterday London-bound services will also stop at Vauxhall, making it easer to connect onto the Victoria line Check out the new timetable here: www.southwesternrailway.com/plan-my-jour...View post ↗
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Said One Thing, Voted Another?
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When this Government took office, they inherited an armed forces on its knees and responded to that challenge with the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the cold war and a bold 10-year strategic defence review to ensure that we have an armed forces that once ag …Strategic Defence Review: Funding · 2026-04-15
I, for one, am perplexed. We have heard Opposition Members say that they want us to go faster and further in reforming the House of Lords, and we have heard them chuntering about the divine right of whoever and whatever in that place. Does the Minister agree that the Opposition s …House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill · 2025-09-04
Pleased to bring constituents to meet with Minister Torsten Bell and discuss the impact of pre-97 pension indexation We must do more to ensure a fair deal for pensioners Read more about it here: www.bracknellnews.co.uk/sport/254699...Bluesky post · 2026-04-02
Family hubs, scrapping the two child cap, and B&B restrictions are all big steps toward eradicating child poverty - with more still to do Watch my full question to the UK Children's Commissioner here: youtu.be/Yn_8fY-BzzwBluesky post · 2026-04-01
Expenses Breakdown
Total: £169,409. Rank: #741 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
What They Actually Claimed For
Itemised IPSA claims for the 226 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £181,906. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.
23 items for review
- £2,650 Single claim of £2,650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 04/02/2025.
- £2,650 Single claim of £2,650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 01/04/2025.
- £2,650 Single claim of £2,650.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 04/03/2025.
- £1,795 Single claim of £1,795.16 for Rent (Accommodation) on 18/12/2024.
- £612 Single claim of £611.54 for Rent (Accommodation) on 04/12/2024.
- £3,616 Single claim of £3,616.00 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 11/09/2024.
- £3,874 Single claim of £3,873.60 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 25/11/2024.
- £3,058 Single claim of £3,057.62 for Postage & couriers (Office Costs) on 10/02/2025.
- £1,188 Single claim of £1,188.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/10/2024.
- £1,188 Single claim of £1,188.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 03/12/2024.
- £1,188 Single claim of £1,188.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
- £1,188 Single claim of £1,188.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 05/11/2024.
- £1,188 Single claim of £1,188.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
- £1,188 Single claim of £1,188.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/01/2025.
- £1,188 Single claim of £1,188.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/04/2025.
- £1,188 Single claim of £1,188.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 16/09/2024.
- £1,248 Single claim of £1,248.00 for Training - MP (Office Costs) on 19/03/2025.
- £1,248 Single claim of £1,248.00 for Training - MP (Office Costs) on 19/02/2025.
- £1,680 Single claim of £1,680.00 for Website hosting and design (Office Costs) on 09/09/2024.
- £911 Single claim of £910.80 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 27/06/2025.
- £630 Single claim of £629.95 for Postage & couriers (Office Costs) on 17/12/2025.
- £3,455 Single claim of £3,454.51 for Postage & couriers (Office Costs) on 03/12/2025.
- £1,476 Single claim of £1,476.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 15/07/2025.
Search the top 30 claims paid
Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £171,969
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£119,876
Comms & Media0
£5,500
Other office equipment0
£3,874
Office furniture0
£3,616
ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO0
£3,455
Parliamentary Letter Delivery0
£3,058
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
0
£2,650
0
£2,650
0
£2,650
Rent costs0
£1,795
peterforbracknell.co.uk0
£1,680
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476
Training - MP0
£1,248
MP Training0
£1,248
0
£1,188
0
£1,188
0
£1,188
0
£1,188
0
£1,188
Year on year
FY 24-25 175 claims £169,564
FY 25-26 51 claims £12,342
Travel
£697 paid across 0 trips.
Accommodation
£8,975 paid across 2 nights.
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