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Parliamentary career
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1current committee membership
1 opposition post · 4 committee membershipsprevious parliamentary career
Current
Representation
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Elected 1 time · 4 July 2024 – Present
Parliamentary party affiliation
Liberal Democrat
4 July 2024 – Present
Current committee memberships
Justice Committee
House of Commons · (HC) Public Standing Orders - Departmental
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Opposition Department · 18 September 2024 – 30 September 2025
Previous committee memberships
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
Career data last collected 5 September 2026. Current committee details come from Parliament's Committees service; previous committee history comes from the Parliament Biography record. View the official Parliament career page ↗
Registered interests
This section reflects the interests currently published for this MP in the latest House of Commons Register of Members' Financial Interests. Project Open Gov does not apply its own date filter or remove entries that Parliament still publishes.
Latest register7 September 2026
Published parent interests14
Categories represented5
Published GBP values4
Published monetary values
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Basic MP salaryEmployment / earningsSupport for MP activitiesGifts / hospitality
Rectified
£98,599Basic MP salary
The overview shows every monetary category for which Parliament publishes an explicit GBP value. Category bubbles are sums of the individual published values within that category; they are provided for visual comparison and are not described as personal income. Selecting a category shows every component used in that bubble. Small components carry their value where space permits. Every component can be selected to show its full value and description, and to jump to the exact register entry below.
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£2,500 — Support for MP activities · James Moore - £2,500.00
£1,552.86 — Gifts / hospitality · National Liberal Club - £1,552.86
£1,140 — Gifts / hospitality · National Liberal Club - £1,140.00
Interests by category
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Employment and earnings1
Councillor - BCP Council
Registered 11 July 2024
Job Title
Councillor
Start Date
2024-07-05
Is Until Further Notice
No
Payer Name
BCP Council
Payer Is Private Individual
No
Is Paid As Director Of Payer
No
Payer Nature Of Business
Local Authority
Payer Public Address
Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth BH2 6DY
Related payments / entries
Agreement - £14,458.00
Registered 11 July 2024 · 1.2 Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment
Regularity Of Payment
Yearly
Period for hours worked
Weekly
Payment Type
Monetary
Value
£14,458
Hours worked
15.00
Hours details
(there is no specific number of hours)
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
James Moore - £2,500.00
Registered 23 February 2026
Donation Source
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
For campaign costs in particular development of Social Media strategy and reach
Value
£2,500
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
James Moore
Donor Status
Individual
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
National Liberal Club - £1,140.00
Registered 25 February 2026
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
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
£1,140
Received Date
2025-12-23
Accepted Date
2026-02-24
Received End Date
2026-12-31
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
National Liberal Club
Donor Public Address
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Donor Status
Unincorporated association
National Liberal Club - £1,552.86
Registered 4 August 2024
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
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
£1,552.86
Received Date
2024-07-08
Accepted Date
2024-07-08
Received End Date
2025-12-31
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
National Liberal Club
Donor Public Address
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Donor Status
Unincorporated association
Visits outside the UK2
International visit to Brunei between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust, c/o Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 1AA
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Flight to Brunei as part of the AFPS programme
Value
£864.39
Is Sole Beneficiary
No
International visit to Bahrain between 02 May 2025 and 05 May 2025
Registered 28 October 2025
Country
Bahrain
Purpose
to undertake a visit as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme visiting our forces overseas
Start Date
2025-05-02
End Date
2025-05-05
Name
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Is Private Individual
No
Public Address
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust, House of Commons,
London SW1A 0AA
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
Flights £606.42
Value
£606.42
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Miscellaneous8
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.
Registered 4 November 2025
Arose On
2024-06-18
End Date
2025-11-04
Description
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.
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Unpaid role
Vice President of the LGA Liberal Democrats
Registered 18 August 2025
Arose On
2025-07-01
Description
Vice President of the LGA Liberal Democrats
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Formal role with a party organisation
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.
Registered 11 July 2024
Arose On
2024-07-05
Description
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.
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Unpaid role
Rental income from lodger under Ukraine Family Scheme
Registered 6 September 2024
Arose On
2024-07-05
Description
Rental income from lodger under Ukraine Family Scheme
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Financial interest or material benefit
Member of the Western Counties Executive of Liberal Democrats: unpaid role
Registered 17 August 2024
Arose On
2024-07-05
End Date
2024-12-31
Description
Member of the Western Counties Executive of Liberal Democrats: unpaid role
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Formal role with a party organisation
Vice Chair of the Campaign for Gender Balance - Associated Organisation for Liberal Democrats
Registered 17 August 2024
Arose On
2024-07-05
Description
Vice Chair of the Campaign for Gender Balance - Associated Organisation for Liberal Democrats
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Formal role with a party organisation
Trustee of Broadstone Youth Club. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 11 July 2024
Arose On
2024-07-05
Description
Trustee of Broadstone Youth Club. This is an unpaid role.
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Unpaid role
Trustee of Broadstone Neighbourhood Forum. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 10 July 2024
Arose On
2024-07-05
Description
Trustee of Broadstone Neighbourhood Forum. This is an unpaid role.
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Unpaid role
How to read this section
The chart first groups explicit monetary values by type so different kinds of registered interest remain visually distinct. Select a category bubble to see every individual published value behind it. Project Open Gov does not combine all categories into one grand total or describe support, gifts or visit values as personal income. The salary reference is the basic annual MP salary of £98,599 from 1 April 2026 and is not itself a registered interest.
Project Open Gov voting coverage begins with the 2026–27 parliamentary session, which began on 13 May 2026. The earliest Commons division currently available is 19 May 2026, with records currently running to 10 September 2026. Earlier parliamentary sessions are not included; future sessions will be retained within this same record.
About “No recorded vote”. This means the official Commons division record does not show the MP as voting Aye or No, or acting as a teller. It does not by itself explain why there is no recorded vote.
Recent divisions
Social Housing Bill [Lords]
Second Reading
10 September 2026 · Division 73
Voted No
Bill stage voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on the Bill's Second Reading: Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
Voted Aye
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 142 to the Health Bill, requiring regulations to prevent puberty blockers being prescribed, supplied or used in clinical trials for under-18s in gender-related treatment, unless both Houses approved a trial.
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
Voted Aye
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 142 to the Health Bill, requiring regulations to prevent puberty blockers being prescribed, supplied or used in clinical trials for under-18s in gender-related treatment, unless both Houses approved a trial.
Amendment 199 — security and intelligence disclosures
14 July 2026 · Division 57
Voted No
Bill stage voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the duty of candour could require certain security or intelligence information to be provided only with consent from the head of the relevant service or agency, subject to specified conditions.
MPs voted on whether public authorities or officials assisting an inquiry, investigation or inquest should have to demonstrate that relevant people can safely disclose information.
MPs voted on the Opposition’s reasoned amendment to decline the Immigration and Asylum Bill a Second Reading, arguing that the Bill did not go far enough on illegal immigration, deportations, asylum, settlement and human-rights constraints.
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 52
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 51
Voted Aye
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026.
MPs voted on an Opposition Day motion about the early release of prisoners, including concerns about whether people convicted of serious sexual offences would be released.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 5 to require a Treasury review of the temporary goods vehicle VED (road freight tax) rates and reporting to Parliament.
New Clause 4 — Electricity Generator Levy rate review
1 July 2026 · Division 47
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4, which would require the Treasury to review the impact of increasing the Electricity Generator Levy rate to 55% and report to Parliament by 31 March 2028.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2 to the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill, which would require a review of the approved mileage allowance rate paid to care workers who use a personal vehicle for work.
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026
1 July 2026 · Division 44
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 4 — settlement fee waiver for service families
22 June 2026 · Division 33
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to waive indefinite-leave-to-remain fees for spouses or children of serving or former armed forces members who had served for four or more years.
MPs voted on whether the Bill should include New Clause 3, which would require the Secretary of State to bring forward regulations to designate the IRGC as involved in foreign power threat activity within a month.
MPs voted on a proposal (Amendment 13) to create new offences for conduct that is self-directed and prepared in relation to a designated body under the Bill.
MPs voted on whether to amend the Bill so that, after a body is designated, the Secretary of State must review whether further action should be taken against the body and connected persons and then report the outcome to Parliament.
Allocation of Time — timetable for further consideration
17 June 2026 · Division 28
No recorded vote
Procedural voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on an Allocation of Time motion for the National Security (State Threats) Bill, setting the timetable for its further consideration in the House.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 14 — register of foreign powers
16 June 2026 · Division 25
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the Government should establish and maintain a register of foreign powers that the Secretary of State believes present a cyber-security risk to the UK, to inform the use of Part 4 powers.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 13 — Digital Sovereignty Strategy
16 June 2026 · Division 24
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13, which would require the Government to publish a “Digital Sovereignty Strategy” to assess and mitigate risks to security and resilience from foreign interference and reliance on foreign-supplied technologies and to build domestic capacity.
MPs voted on whether to require Great British Railways to continue offering discounted rail fares for UK veterans, armed forces personnel and their families, and for young people aged 26 to 30 under Amendment 143.
MPs voted on whether to insert New Clause 1, which would require a “Passengers' Charter” to set standards and improvement plans for rail passenger experience.
New Clause 4 — compensation and financial assistance cap
9 June 2026 · Division 17
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4 to the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill, which would cap total compensation and financial assistance payable under the Act unless authorised by a Commons resolution.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 12, which would cap the amount of financial assistance available under the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to make a statement to Parliament about the value of contingent liabilities before using the Bill's main powers to transfer (nationalise) steel undertakings.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2, which would require the Secretary of State to set up a stakeholder advisory committee and consult it before key public-interest decisions under the Bill.
New Clause 13 — single living accommodation standards
2 June 2026 · Division 10
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13 to the Armed Forces Bill, which would amend the Renters' Rights Act 2025 to set defence housing standards for single living accommodation.
New Clause 6 — ECHR derogation for overseas operations
2 June 2026 · Division 9
Voted No
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to consider whether to make an ECHR derogation for significant overseas operations under the Human Rights Act 1998.
MPs voted on whether to include New Clause 5, which would waive fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain by spouses and dependants of serving or discharged armed forces personnel.
MPs voted on a new clause that would require the Secretary of State to lay a Defence Investment Plan before both Houses of Parliament within one month of the Act being passed.
MPs voted on an amendment to the Opposition's motion for an Address in response to the King's Speech, regretting the absence of a Defence Readiness Bill and related defence planning commitments.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on an amendment to the King's Speech Address debate to express regret that the Gracious Speech did not include a Defence Readiness Bill and to call for specific defence policy actions.
MPs voted on an amendment to the motion for an Address to the King that would have expressed regret at the lack of a Defence Readiness Bill and other defence-related delays, and urged the Government to bring forward relevant measures and raise defence spending.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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Spoken contributions
Recent debates and proceedings in which Parliament records this MP as contributing. Project Open Gov shows the official contribution summary by debate, rather than listing every individual speech or intervention.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
Rewiring the State
2 September 2026 · House of Commons · Commons Chamber
Recent written questions tabled by this MP. Answers are kept behind an expander so the profile stays compact.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
Written question 26398
Tabled 1 September 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · UIN 26398
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Food Standards Agency on its decision to classify Trametes Versicolor and Cordyceps Militaris as novel foods and plans for assessing the safety of
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Department for Transport · UIN 25141
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations expiring on 31 July 2026 on the ability of students aged 16 and over in rura
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Ministry of Defence · UIN 25140
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to invest in equipment to modify his Department's fleet of aircrafts and helicopters for the purposes of supporting civil contingency for wildfires.
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Department for Education · UIN 25139
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to roll out the Adult Skills Fund to areas not yet covered by this fund, including Dorset; and if she will outline a timetable for doing so.
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This profile shows supported Early Day Motions tabled from 13 May 2026 onwards.
Mid Dorset and North Poole is a constituency in the South West region of England. The seat has been held by Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat) since July 2024.
This profile shows a concise election summary. The full candidate result and further constituency information are available on the constituency dashboard. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from the official turnout and electorate figures. Constituency and election data last collected 18 August 2026.
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