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Information between 6th September 2025 - 16th October 2025

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Division Votes
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mel Stride voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mel Stride voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 82 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 172
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mel Stride voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 158
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mel Stride voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 163
16 Sep 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Mel Stride voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 72 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 340 Noes - 77
16 Sep 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Mel Stride voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 73 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 292
16 Sep 2025 - Child Poverty Strategy (Removal of Two Child Limit) - View Vote Context Mel Stride voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 75 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 79
14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Mel Stride voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 90 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 333
14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Mel Stride voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 91 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 339

Written Answers
Social Security Benefits Asked by: Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon) Sunday 7th September 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households were exempted from the benefit cap for the latest period for which data is available, by (a) reason for exemption and (b) amount they would otherwise have had capped. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The requested statistics are not readily held by the Department and to produce them would incur disproportionate cost.
Pension Credit: Migrants Asked by: Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon) Sunday 7th September 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average award is for pension credit claimants with a non-CTA immigration status. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The requested statistics are not held by the Department.
Pension Credit: Migrants Asked by: Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon) Sunday 7th September 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of Pension Credit for each of the last five financial years, by immigration status. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The requested statistics are not held by the Department.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Public Expenditure Asked by: Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon) Monday 8th September 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how his Department's capital budgets (a) were allocated in each financial year since 2023-24 and (b) have been allocated for each of the next five financial years. Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Capital budget for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) for FY2023-24 and 2024-25 are available via the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Estimate memoranda - Committees - UK Parliament, published on the UK Parliament website. Additionally, the Capital budget allocated for DESNZ for the next five financial years is available in the Spending Review 2025 document. Detailed information on the Capital budget commitments across DESNZ programmes is included within these documents.
Universal Credit: Expenditure Asked by: Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon) Wednesday 10th September 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) proportion and (b) amount of Universal Credit expenditure was for adults with non-Common Travel Area immigration status in the latest period for which information is available. Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) Universal Credit awards are paid to households, which may include both British and foreign nationals who are eligible. Therefore, the information requested is not readily available at the required quality and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

Written Answers

Social Security Benefits
Asked by: Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon)
Sunday 7th September 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households were exempted from the benefit cap for the latest period for which data is available, by (a) reason for exemption and (b) amount they would otherwise have had capped.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The requested statistics are not readily held by the Department and to produce them would incur disproportionate cost.

Pension Credit: Migrants
Asked by: Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon)
Sunday 7th September 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average award is for pension credit claimants with a non-CTA immigration status.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The requested statistics are not held by the Department.

Pension Credit: Migrants
Asked by: Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon)
Sunday 7th September 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of Pension Credit for each of the last five financial years, by immigration status.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The requested statistics are not held by the Department.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Public Expenditure
Asked by: Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon)
Monday 8th September 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how his Department's capital budgets (a) were allocated in each financial year since 2023-24 and (b) have been allocated for each of the next five financial years.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Capital budget for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) for FY2023-24 and 2024-25 are available via the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Estimate memoranda - Committees - UK Parliament, published on the UK Parliament website.

Additionally, the Capital budget allocated for DESNZ for the next five financial years is available in the Spending Review 2025 document. Detailed information on the Capital budget commitments across DESNZ programmes is included within these documents.

Universal Credit: Expenditure
Asked by: Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon)
Wednesday 10th September 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) proportion and (b) amount of Universal Credit expenditure was for adults with non-Common Travel Area immigration status in the latest period for which information is available.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Universal Credit awards are paid to households, which may include both British and foreign nationals who are eligible. Therefore, the information requested is not readily available at the required quality and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

MP Financial Interests
6th October 2025 Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon) 2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP Graham Edwards - £4,000.00 Source
6th October 2025 Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon) 4. Visits outside the UK International visit to United States between 06 September 2025 and 10 September 2025 Source

Mel Stride mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill 380 speeches (50,410 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 9th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport) Member for Central Devon (Sir Mel Stride), signed the reasoned amendment, so surely he would be able - Link to Speech
Oral Answers to Questions 151 speeches (10,119 words) Tuesday 9th September 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Richard Fuller (Con - North Bedfordshire) Friend the Member for Central Devon (Sir Mel Stride), who cannot be with us today. - Link to Speech