Matt Bishop
MP for Forest of Dean
Lab
4 Jul 2024 - Present
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
Response classifications show how directly each question was answered.
As mentioned, the chief executive officer of Travelodge refused again to attend a meeting with Members of this House and the other place. This refusal deepens distrust in the company's commitment to protecting women and vulnerable guests. Will the Prime Minister meet me and invite the CEO of Travelodge to discuss these serious issues?
Context
The Travelodge CEO cancelled a meeting with Members of Parliament and the other place regarding serious concerns about guest safety and safeguarding.
Keir Starmer
My hon Friend has raised this issue multiple times. Our thoughts are with the victim. The CEO cancelled the meeting with MPs, which I would urge them to reconsider. This meeting needs to go ahead as soon as possible.
Assessment
The specific ask about a direct meeting between the Prime Minister and Travelodge CEO was not fully addressed; only an urging for reconsideration of the cancelled meeting was mentioned.
Session: PMQs
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I am concerned about patients with brain tumours who fall through the cracks in our healthcare system under the Conservatives. Will the Prime Minister set out how Labour will speed up cancer diagnosis and improve treatment times for brain tumour patients such as Richard?
Context
Richard Wellington, a constituent of Matt Bishop, was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2018 and given just 12 months to live. Despite the odds, he is still alive but determined to leave a legacy by improving brain cancer treatment for others.
The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)
I send my best wishes to Richard and every family living with cancer for their courage and fortitude. I am proud that our plan for change has already delivered faster diagnosis for more than 80,000 cancer patients through Cancer 360 technology which will slash treatment delays across the NHS, along with investing in more scanners, surgical hubs, and radiotherapy machines.
Assessment
The Prime Minister did not provide specific details on how Labour's plan will directly address brain cancer patients' needs or Richard's situation specifically.
General Praise
Broad Statements
Session: PMQs
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I am following up on my earlier question about cross-border transport connectivity. My constituency is located on the English-Welsh border, with many residents relying on these connections daily. I inquire specifically into whether the Treasury is considering supporting investments in this crucial infrastructure.
Context
Transport links in the Forest of Dean are critical for constituents to access work, education and healthcare.
Lucy Rigby
My hon. Friend's constituency relies heavily on strong transport links, and the Government continue to deliver for border communities with investments such as £445 million allocated at the 2025 spending review for rail enhancements in Wales, benefiting both sides of the English-Welsh border.
Session: Transport Connectivity Border Communities
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I am concerned about the discussions my colleagues have had regarding funding for improving transport connectivity in border communities. My constituents rely heavily on cross-border transport links for work, education, and healthcare. I ask whether improving connectivity can drive economic growth and what considerations the Treasury is giving to support investment in key infrastructure.
Context
The Forest of Dean relies on cross-border transport links, and there is a need to improve these connections.
Lucy Rigby
Border communities rely on strong transport links, and my hon. Friend is a strong advocate for his constituency. The Government continue to deliver for all parts of the UK, including investments in places like Padeswood as part of the £445 million allocated for rail enhancements in Wales at the 2025 spending review.
Session: Transport Connectivity Border Communities
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A constituent of mine, Emma, has been left with significant injuries following poor maternity care during childbirth. She has fought for over 20 years for corrective treatment which was deemed cosmetic despite impacting her mental health and relationships. What steps can be taken to ensure women in such circumstances have access to necessary treatment?
Context
A constituent named Emma has been fighting for corrective treatment due to injuries sustained during childbirth, but has been denied care on the NHS.
Wes Streeting
The injuries sustained by women during childbirth are often ignored and unaddressed. We need to learn from cases such as Emma's to ensure constituents receive the care they deserve.
Session: Topical Questions
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I am concerned about the investment being made in 36 new and better community diagnostic centres in shopping centres and high streets across England. This represents a significant expansion in diagnostics, shorter waits for tests, checks, and scans, and an NHS on the road to recovery.
Context
The Labour Government is investing heavily in community diagnostic centres to improve healthcare access.
Wes Streeting
We are investing in 36 new and better community diagnostic centres in shopping centres and high streets across England. This is the biggest expansion in diagnostics in a generation, shorter waits for tests, checks and scans, and an NHS on the road to recovery.
Session: Topical Questions
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Does the Minister agree that tackling such issues must include clearer legal duties for companies like Travelodge to co-operate fully with safeguarding expectations of customers?
Context
The hotel chain Travelodge was involved in a high-profile case related to violence against women and girls, prompting questions about company duties for customer safeguarding.
Alex Davies-Jones
We are looking into what more we can do. We are convening a roundtable with relevant Ministers to discuss the tourism aspect and better regulation and support for customer safety.
Session: Violence against Women and Girls
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My constituent, a victim of domestic abuse, has seen her case listed and relisted multiple times since 2023 with delays granted due to medical claims by the defendant. Does the Minister accept that repeated adjournments risk denying justice to victims? Will she meet me to discuss how cases like that can be progressed without further re-traumatisation?
Context
A constituent has seen her case relisted multiple times since 2023 due to medical claims by the defendant and repeated adjournments. This raises concerns about justice being denied to victims.
The Minister for Courts and Legal Services (Sarah Sackman)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that case, and I would of course be happy to meet him. Again, it is a graphic illustration of the ways in which delays in the process are re-traumatising victims, which is why we must do everything in our power to bring down the delays—whether that is investment, modernisation or structural reform.
Session: Court Backlog
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In March, I met people from the Justice for Victims campaign group. One family told me that their young daughter was killed by an unlicensed, uninsured driver. They were asked to alter their victim impact statement several times to avoid offending the defendant and were denied the chance to fully express their grief. That experience is shared by many others. Will the Justice Secretary take steps to ensure that victims’ families have full autonomy over their statements, so that they can express their experiences freely in court?
Context
MP Matt Bishop discusses the challenges faced by victims' families in making their victim impact statements and the need for autonomy.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Davies-Jones)
I thank my hon. Friend for that question. I also had the privilege of meeting those families in March, and I heard their concerns. I know personally how important victim personal statements are to ensuring that victims’ and families’ voices are heard. I do not want there to be any circumstances in which they feel unable to make a statement. However, these statements are considered evidence, and the rules of admissibility apply, as they do to all witness statements.
Session: Violent Offenders Early Release
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I was pleased to hear the Secretary of State announce the Welsh economic growth advisory group. Will she explain how the resetting of relationships between the Welsh and UK Governments is strengthening Wales's position in the UK industrial strategy, and also improving access to vital services and relationships over the border in the Forest of Dean?
Context
The MP builds on previous questions about economic growth, asking for clarification on how relationships are being reset to improve Wales's standing within the broader UK context.
Nia Griffith
The Secretary of State was very pleased to chair the first meeting of the advisory group last week. The group will work with us to inform the UK Government's industrial strategy to ensure that we build on Wales's proud industrial heritage and develop the jobs and industries of the future. This is the first time that representatives from both Governments, from business, education and industry groups and from the unions have come together to shape cross-Government UK policy, proving the difference that two Governments working together for Wales can make.
Session: Strengthening the Union
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What steps she is taking to strengthen the Union?
Context
The question follows a statement about strengthening the Union. The MP is seeking details on specific actions taken by the government to support this.
Nia Griffith
We are working in close partnership with the Welsh Government to grow our economy and unleash Wales's potential. This has already delivered tangible results, including securing more than £1 billion investment and hundreds of jobs for north Wales, a better deal for steelworkers at Port Talbot, and a record budget settlement for the Welsh Government to spend on public services, including providing funding to keep coal tips safe, which the previous Government did not do.
Session: Strengthening the Union
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Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
Direction of Government
01 September 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Criminal Justice Reform
01 September 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Digital ID: Public Consultation
10 March 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Immigration Policy
09 March 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
24 February 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address
23 February 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Police Grant Report
11 February 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The Policing Minister Sarah Jones moved to approve the Police Grant Report for England and Wales, emphasising a £1.3 billion increase in funding compared to the previous year, with £432 million coming...
Lord Mandelson 2026-02-04
04 February 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
I beg to move, that an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to give directions to require the Government to lay before this House all papers relating to Lord ...
China and Japan 2026-02-02
02 February 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The Prime Minister outlined the importance of engaging with both China and Japan to safeguard national interests. He discussed his recent visit, highlighting the strengthening of UK-US relations, rese...
US Department of Justice Release of Files 2026-02-02
02 February 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
As I know right hon. and hon. Members across the House will agree, Jeffrey Epstein was a despicable criminal who committed disgusting crimes and destroyed the lives of countless women and girls. His v...
Attendance
60.2%
59 of 98 votes
Aye Votes
26
26.5% of votes
No Votes
33
33.7% of votes
Abstentions
39
39.8% of votes
11 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Closure motion
Ayes: 293
Noes: 218
Passed
11 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
Ayes: 270
Noes: 286
Failed
10 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Ayes: 77
Noes: 292
Failed
09 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Ame...
Ayes: 371
Noes: 100
Passed
08 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Ayes: 79
Noes: 300
Failed
08 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Ayes: 108
Noes: 357
Failed
08 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Ayes: 106
Noes: 302
Failed
08 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Ayes: 162
Noes: 297
Failed
07 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
Ayes: 77
Noes: 317
Failed
07 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Ayes: 170
Noes: 316
Failed
04 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Motion to sit in private
Ayes: 1
Noes: 79
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
Ayes: 166
Noes: 346
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
Ayes: 105
Noes: 410
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Ayes: 85
Noes: 427
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading
Ayes: 411
Noes: 102
Passed
01 Jul 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and...
Ayes: 322
Noes: 107
Passed
01 Jul 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment...
Ayes: 318
Noes: 107
Passed
01 Jul 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 80
Noes: 281
Failed
01 Jul 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Ayes: 173
Noes: 282
Failed
01 Jul 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Ayes: 177
Noes: 308
Failed
24 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026
Ayes: 323
Noes: 160
Passed
24 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026
Ayes: 332
Noes: 94
Passed
24 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipp...
Ayes: 329
Noes: 94
Passed
24 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026
Ayes: 330
Noes: 93
Passed
23 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness
Ayes: 108
Noes: 307
Failed
23 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amen...
Ayes: 294
Noes: 110
Passed
23 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers
Ayes: 112
Noes: 283
Failed
22 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4
Ayes: 164
Noes: 311
Failed
22 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
Ayes: 104
Noes: 391
Failed
22 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22
Ayes: 74
Noes: 323
Failed
22 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11
Ayes: 171
Noes: 322
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion
Ayes: 233
Noes: 94
Passed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
Ayes: 85
Noes: 317
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
Ayes: 143
Noes: 249
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13
Ayes: 135
Noes: 258
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 144
Noes: 244
Failed
16 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 77
Noes: 255
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 151
Noes: 258
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 162
Noes: 246
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulatio...
Ayes: 262
Noes: 86
Passed
24 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
Ayes: 69
Noes: 279
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
Ayes: 161
Noes: 272
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 156
Noes: 273
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 77
Noes: 280
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 73
Noes: 256
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
Ayes: 361
Noes: 84
Passed
11 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Marit...
Ayes: 362
Noes: 107
Passed
11 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Ayes: 277
Noes: 143
Passed
11 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2...
Ayes: 279
Noes: 90
Passed
04 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Ayes: 392
Noes: 116
Passed
2
PMQs Asked
9
Ministerial Questions Asked
22
House of Commons Debates Involved
0
Westminster Hall Debates Led
0
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
98
Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1370 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
-45% below average
This MP:
2
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
-33% below average
This MP:
9
Average:
13.4
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+353% above average
This MP:
22
Average:
4.9
Statements / Bills Proposed
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
-13% below average
This MP:
60.2
Average:
69.2
Important Context
- - Ministers answer questions rather than asking them, so have different activity patterns
- - Activity quantity doesn't measure quality or effectiveness of representation
- - Some MPs focus more on constituency work than parliamentary questions
- - Newly elected MPs will have less parliamentary history
About This Page
This page tracks Matt Bishop's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.