The Verdict
Followed the party whip vote after vote, breaking the promises Labour made to voters. The campaign leaflets are collecting dust — the voting record tells a very different story.
Subject Grades
How Chris scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Follow the Money
What Chris claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Registered Interests
1. Employment and earnings(2 entries)£7k
Millennium Steel Publishing (Publishing scientific and technological journals for industry.), private address
Role, work or services: Editor
Until: 14 December 2025.
Payer: Millennium Steel Publishing (Publishing scientific and technological journals for industry.), private address
(Registered 3 August 2024; updated 14 December 2025)
Payment: £3,625
Received on: 26 June 2025. Hours: 50 hrs Approximately.
(Registered 29 June 2025)
Millennium Steel Publishing (Publishing scientific and technological journals for industry.), private address
Role, work or services: Editor
Until: 14 December 2025.
Payer: Millennium Steel Publishing (Publishing scientific and technological journals for industry.), private address
(Registered 3 August 2024; updated 14 December 2025)
Payment expected: £3,000
Completed or provided on: 14 December 2025. Hours: 42 hrs.
(Registered 14 December 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(3 entries)
Trustee of the Redhills CIO Charity based in Durham. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 1 May 2025
(Registered 10 July 2024; updated 2 May 2025)
Professional registration with the Engineering Council as a Chartered Engineer.
(Registered 3 August 2024)
Professor in Practice at the Durham University Business School. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 September 2025
(Registered 8 September 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Chris's Expenses
212 individual claims totalling £227,898.43 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Family & Dependant Travel £2k
4 claims
Rail: £2,351.89
Parking: £48.00
Mileage - car: £6.76
£3k
5 claims
Hotel - London: £1,174.00
Hotel - London: £945.56
Hotel - London: £585.00
Hotel - UK Not London: £103.55
Staffing(3 claims)£151,019.32
Payroll(1)£149,393.13
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£149,393.13
Pooled staffing services(1)£1,533.33
7 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services
£1,533.33
Working From Home Allowance(1)£92.86
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£92.86
Office Costs(155 claims)£34,562.26
Rent(9)£13,949.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-2,047.50
Equipment - purchase(24)£8,210.52
29 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-9626]
£1,341.72
27 Jan 2025Meeting Room Table
£1,275.00
19 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-9262]
£1,253.68
8 Nov 2024IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£748.00
19 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-9261]
£496.00
12 Dec 2024PAYPAL MAPSINTERNA
£400.50
31 Mar 2025Local Artwork Representing the Constituency
£250.00
28 Sep 2025AMAZON UK [***]
£230.57
26 Mar 2025Constituency Based Prints for Office Showcasing Local Area to Visitors
£220.00
24 Mar 2025IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE [200011725-8333]
£214.00
18 Sep 2024Laptop to use in office
Not paid: Not claimable
28 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£169.99
31 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-10661]
£99.99
26 Mar 2025HOBBYCRAFT TRADING LIM [200011725-10197]
£60.00
26 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-10195]
£41.98
26 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-10196]
£24.64
11 Jan 2025WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£10.19
Stationery & printing(89)£6,555.76
6 Oct 2025XMA October 2025
£407.64
6 Oct 2025XMA October 2025
£407.64
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£203.82
6 Oct 2025XMA October 2025
£203.82
22 Oct 2024XMA December 2024
£199.54
7 Nov 2024XMA December 2024
£199.54
18 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£197.76
29 Nov 2024Banner January 2025
£186.23
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£166.94
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£166.94
6 Oct 2025XMA October 2025
£165.90
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£165.90
18 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£163.92
29 Oct 2024XMA December 2024
£163.92
7 Nov 2024XMA December 2024
£162.41
29 Oct 2024XMA December 2024
£100.34
18 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£98.88
18 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£98.88
18 Mar 2025Pop Up Banner for TDI Cluster Working Group
£90.05
10 Oct 2025Banner October 2025
£81.02
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£40.51
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£35.33
8 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£34.42
8 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£29.04
25 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£22.45
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£20.26
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£15.23
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£14.52
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£14.52
25 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£14.02
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£14.02
25 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£13.06
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£12.59
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£12.58
8 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£11.14
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£11.09
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£10.66
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£10.61
25 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£9.83
25 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£9.49
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£9.35
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£9.06
8 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£8.89
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£8.77
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£8.59
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£8.40
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£7.50
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£7.50
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£7.50
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£7.50
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£7.40
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£6.62
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£4.93
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£4.55
25 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£4.52
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£4.52
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£4.42
8 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£4.12
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£3.65
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£3.65
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£3.48
25 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£2.68
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£2.68
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£2.17
25 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£2.14
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£1.63
25 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£1.54
29 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£1.50
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£0.89
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£0.89
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£0.86
8 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£0.77
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£0.29
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£0.29
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£0.25
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£0.13
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£0.13
Software & applications(7)£2,810.43
12 Dec 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
12 Dec 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
24 Mar 2025APPLE.COM/BILL [200011725-8334]
£299.99
7 Feb 2025QR-CODE-GENERATOR.COM
£155.47
1 Sep 2024Subtitling Software
£9.99
18 Sep 2024Subtitling Software - Parliament
£4.99
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(13)£1,245.68
27 Nov 2024VOIP Phone - Office [***]
£129.76
10 Dec 2024VOIP Phone - Office [***]
£120.58
6 Dec 2024VOIP Phone system for Constituency office
£118.16
19 Mar 2025VOIP Phone System for Constituency Office - March
£109.08
7 Jan 2025VOIP Phone system for Constituency office
£102.49
8 May 2025May Phone Rentals & Usage
£90.06
10 Apr 2025Phone Line and Usage
£85.10
6 Jun 2025June Phone Rentals & Usage
£83.87
3 Jul 2025July Phone Rentals & Usage
£83.20
19 Mar 2025VOIP Phone System for Constituency Office - February
£82.97
6 Aug 2025August Inv - [***]
£82.06
8 Oct 2025Phone Bill - October ´25 2705
£80.35
15 Sep 2025Phone Bill - September ´25 2670
£78.00
Bought-in services(1)£860.87
12 Feb 2025HR Support for ways of working, personnel processes and policies & recruitment
£860.87
Advertising and contact cards(1)£500.00
28 Mar 2025Signage for Constituency Office - Image attached(as requested) as Receipt
£500.00
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£239.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(3)£135.00
28 Feb 2025No description
£75.00
17 Jan 2025No description
£30.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(7)£56.00
22 Nov 2024Mobile telephone
£8.00
24 Sep 2024Mobile Telephone
£8.00
12 Dec 2024Telecommunications
£8.00
22 Aug 2024Mobile Telephone
£8.00
12 Jan 2025Telecommunications
£8.00
22 Oct 2024Mobile Telephone
£8.00
Accommodation(34 claims)£25,649.29
Rent(9)£20,087.10
30 Dec 2024No description
£2,816.67
28 Nov 2024No description
£2,816.67
7 Aug 2024Accommodation rental
£2,816.67
29 Oct 2024No description
£2,816.67
28 Jan 2025No description
£2,816.67
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-2,446.26
Council tax(8)£3,768.07
Hotel - London(2)£945.56
26 Jul 2024Parliamentary Business
4 nights
£750.56
30 Jul 2024Parliamentary Business
£195.00
Moving Fees(3)£486.00
30 Jul 2025Tenancy Renewal Fee
£240.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(6)£228.00
1 Jan 2025Telecommunications
£38.00
1 Dec 2024Telecommunications
£38.00
Utilities(6)£134.56
MP Travel(11 claims)£11,426.83
Rail(3)£9,154.87
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£8,884.97
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£149.50
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£120.40
Parking(1)£1,064.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,064.00
Hotel - London(1)£585.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£585.00
Mileage - car(3)£451.46
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£283.31
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£108.48
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£59.67
Other public transport(2)£111.50
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£89.60
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£21.90
Railcard(1)£60.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£60.00
Staff Travel(5 claims)£2,834.08
Rail(2)£1,465.53
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,383.84
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£81.69
Hotel - London(1)£1,174.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
6 nights
£1,174.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£103.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£103.55
Subsistence(1)£91.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£91.00
Dependant Travel(4 claims)£2,406.65
Rail(2)£2,351.89
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2,067.85
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£284.04
Parking(1)£48.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£48.00
Mileage - car(1)£6.76
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£6.76
Claims Rejected by IPSA (1)
These are expenses Chris tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Equipment - purchase
Laptop to use in office
Reason: Not claimable
18 Sep 2024
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Stockton North: The Real Impact
The people Chris was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
6,371
Children in poverty
31.7% of children locally
4,848
Fuel poor households
10.94% of households locally
40%
Constituents who rent
19.6% private, 20% social
11,219
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
429
Asylum seekers housed locally
6.2% of constituents born outside UK
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024
