At a glanceAlistair Strathern is a Labour MP for Hitchin, and has represented the seat for 2 years, 9 months. They have cast 494 votes in Commons divisions (86% attendance), tabled 243 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Alistair Strathern did not vote in 81. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Hitchin Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 19 Oct 2023
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 483 of 483 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 478 of 478 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 476 of 476 shared votes
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Tristan Osborne
Labour
100.0% · 474 of 474 shared votes
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Sir Mark Tami
Labour
100.0% · 471 of 471 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.6% · 2 of 310 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.6% · 1 of 157 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 287 shared votes
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Alan Mak
Conservative
0.8% · 3 of 366 shared votes
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Sir James Cleverly
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 336 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Brazil between 26 May 2026 and 01 June 2026 (registered 16 Jun 2026)
Miscellaneous1
- I hold share options in OakNorth Holdings Limited that are below the threshold for registration. (registered 17 Nov 2023)
Written questions
Listed Buildings: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the requirements of listed building status do not delay the uptake of (a) EV charging and (b) household batteries.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). That consultation, which can be found on gov.uk here, included proposals relating to the installation of energy efficiency and low carbon heating ...
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Ofcom's advice on how to set the minimum standards of accuracy for the Technology Notice regime under the Online Safety Act, what assessment she has made of the effect
Answer · 8 Jul 2026
DSIT is considering Ofcom’s advice on the minimum standards of accuracy for the Technology Notice regime under the Online Safety Act. A decision will be communicated in due course.
Energy Performance Certificates: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling stand alone batteries (without solar PV) to contribute towards a properties EPC rating.
Answer · 11 Jun 2026
In the Home Energy Model (HEM): Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) consultation, we proposed how technologies including batteries could contribute to future EPC ratings. The introduction of HEM will enable a half hour resolution that can more accurately...
Warm Homes Plan: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the value of stand-alone batteries in the Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme for homes where solar PV is not present and may not be suitable.
Answer · 11 Jun 2026
Domestic batteries are an eligible measure under the Warm Homes: Local Grant. Batteries can only be installed where they complement existing or new solar PV. This is to ensure that households realise the full benefits of installing a battery. Measure elig...
Personal Independence Payment: Hitchin
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for responses to people with PIP enquiries in Hitchin constituency.
Answer · 17 Jun 2026
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) services are delivered on a national basis, with performance managed across the whole service rather than by constituency. As such, we are unable to provide waiting time data specific to Hitchin. We are improving servic...
Warm Homes Plan: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is he taking to include stand-alone batteries in the Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme.
Answer · 8 Jun 2026
Domestic batteries are an eligible measure under the Warm Homes: Local Grant. Batteries can only be installed where they complement existing or new solar PV. This is to ensure that households realise the full benefits of installing a battery. Measure elig...
Pharmacy: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to (a) make the pharmacy contract more sustainable and (b) reform the price concession mechanism.
Answer · 20 May 2026
On 25 February, the Department began the 2026/27 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework consultation with Community Pharmacy England, to consider any proposed changes to the reimbursement and remuneration of pharmacy contractors in 2026/27. The outcome ...
Housing: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help reduce the average waiting time for a decision from the Housing Ombudsman Service.
Answer · 20 Apr 2026
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 118414 on 10 March 2026.
Speeches in the chamber
7 Jul 2026 Summer Jobs
I absolutely agree that we need to invest in apprenticeships to ensure that many more young people can access them, as well as work placement opportunities in their communities. That is why I welcome the spotlight that the Milburn review i…
7 Jul 2026 Summer Jobs
I am grateful for the protestations from the Front Bench. Those jobs were also crucial in starting to form my politics. In both settings, I was incredibly lucky to work with some fantastic colleagues. Not only did my clumsiness—from spi…
7 Jul 2026 Summer Jobs
I am grateful to the official Opposition for giving us all an opportunity to reminisce about our own summer jobs. Probably many more years ago than I would care to admit, I was lucky enough to work both as a cleaner and at my local Co-op t…
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
The right hon. Member is right to highlight that we need to do more to drive down the costs of energy and bring others with us on the journey of decarbonisation, but that is not the debate we are having today. We are having a debate about …
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
I thank the Minister for the leadership she has shown on this issue, not just since taking up her role, but long before she came to this House—that is a powerful lesson at the heart of some of today’s debate. We have heard a lot from some …
24 Jun 2026 Engagements
Gareth Southgate’s documentary last month spotlighted some of the heartbreaking ways that we are failing too many young men growing up in Britain today, but it was heartening to see the inspiring work that Hitchin youth worker Dan Gaze was…
15 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
T4. New towns such as Tempsford should offer an opportunity to ease development pressures, not add to them, so I thank the Minister for listening to my representations, and ensuring that if Tempsford comes forward, it will be included i…
15 Jun 2026 Brain Cancer
I thank my hon. Friend for the moving way in which he is opening today’s debate. It has been really heartbreaking to hear from my constituent Hayley about the battles that her granddaughter Lily has had to go through to try to find effecti…
19 May 2026 Criminal Justice System: Support for Men and Boys
The Anti-Slavery Commissioner recently called out the targeted online grooming of young men by county lines gangs. That is far from being an isolated case of such targeting. Young men growing up in Britain today are all too often targeted …
19 May 2026 Criminal Justice System: Support for Men and Boys
12. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support men and boys through the criminal justice system.
13 May 2026 New Developments: Unadopted Roads and Public Amenities
The hon. Gentleman brings me seamlessly to my next point, which is what we can do about the matter. I introduced a ten-minute rule Bill in the previous Session, and I am glad to see that the Government are now consulting on two really impo…
13 May 2026 New Developments: Unadopted Roads and Public Amenities
My hon. Friend is spot on. We should not tolerate the shirking of any responsibility by developers, but sadly that happens all too often on developments throughout the country, including in her constituency, and if developers fall short, w…
13 May 2026 New Developments: Unadopted Roads and Public Amenities
My hon. Friend is spot on in highlighting that Gleeson and many other developers right across the country are not fulfilling their crucial obligations, and new homeowners are being failed as a result. We owe them a duty of action over the …
13 May 2026 New Developments: Unadopted Roads and Public Amenities
Absolutely. The situation that the hon. Member highlights is far too common across every part of the United Kingdom. It is really important that the Government drive forward an ambitious solution that tackles all the issues that he has set…
13 May 2026 New Developments: Unadopted Roads and Public Amenities
Absolutely; this is a stealth tax, but the issue is far wider than that, as I will explain. I look forward to the Government’s work to address it in a root-and-branch manner.
13 May 2026 New Developments: Unadopted Roads and Public Amenities
I know that pulses have been racing all day in Westminster, but the moment is finally here: we come to tonight’s Adjournment debate on unadopted housing estates. The House may not be quite as packed as the other House was for the speech Hi…
20 Apr 2026 Security Vetting
Many of my constituents are rightly appalled that someone who betrayed not just our country but every single victim of Jeffrey Epstein was able to serve in such a prestigious position. Whatever the judgment in the security vetting file, th…
26 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
Rail users at Hitchin and Arlesey stations in my constituency have to put up with services that simply are not reliable enough. I am glad that, after pushing the operator, Ministers and officials, we have been able to drive up driver recru…
26 Mar 2026 Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical Instability
I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate on a topic that, like him, I must confess I had not heard much about until I spoke to two of my constituents about it. Having heard from Sarah and Mark, who both suffer from craniocervi…
24 Mar 2026 Oil and Gas
The hon. Gentleman will be aware that his party is also proposing a big tax cut for oil and gas companies in the removal of the EPL. He will have seen research from Oxford University suggesting that even if every new licence were taxed and…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Crown Estate Bill [HL] 29 Jan 2025 – 6 Feb 2025
- Finance Bill 22 Jan 2025 – 30 Jan 2025
- Licensing Hours Extensions Bill 7 Feb 2024 – 30 May 2024
- Finance (No.2) Bill 15 May 2024 – 21 May 2024
- Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill 8 May 2024 – 15 May 2024
- Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill 10 Jan 2024 – 30 Jan 2024
Previous seats
- Mid Bedfordshire · Elected 1 time 19 Oct 2023 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 6004
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Constituency office
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Alistair Strathern, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Alistair Strathern?
Alistair Strathern is a Member of Parliament representing Hitchin in the House of Commons. See Alistair Strathern's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Alistair Strathern represent?
Alistair Strathern sits as Labour. See Alistair Strathern's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Alistair Strathern represent?
Alistair Strathern is the Member of Parliament for Hitchin. See Alistair Strathern's official Parliament profile.
How long has Alistair Strathern been an MP?
Alistair Strathern has served in the House of Commons for 2 years, 9 months. See Alistair Strathern's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Alistair Strathern?
Alistair Strathern has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Alistair Strathern's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.