At a glanceJohn Milne is a Liberal Democrat MP for Horsham, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 408 votes in Commons divisions (71% attendance), tabled 233 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; John Milne did not vote in 167. 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
- Work and Pensions Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Liberal Democrat Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Horsham Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Ian Sollom
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 394 of 394 shared votes
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Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 380 of 380 shared votes
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Marie Goldman
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 378 of 378 shared votes
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Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 378 of 378 shared votes
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Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 376 of 376 shared votes
Votes least like
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Labour
11.8% · 28 of 237 shared votes
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Mary Creagh
Labour
12.7% · 36 of 283 shared votes
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Neil Coyle
Labour
14.1% · 45 of 319 shared votes
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Douglas McAllister
Labour
14.3% · 52 of 364 shared votes
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Dan Carden
Labour
14.6% · 37 of 253 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.
Employment and earnings1
- West Sussex County Councillor - West Sussex County Council (registered 22 Jul 2024)
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment1
- Agreement - £1,174.80 (registered 22 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what actions, programmes and investment vehicles will be used to support agri-tech as a frontier industry under the Industrial Strategy.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade .
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review and reform permitted development rights for on-farm reservoirs.
Awaiting an answer from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question HL16697 on Agriculture: Reservoirs, what assessment she has made of whether the current rate of large raised reservoir construction
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support farmers to improve water resilience through on-farm reservoirs.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Metropolitan Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Metropolitan Police's new frontline policing rotation policy on trends in the levels of early retirement among police offic
Awaiting an answer from the Home Office.
Metropolitan Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took to consult experienced police personnel in the development of the Metropolitan Police's new frontline policing rotation policy.
Awaiting an answer from the Home Office.
Access to Work Programme: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying Access to Work expenditure as Annually Managed Expenditure to help ensure the scheme can respond to demand from new and sustained employment
Answer · 21 Jul 2026
Access to Work is an important programme that supports many people to start and stay in work. We are committed to ensuring it can respond to demand. That is why we announced in May that we would recruit and train 480 additional staff to speed up decisions...
Young Carers: Education and Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to add young carers to the data which local authorities must provide in relation to 'Participation in education, training and NEET' for 16 and 17 year olds.
Answer · 18 Jul 2026
Local authorities already have statutory duties to identify, track and support young people, including those not in education, employment or training (NEET). They collect characteristic data such as sex, ethnicity, special educational needs and young care...
Early day motions
| 21 May 2025 | Horsham FC | 7 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
It is astonishing that the decision for West Sussex has been postponed yet again. I understand that local council leaders received the information only this morning, in a six-minute phone call during which they were not allowed to ask ques…
16 Jul 2026 National Planning Policy Framework
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. First, I thank the Minister for his assistance in progressing the local plan in my constituency. Horsham faced a unique problem with water neutrality, which the previous Governme…
15 Jul 2026 Waste Management Sites
The issue of enforcement is a serious one. An incinerator in south London has breached its air pollution limits almost 1,000 times in 18 months, but nothing has been done by the EA—no court proceedings, no licence suspension, nothing. A si…
14 Jul 2026 Employees Travelling Outside the UK: Expenses Rate
I represent Horsham, an adjacent constituency, and very much experience the same problems, so the issue is not rare. I have many cabin crew in my area who say the same thing. One of the people affected is trying to get leave to remain, but…
14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness
The hon. Member is giving a very powerful speech. Water shortage is a very big issue for our farmers as well. At the moment, it is extremely difficult for a farmer to get planning permission for a small on-farm reservoir. It is a big inves…
13 Jul 2026 Domestic Abuse: Police Response
One of my Horsham constituents, a victim of abuse, has seen her abuser let off with a suspended sentence after the case took too long to go to trial. She now has to live with a debilitating illness caused by her abuse, while her abuser get…
9 Jul 2026 Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project
I thank all hon. Members here present. Some really powerful points have been made. I particularly thank the Minister for his reply—I find it the most revealing reply of all that I have heard over the past year. Considering it is not even…
9 Jul 2026 Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project
I thank the hon. Member for his contribution and I very much agree. I also note that the right hon. Member for Makerfield (Andy Burnham), who is potentially our next Prime Minister, comes from Manchester, has visited the clinic and is alre…
9 Jul 2026 Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project
I beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for the Lobular Moon Shot Project. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. MPs from across the House are here today to mark the anniversary of the…
9 Jul 2026 Conflicts: Impact on Older People
There is no easy fix, that is for sure, but the loans are not coming from the bond markets; they are coming from British people. We are not imposing on or demanding on the bond market. That is the difference. Such bonds have been used succ…
9 Jul 2026 Conflicts: Impact on Older People
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this debate to shine a light on an important but often overlooked issue. It is strange that many of the voices who …
7 Jul 2026 Essential Energy Guarantee
The Liberal Democrat essential energy plan is an immediate way to address electricity affordability, but in the long term the solution must lie in more renewables, as I think the Secretary of State agrees. However, the Government’s failure…
7 Jul 2026 Essential Energy Guarantee
10. Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an essential energy guarantee.
6 Jul 2026 Operation Valour
Our military personnel risk life and limb every day to keep the country safe, and they deserve the best support that we can give them, so it is shocking that for many of our veterans, military compensation received counts as income when lo…
30 Jun 2026 Department for Work and Pensions
Right now, it is hard to get through a day without someone, somewhere, saying that welfare spending is ballooning out of control. For example, the Conservatives’ alternative King’s Speech tells us: “For the first time ever, the total we…
30 Jun 2026 Child Savings Accounts (Mental Capacity and Disability)
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about access to matured child savings accounts in the name of a young person who lacks capacity; to require the Secretary of State to review savings provision for c…
29 Jun 2026 Identifying Local Vulnerability
As the Minister knows all too well, the DWP’s shortcomings can end in tragedy. Errol Graham was a benefits claimant who starved to death without heating, electricity or adequate food. His local council, his housing association, his GP and …
29 Jun 2026 Identifying Local Vulnerability
7. What progress his Department has made on the “identifying local vulnerability” project.
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
The effectiveness of any carbon budget relies on two things: accuracy and attainability. If the numbers are wrong, the budget is meaningless, and if the plans are unrealistic, the budget is undeliverable. If the public lose confidence in e…
24 Jun 2026 Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)
As the Minister knows, I sit on the Work and Pensions Committee. About a year ago, we heard evidence that in fact there was little statistical difference between the approval rates for face-to-face interviews and for remote interviews. The…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Pension Schemes Bill 15 Jul 2025 – 11 Sep 2025
- Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 12 Feb 2025 – 18 Mar 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about John Milne, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is John Milne?
John Milne is a Member of Parliament representing Horsham in the House of Commons. See John Milne's official Parliament profile.
Which party does John Milne represent?
John Milne sits as Liberal Democrat. See John Milne's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does John Milne represent?
John Milne is the Member of Parliament for Horsham. See John Milne's official Parliament profile.
How long has John Milne been an MP?
John Milne has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See John Milne's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for John Milne?
John Milne has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See John Milne's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.