Official portrait of Victoria Collins

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, since 4 July 2024

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Science, Innovation & Technology)

Victoria Collins is the Liberal Democrat MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Science, Innovation & Technology).

Scorecard

67.7% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
389 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
186 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
2 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Liberal Democrat MPs
9 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
160 Debates spoken in 783 written questions tabled

Ranked 409 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) No 364–167
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) No 327–182
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) No 362–164
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 No 348–176
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) No 369–166
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) No 371–166
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading No 322–179
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 Aye 187–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 Aye 189–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 Aye 87–321
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 No 99–367
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 Aye 57–309
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 Aye 74–311
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 Aye 158–318
19 Nov 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 326–92
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 376–16
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading No vote 320–105
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Aye 165–327
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 Aye 147–318
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 Aye 143–318
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40 No 244–132
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 No 250–133
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No 252–130
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No 254–129
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33 No 257–128

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Bridget Fox
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Paid for fundraising dinner for Harpenden & Berkhamsted Liberal Democrat local party, value £1,773.60
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Allison Wren
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 support via Harpenden & Berkhamsted local party, funding for local election campaigns.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

£9,990

Name of donor: Founders Comms
Address of donor: 2 Arundel St, Temple, London WC2R 3DA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for London Tech Week for MP and staff member. Value per ticket £4 995., value £9,990
Date received: 8 June 2026 to 10 June 2026
Date accepted: 8 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 15600212
(Registered 30 June 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club as recently elected MP, value £1,140
Date received: 23 December 2025 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 23 December 2025
Donor status: company, registration 1355034
(Registered 7 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

Name of donor: PRS for Music
Address of donor: Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane, London SE1 2HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Glastonbury event tickets, accommodation, food and transport for two people sponsored by PRS for Music, value £2,872
Date received: 26 June 2025 to 28 June 2025
Date accepted: 26 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 3444246
(Registered 23 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: (1) ELNET UK (2) LDFI Lib Dem Friends of Israel
Address of donor: (1) ELNET UK, London, W1B 2LG (2) Woodside, 40 Shenle Hill, Radlett, Herts, WD7 7BD
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) 79% of the Flights (£739.44), 79% of the accommodation (£722.85) and 79% of the meals (£352.34), value £1,814.63 (2) 21% of the Flights (£196.56),21% of the accommodation (£192.15) and 21% of the meals (£93.66), value £482.37
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine
Dates of visit: 15 February 2026 to 19 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Meeting with Israeli and Palestinian campaigners, politicians, academics and diplomats.
(Registered 20 April 2026)

On the register since 27 May 2026

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (Studio Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Ile-de-France, France
(Registered 3 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Home Grown Life Ltd
Nature of business: Online gardening products, promoting urban gardening.
(Registered 3 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Unpaid directorship of Home Grown Life Ltd.
(Registered 3 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

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Debates

160 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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