Alberto Costa
Conservative MP for South Leicestershire, since 7 May 2015
Alberto Costa is the Conservative MP for South Leicestershire, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
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Voting record
575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
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: Heather Craven
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 for my local party association.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 April 2026)
Name of donor: Heather Craven
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my campaign fund, held by my local party association.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 April 2026)
Name of donor: Tratos UK Limited
Address of donor: 50 Randles Road, Knowsley Business Park, Prescot, Merseyside L34 9HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,276.56 direct mail and printing costs for a constituency-wide newsletter. The total cost was split across two payments; this entry relates to the second and final payment.
Donor status: company, registration 01524815
(Registered 4 March 2026)
Name of donor: Tratos UK Limited
Address of donor: 50 Randles Road Knowsley Business Park Prescot Merseyside L34 9HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,276.55 direct mail and printing costs for a constituency-wide newsletter. The total cost was split across two payments; this entry relates to the first payment.
Donor status: company, registration 01524815
(Registered 9 February 2026)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Michael Fry
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: pro bono legal advice on planning, provided to me, to a maximum value of £1,500 (+VAT), value £1,800
Date received: 14 September 2025
Date accepted: 14 September 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 October 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London
Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner provided to me and a member of my staff (in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy), alongside other APPG members, value £160
Date received: 19 May 2026
Date accepted: 19 May 2026
Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London)
(Registered 5 June 2026)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two taxi journeys, to and from the Residence of the Italian Ambassador, for a dinner hosted by the Italian Embassy. The outward journey was shared with a member of my staff and an APPG member; the return journey was shared with an APPG member, value £41.40
Date received: 19 May 2026
Date accepted: 19 May 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 5 June 2026)
Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London
Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Approximate value of refreshments for myself and 45 guests following the ceremony at which I was conferred the title of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy, value £828
Date received: 10 March 2026
Date accepted: 10 March 2026
Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London)
(Registered 27 March 2026)
Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London
Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: My member of staff attended a reception at the Italian Embassy in London, at which refreshments were provided. The approximate value per person is declared below. The threshold for registration was reached on 10 March 2026, value £70
Date received: 2 February 2026
Date accepted: 2 February 2026
Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London)
(Registered 1 April 2026)
Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London
Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: My member of staff and their guest attended a reception at the Italian Embassy in London, at which refreshments were provided. The approximate value for two people is outlined below, value £140
Date received: 19 March 2026
Date accepted: 19 March 2026
Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London)
(Registered 2 April 2026)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £35.90
Date received: 24 February 2026
Date accepted: 24 February 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for myself and a member of staff during a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £32.40
Date received: 17 March 2026
Date accepted: 17 March 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of lunch for a staff member in connection with my duties as Chair of the APPG on Italy, value £6.45
Date received: 13 February 2026
Date accepted: 13 February 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of drinks for myself and 45 guests in connection with my award of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy, value £192.38
Date received: 10 March 2026
Date accepted: 10 March 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Taxi fare for me and a member of staff in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £3.80
Date received: 9 February 2026
Date accepted: 9 February 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026; updated 2 April 2026)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £15.20
Date received: 19 January 2026
Date accepted: 19 January 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £5.48
Date received: 28 January 2026
Date accepted: 28 January 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £9.80
Date received: 21 January 2026
Date accepted: 21 January 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Taxi fare in connection with my role as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £11
Date received: 9 February 2026
Date accepted: 9 February 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Taxi fare in connection with my award of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy, value £19.20
Date received: 10 March 2026
Date accepted: 10 March 2026
Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account)
(Registered 25 March 2026)
Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London
Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Approximate value of refreshments provided to me and a member of staff following an APPG meeting, value £140
Date received: 9 February 2026
Date accepted: 9 February 2026
Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London)
(Registered 27 March 2026; updated 2 April 2026)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: (1) Italian IPU Group (2) All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy (3) Dr Maurizio Bragagni (4) Italian Parliament
Address of donor: (1) Protocol Office, Chamber of Deputies, Piazza del Parlamento 24, 00186 Rome (2) House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA (3) private (4) Camera dei Deputati Palazzo Montecitorio - Piazza Montecitorio 00186 - Rome (Italy)
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Lunch for me and a member of my staff (£95.52). Tour of the Colosseum for myself, a member of my staff and one guest (£169.80), value £265.32 (2) Flights for a staff member and a guest (£368.15), meals for myself, my staff member and a guest (£270.87), transport for myself, my staff member and a guest (£250.21), other incidental costs (£100.21), value £989.44 (3) For myself, my staff member and one guest: Transport (£284.45), accommodation (£156.30), meals (£273.57) & other costs (£26.07), value £740.39 (4) Presentation of symbolic, parliamentary items exchanged between me, as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, and the various senior Italian select committee chairs we met. Estimated value of ceremonial items is, value £275
Destination of visit: Italy
Dates of visit: 5 October 2025 to 12 October 2025
Purpose of visit: As Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, the group received an invite from the Chair of the British Friendship Group in the Italian Parliament, as well as an additional invite to visit two factories run by an Anglo-Italian business. The visit to the Italian Parliament was organised by the Italian Interparliamentary Union. The Group met with over 40 senior Italian MPs and Senators (including chairs of Italian parliamentary select committees) in both Houses of the Italian Parliament, as well as undertaking meetings with representatives of the British expat community and at the British School at Rome. Some members of the group also visited two factories run by an Anglo-Italian business company.
(Registered 29 October 2025)
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 (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Glasgow
Rental income: from 1 June 2016
(Registered 2 June 2015; updated 28 June 2016 and 11 October 2016)
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: owned jointly with my wife
Rental income: from 1 June 2016
(Registered 2 June 2015; updated 28 June 2016 and 11 October 2016)
8. Miscellaneous
I received the title of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy on Tuesday 10 March 2026.
Date interest arose: 10 March 2026
(Registered 19 March 2026)
I am an executive committee member of the Lutterworth and District Action Group (unpaid).
Date interest arose: 4 October 2025
(Registered 21 October 2025)
Non-practising solicitor and notary public in Scotland.
Date interest arose: 31 October 2016
(Registered 22 October 2015; updated 9 November 2016)
Non-practising solicitor in England and Wales; member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
Date interest arose: 18 July 2019
(Registered 22 October 2015; updated 23 July 2019)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Name: Dr Maria Psatha
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Full time
(Registered 20 April 2016; updated 26 July 2024 and 18 June 2026)
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Debates
249 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- High Streets Organised Crime Unit
- Immigration and Asylum Bill
- Steel Tariffs
- Point of Order: Rectification Procedure
- Middle East
- Standards in Public Life
- Quarries: Planning Policy
- Reconsideration Mechanism and the Parole Board Rules 2019
- Privileges
- Developments near Lutterworth and its Surrounding Villages
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