MP for Esher and Walton
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development)
Monica Harding is the Liberal Democrat MP for Esher and Walton, elected on 4 July 2024. She serves as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Development and sits on the International Development Committee. She also served on a short-term Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] committee in November 2024.
Her voting loyalty is 98%, close to the party average, but her attendance is 11% (below the party average of 19%). She has 6 rebel votes and sits on the centre-right of the spectrum (64/100). On policy matters, she has a mixed record on welfare-related votes (Universal Credit), generally voting against trade union powers and workers’ rights protections, and against VAT changes; she has generally supported prison sentencing, renter protections, transgender rights, climate change measures and mental health services.
She has 13 declared financial interests, including donations and other support for MP activities (7 entries); gifts and hospitality from UK sources (2 entries); miscellaneous interests (2); shareholdings (1); and visits outside the UK (1).
Generated 21 February 2026
4 positions
Rare Cancers Bill
Since Jun 2025
International Development Committee
Since Oct 2024
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development)
Since Sept 2024
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]
Nov 2024 - Nov 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has almost always voted against trade union powers
has almost always voted against workers rights protections
has generally voted against vat changes
has voted a mixture of ways on prison sentencing
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted against renter protections
has generally voted for transgender rights
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1
13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2
13 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106
17 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24
20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12
20 Jun 2025
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading