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Parliamentary career
This section uses the official Parliament Biography record to show current and previous parliamentary roles and memberships.
No current committee memberships recordedin Parliament's current Biography record
1 representation · 5 government posts · 3 committee membershipsprevious parliamentary career
Current
Representation
Skipton and Ripon
Elected 1 time · 4 July 2024 – Present
Constituency boundaries changed in 2024. Parliament records the current constituency separately from the constituency that existed before the 2024 General Election, even where the constituency name remained the same.
Parliamentary party affiliation
Conservative
6 May 2010 – Present
Previous parliamentary career
Previous representations
Skipton and Ripon
Elected 4 times · 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Previous government posts
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Office · 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
Whips Office (Commons) · 2 November 2017 – 24 July 2019
Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
HM Household · 13 June 2017 – 2 November 2017
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
HM Household · 17 July 2016 – 13 June 2017
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Whips Office (Commons) · 13 May 2015 – 17 July 2016
Previous committee memberships
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill
20 March 2024 – 17 April 2024
Committee of Selection
12 September 2017 – 14 November 2017
Scottish Affairs Committee
12 July 2010 – 29 November 2010
Career data last collected 5 September 2026. Current committee details come from Parliament's Committees service; previous committee history comes from the Parliament Biography record. View the official Parliament career page ↗
Registered interests
This section reflects the interests currently published for this MP in the latest House of Commons Register of Members' Financial Interests. Project Open Gov does not apply its own date filter or remove entries that Parliament still publishes.
Latest register7 September 2026
Published parent interests5
Categories represented5
Published GBP values11
Published monetary values
The overview combines the explicit GBP values currently published by Parliament into one bubble for each type of monetary interest. Select a category to break that bubble into every published component. Circle area is proportional to value. The basic annual MP salary is shown only as a reference for scale.
Basic MP salaryEmployment / earningsSupport for MP activitiesGifts / hospitality
Rectified
£98,599Basic MP salary
The overview shows every monetary category for which Parliament publishes an explicit GBP value. Category bubbles are sums of the individual published values within that category; they are provided for visual comparison and are not described as personal income. Selecting a category shows every component used in that bubble. Small components carry their value where space permits. Every component can be selected to show its full value and description, and to jump to the exact register entry below.
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£9,610.55 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 24 September 2025 - £9,610.55
£6,738.28 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 15 May 2026 - £6,738.28
£6,223.45 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 01 September 2026 - £6,223.45
£2,000 — Support for MP activities · Wenningdale Leisure Ltd - £2,000.00
£1,127.38 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 05 November 2025 - £1,127.38
£1,049.41 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 17 December 2025 - £1,049.41
£964.25 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 01 October 2025 - £964.25
£760 — Gifts / hospitality · Carlton Club - £760.00
£489.20 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 14 January 2026 - £489.20
£385.51 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 08 December 2025 - £385.51
£90.62 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 17 October 2025 - £90.62
Interests by category
Open a category to see the underlying records and any related payments or sub-entries published by Parliament.
Employment and earnings1
Chair - International Finance Facility for Education
Registered 28 January 2025
Job Title
Chair
Start Date
2025-01-28
Is Until Further Notice
No
Payer Name
International Finance Facility for Education
Payer Is Private Individual
No
Is Paid As Director Of Payer
Yes
Payer Nature Of Business
IFFED is a Geneva-based foundation providing a financing engine for global education.
Payer Public Address
Route de Chene 30A, c/o L&S Trust Services SA, 1208 Geneve
Related payments / entries
Payment received on 01 September 2026 - £6,223.45
Registered 4 September 2026 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2026-09-01
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
payment for work undertaken and expenses incurred April 2026-August 2026
Value
£6,223.45
Hours worked
65.00
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Payment received on 15 May 2026 - £6,738.28
Registered 10 June 2026 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2026-05-15
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
payment for work undertaken and expenses incurred December 2025-April 2026
Value
£6,738.28
Hours worked
69.50
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Payment received on 14 January 2026 - £489.20
Registered 15 January 2026 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2026-01-14
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
Payment received for expenses incurred in December 2025
Value
£489.20
Hours worked
0.00
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Payment received on 17 December 2025 - £1,049.41
Registered 15 January 2026 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2025-12-17
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Travel paid for a trip to Bern December 2025
Value
£1,049.41
Hours worked
0.00
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Payment received on 08 December 2025 - £385.51
Registered 15 December 2025 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2025-12-08
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
Incidental expenses reimbursment, incurred end Oct- Nov 2025
Value
£385.51
Hours worked
0.00
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Payment received on 05 November 2025 - £1,127.38
Registered 12 November 2025 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2025-11-05
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
Return travel between London and Zurich plus accommodation.
Value
£1,127.38
Hours worked
0.00
Hours details
I have not specified the number of hours because this expenses payment related to attendance at a voluntary board meeting in my capacity as Chair
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Payment received on 17 October 2025 - £90.62
Registered 31 October 2025 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2025-10-17
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
Expenses reimbursed for attending a voluntary Board meeting.
Value
£90.62
Hours worked
0.00
Hours details
I have not specified the number of hours because this expense payment related to attendance at a voluntary board meeting in my capacity as Chair
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Payment received on 01 October 2025 - £964.25
Registered 15 October 2025 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2025-10-01
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Return travel between London and Geneva plus accommodation
Value
£964.25
Hours worked
0.00
Hours details
I have not specified the number of hours because this expenses payment related to attendance at a voluntary board meeting in my capacity as Chair
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Payment received on 24 September 2025 - £9,610.55
Registered 30 September 2025 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2025-09-24
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
Payment for hours worked January-July 2025 and expenses incurred
Value
£9,610.55
Hours worked
99.00
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
Wenningdale Leisure Ltd - £2,000.00
Registered 15 June 2026
Donation Source
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Payment Type
Monetary
Value
£2,000
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Wenningdale Leisure Ltd
Donor Public Address
Dalton House, 9 Dalton Square, Lancaster, LA1 1WD
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
Wenningdale Leisure Ltd
Donor Company Identifier
06993978
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1
Carlton Club - £760.00
Registered 19 January 2018
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Honorary membership for life (value provided is that in 2024)
Value
£760
Received Date
2017-12-22
Accepted Date
2018-01-18
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Carlton Club
Donor Public Address
69 St James’ Street, London SW1A 1PJ
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
Carlton Club
Donor Company Identifier
00573221
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
Property in London
Registered 23 April 2013
Start Date
2016-08-04
Is Sole Owner
No
Location
London
Property Description
A second property was sold on 14 February 2025 and a third property was sold on 28 February 2025).
Property Owner Details
co-owned with a family member
Registrable Rental Income
Yes
Rental Income Details
rental income is paid to my partner and I
Rental Income Start Date
2016-08-04
Number Of Properties
1
Is Land
No
Is Any Rental Income Paid To Another Person
Yes
Country
United Kingdom
Property Type
Residential
Miscellaneous1
Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE, Mediation and Facilitation Initiative based in the Centre for Analysis for Risk and Regulation (CARR). This is an unpaid role.
Registered 7 September 2026
Arose On
2026-09-01
Description
Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE, Mediation and Facilitation Initiative based in the Centre for Analysis for Risk and Regulation (CARR). This is an unpaid role.
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Unpaid role
How to read this section
The chart first groups explicit monetary values by type so different kinds of registered interest remain visually distinct. Select a category bubble to see every individual published value behind it. Project Open Gov does not combine all categories into one grand total or describe support, gifts or visit values as personal income. The salary reference is the basic annual MP salary of £98,599 from 1 April 2026 and is not itself a registered interest.
Project Open Gov voting coverage begins with the 2026–27 parliamentary session, which began on 13 May 2026. The earliest Commons division currently available is 19 May 2026, with records currently running to 10 September 2026. Earlier parliamentary sessions are not included; future sessions will be retained within this same record.
About “No recorded vote”. This means the official Commons division record does not show the MP as voting Aye or No, or acting as a teller. It does not by itself explain why there is no recorded vote.
Recent divisions
Social Housing Bill [Lords]
Second Reading
10 September 2026 · Division 73
Voted Aye
Bill stage voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on the Bill's Second Reading: Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
Voted No
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 142 to the Health Bill, requiring regulations to prevent puberty blockers being prescribed, supplied or used in clinical trials for under-18s in gender-related treatment, unless both Houses approved a trial.
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
Voted No
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 142 to the Health Bill, requiring regulations to prevent puberty blockers being prescribed, supplied or used in clinical trials for under-18s in gender-related treatment, unless both Houses approved a trial.
Amendment 199 — security and intelligence disclosures
14 July 2026 · Division 57
Voted Aye
Bill stage voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the duty of candour could require certain security or intelligence information to be provided only with consent from the head of the relevant service or agency, subject to specified conditions.
MPs voted on whether public authorities or officials assisting an inquiry, investigation or inquest should have to demonstrate that relevant people can safely disclose information.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on the Opposition’s reasoned amendment to decline the Immigration and Asylum Bill a Second Reading, arguing that the Bill did not go far enough on illegal immigration, deportations, asylum, settlement and human-rights constraints.
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 52
Voted No
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 51
Voted No
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026.
MPs voted on an Opposition Day motion about the early release of prisoners, including concerns about whether people convicted of serious sexual offences would be released.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 5 to require a Treasury review of the temporary goods vehicle VED (road freight tax) rates and reporting to Parliament.
New Clause 4 — Electricity Generator Levy rate review
1 July 2026 · Division 47
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4, which would require the Treasury to review the impact of increasing the Electricity Generator Levy rate to 55% and report to Parliament by 31 March 2028.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2 to the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill, which would require a review of the approved mileage allowance rate paid to care workers who use a personal vehicle for work.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026
1 July 2026 · Division 44
Voted No
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026.
New Clause 4 — settlement fee waiver for service families
22 June 2026 · Division 33
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to waive indefinite-leave-to-remain fees for spouses or children of serving or former armed forces members who had served for four or more years.
MPs voted on whether the Bill should include New Clause 3, which would require the Secretary of State to bring forward regulations to designate the IRGC as involved in foreign power threat activity within a month.
MPs voted on a proposal (Amendment 13) to create new offences for conduct that is self-directed and prepared in relation to a designated body under the Bill.
MPs voted on whether to amend the Bill so that, after a body is designated, the Secretary of State must review whether further action should be taken against the body and connected persons and then report the outcome to Parliament.
Allocation of Time — timetable for further consideration
17 June 2026 · Division 28
Voted No
Procedural voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on an Allocation of Time motion for the National Security (State Threats) Bill, setting the timetable for its further consideration in the House.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 14 — register of foreign powers
16 June 2026 · Division 25
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the Government should establish and maintain a register of foreign powers that the Secretary of State believes present a cyber-security risk to the UK, to inform the use of Part 4 powers.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 13 — Digital Sovereignty Strategy
16 June 2026 · Division 24
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13, which would require the Government to publish a “Digital Sovereignty Strategy” to assess and mitigate risks to security and resilience from foreign interference and reliance on foreign-supplied technologies and to build domestic capacity.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to require Great British Railways to continue offering discounted rail fares for UK veterans, armed forces personnel and their families, and for young people aged 26 to 30 under Amendment 143.
MPs voted on whether to insert New Clause 1, which would require a “Passengers' Charter” to set standards and improvement plans for rail passenger experience.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 4 — compensation and financial assistance cap
9 June 2026 · Division 17
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4 to the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill, which would cap total compensation and financial assistance payable under the Act unless authorised by a Commons resolution.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 12, which would cap the amount of financial assistance available under the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act.
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to make a statement to Parliament about the value of contingent liabilities before using the Bill's main powers to transfer (nationalise) steel undertakings.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2, which would require the Secretary of State to set up a stakeholder advisory committee and consult it before key public-interest decisions under the Bill.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 13 — single living accommodation standards
2 June 2026 · Division 10
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13 to the Armed Forces Bill, which would amend the Renters' Rights Act 2025 to set defence housing standards for single living accommodation.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 6 — ECHR derogation for overseas operations
2 June 2026 · Division 9
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to consider whether to make an ECHR derogation for significant overseas operations under the Human Rights Act 1998.
MPs voted on whether to include New Clause 5, which would waive fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain by spouses and dependants of serving or discharged armed forces personnel.
MPs voted on a new clause that would require the Secretary of State to lay a Defence Investment Plan before both Houses of Parliament within one month of the Act being passed.
MPs voted on an amendment to the Opposition's motion for an Address in response to the King's Speech, regretting the absence of a Defence Readiness Bill and related defence planning commitments.
MPs voted on an amendment to the King's Speech Address debate to express regret that the Gracious Speech did not include a Defence Readiness Bill and to call for specific defence policy actions.
MPs voted on an amendment to the motion for an Address to the King that would have expressed regret at the lack of a Defence Readiness Bill and other defence-related delays, and urged the Government to bring forward relevant measures and raise defence spending.
Individual voting states are verified against the official Commons Votes division data. Project Open Gov adds the explanatory text, vote type and link to the corresponding Project Open Gov vote page.
Spoken contributions
Recent debates and proceedings in which Parliament records this MP as contributing. Project Open Gov shows the official contribution summary by debate, rather than listing every individual speech or intervention.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
Rewiring the State
2 September 2026 · House of Commons · Commons Chamber
Recent written questions tabled by this MP. Answers are kept behind an expander so the profile stays compact.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
Autism: Diagnosis
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · UIN 20008
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the quality of autism assessments on demand for reassessments.
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · UIN 20007
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that all autism assessments result in a detailed report of the assessment, to allow sufficient evidence for a second opinion.
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · UIN 20006
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that the National Institute for Health and Social Care Excellence recommendation of an autism assessment within 3 months of referral is fulfilled.
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · UIN 20005
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the impact of face-to-face rather than remote autism assessments on the quality of such assessments.
Tabled 28 August 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · UIN 20004
Awaiting answer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging autism assessment providers to conduct face-to-face autism assessments.
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This profile shows supported Early Day Motions tabled from 13 May 2026 onwards.
Skipton and Ripon is a constituency in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. The seat has been held by Sir Julian Smith (Conservative) since July 2024.
This profile shows a concise election summary. The full candidate result and further constituency information are available on the constituency dashboard. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from the official turnout and electorate figures. Constituency and election data last collected 18 August 2026.
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