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Edward Argar MP

Conservative · Melton and Syston

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Constituency
Melton and Syston
Party
Conservative
MP since
2015
House
House of Commons
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Parliamentary career

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2current committee memberships
1 representation · 6 government posts · 2 opposition posts · 9 committee membershipsprevious parliamentary career

Current

Representation

  • Melton and Syston

Parliamentary party affiliation

  • Conservative

Current committee memberships

Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill

House of Commons · (HC) Private Bill Standing Orders or Private/Hybrid Bill proceedings

Member · since 12 February 2026

City of London (Markets) Bill

House of Commons · (HC) Private Bill Standing Orders or Private/Hybrid Bill proceedings

Member · since 18 March 2026
Previous parliamentary career

Previous representations

  • Charnwood

Previous government posts

  • Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
  • Chief Secretary to the Treasury
  • Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet)
  • Paymaster General
  • Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Previous opposition posts

  • Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Justice

Previous committee memberships

  • Health Bill
  • Railways Bill
  • Prison Media Bill
  • Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
  • Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
  • Victims and Prisoners Bill
  • Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill
  • Health and Care Bill
  • Procedure Committee

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

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Latest register7 September 2026
Published parent interests1
Categories represented1
Published GBP values0
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Miscellaneous1

Deputy Chairman of the United and Cecil Club; unpaid, honorary, role, with no control or power over the distribution of funds.

Registered 21 August 2024

Arose On
2024-07-25
Donor Name
United and Cecil Club
Description
Deputy Chairman of the United and Cecil Club; unpaid, honorary, role, with no control or power over the distribution of funds.
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Unpaid role
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Voting record

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 9 September 2026. Earlier parliamentary sessions are not included; future sessions will be retained within this same record.

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Recent divisions

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

No recorded vote
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.

The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

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71 divisions shown

2026
September 2026 — 12 divisions

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

No recorded vote
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.

The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

July 2026 — 17 divisions

Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots

Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots

15 July 2026 · Division 60

Voted No
Other Commons motionMotion agreed

MPs voted to approve a draft Code of Practice governing how electronic and workplace ballots are used for statutory trade union ballots.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026

Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026

15 July 2026 · Division 59

Voted No
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed

MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

Amendment 3 — safe disclosure to inquiries

14 July 2026 · Division 56

No recorded vote
Bill stage voteMotion negatived

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Immigration and Asylum Bill

Reasoned amendment to Second Reading

13 July 2026 · Division 54

Voted Aye
Bill stage voteMotion negatived

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026

Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026

8 July 2026 · Division 53

Voted No
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed

MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

New Clause 2 — care workers’ mileage allowance

1 July 2026 · Division 46

No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

June 2026 — 36 divisions

Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026

Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026

24 June 2026 · Division 42

Voted No
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed

MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

New Clause 22 — impact of Defence Investment Plan delays

22 June 2026 · Division 35

No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived

MPs voted on whether the Government should publish an assessment of the impact of delays to the Defence Investment Plan.

The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

New Clause 3 — designation of the IRGC

17 June 2026 · Division 32

Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

Amendment 3 — review after designation

17 June 2026 · Division 29

Voted Aye
Bill Committee voteMotion negatived

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

16 June 2026 · Division 27

Voted No
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed

MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

Amendment 3 — overseas information sharing and fair trials

16 June 2026 · Division 26

Voted Aye
Bill stage voteMotion negatived

MPs voted on Amendment 3, which would have restricted sharing information with overseas authorities where a fair trial cannot be guaranteed.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]

Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival

15 June 2026 · Division 23

No recorded vote
Bill stage voteMotion negatived

MPs voted on whether the promoter should be given leave to proceed with the Royal Albert Hall Bill in the current Session.

The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

New Clause 1 — Passengers’ Charter

10 June 2026 · Division 19

No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

New Clause 8 — contingent liabilities statement

8 June 2026 · Division 14

Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

New Clause 2 — Stakeholder Advisory Committee

8 June 2026 · Division 13

No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

Armed Forces Bill Committee

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.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

May 2026 — 6 divisions

King's Speech Motion for an Address

Amendment (p) — defence readiness

20 May 2026 · Division 4

No recorded vote
King’s Speech amendmentMotion negatived

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.

The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

King's Speech Motion for an Address

Amendment (l) — defence policy

20 May 2026 · Division 3

No recorded vote
King’s Speech amendmentMotion negatived

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.

The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

King's Speech Motion for an Address

Amendment (o) — defence readiness

20 May 2026 · Division 2

No recorded vote
King’s Speech amendmentMotion negatived

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.

The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.

Official source: Commons division record ↗

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Spoken contributions

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Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).

Draft Armed Forces (Service Complaints Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

1 September 2026 · House of Commons · General Committees

1 speech

Local Government Reorganisation

16 July 2026 · House of Commons · Commons Chamber

1 supplementary question

Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting)

9 July 2026 · House of Commons · Public Bill Committees

1 intervention

Health Bill (Fourteenth sitting)

9 July 2026 · House of Commons · Public Bill Committees

1 speech1 intervention

Health Bill (Thirteenth sitting)

7 July 2026 · House of Commons · Public Bill Committees

3 speeches1 intervention
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Written questions

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Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Standards

Tabled 23 June 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · UIN 12134

Answered

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average wait time of an i) Category 1, ii) Category 2, iii) Category 3, iv) Category 4 EMAS call-out in Melthom Mombury in each month since December 2025.

View answer · 30 June 2026

Answered by: Karin Smyth

Ambulance response times are not published in either format requested. NHS England publishes monthly ambulance performance statistics, including mean and 90th centile response times for Category 1, Category 2, Category 3 and Category 4 incidents by ambula...

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Standards

Tabled 23 June 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · UIN 12133

Answered

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of a) Category 1, b) Category 2, c) Category 3 and d) Category 4 calls to East Midlands Ambulance Service were responded to within target times in i) December 2025, ii) January 2026

View answer · 30 June 2026

Answered by: Karin Smyth

Ambulance response times are not published in either format requested. NHS England publishes monthly ambulance performance statistics, including mean and 90th centile response times for Category 1, Category 2, Category 3 and Category 4 incidents by ambula...

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · UIN 255

Answered

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) Named day and (b) Ordinary written parliamentary questions were answered within the required timescale in each month between November 2025 and April 2026.

View answer · 20 May 2026

Answered by: Karin Smyth

The Department recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of written Parliamentary Questions (PQs).Data on response times to PQs is published following the end of every session by the House of Commons Procedure Committee as part of the...

Hantavirus

Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · UIN 252

Answered

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential for asymptomatic (a) transmission and (b) infection with hantavirus.

View answer · 3 June 2026

Answered by: Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Pre-symptomatic transmission in Andes hantavirus has not been documented. However, as a precautionary principal it should be assumed that there is potential for presymptomatic transmission from two days prior to symptom onset, including early, prodromal s...

Hantavirus

Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · UIN 253

Answered

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the level of human-to-human transmission of hantavirus.

View answer · 27 May 2026

Answered by: Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Most hantaviruses do not spread between humans, although person-to-person transmission has happened with the Andes virus strain in rare cases. The risk from the recent outbreak remains very low for members of the general public.The United Kingdom’s respon...

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Constituency and election

Melton and Syston is a constituency in the East Midlands region of England. The seat has been held by Edward Argar (Conservative) since July 2024.

Where is this constituency?

Melton and Syston Rushcliffe Leicester East Harborough, Oadby and Wigston Leicester South Gedling Nottingham East Leicester West Loughborough Nottingham South Rutland and Stamford Mid Leicestershire Newark Kettering Nottingham North and Kimberley Grantham and Bourne Broxtowe Sherwood Forest South Leicestershire Erewash Corby and East Northamptonshire Mansfield Ashfield Daventry North West Leicestershire Sleaford and North Hykeham Lincoln Hinckley and Bosworth Rugby Amber Valley Bolsover Derby South Mid Derbyshire Bassetlaw South Derbyshire Derby North North West Cambridgeshire Coventry East North East Derbyshire Chesterfield Nuneaton Gainsborough Coventry North West Coventry South Peterborough North Warwickshire and Bedworth Huntingdon Tamworth Derbyshire Dales South Holland and The Deepings Kenilworth and Southam Meriden and Solihull East Lichfield North East Cambridgeshire Sutton Coldfield Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North Birmingham Yardley Birmingham Erdington Solihull West and Shirley Boston and Skegness Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley Birmingham Ladywood Louth and Horncastle Burton and Uttoxeter Birmingham Perry Barr Aldridge-Brownhills Stratford-on-Avon Cannock Chase Birmingham Selly Oak Walsall and Bloxwich Birmingham Edgbaston High Peak West Bromwich Staffordshire Moorlands Birmingham Northfield Smethwick Tipton and Wednesbury Bromsgrove Wolverhampton South East Wolverhampton North East Stoke-on-Trent South Halesowen Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge Dudley Ely and East Cambridgeshire Stourbridge Wolverhampton West Stoke-on-Trent Central Macclesfield Kingswinford and South Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent North Stafford Wyre Forest Congleton South West Norfolk North West Norfolk West Worcestershire West Suffolk England
Melton and Syston Conservative

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning partyConservativeCon Hold
Majority5,396
Turnout61.9%45,986 votes cast
Electorate74,316

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