Dr Ben Spencer
MP since 12 Dec 2019
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Dr Ben Spencer is the Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology).
1359
Votes Cast
N/A
Expenses
7,627
Majority
38.2%
Vote Share
Expenses
No expense data available.
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 48,253 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
278
Written Questions
17
Oral Questions
144
Debates Spoken In⚑
264
Speeches⚑
421
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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3 AYEArmed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
2 AYE2 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
4 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
7 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
7 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
7 votes · 21 Apr 2026
Financial Interests(7)
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Bansols Beta Ltd
£10,000 money donated to FTL Club, an unincorporated association, to support my political activities.
£10,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Bansols Beta Ltd
£10,000 money donated to FTL Club, an unincorporated association, to support my political activities.
- Name of donor
- Bansols Beta Ltd
- Address of donor
- 12 North Bar, Banbury OX16 0TB
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £10,000 money donated to FTL Club, an unincorporated association, to support my political activities.
- Donor status
- company, registration 02878404
Registered 26 January 2026
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Carol and Clive Chase
£6,000 money donated to FTL Club, an unincorporated association, to support my political activities.
£6,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Carol and Clive Chase
£6,000 money donated to FTL Club, an unincorporated association, to support my political activities.
- Name of donor
- Carol and Clive Chase
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £6,000 money donated to FTL Club, an unincorporated association, to support my political activities.
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 24 November 2025
Visits outside the UK
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
£5,325
Visits outside the UK
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Name of donor
- Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Address of donor
- 2, Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng Dist, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£5325), accommodation (£1404), food and hospitality (£605), transport in Taiwan (£300), value £7,634
- Destination of visit
- Taiwan
- Dates of visit
- 14 February 2025 to 22 February 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Strengthening UK - Taiwanese relations and engagement with Taiwanese leadership, including visits and meetings linked to my role as Shadow DSIT Minister of State.
Registered 13 March 2025
Visits outside the UK
APPG for Japan
£3,135
Visits outside the UK
APPG for Japan
- Name of donor
- APPG for Japan
- Address of donor
- House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£3,134.90), accommodation (£1,943.14), food and hospitality (£574.65), transport in Japan (£364.97), value £6,017.66
- Destination of visit
- Japan
- Dates of visit
- 8 October 2025 to 16 October 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Strengthening UK-Japan relations and engagement with Japanese politicians and businesses, including visits and meetings linked to my role as Shadow DSIT Minister of State.
Registered 12 November 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Two tickets plus hospitality to the 2025 Brit Awards
1 March 2025
£3,120
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Two tickets plus hospitality to the 2025 Brit Awards
1 March 2025
- Name of donor
- BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
- Address of donor
- 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Two tickets plus hospitality to the 2025 Brit Awards, value £3,120
- Date received
- 1 March 2025
- Date accepted
- 1 March 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 01132389
Registered 6 March 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dr in Parliament
Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with business stakeholders on the Government's approach to supporting research into (a) detecting, (b)
Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with universities on their approach to supporting research into (a) detecting, (b) preventing and (
Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Regulatory Innovation Office on UK research into (a) detecting, (b) preventing and (c) rem
Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to regulate the (a) detection, (b) preve
Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Economic and Social Research Council on their approach to supporting research into (a) det
Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Science and Technology Facilities Council on their approach to supporting research into (a
Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with Innovate UK on their approach to supporting research into (a) detecting, (b) preventing and (c
Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with Research England on their approach to supporting research into (a) detecting, (b) preventing a
Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Government Office for Technology Transfer on their approach to supporting market innovatio
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit applications her Department has received in each of the last 12 months; and how many such applications were processed withi
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