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

Conservative
18,442 votes38.2%
Liberal Democrat
10,815 votes22.4%
Labour
9,963 votes20.6%
Reform UK
6,419 votes13.3%
Green Party
1,954 votes4.0%
Independent
518 votes1.1%
UK Independence Party
142 votes0.3%

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 AYE

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage

3 votes · 4 Jun 2025

3 NO

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill

3 votes · 3 Jun 2025

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 21 May 2025

3 NO

Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM

3 votes · 14 May 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 13 May 2025

2 AYE1 NO

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 12 May 2025

2 AYE

Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 7 May 2025

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
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
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
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
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
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

South Western Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of levels of service provision on the Chertsey branch line at (a) Egham, (b) Chertsey, (c

AnsweredDepartment for Transport23 Oct 2024

South Western Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with South Western Rail on the performance of the Chertsey branch line since July 2024.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport23 Oct 2024

Sewers: Runnymede and Weybridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Thames Water on removing surface water from sewer systems by (a) sewer lining and (b) manhole se

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs22 Oct 2024

Inland Waterways

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement actions to require riparian landowners to discharge their watercourse maintenance obligations were taken by

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs21 Oct 2024

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Thames Water's operational response to flooding during Storm Henk (a) nationally a

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs21 Oct 2024

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what professional accreditations will new mental health practitioners employed in schools be required to hold.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Oct 2024

Housing: Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of her increased housing targets on sewerage capacity by (a) water company regio

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government18 Oct 2024

Pension Credit: Park Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the impact of excluding pitch fees from p

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions18 Oct 2024

Sewage: Runnymede and Weybridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Thames Water’s surface and foul water drainage asset management in the Runnymede a

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs18 Oct 2024

River Thames: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) ability of river users to safely navigate the Thames river and (b) potential econom

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs17 Oct 2024
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