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 NOCrime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
4 NOChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
7 NOPension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
7 NOCrime and Policing Bill
7 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
7 votes · 14 Apr 2026
2 AYEOpposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
Opposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 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
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the legal advice she has received relating to local government reorganisation also pertains to Surrey.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the membership list of the Prime Minister's AI Taskforce.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which ministerial office is the AI Security Institute accountable to following recent machinery of government changes.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she plans to update the AI Opportunities Action Plan Dashboard.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to ensure the AI Security Institute is able to access the newest frontier models before their release.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information her Department holds on the distillation of UK AI models by China.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether open weight models from China are being procured for use by government departments.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2024 Budget on businesses in Runnymede and Weybridge constituency.
Park Homes: Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to park home residents who face discriminatory practices by park home site owners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she will update the House on her plans to regulate LLMs/AI Chatbots providing therapeutic interventions.
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