Ian Roome
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Ian Roome is the Liberal Democrat MP for North Devon, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
320
Votes Cast
£156,328
Expenses 2024-25
6,744
Majority
42.4%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£156,328
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 51,417 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
328
Written Questions
18
Oral Questions
90
Debates Spoken In⚑
121
Speeches⚑
320
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 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 25 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 25 Nov 2025
3 AYE1 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 24 Nov 2025
2 AYEBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
2 votes · 17 Nov 2025
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
2 votes · 17 Nov 2025
5 NOEmployment Rights Bill
5 votes · 5 Nov 2025
Employment Rights Bill
5 votes · 5 Nov 2025
4 AYE1 NOSentencing Bill Committee
5 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
5 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Financial Interests(3)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
National Liberal Club
honorary membership of National Liberal Club, for those who reside outside of London
16 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
£1,311
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
National Liberal Club
honorary membership of National Liberal Club, for those who reside outside of London
16 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
- Name of donor
- National Liberal Club
- Address of donor
- 1 Whitehall Place Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- honorary membership of National Liberal Club, for those who reside outside of London, value £1,310.75
- Date received
- 16 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
- Date accepted
- 16 September 2024
- Donor status
- company, registration 01355034
Registered 9 October 2024
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services
- Devon County Councillor
- Until
- 1 May 2025.
- Payer
- Devon County Council (County Council), Devon County Council, Topsham Road County Hall, Exeter EX2 4QD
Registered 1 August 2024; updated 12 June 2025
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services
- District Councillor
- Until
- 11 March 2025.
- Payer
- North Devon District Council, North Devon District Council, PO Box 379, Barnstaple EX32 2GR
- Additional information
- 10% of this councillor allowance is donated to North Devon Liberal Democrats
Registered 1 August 2024; updated 12 June 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ian in Parliament
Ministry of Defence: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to give a single senior official authority over different parts of the Ministry of Defence responsible for combating financial losses
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce losses of public funding to fraud during defence procurement and (b) increase the amount of funding recovered from thos
Duty Solicitors: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of duty solicitors available in rural areas.
Energy Company Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many ECO4 installations are incomplete due to installer insolvency in England the last 12 months; and what consumer protection and r
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many wave one schemes under the New Hospital Programme have begun construction.
Global Combat Air Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has budgeted for contingency funding for the development phase of the Global Combat Air Programme.
Railways: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the resilience of the passenger rail network in the South West.
Sports: Facilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of removing Sport England as a statutory consultee from the
Meat: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure imported meat does not adversely impact disease prevention in farming and animal di
Parliamentary Estate: Catering
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether all eggs served by Houses of Parliament Catering services are farmed in the United Kingdom,
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