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
—
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
Military Bases: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the physical security of (a) military sites and (b) other sites of strategic importance including critical nat
Defence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking with the Ministry of Defence to support a forthcoming Defence Readiness Bill, as recommended in the Strategic Defence Re
National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking with the Cabinet Office to codify civilian assistance to military authorities for home defence, as recommended in the Str
Health Services: Weather
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential severity of winter pressures on the NHS during winter 2025-2026.
Armed Forces Covenant
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any organisations have been removed from the list of Armed Forces Covenant signatories due to non-compliance since November 2022.
Self Employment: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) employment rights and (b) income security of self-employed workers in the healthcare sector.
Policing and Crime Boards
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 91633 on Police and Crime Commissioners: Cornwall and Devon, what assessment her Departmen
Railways: North Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has allocated to improving the resilience of passenger rail services on the North Devon branch line in each of the last 10
Railways: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the resilience of passenger rail lines against flooding.
HMS Bulwark: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on the refit and repair of HMS Bulwark during the last five years.
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