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

Staffing£110,901
Office£21,333
Accommodation£18,098
Travel£5,995

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 51,417 voters

Liberal Democrat
21,820 votes42.4%
Conservative
15,076 votes29.3%
Reform UK
8,137 votes15.8%
Labour
3,216 votes6.3%
Green Party
2,348 votes4.6%
Independent
820 votes1.6%

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 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 25 Nov 2025

3 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 24 Nov 2025

2 AYE

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

2 votes · 17 Nov 2025

5 NO

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 5 Nov 2025

4 AYE1 NO

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
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

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

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

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department will review the results of funding given to local authorities for road repairs under the Plan for Change.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport24 Mar 2025

Digital Technology: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Digital Services Tax.

AnsweredTreasury24 Mar 2025

Incapacity Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for restarting mandatory reassessments of incapacity benefits.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions19 Mar 2025

Small Businesses and Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) the tourism industry and (b) small businesses affected by seasonal trends.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport17 Mar 2025

Hospitals: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the detailed results of each hospital's funding bid scoring against the Multi Factorial Review of the New Hospital Programm

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Mar 2025

Dental Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure improved access to NHS dentistry for people in rural areas.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Mar 2025

Armed Forces: Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that equipment used by the armed forces is interoperable with that of NATO allies.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence12 Mar 2025

Companies: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of corporate insolvencies.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade12 Mar 2025

North Devon Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his oral contribution in response to the Question from the hon. Member for North Devon on 20 January 2025, Official Report, column

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Mar 2025

Type 23 Frigates: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has (a) spent and (b) committed to spend on Life Extension refits of Royal Navy Type 23 Frigates since October 2014.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence10 Mar 2025
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