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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6 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

6 votes · 15 Apr 2026

4 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

1 AYE7 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

8 votes · 14 Apr 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

2 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

2 votes · 9 Mar 2026

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

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Migration Advisory Committee will conduct the next review of the Skilled Worker visa: immigration salary list.

AnsweredHome Office7 Jan 2025

Buses: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance to (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies on the pricing of children's fares.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport6 Jan 2025

Liquefied Natural Gas: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ability of the carbon intensity calculations used by his Department to take into acco

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero19 Dec 2024

Civil Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking with the Joint Civil Aid Corps (JCAC) to help improve the resiliency of the UK's civil defence.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence18 Dec 2024

Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 16 of the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether her Department plans to abolish the role

AnsweredHome Office17 Dec 2024

Local Government Finance: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Council funding to be overhauled to deliver better outcomes, publ

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Dec 2024

Electric Scooters: Public Places

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to give people with disabilities additional rights to use electric scooters in publi

AnsweredDepartment for Transport12 Dec 2024

Schools: Dental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on providing oral health (a) education and (b) other support in scho

AnsweredDepartment for Education12 Dec 2024

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage the use of small and medium-sized businesses in its defence procurement process; and what steps he is tak

AnsweredMinistry of Defence12 Dec 2024

Armed Forces Covenant

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a public sector organisation that has signed the Armed Forces Covenant may be removed as a signatory if the organisation has acted in contravention o

AnsweredMinistry of Defence10 Dec 2024
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