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 AYE1 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
1 AYE2 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
3 AYETaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
3 AYEArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
3 AYERailways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 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
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
Child Trust Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to trace the owners of unclaimed Child Trust Funds.
Child Trust Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of an automatic release process for unclaimed Child Trust Funds traced by National Insurance num
Solar Power: Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his department is taking to ensure that the development of solar farms supports the protection and enhancement of wildlife an
Mobile Broadband: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to compare the quality of consumer mobile phone signal in specific geographic areas against th
Arctic: Marines
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his department is taking to progress the transformation of the UK Commando Force into a warfighting formation focused on the High North, including
Pigs: Slaughterhouses
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to implement the policy recommendations of the Animal Welfare Committee's independent repo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Newborn Behavioural Observations and the Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale within NHS
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of variation between local authorities in the provision of parent–infant relationship suppo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is issued to local authorities, Family Hubs and NHS services on delivering evidence-based parent–infant relationship support in
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department collects on the provision of parent–infant relationship support in the first 1,001 days following birth.
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