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.
344
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)
362
Written Questions
20
Oral Questions
102
Debates Spoken In⚑
140
Speeches⚑
344
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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2 AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 2026
3 AYE1 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
4 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
27 Apr 2026
4 NOCrime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 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
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her department is taking to maximise the supply of affordable housing and homes for social rent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government will provide additional powers and funding to councils to bring empty homes back into use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the annual cost of HM Prison and Probation Service's Restorative Practice Hub.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what staffing resource is assigned to HM Prison and Probation Service's Restorative Practice Hub.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been referred to HM Prison and Probation Service's Restorative Practice Hub in each of the last five years; and how many of those have be
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time elapsed is between a referral of a case to HM Prison and Probation Service's Restorative Practice Hub and a decision being advised to t
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the total funding available through the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (PCN DES) has been allocated to each fun
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion and monetary value of funding available through the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (PCN DES) in 2026/27 is linked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what Service Development Fund funding has been allocated to cancer for (a) NHS England and (b) Cancer Alliances, including both core and targe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the capital funding in support of the National Cancer Plan will be allocated; and what proportion of that funding will be spent on (a) dia
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