Mr Mark Francois
MP since 7 Jun 2001
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The Rt Hon Mr Mark Francois is the Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, and has been an MP continually since 7 June 2001. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Defence).
1611
Votes Cast
N/A
Expenses
5,621
Majority
37.0%
Vote Share
Expenses
No expense data available.
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 47,978 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
603
Written Questions
2
Oral Questions
157
Debates Spoken In⚑
426
Speeches⚑
337
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.
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3 AYEHealth Bill
3 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
3 votes · 8 Sept 2026
2 NORepresentation of the People Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2026
2 AYETaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
2 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
2 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Financial Interests(4)
Visits outside the UK
Pyne and Partners
£3,218
Visits outside the UK
Pyne and Partners
- Name of donor
- Pyne and Partners
- Address of donor
- Suite 2 10 Bourke Street Barton, ACT 2600, Australia
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (approx £3,217.62) Accommodation (approx £447.13) approx, value £3,664.75
- Destination of visit
- United States (Washington DC)
- Dates of visit
- 8 April 2025 to 12 April 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Speaking at the AUKUS Defence Conference, in Washington DC.
Registered 6 May 2025
Visits outside the UK
Defence24
£420
Visits outside the UK
Defence24
- Name of donor
- Defence24
- Address of donor
- 18 Foksal Street, 00-372 Warsaw, Poland
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£420.20), hotel Accommodation (£138), value £558.20
- Destination of visit
- Poland
- Dates of visit
- 4 May 2025 to 7 May 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Speaking at the Defence24 Days Conference in Warsaw
Registered 19 May 2025
Visits outside the UK
UK Friends of Ukraine
£128
Visits outside the UK
UK Friends of Ukraine
- Name of donor
- UK Friends of Ukraine
- Address of donor
- 62 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Food (£127.92) and transport (£270.08), value £398
- Destination of visit
- Ukraine and Moldova
- Dates of visit
- 19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
- Purpose of visit
- Show support and solidarity with the people of Ukraine and meet with officials, including attending the Commemoration Ceremony of the 4th Anniversary of Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, on 24th February 2026.
Registered 18 March 2026
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services
- Writing a book
- Payer
- Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Amazon.com Inc, 410 Terry Avenue, North Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mr in Parliament
Unmanned Air Systems: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to withdraw the Watchkeeper RPV from operational service with the Army.
Unmanned Air Systems: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the latest out of service date for the Watchkeeper RPV system.
Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the latest estimated in-service date for Project Corvus, the planned replacement for the Watchkeeper RPV.
Unmanned Air Systems: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total budget now allocated for the Watchkeeper RPV, between November 2024 (the previously announced cancellation date) and March 2027.
Ukraine: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered gifting Watchkeeper to Ukraine.
Typhoon Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the status of the proposed P4E electronic upgrade for the RAF's Typhoon fleet.
Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will give the latest estimated in-service date for HMS Belfast.
Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his recent WMS on Ajax of 22 January 2026, whether the current or former National Armament Director advised him that Ajax was safe to enter opera
Armed Forces: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many alternative sites are currently being assessed by his Department to accommodate the Crowborough cadets, following their proposed displacement from C
Armed Forces: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Department or organisation will be responsible for meeting the costs associated with securing and preparing a new site for the Crowborough cadets, now
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