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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1 AYE1 NOOpposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
2 AYE1 NOBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 12 May 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 12 May 2025
2 AYEPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Apr 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Apr 2025
1 AYE1 NOFootball Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
Football Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
2 AYEBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]
2 votes · 24 Apr 2025
Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]
2 votes · 24 Apr 2025
1 AYE1 NOProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]
2 votes · 1 Apr 2025
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]
2 votes · 1 Apr 2025
2 AYEInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage
2 votes · 31 Mar 2025
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage
2 votes · 31 Mar 2025
4 NONon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
4 votes · 31 Mar 2025
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
4 votes · 31 Mar 2025
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
Diego Garcia: Radio Frequencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list all (a) discussions and (b) advice received by his Department from the International Telecommunication
Radio Frequencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the International Telecommunication Union has legal authority over the allocation of (a) military and (b) civilian spectru
Radio Frequencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the International Telecommunication Union has ever challenged the use of civilian spectrum by the (a) UK and (b) US.
Radio Frequencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the International Telecommunication Union has ever challenged the use of military spectrum by the (a) UK and (b) US.
Telecommunications: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the influence of China within (a) the International Telecommuni
NHS Trusts: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the capital expenditure promised to Basildon, Broomfield and Southend hospitals as part of their merger into M
NHS England: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27118 on NHS England: Pay, what the difference is between (a) operational max and (b) ma
Ministers: Peers' Interests
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on the disclosure of past earnings for members of the Cabinet appointed from the House of Lords.
NHS Trusts: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27117 on Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Finance, what guidance his Department
NHS Trusts: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the merger of Basildon, Broomfield and Southend Hospital Trusts into the Mid a
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