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.
Voting Record
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3 AYE2 NOEmployment Rights Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 12 Mar 2025
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 12 Mar 2025
3 AYEEmployment Rights Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2025
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2025
3 AYEFinance Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 3 Mar 2025
Finance Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 3 Mar 2025
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 26 Feb 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 26 Feb 2025
1 AYE1 NOBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
2 votes · 10 Feb 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
2 votes · 10 Feb 2025
2 AYEWater (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 28 Jan 2025
Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 28 Jan 2025
2 AYEArmed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 21 Jan 2025
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 21 Jan 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
Boxer Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated IOC date is for the Boxer armoured vehicle.
Submarine Delivery Agency: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the salary bill was for the Submarine Delivery Agency in 2024-25.
Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the salary bill was for Defence Equipment and Support in 2024-25.
Ministry of Defence: General Dynamics
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met the a) Corporate Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics and b) Head of General Dynamics UK.
Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has carried out an evaluation of the potential merits of purchasing the CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle.
BOWMAN Combat Radio System
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid to General Dynamics on the Bowman Evolve to Operate programme in the last five years.
Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle was retired from Army service.
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has received a request from the Defence Select Committee to provide information relating to the Ajax programme over the last twelve months.
Boxer Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated IOC date is for the Boxer RCH155mm self-propelled artillery system; and how many such vehicles his Department plans to buy.
Ministry of Defence: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total target for efficiency savings in his Department for a) Financial Year 2025-26 b) Financial Year 2026-27 and c) Financial Year 2027-28.
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