Neil O'Brien

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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Neil O'Brien is the Conservative MP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development).

1797

Votes Cast

£311,946

Expenses 2024-25

2,378

Majority

36.9%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£311,946

Staffing£242,307
Accommodation£32,656
Office£25,035
Travel£11,949

Year-on-Year

2024-25£311,946
2023-24£295,863
2022-23£276,613
2021-22£212,611
2020-21£219,570
2019-20£204,543
2018-19£191,241
2017-18£134,916

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 50,386 voters

Conservative
18,614 votes36.9%
Labour
16,236 votes32.2%
Reform UK
6,332 votes12.6%
Liberal Democrat
4,732 votes9.4%
Green Party
4,269 votes8.5%
Social Democratic Party
203 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

855

Written Questions

6

Oral Questions

86

Debates Spoken In

171

Speeches

406

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 AYE

Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 7 May 2025

2 AYE

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill

2 votes · 30 Apr 2025

2 AYE

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 29 Apr 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Football Governance Bills [Lords]

2 votes · 28 Apr 2025

2 AYE

Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]

2 votes · 24 Apr 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]

2 votes · 1 Apr 2025

3 AYE

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage

3 votes · 31 Mar 2025

4 NO

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

4 votes · 31 Mar 2025

2 AYE

Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 26 Mar 2025

Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
25 April 2018

Registered 16 June 2020

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Neil in Parliament

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in each grade were rated in the top performance category in the last year.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office17 Dec 2025

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many disciplinary cases were concluded against civil servants in (a) the Department and (b) its agencies broken dow

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office17 Dec 2025

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the average number of working days lost to sickness absence per full-time equivalent member of staff was in (a) th

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office17 Dec 2025

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in the

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office17 Dec 2025

Erasmus+ Programme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of UK students who will access the Erasmus scheme in 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30.

AnsweredCabinet Office17 Dec 2025

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding has been allocated to programmes relating to the UKs relationship with Europe in the (a) 2026-7, (b) 2028-

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office17 Dec 2025

Department for Education: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding has been allocated to programmes relating to the UKs relationship with Europe in the (a) 2026-7, (b) 2028-9 and (c) 2029-30 financial years.

AnsweredDepartment for Education17 Dec 2025

Cabinet Office: UK Relations with EU: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding has been allocated to programmes relating to the UKs relationship with Europe in the (a) 2026-7, (b) 2028-9 and (c) 2029-30 financial years.

AnsweredCabinet Office17 Dec 2025

Cabinet Office: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in the last year.

AnsweredCabinet Office17 Dec 2025

Cabinet Office: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of staff in each grade were rated in the top performance category in the last year.

AnsweredCabinet Office17 Dec 2025
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