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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3 AYE2 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 17 Jun 2025

4 AYE

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 9 Jun 2025

3 AYE

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage

3 votes · 4 Jun 2025

3 NO

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill

3 votes · 3 Jun 2025

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 21 May 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

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households left the benefit cap by reason of being in receipt of an exempting benefit and where the exempting benefit was receiving Univer

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Dec 2025

Met Office: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the DSIT Main Estimate memoranda for the years 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026, for what reason there has been an

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology15 Dec 2025

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to DSIT Main Estimate memorandum 2025 to 2026, if she will provide a breakdown of past and planned capital spending

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology15 Dec 2025

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average number of working days lost to sickness absence per full-time equivalent member of staff was in (a) her Department and (b)

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport15 Dec 2025

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of staff were promoted (a) in-grade and (b) to a higher grade in the last year by (i) performance marking in th

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport15 Dec 2025

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many disciplinary cases were concluded against civil servants in (a) her Department and (b) its agencies by (i) outcome and (ii) whether

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport15 Dec 2025

Ministry of Defence: Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of working days lost to sickness absence per full-time equivalent member of staff was in (a) his Department and (b) its executive age

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 Dec 2025

Ministry of Defence: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff were promoted (a) in-grade and (b) to a higher grade in the last year by (i) performance marking in the previous year a

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 Dec 2025

Ministry of Defence: Performance Appraisal

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

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 Dec 2025

Ministry of Defence: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in the last year.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 Dec 2025
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