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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6 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

6 votes · 15 Apr 2026

4 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

7 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

7 votes · 14 Apr 2026

2 AYE

Opposition Day Motion

2 votes · 24 Mar 2026

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Opposition day motion

2 votes · 18 Mar 2026

Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
25 April 2018

Registered 16 June 2020

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Neil in Parliament

Almshouses: Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend the National Planning Policy Framework to allow almshouse charities that are not registered prov

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government18 Nov 2024

Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were served with a notice of liability to remove in each year since 2004.

AnsweredHome Office18 Nov 2024

Intellectual Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to safeguard intellectual property for the UK following the collapse of Reaction Engines.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade18 Nov 2024

Private Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper titled Applying VAT to private school fees, published on 30 October 2024, what discussions she has had with the Chancell

AnsweredDepartment for Education15 Nov 2024

Private Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Applying VAT to private school fees, published on 30 October 2024, what assessment she has made of the number o

AnsweredDepartment for Education15 Nov 2024

Private Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Applying VAT to private school fees, published on 30 October 2024, what the direct cost of pupils with SEND mov

AnsweredDepartment for Education15 Nov 2024

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support state schools as pupils transfer from their independent school to a state school as a result of the Governme

AnsweredDepartment for Education15 Nov 2024

Children in Care: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of looked after children were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in each local authority area in 2024.

AnsweredDepartment for Education15 Nov 2024

Migrant Workers: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review the treatment of migrant workers in the care sector.

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2024

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils with an education, health and care plan have a named school on their education, health and care plan.

AnsweredDepartment for Education12 Nov 2024
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