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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2 AYE

Opposition day motion

2 votes · 18 Mar 2026

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

Public Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the official statistics entitled Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2024, CP 1131, published on 30 July 2024, if she will publish by Depa

AnsweredTreasury11 Nov 2024

Employers' Contributions: Public Sector

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of employer National Insurance Contributions was for (a) central Government, (b) local government and (c) the whole of government in each of the l

AnsweredTreasury8 Nov 2024

Apprentices: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Nov 2024

Department for Education: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Nov 2024

Educational Institutions: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Nov 2024

Students: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in university tuition fees have on public sector net (a) debt and (b) financial liabili

AnsweredDepartment for Education6 Nov 2024

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the maximum level of maintenance loan that students can take out on public sector net (a

AnsweredDepartment for Education6 Nov 2024

Students: Fees and Charges and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Office of Budget Responsibility on increasing (a) university tuition fees and (b) maximum maintenance loan levels.

AnsweredDepartment for Education6 Nov 2024

Childcare: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the

AnsweredDepartment for Education5 Nov 2024

Childcare: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of

AnsweredDepartment for Education5 Nov 2024
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