Oliver Ryan

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Oliver Ryan is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Burnley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

470

Votes Cast

£234,505

Expenses 2024-25

3,420

Majority

31.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£234,505

Staffing£165,025
Office£29,861
Accommodation£21,460
Travel£15,158
Other£3,000

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 39,719 voters

Labour
12,598 votes31.7%
Liberal Democrat
9,178 votes23.1%
Conservative
8,058 votes20.3%
Reform UK
7,755 votes19.5%
Green Party
1,518 votes3.8%
Independent
292 votes0.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

34

Written Questions

24

Oral Questions

76

Debates Spoken In

106

Speeches

470

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 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(2)

Visits outside the UK

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

£7,277
Name of donor
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Address of donor
c/o Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles Street, London W1J 5DZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£7276.54), accommodation (£1880.31) and meals (£400), value £9,556.85
Destination of visit
Saudi Arabia
Dates of visit
11 October 2025 to 14 October 2025
Purpose of visit
Led a delegation of MPs and Peers over 4 days, to meet several Saudi Ministers, royal family members and members of the Shura Council, in relation to: trade, defence, tourism (Haj/Umrah), education and energy. A dinner was hosted at the British Embassy with the Ambassador to promote Saudi-British relations.

Registered 29 October 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Anthony George Watson

£4,600 for support in my work as an MP, to pay for the printing of my constituency-wide annual report newsletter.

17 October 2025

£4,600
Name of donor
Anthony George Watson
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£4,600 for support in my work as an MP, to pay for the printing of my constituency-wide annual report newsletter.
Date received
17 October 2025
Date accepted
17 October 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 28 October 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Oliver in Parliament

Children: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Clause 4 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, if she will set out (a) what safeguards will be put in place to protect informatio

AnsweredDepartment for Education4 Dec 2025

Prisoners: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the safeguarding implications for children who have a parent in prison; and whether he plans to introduce a nation

AnsweredMinistry of Justice27 Nov 2025

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) implications for her policies on reforming the driving-test booking system’s of DataDome’s blog entitled

AnsweredDepartment for Transport25 Nov 2025

English Language and Mathematics: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the compulsory GCSE (a) English and (b) maths resit policy on the (i) wellbeing, (ii) pr

AnsweredDepartment for Education24 Nov 2025

Pendleside Hospice: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) address the funding disparity and (b) provide additional financial support for Pendleside Hospice in Burnley.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care1 Sept 2025

Dental Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand the Supervised Toothbrushing Scheme beyond early years settings to include older school-aged children;

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Aug 2025

Active Travel: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to support repairs to the bridge on the Padiham Greenway walking and cycling route in Burnley; a

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Aug 2025

Bertolotti Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) awareness, (b) diagnosis and (c) clinical understanding of Bertolotti Syndrome within the N

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Aug 2025

Active Travel: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to support repairs to the bridge on the Padiham Greenway walking and cycling route in Burnley; a

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Aug 2025

Eyesight: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the importance of regular eye tests and vision screening for children; and what further steps h

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Jun 2025
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