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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2 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

4 votes · 2 Jun 2026

1 AYE3 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterpart regarding (a) the detention conditions, (b) welfare and (c)

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Pakistan on the imprisonment and detention conditions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office18 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Pakistan regarding the trial of civilians in military

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office18 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on the involvement of Pakistani state actors in the surveillance, intimidation and physical harassment of Pakistani di

Home Office18 May 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Civil Justice Council’s review of litigation funding to strengthen protections for consumers, whether she plans to extend Financial Conduc

Treasury18 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to provide funding for the School Games Organisers Network and the Primary PE and Sport Premium beyond the 2025-26 academic y

Department for Education10 Apr 2026

Crisis and Resilience Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether funding provided through the Crisis and Resilience Fund from 1 April 2026 may be used by local authorities to provide holiday food vouchers

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions12 Mar 2026

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice11 Mar 2026

Companies: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to reform corporate reporting requirements to support economic growth and competitiveness.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade24 Feb 2026

Screening and Vaccination: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the age-related eligibility criteria for NHS screening and vaccination programmes, if he will make an assessment of (a) the

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care20 Feb 2026
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