Patrick Spencer

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Patrick Spencer is the Independent MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

402

Votes Cast

£159,842

Expenses 2024-25

4,290

Majority

32.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£159,842

Staffing£129,333
Office£22,895
Travel£7,615

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,423 voters

Conservative
15,144 votes32.6%
Labour
10,854 votes23.4%
Reform UK
8,806 votes19.0%
Green Party
5,652 votes12.2%
Liberal Democrat
5,407 votes11.7%
Independent
366 votes0.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

135

Written Questions

8

Oral Questions

30

Debates Spoken In

48

Speeches

402

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 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(7)

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property
Residential property (House)
Number of properties
1
Location
London

Registered 11 July 2024

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property
Residential property (House)
Number of properties
1
Location
Suffolk
Rental income
Yes

Registered 17 July 2024

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

The company was set up to manage the marketing and rental income associated with property in Suffolk.

Name of company or organisation
Suffolk Ventures Limited
Nature of business
The company was set up to manage the marketing and rental income associated with property in Suffolk.

Registered 11 July 2024

(ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000

Investment holdings company

Name of company or organisation
IPGL
Nature of business
Investment holdings company

Registered 11 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Governor, Hollesley Waldringfield Partnership. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 17 July 2024)

Registered 17 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Patrick in Parliament

General Practitioners: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support patients without access to the internet to get appointments with GPs.

Department of Health and Social Care19 Jan 2026

General Practitioners: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how long the average wait time is in England for a patient to have a GP appointment GP a) by telephone and b) face to face.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Jan 2026

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has a target for the proportion of domestic energy produced by land based solar farms.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero16 Jan 2026

Planning Permission: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of existing planning regulations for considering the views of local residents

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Jan 2026

Solar Power: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to amend planning regulations for solar farm applications to require greater consideration of

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12 Jan 2026

Solar Power: Environmental Impact Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to require Environmental Impact Assessments to be carried out for all rural solar farm develop

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12 Jan 2026

General Practitioners: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average wait time is for a patient to see a GP in (a) England and (b) by integrated care board.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Jan 2026

Children: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the adequacy of financial support for parents of critically and t

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions4 Dec 2025

Parental Leave and Parental Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending neonatal care pay and leave to parents of all critically ill children under 16.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade4 Dec 2025

Conditions of Employment: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he will launch a consultation into giving employment protection and financial assistance to the parents of critically or terminally ill child

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade4 Dec 2025
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