Priti Patel
MP since 6 May 2010
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The Rt Hon Priti Patel is the Conservative MP for Witham, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
1458
Votes Cast
£244,429
Expenses 2024-25
5,145
Majority
37.2%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£244,429
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 50,603 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
619
Written Questions
1
Oral Questions
126
Debates Spoken In⚑
247
Speeches⚑
347
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 AYEPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Jul 2026
2 AYETaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
2 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
2 votes · 1 Jul 2026
4 AYENational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
2 AYECyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 16 Jun 2026
2 AYERailways Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(17)
Visits outside the UK
a CCHQ Adviser
£6,312
Visits outside the UK
a CCHQ Adviser
- Name of donor
- Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Address of donor
- PO Box 547, Government Road, Manama.
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights, accommodation, hospitality and travel provided to myself and to a CCHQ adviser. Return flights (estimated value of £6,312 for two people return travel); Hotel Accommodation (estimated value of £3,600), Food (£300 estimated), Travel within country including airport transfers (£87 estimated), value £10,299
- Destination of visit
- Bahrain (Manama)
- Dates of visit
- 30 October 2025 to 3 November 2025
- Purpose of visit
- To attend the Manama Dialogue and associated meetings in my capacity as the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, accompanied by a CCHQ Adviser.
Registered 27 November 2025
Visits outside the UK
Coalition for Global Prosperity
£1,694
Visits outside the UK
Coalition for Global Prosperity
- Name of donor
- Coalition for Global Prosperity
- Address of donor
- 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London, SW1A 2HU
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Local transport (£1,694.12) and food/miscellaneous (£1,065) provided to me and CCHQ staff accompanying me; and flights (£2,052.90) for one member of CCHQ staff accompanying me., value £4,837.02
- Destination of visit
- United States (Washington DC)
- Dates of visit
- 22 February 2026 to 27 February 2026
- Purpose of visit
- In my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, this was a visit to strengthen transatlantic relations and to discuss UK-US foreign policy priorities, challenges and opportunities with Members of Congress and policymakers.
Registered 20 March 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
two advisers from CCHQ
I received a delegate ticket (value £1,500) for the ARC Conference to enable my attendance on 17 February 2025 in my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary. I was accompanied by two advisers from CCHQ (who received staff tickets each valued at £450)
17 February 2025
£1,500
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
two advisers from CCHQ
I received a delegate ticket (value £1,500) for the ARC Conference to enable my attendance on 17 February 2025 in my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary. I was accompanied by two advisers from CCHQ (who received staff tickets each valued at £450)
17 February 2025
- Name of donor
- Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Ltd
- Address of donor
- 78 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ES
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- I received a delegate ticket (value £1,500) for the ARC Conference to enable my attendance on 17 February 2025 in my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary. I was accompanied by two advisers from CCHQ (who received staff tickets each valued at £450), value £2,400
- Date received
- 17 February 2025
- Date accepted
- 17 February 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 10519995
Registered 16 March 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Silverstone Circuits Ltd
Two tickets with hospitality in the Legends Suite at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix (£1,195 each)
6 July 2025
£1,195
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Silverstone Circuits Ltd
Two tickets with hospitality in the Legends Suite at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix (£1,195 each)
6 July 2025
- Name of donor
- Silverstone Circuits Ltd
- Address of donor
- The Jimmy Brown Centre, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Two tickets with hospitality in the Legends Suite at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix (£1,195 each), value £2,390
- Date received
- 6 July 2025
- Date accepted
- 6 July 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 882843
Registered 14 July 2025
Visits outside the UK
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
£913
Visits outside the UK
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
- Name of donor
- Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
- Address of donor
- 42 Essex Street, London, WC2R 3JF
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£913 for two people), accommodation (£611 for two people), transfers (£151 for two people), and meals (£173 for two people) provided to me and a CCHQ political adviser who accompanied me on this visit, value £1,848
- Destination of visit
- Italy
- Dates of visit
- 4 April 2025 to 6 April 2025
- Purpose of visit
- To attend a conference in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
Registered 1 May 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Priti in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to UIN 8527, when she plans to assess the financial impact of FSA charges on abattoirs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding she will make available for flood defences in each of the next five years for (a) Witham constituency and (b) Essex.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (i) methodology and (ii) timeframes of (a) housing growth and (b) pupil number growth forecasts did she use when deciding to not to proceed with fundi
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Inclusion Bases she is planning for schools in the Witham constituency in each of the next five years; and what funding is being made available to
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial support she has provided to (a) the Government of Mauritius and (b) projects in Mauritius under the Stra
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of Mauritius on the financial contributions that the Government of Mau
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119263 on Gibraltar: UK relations with EU, what progress has been m
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer given 17 March 2026 to Question 119262 on Gibraltar: UK relations with EU, whether an economic a
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119258 on Gibraltar: UK relations with EU, what progress she has ma
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her (i) Irish and (ii) EU counterparts regarding the Aughinish Alumina refinery an
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