Richard Foord

MP since 23 Jun 2022

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Richard Foord is the Liberal Democrat MP for Honiton and Sidmouth, and has been an MP continually since 23 June 2022.

661

Votes Cast

£302,531

Expenses 2024-25

6,700

Majority

45.4%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£302,531

Staffing£229,531
Accommodation£32,822
Office£32,452
Travel£7,725

Year-on-Year

2024-25£302,531
2023-24£290,101
2022-23£180,351

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 50,655 voters

Liberal Democrat
23,007 votes45.4%
Conservative
16,307 votes32.2%
Reform UK
6,289 votes12.4%
Labour
2,947 votes5.8%
Green Party
1,394 votes2.8%
Independent
467 votes0.9%
Party of Women
244 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

76

Written Questions

38

Oral Questions

356

Debates Spoken In

469

Speeches

339

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

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

3 AYE1 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

2 AYE1 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
23 May 2023

Registered 9 June 2023

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Richard in Parliament

Employment Tribunals Service: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of financial penalty for employers who do not pay their ex-employee

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade26 Mar 2025

Orthopaedics: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people requiring osseointegration transfemoral surgery in England.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care20 Mar 2025

Streaming: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent streaming platforms from monopolising digital sports content.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport20 Mar 2025

Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive: Common Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that common land can enter (a) Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) Countryside St

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs20 Mar 2025

Veterans: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to re-open judicial processes for British military veterans in new legacy legislation.

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office18 Mar 2025

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to make the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund a permanent initiative.

AnsweredDepartment for Education17 Mar 2025

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to resolve technical issues within the Rural Payments Agency that prevent common landowners a

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5 Mar 2025

Agriculture: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on support for the farming industry in Wales.

AnsweredWales Office4 Mar 2025

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the planning system supports small-scale self-build developments.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Feb 2025

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the potential merits of establishing a special tribu

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office11 Feb 2025
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