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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3 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee

3 votes · 17 Dec 2024

1 AYE2 NO

Finance Bill Committee

3 votes · 11 Dec 2024

1 AYE1 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

2 votes · 3 Dec 2024

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

Oral Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the level of access to NHS dentistry on diagnosis rates of routine mouth cancers.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Oct 2024

Dental Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria are used to prioritise patients on NHS dental waiting lists; and whether older people are given priority.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Oct 2024

Hospitals: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of NHS hospital equipment.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care9 Oct 2024

Funerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Association of Funeral Directors report entitled Picking up the pieces, published in April 2023, if she will (a) make an asses

AnsweredMinistry of Justice11 Sept 2024

Business: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses in rural areas.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs27 Aug 2024

Schools: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has for delivery of the fourth wave of the School Rebuilding Programme.

AnsweredDepartment for Education30 Jul 2024

Rural Areas: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she last met the Neighbourhood Watch Network to discuss rural crime.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs27 Jun 2023
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