Official portrait of Dr Neil Hudson

Dr Neil Hudson

Conservative MP for Epping Forest, since 12 December 2019

Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Dr Neil Hudson is the Conservative MP for Epping Forest, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

Scorecard

75.5% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
434 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
141 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
4 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
325 Debates spoken in 572 written questions tabled

Ranked 263 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 No 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 No 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part Aye 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes Aye 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No vote 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 No 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B No 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B No 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B No 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B No 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending Aye 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets Aye 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading No 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 Aye 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 Aye 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No vote 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case Aye 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax Aye 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Aye 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 Aye 165–323

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Independent Non-Executive Board Member
From: 15 July 2025. Until: 30 June 2028.
Payer: British Horseracing Authority's Horse Welfare Board, Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A 1AN
(Registered 25 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

£5,000

Remuneration: £416.67 a month (£5000 per annum)
From: 15 July 2025. Until: 30 June 2028.
Hours: 7 hrs a month
(Registered 25 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
(Registered 7 January 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Member of the British Equine Veterinary Association.
(Registered 7 January 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

325 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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