Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative MP for Hertsmere, since 7 May 2015
The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Dowden is the Conservative MP for Hertsmere, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
Scorecard
Voting record
575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
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
Payment: £20,000
Received on: 17 June 2026. Hours: 32 hrs four days.
(Registered 1 July 2026)
Payment: £15,000
Received on: 28 May 2026. Hours: 30 hrs Up to one day per month for a three month period.
(Registered 12 June 2026)
Payment: £10,000
Received on: 8 May 2026. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 26 May 2026)
Payment: £10,000
Received on: 16 April 2026. Hours: 20 hrs Up to two days per month.
(Registered 5 May 2026)
Payment: Return flights (£6,419.87), accommodation (approx. £1,980), transfers (approx. £433) and food (approx. £185), value £9,017.87
Received on: 14 April 2026. Hours: This registration only relates to travel and accommodation expenses paid for attending a conference.
(Registered 8 May 2026)
Payment: £10,000
Received on: 13 March 2026. Hours: 20 hrs Up to two days per month.
(Registered 27 March 2026)
Payment: £12,500
Received on: 13 March 2026. Hours: 20 hrs two and a half days.
(Registered 27 March 2026)
Payment: £15,000
Received on: 9 March 2026. Hours: 30 hrs Up to one day per month for a three month period.
(Registered 11 March 2026)
Payment: £10,000
Received on: 6 February 2026. Hours: 20 hrs Up to two days per month.
(Registered 17 February 2026)
Payment: £10,000
Received on: 12 January 2026. Hours: 20 hrs Up to two days per month.
(Registered 22 January 2026)
Payment: £35,000
Received on: 2 January 2026. Hours: 56 hrs 7 days.
(Registered 19 January 2026)
Role, work or services: Strategy Adviser
From: 16 June 2025.
Payer: Francisco Partners Management LP (Global technology investment firm), 1 Letterman Drive, Building C, Suite 410, San Francisco, California 94129
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 9 July 2025)
Payment: £25,000
Received on: 8 October 2025. Hours: 40 hrs five days.
(Registered 28 October 2025)
Payment: £10,000
Received on: 15 December 2025. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 20 December 2025)
Payment: £15,000
Received on: 17 November 2025. Hours: 30 hrs up to one day per month for a three month period.
(Registered 4 December 2025)
Payment: £10,000
Received on: 17 November 2025. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 1 December 2025)
Role, work or services: Strategy Adviser
From: 2 November 2024. Until: 1 November 2026.
Payer: Caxton Associates LLP (Global Macro Hedge Fund), 20 Carlton House Terrace, 2nd Floor, London, SW1Y 5AN
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 19 November 2024; updated 8 April 2025)
Payment: £10,000
Received on: 3 October 2025. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 20 October 2025)
Payment: £10,000
Received on: 8 September 2025. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 23 September 2025)
Payment: £15,000
Received on: 26 August 2025. Hours: 30 hrs Up to one day per month for a three month period.
(Registered 4 September 2025)
Payment: £10,000
Received on: 26 August 2025. Hours: 20 hrs up to two days per month.
(Registered 4 September 2025)
Payment: £10,000
Received on: 21 July 2025. Hours: 20 hrs Up to two days per month.
(Registered 14 August 2025)
Role, work or services: Strategy Adviser
From: 2 November 2024. Until: 2 May 2026.
Payer: Pierce Protocols Limited trading as Heni (an international art services business), 126-134 Baker Street, London W1U 6UE
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 9 January 2025; updated 12 May 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: SKY UK LIMITED
Address of donor: Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5QD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for a Test match between England and New Zealand at The Oval, value £360
Date received: 19 June 2026
Date accepted: 19 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 02906991
(Registered 1 July 2026)
Name of donor: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
Address of donor: 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality and entry to the Royal Enclosure and Turf Club at Royal Ascot, value £510
Date received: 16 June 2026
Date accepted: 16 June 2026
Donor status: other (Embassy)
(Registered 9 July 2026)
Name of donor: Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP
Address of donor: 110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the Chelsea Flower Show Gala Preview and Reception, value £3,500
Date received: 18 May 2026
Date accepted: 18 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration OC306074
(Registered 3 June 2026)
Name of donor: Deep Shah
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets with hospitality for the Denver Broncos v New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, value £2,556
Date received: 12 October 2025
Date accepted: 12 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 October 2025)
Name of donor: London Town Group of Companies Limited
Address of donor: 8-14 Talbot Square, London W2 1TS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Return train (£224.27) and 1 night's accommodation (£534.32) for the Conservative Party Conference, value £758.59
Date received: 6 October 2025
Date accepted: 6 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01839136
(Registered 20 October 2025)
Name of donor: Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP
Address of donor: 110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality for the Henley Festival, value £1,301.80
Date received: 10 July 2025
Date accepted: 10 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration OC306074
(Registered 28 July 2025)
Name of donor: Kamal Pankhania
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the Conservative Summer party, value £450
Date received: 12 June 2025
Date accepted: 12 June 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 July 2025)
Name of donor: Fazan Tahir
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for Royal Ascot, value £3,700
Date received: 17 June 2025
Date accepted: 17 June 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 July 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
Address of donor: 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flight: £6,950, Accommodation: £4,995, Transfers and Transport: £1700, value £13,645
Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
Dates of visit: 27 January 2026 to 30 January 2026
Purpose of visit: A cross-party visit to engage with parliamentarians and civic society representatives.
(Registered 17 February 2026)
Name of donor: BRIDGE
Address of donor: Office 2902, Unit D30, Floor 29, Sky Tower, Shams Abu Dhabi, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights (approx £6,100), Accommodation (approx £10,200), Transfers and local transport (approx £200), Hospitality and access to the Formula 1 Grand Prix (approx £4,100), Gift box (£250), value £20,850
Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
Dates of visit: 6 December 2025 to 11 December 2025
Purpose of visit: Speaker at BRIDGE Summit 2025
(Registered 29 December 2025)
Name of donor: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
Address of donor: 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£3,750) and accommodation (£3,500), value £7,250
Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
Dates of visit: 28 October 2025 to 31 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Attending the UAE-UK Business Council Plenary Conference
(Registered 18 November 2025)
5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
Name of donor: SM Entertainment
Address of donor: Acro Seoul Forest D-Tower, 83-21 Wangsimni-Ro, Seongdong-Gu, Seoul, Korea
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 4 Tickets and Hospitality for SM Town Live, value £400
Date received: 28 June 2025
Date accepted: 28 June 2025
Donor status: company
(Registered 21 July 2025)
8. Miscellaneous
Chair of Conservative Friends of India
Date interest arose: 12 May 2025
(Registered 13 May 2025)
A patron of the Peace Hospice, Watford (unpaid).
Date interest arose: 7 July 2016
(Registered 29 July 2016)
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Debates
311 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- National Energy System Operator: Blackout Risk
- Police Leadership Commission Report
- Support for Victims of Abuse
- Media Green Paper
- G7 Summit
- National Security (State Threats) Bill
- Extremism
- Milburn Review: Interim Report
- Artificial Intelligence
- Educational Capacity
Money declared to them
5 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £61,240 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.
| Accepted | Recipient | Donor | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2026 | Oliver Dowden MP sitting MP | Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Other | Visit | £14k |
| 6 Dec 2025 | Oliver Dowden MP sitting MP | BRIDGE Other | Visit | £21k |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Oliver Dowden MP sitting MP | Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Other | Visit | £7,250 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Oliver Dowden MP sitting MP | Pierce Protocols Limited (trading as Heni) Other | Visit | £7,347 |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Oliver Dowden MP sitting MP | Mohamed Mansour Individual | Visit | £12k |
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