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.
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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
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