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George Freeman

Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk, since 6 May 2010

George Freeman is the Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Scorecard

52.7% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
303 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
272 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
26 Interests declared 3 at £5,000 or more
512 Debates spoken in 16 written questions tabled

Ranked 567 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
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division No 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Aye 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No vote 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading No vote 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Aye 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 369–102
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Aye 115–0
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 No 394–85
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Aye 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 No 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 No 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 No 332–94
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 323–160
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Aye 112–283
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment No 294–110
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Aye 108–307
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Aye 171–322

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

Remuneration: £3,000 a month
From: 16 October 2024. Until: 31 March 2026.
Hours: 5 hrs a week
(Registered 13 November 2024; updated 16 April 2026)

On the register since 30 Apr 2026

Role, work or services: Advisor
From: 16 October 2024. Until: 31 March 2026.
Payer: Nighthawk Partners Limited (Nighthawk Partners Limited gives eligible, UK SME’s instant access to working capital that is being used for Innovation, UK and International Commercialisation. The company’s mission is to incentivise UK SMEs to succeed even when their working capital has been adversely impacted by tough economic times.), 2 Catherine Place London, SW1E 6HF United Kingdom
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 13 November 2024; updated 16 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Role, work or services: Speaker at the Oxford Global CEO Programme 2025 (in Hong Kong and Singapore)
From: 5 December 2025. Until: 12 December 2025.
Payer: Oxford Institute of Digital Health, Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG
(Registered 23 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

£5,000

Payment: £5,000
Received on: 12 December 2025. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 29 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Payment: £2,000
Received on: 11 June 2025. Hours: 2 hrs Charged and received a one-off payment from Nighthawk Partners for extra work undertaken.
(Registered 6 July 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Payment: £2,000
Received on: 29 May 2025. Hours: 2 hrs Charged and received a one-off payment from The Guy Foundation for extra work undertaken.
(Registered 6 July 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Payment: £3,000
Received on: 29 June 2025. Hours: 2 hrs Charged and received a one-off payment from The Guy Foundation for extra work undertaken.
(Registered 6 July 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Role, work or services: Chairman of Advisory Board, Nodenza Venture Partners
From: 20 May 2024.
Payer: Nodenza Venture Partners (Nodenza Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specialising in biotechnology and medical device investments.), 228 Park Avenue South, PMB 67135, New York, NY, 10003-1502, United States
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 26 July 2024; updated 22 October 2024)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Remuneration: £1,500 a month Nodenza Venture Partners will meet the cost of any travel and other expenses arising from this role.
From: 1 August 2024.
Hours: 8 hrs a month
(Registered 26 July 2024; updated 11 September 2024 and 7 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Remuneration: £1,000 a month Payments have yet to start.
From: 1 December 2024.
Hours: 12 hrs a month
(Registered 3 December 2024; updated 27 March 2025 and 7 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Role, work or services: Advisor to the Board of Trustees
From: 14 February 2025.
Payer: The Guy Foundation Family Trust (A UK-based charitable foundation established in 2018 to facilitate thinking and research on the role of quantum mechanics and thermodynamics in living systems, with the ultimate goal of using this understanding to advance healthcare. The Foundation has not previously received government funding.), The Estate Office, Chedington Court, Chedington, Beaminster DT8 3HY
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 20 February 2025)

On the register since 25 Feb 2025

Remuneration: £3,000 a month
From: 14 February 2025.
Hours: 30 hrs a month
(Registered 20 February 2025)

On the register since 25 Feb 2025

Role, work or services: Science and Technology Advisor, The Pioneer Group
From: 22 May 2024.
Payer: Pioneer Group Limited (Pioneer is a private property management company that provides venture building, incubation, and venture investment support to early stage companies, as well as the development and operation of life science incubator facilities.), New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TA
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 26 July 2024; updated 22 October 2024)

On the register since 19 Feb 2025

Role, work or services: Advisory Board, Science, Innovation and Technology
From: 1 December 2024.
Payer: Space 4 Earth VC Fund (S4E VC Fund is being set up as a new Fund focused on investing in space related technologies which promote: efficient and sustainable production of food, clean water for everyone, decarbonisation, and the end to deforestation. The Fund does not have a relationship with the government. The fund will be a standard GP/LP fund structure, with the investment advisor and the advisory board based in the UK. The General Partner could be located in the Channel Islands depending on requirements by investors, however the core of the Fund and its Fund Manager and advisory board will be in the UK.), 4 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PG
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 3 December 2024)

On the register since 19 Feb 2025

£5,000

Remuneration: £5,000 a month
From: 1 August 2024.
Hours: 4 hrs a month
(Registered 26 July 2024; updated 11 September 2024)

On the register since 2 Oct 2024

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Steve Harman
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Tickets and lunch for me and my wife at Goodwood racing, value £500
Date received: 1 August 2025
Date accepted: 1 August 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 19 August 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: (1) Abdulla Hassan (2) Pioneer Group
Address of donor: (1) Dhow Capital P.O.BOX: 21946 Safat 13080 Kuwait (2) St Christopher’s House, 27 St Christopher’s Place, London W1U 1NZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Dubai–Kuwait–Dubai flights (£270), Dubai hotel accommodation (£307) and Kuwait hotel accommodation (£294), value £871 (2) Rosewood Hotel, Abu Dhabi, value £503.98
Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates and Kuwait
Dates of visit: 5 November 2025 to 12 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Global Networking Event
(Registered 2 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

£8,983

Name of donor: Oxford Institute of Digital Health
Address of donor: Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG.
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£4683.82), accommodation and meals (£4300), value £8,983.82
Destination of visit: Hong Kong and Singapore
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 12 December 2025
Purpose of visit: Speaking at the Oxford Global CEO Programme 2025 in Hong Kong and Singapore. ( A speakers fee of £5000 has been registered under Category 1.)
(Registered 21 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)
Address of donor: Schwarzenbergplatz 16, TOP 1 1010 Vienna, Austria
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights (£285.00), hotel (£112.00) and transfers (£121.00). I was accompanied by a staff member from my office, who covered all of their own travel expenses, value £518
Destination of visit: Austria (Vienna)
Dates of visit: 28 October 2025 to 29 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Participation as a speaker at the ESPI Conference in Vienna.
(Registered 7 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

Name of donor: Citicourt & Co
Address of donor: Holborn Gate, 330 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7QH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Plane ticket, taxes and taxi fare, value £814.42
Destination of visit: Luxembourg
Dates of visit: 23 October 2025 to 23 October 2025
Purpose of visit: LPEA Insights Conference 2025 in Luxembourg.
(Registered 17 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Regeneration Advisory Ltd
Nature of business: RAL is a limited company which I originally set up (after leaving Government in 2020) as an advisory business to support regeneration projects across the UK to harness innovation led growth to drive inward investment and regeneration.
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Wife
Interest held: from 8 October 2024
(Registered 6 December 2024)

On the register since 11 Dec 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Unpaid Director of Regeneration Theatre Company, a not-for-profit outreach theatre company founded by me and my wife, a professional theatre director, in conjunction with the National Youth Arts Trust (Reg Charity No:1152367). The theatre company is funded by philanthropic donors through the National Youth Arts Trust.
Date interest arose: 1 September 2024
Date interest ended: 1 January 2026
(Registered 21 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Voluntary Advisory Council Member of the Centre for Long Term Resilience. I consulted ACOBA about this unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 6 May 2024
(Registered 7 May 2024)

On the register since 11 Jun 2025

Member of Science Superpower Steering Group at UK Onward, an independent, not-for-profit Think Tank. I consulted ACOBA about this unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 26 April 2024
(Registered 7 May 2024)

On the register since 11 Jun 2025

Strategic Adviser at The Centre for MC, a not for profit industry membership organisation focused on clinical research and development of cannabinoid pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. I consulted ACOBA about this role; it is currently unpaid.
Date interest arose: 6 April 2024
(Registered 7 May 2024)

On the register since 26 Jan 2025

In my capacity as a Norfolk MP, I am a trustee for Aviornis UK – a Rare Birds Breeds Charity. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 April 2023
(Registered 14 June 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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