Official portrait of Dr Ben Spencer

Dr Ben Spencer

Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, since 12 December 2019

Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology)

Dr Ben Spencer is the Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology).

Scorecard

71.3% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
410 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
165 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
6 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
5 Interests declared 3 at £5,000 or more
331 Debates spoken in 292 written questions tabled

Ranked 344 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 vote 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 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.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

£10,000

Name of donor: Bansols Beta Ltd
Address of donor: 12 North Bar, Banbury OX16 0TB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 money donated to FTL Club, an unincorporated association, to support my political activities.
Donor status: company, registration 02878404
(Registered 26 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

£6,000

Name of donor: Carol and Clive Chase
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000 money donated to FTL Club, an unincorporated association, to support my political activities.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Informa Connect Holdings Ltd,
Address of donor: 5 Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: VIP pass to London Tech Week which I attended in my role as Shadow Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (value estimated based on the closest commercial equivalent VIP Premium Pass), value £4,999
Date received: 8 June 2026 to 10 June 2026
Date accepted: 8 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 15615107
(Registered 30 June 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: techUK
Address of donor: 10 St Bride Street, London EC4A 4AD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Attendance at the techUK annual dinner 2026. I attended this event in my role as Shadow Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, value £450
Date received: 30 June 2026
Date accepted: 30 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01200318
(Registered 7 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

£6,017

Name of donor: APPG for Japan
Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£3,134.90), accommodation (£1,943.14), food and hospitality (£574.65), transport in Japan (£364.97), value £6,017.66
Destination of visit: Japan
Dates of visit: 8 October 2025 to 16 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Strengthening UK-Japan relations and engagement with Japanese politicians and businesses, including visits and meetings linked to my role as Shadow DSIT Minister of State.
(Registered 12 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

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


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

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