Official portrait of Sir Julian Smith

Sir Julian Smith

Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, since 6 May 2010

The Rt Hon Sir Julian Smith is the Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Scorecard

72.3% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
416 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
159 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
2 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
14 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
524 Debates spoken in 306 written questions tabled

Ranked 319 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
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading No 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Aye 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Aye 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading No 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Aye 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 No 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 No 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 No 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 No 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 No 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 No 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Aye 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No vote 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading No 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Aye 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 Aye 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 No 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 No 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division No 362–107

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

£6,738

Payment: £6,738.28 payment for work undertaken and expenses incurred December 2025-April 2026
Received on: 15 May 2026. Hours: 69.5 hrs.
(Registered 10 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Payment: £489.20 Payment received for expenses incurred in December 2025
Received on: 14 January 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 15 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

Payment: Travel paid for a trip to Bern December 2025, value £1,049.41
Received on: 17 December 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 15 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

Payment: £385.51 Incidental expenses reimbursment, incurred end Oct- Nov 2025
Received on: 8 December 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 15 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

Payment: £1,127.38 Return travel between London and Zurich plus accommodation.
Received on: 5 November 2025. Hours: I have not specified the number of hours because this expenses payment related to attendance at a voluntary board meeting in my capacity as Chair.
(Registered 12 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

Payment: £90.62 Expenses reimbursed for attending a voluntary Board meeting.
Received on: 17 October 2025. Hours: I have not specified the number of hours because this expense payment related to attendance at a voluntary board meeting in my capacity as Chair.
(Registered 31 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

Payment: Return travel between London and Geneva plus accommodation, value £964.25
Received on: 1 October 2025. Hours: I have not specified the number of hours because this expenses payment related to attendance at a voluntary board meeting in my capacity as Chair.
(Registered 15 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Payment: £1,465.02 Expenses reimbursed for travelling to a voluntary Board meeting attended.
Received on: 9 July 2025. Hours: I have not specified the number of hours because this expense payment related to attendance at a voluntary board meeting in my capacity as Chair.
(Registered 17 July 2025)

On the register since 16 Oct 2025

£9,610

Payment: £9,610.55 Payment for hours worked January-July 2025 and expenses incurred
Received on: 24 September 2025. Hours: 99 hrs.
(Registered 30 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

Role, work or services: Chair
From: 28 January 2025.
Payer: International Finance Facility for Education (IFFED is a Geneva-based foundation providing a financing engine for global education.), Route de Chene 30A, c/o L&S Trust Services SA, 1208 Geneve
(Registered 28 January 2025)

On the register since 4 Feb 2025

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

Name of donor: Wenningdale Leisure Ltd
Address of donor: Dalton House, 9 Dalton Square, Lancaster, LA1 1WD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: company, registration 06993978
(Registered 15 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Carlton Club
Address of donor: 69 St James’ Street, London SW1A 1PJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership for life (value provided is that in 2024), value £760
Date received: 22 December 2017
Date accepted: 18 January 2018
Donor status: company, registration 00573221
(Registered 19 January 2018; updated 24 January 2024)

On the register since 29 Jan 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (A second property was sold on 14 February 2025 and a third property was sold on 28 February 2025).)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Interest held: from 4 August 2016
Ownership details: co-owned with a family member
Rental income: from 4 August 2016
Rental income details: rental income is paid to my partner and I
(Registered 23 April 2013; updated 4 August 2016, 19 February 2025 and 7 March 2025)

On the register since 11 Mar 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Chair, (Director & Trustee) of Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Limited (CEDR). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 12 December 2024
Date interest ended: 19 August 2025
(Registered 19 December 2024; updated 10 March 2025, 11 March 2025 and 20 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

524 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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