Official portrait of Priti Patel

Priti Patel

Conservative MP for Witham, since 6 May 2010

Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

The Rt Hon Priti Patel is the Conservative MP for Witham, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.

Scorecard

60.3% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
347 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
228 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
15 Interests declared 3 at £5,000 or more
769 Debates spoken in 1155 written questions tabled

Ranked 505 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 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 No 332–160
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48 No 328–160
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 No 327–164
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 No 314–178
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 No 329–163
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 No 316–172
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No 330–158
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 326–160
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading No vote 362–87
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 No vote 153–300
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 23 No vote 158–297
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 No vote 92–364
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No vote 69–300
9 Sep 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Second Reading No 330–179
9 Sep 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Reasoned Amendment Aye 116–333
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 No 335–160
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 No 401–96
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 No 325–171
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 No 404–98
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 No 336–158
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 No 402–97
8 Sep 2025 Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 No 398–93
4 Sep 2025 House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 338–74
4 Sep 2025 House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No vote 331–73
4 Sep 2025 House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 336–77

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.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

£6,450

Name of donor: Silverstone Circuits Limited
Address of donor: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Three tickets with hospitality to attend the Grand Prix at Silverstone for myself and two members of my family (value £2,150 per ticket/person) on 5 July 2026., value £6,450
Date received: 5 July 2026
Date accepted: 5 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00882843
(Registered 8 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: The Arsenal Football Club Ltd
Address of donor: Highbury House, 75 Drayton Park, London N5 1BU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One matchday ticket and hospitality in the Directors' Box at the Emirates Stadium for myself (approximate), value £500
Date received: 18 May 2026
Date accepted: 18 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00109244
(Registered 1 June 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

Name of donor: The Duke of Richmond and Gordon CBE DL
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for myself and a family member to attend the Goodwood Festival of Speed, including hospitality, as a guest of the Duke of Richmond (estimated cost per ticket of £500, NB: a donation was made by me to The King’s Trust International of £100 per ticket), value £1,000
Date received: 13 July 2025
Date accepted: 13 July 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 August 2025)

On the register since 12 Feb 2026

Name of donor: Clarion Defence (UK) Ltd
Address of donor: 69-79 Fulham High Street, London, SW6 3JW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, two tickets (value £299 each) were provided to enable myself and an adviser from CCHQ to attend DSEI on 11 September 2025, value £598
Date received: 11 September 2025
Date accepted: 11 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 06567404
(Registered 9 October 2025)

On the register since 12 Feb 2026

Name of donor: Middle East Association
Address of donor: 17 Hanover Square, London W1S 1BN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the Middle East Association's Gala Dinner on 27 November 2025 in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, accompanied by a CCHQ advisor. Tickets valued at £150 each plus VAT, value £360
Date received: 27 November 2025
Date accepted: 27 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 11378572
(Registered 25 December 2025)

On the register since 12 Feb 2026

Name of donor: Embassy of Bahrain
Address of donor: 30 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Christmas gift, value £95
Date received: 9 December 2025
Date accepted: 9 December 2025
Donor status: other (Embassy)
(Registered 3 January 2026)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: High Commissioner of India in the UK
Address of donor: High Commission of India, India House, Aldwych, London WC2B 4NA.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for me and a family member as a guest of the High Commissioner to attend the England v India Women’s One Day International at Lord’s in the ECB Chair's Suite (NB: this is not commercially available, but each ticket has an estimated face value of £250-£300), value £600
Date received: 19 July 2025
Date accepted: 19 July 2025
Donor status: other (High Commission)
(Registered 12 August 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Name of donor: Jockey Club Racecourses Ltd
Address of donor: 21-27 Lambs Conduit Street, London WC1N 3NL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality provided to myself and a family member at The Derby (the value of the hospitality provided was £340pp). Entry tickets were purchased by me, value £680
Date received: 7 June 2025
Date accepted: 7 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02909409
(Registered 1 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Name of donor: Silverstone Circuits Ltd
Address of donor: The Jimmy Brown Centre, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality in the Legends Suite at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix (£1,195 each), value £2,390
Date received: 6 July 2025
Date accepted: 6 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 882843
(Registered 14 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London, SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Local transport (£1,694.12) and food/miscellaneous (£1,065) provided to me and CCHQ staff accompanying me; and flights (£2,052.90) for one member of CCHQ staff accompanying me, value £4,837.02
Destination of visit: United States (Washington DC)
Dates of visit: 22 February 2026 to 27 February 2026
Purpose of visit: In my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, this was a visit to strengthen transatlantic relations and to discuss UK-US foreign policy priorities, challenges and opportunities with Members of Congress and policymakers.
(Registered 20 March 2026)

On the register since 8 Apr 2026

Name of donor: (1) Munich Security Conference (2) Warsaw Security Forum (3) International Democracy Union
Address of donor: (1) Karolinenplatz 3, 80333 München, Germany (2) 6 Oleandrów, 00-629 Warsaw, Poland (3) IDU Franz Josef Strauß Haus Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1 80807 Munich Germany
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Complimentary airport transfer service (between the airport, hotel, and return) for me and a Conservative Party adviser on 12 and 15 February 2026 (value has been estimated), value £420 (2) Dinner provided at a dinner and discussion, held at the Munich Security Conference on 14 February 2026, value £269 (3) Refreshments provided to myself and a CCHQ adviser at a dinner and discussion, held at the Munich Security Conference on 13 February 2026, value £120
Destination of visit: Germany (Munich)
Dates of visit: 12 February 2026 to 15 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Attendance at the Munich Security Conference in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, to attend and take part in meetings and discussions. (A CCHQ political adviser accompanied me on this trip.)
(Registered 11 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

Name of donor: International Democracy Union
Address of donor: International Democracy Union IDU Franz Josef Strauß Haus Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1 80807 Munich Germany
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Discount on costs provided to the Conservative and Unionist Party for me and a member of Party staff accommodation (£220), two tickets provided to attend the IDU Forum were (approx £150) and two tickets for a dinner (approx £75), value £445, value £445
Destination of visit: United States (Washington DC)
Dates of visit: 2 December 2025 to 6 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the IDU Forum in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and as an Executive Vice Chairman of the IDU.
(Registered 5 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

£6,324

Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor: CFI, PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£460), transport and tour guide (£1,130), total value £1,590. I was accompanied by two staff members: Flights (£947), accommodation (£290), transport and tour guide (£1,130), total value £2,367 each, value £6,324
Destination of visit: Israel
Dates of visit: 21 November 2025 to 25 November 2025
Purpose of visit: A visit in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to meet with politicians, diplomats and the families of Israeli hostages, and to receive briefings on the security situation.
(Registered 19 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

£10,299

Name of donor: Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: PO Box 547, Government Road, Manama.
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, hospitality and travel provided to myself and to a CCHQ adviser. Return flights (estimated value of £6,312 for two people return travel); Hotel Accommodation (estimated value of £3,600), Food (£300 estimated), Travel within country including airport transfers (£87 estimated), value £10,299
Destination of visit: Bahrain (Manama)
Dates of visit: 30 October 2025 to 3 November 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Manama Dialogue and associated meetings in my capacity as the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, accompanied by a CCHQ Adviser.
(Registered 27 November 2025)

On the register since 19 Dec 2025

8. Miscellaneous

A Director of the Conservative Friends of America. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 11 January 2023
(Registered 11 January 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

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

Money declared to them

16 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £201,332 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.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
5 Dec 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Gulf Air Company Visit £4,850
5 Dec 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs Other Visit £2,581
17 Sep 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Sunbeam Consulting Ltd Company Non Cash Travel £11k
13 Sep 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Don Wightman Individual Cash £3,000
28 Aug 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Motcomb Estates Ltd Company Non Cash Premises £4,500
23 Aug 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Ashok Verma Individual Cash £10k
15 Aug 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Bromsgrove Ltd Company Cash £10k
13 Aug 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Lubov Chernukhin Individual Cash £70k
13 Aug 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Stephen Harman Individual Cash £5,000
6 Aug 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP R&R Asset Management Company Cash £10k
4 Aug 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP John James Individual Cash £10k
2 Aug 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Lord Michael Hintze Individual Cash £10k
2 Aug 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Davinder Bains Individual Cash £5,000
1 Aug 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Sunbeam Consulting Ltd Company Cash £11k
31 Jul 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Donlow Fininvest Company Cash £25k
31 Jul 2024 Ms Priti Patel MP sitting MP Sunbeam Consulting Ltd Company Cash £10k

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


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

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