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Mr Mark Francois

Conservative Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting record

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Voted for
5
Voted against
4
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

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Whip meter Estimate 100%

How often Mr Mark Francois voted the same way as most of the Conservative party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes
Representation of the People Bill — voted No at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted No at 3rd reading
Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted No at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted No at 2nd reading
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted No at 2nd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Mr Mark Francois currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Shadow Minister (Defence) — Ministry of Defence — since 2024-11-06 Shadow
Previously held
Minister of State (Communities and Local Government) — Department for Communities and Local Government (2015-05-08 to 2016-07-17) Government
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) — Ministry of Defence (2012-09-06 to 2015-05-08) Government
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) — HM Household (2010-05-12 to 2012-09-06) Government
Shadow Minister (Europe) — HM Official Opposition (2007-07-03 to 2010-05-06) Shadow
Shadow Paymaster General — Cabinet Office (2005-05-10 to 2007-07-03) Shadow
Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury) — HM Treasury (2004-05-10 to 2005-05-10) Shadow
Opposition Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2002-05-10 to 2004-05-10) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Mr Mark Francois →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Writing a book
Payer: Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Amazon.com Inc, 410 Terry Avenue, North Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
Additional information: Any payments will be listed below

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Railscape Group Ltd
Address of donor: 15 Totman Crescent, Brook Road Industrial Estate, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7UY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Invitation to me and my staff to join the Railscape Group at Brands Hatch for a Track Day Team exercise - which two of my staff attended. I was not present (value was £350 each), value £700
Date received: 27 August 2026
Date accepted: 27 August 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03484561
(Registered 17 September 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 62 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Food (£127.92) and transport (£270.08), value £398
Destination of visit: Ukraine and Moldova
Dates of visit: 19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Show support and solidarity with the people of Ukraine and meet with officials, including attending the Commemoration Ceremony of the 4th Anniversary of Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, on 24th February 2026.
(Registered 18 March 2026)

Name of donor: Pyne & Partners
Address of donor: Suite 2 10 Bourke Street Barton, ACT 2600, Australia
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£2,203.76), accommodation (£716.96), conference including meals (£674.46) and taxis (£133.38), value £3,728.56
Destination of visit: United States (Washington DC)
Dates of visit: 21 April 2026 to 25 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Speaking at the AUKUS Defence Conference, in Washington DC.
(Registered 5 May 2026)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Mr Mark Francois yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Mr Mark Francois has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£271,268.54 paid out to or for Mr Mark Francois across 211 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Mr Mark Francois’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £230,586.35 (14 claims)
Accommodation — £24,120.28 (79 claims)
Office Costs — £15,709.86 (113 claims)
MP Travel — £442.07 (3 claims)
Staff Travel — £409.98 (2 claims)
Most recent claims
Hotel - UK Not London — £123.28, 2026-03-27 — [***] [***] [***] [200013613-1494]
Stationery & printing — £103.79, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £216.59, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £103.79, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Hotel - London — £354.00, 2026-03-26 — [***] [***] [***] [200013613-7817]
Stationery & printing — £150.00, 2026-03-19 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £150.00, 2026-03-19 — Banner March 2026
Hotel - London — £354.00, 2026-03-19 — [***] [***] [***] [200013613-8067]

Every claim on file for Mr Mark Francois →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Mr Mark Francois — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Mr Mark Francois’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Mr Mark Francois isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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