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John Glen · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 06 May 2010 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
5833days
from 06 May 2010
Divisions
343
of 504 possible
Attendance
68%
161 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
880
150 debates
Written Qs
825
818 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£289k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 171 claims
Interests
15
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 75 | |
| Economy | 57 | |
| Employment | 37 | |
| Crime & Policing | 36 | |
| Education | 31 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Pensions | 21 | |
| Housing | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 55 | 13,588 |
| Social Care | 21 | 6,154 |
| Health | 15 | 5,790 |
| Fiscal Policy | 30 | 5,442 |
| Defence | 18 | 4,953 |
| Local Government | 22 | 4,741 |
| Other | 3 | 4,504 |
| Culture Community | 8 | 3,445 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill aims to create a 'smokefree generation' by graduall… | Free vote | Aye |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Tobacco and Vapes Bill its Second Reading, advancing legislation that would create a 'smoke-free generation… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)Thank you very much. | 4 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)Do you think there is a risk in terms of regulators’ knowledge and depth of understanding, given the pace of these incredibly innovative niches of technology, coding and thinking? … | 41 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)Could I briefly turn to AI? You said in your response that “AI introduces new forms of model risk” such as the risk that “failures can be opaque”. I recognise that you are not full… | 125 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)I think that is reasonable. Can I ask you about the dissonance that may exist between the regulators in the US and UK? You have represented the UK regulators and banking in the int… | 78 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)You are! | 2 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)In the last 10 years we have done a great job of having more banks. | 15 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)Do you think that? | 4 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)I want to probe around the impact that the regulation of banks has had on the development of private credit. As I understand it, you regulate banks in one way and it creates an inc… | 156 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)In the FCA, you have engagement through digital sandboxes and so on, where you bring these innovators in, so that you can understand what they are doing. Is there something similar… | 34 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)You seem to be saying there needs to be greater transparency than exists at the moment. Is that correct? | 19 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)Few of them really compete with the big banks today. We have not really cracked that. | 16 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)Your role is very important, Ms Braddick; 85% of household lending comes from the banks, and half of corporate lending in the UK, so the decisions you make will be really important… | 95 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)May I probe a little more? The capital held by the top UK banks, I think you would acknowledge, significantly exceeds the losses incurred in the financial crisis, and it is enough … | 76 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)My final question is on the secondary objectives: stability is No. 1, but there are also competition and global competitiveness. I do not think that you say so much about competiti… | 58 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1821)You know what the big banks thought till quite recently. | 10 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Office | 479 | 58.1% |
| Treasury | 136 | 16.5% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 35 | 4.2% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 30 | 3.6% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 21 | 2.5% |
| Department for Education | 19 | 2.3% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 17 | 2.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 15 | 1.8% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international counterparts on the case of Father Pereira; and what representations she has made to her Indian counterpart on… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of the proportion of equity trading taking place on lit markets. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to ensure that consolidated tape architecture does not create single points of failure in UK market infrastructure in the context of the Financial Conduct Authority consultati… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proportion of equity trading taking place on lit markets on perceptions of capital market liquidity. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the financial report for the Infected Blood Inquiry for the financial year 2025-2026 to be published. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to Question UIN 123141, of 31 March 2026, if she knows when the OBR expect to publish their first set of areas of research interest. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the state of freedom of religion or belief in Somalia; and whether this issue is systematically raised in the UK’s engagement w… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has established benchmarks for measuring improvements in freedom of religion or belief in Venezuela, including for religious and humanit… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects the Office for Budget Responsibility to publish its first set of areas of research interest, as stated in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook - November 2025, published on 26 November 202… | Answered |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made by his Department in encouraging more reclassification applications to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA); whether reclassific… | Answered |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reclassifying medicines from prescription-only to over-the-counter on costs to the NHS. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made progress on improving spinal cord injury services following the 2016 service review. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of diagnostic and treatment pathways for Spinal Cord Injury across Integrated Care Boards. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning specialist local spinal cord injury services. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that providers of spinal cord injury services are (a) guided by national care pathways, (b) subject to national care standards and (c) report on nat… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasury CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 Oct 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 150 | 25,854 | 8.9% |
| Staffing | 2 | 236,755 | 81.9% |
| Accommodation | 5 | 19,789 | 6.8% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 449 | 0.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,411 | 0.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,975 | 1.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 13 | 11,935 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,548 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 3,087 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 78 | 3,013 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 1 | 2,000 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 1,715 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 8 | 1,443 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 12 | 996 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 937 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 767 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 2 | 757 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 8 | 565 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 960 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE PREMIERE PRO [200011725-10292] | 22 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -865 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 231 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 68 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 83 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | CURRYS ONLINE [200011725-6083] | 80 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Amazon - purchase of wall mount for TV screen [200011797-383] | 13 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Television | 259 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 40 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 154 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 65 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 35 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 19 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 10 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 8 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 6 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 83 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Mobile phone contract March 2025 | 40 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 960 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
1. Employment and earnings2 entries
24 Feb 2026
Remuneration: £60,000 a month
From: 9 February 2026. Until: 8 February 2027.
Hours: 30 hrs a month Up to 3-4 days per month
Donated to: a community organisation
(Registered 9 February 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Role, work or services: Non Executive Director, Open Banking Limited
From: 9 February 2026. Until: 8 February 2027.
Payer: Open Banking Limited (Open Banking Limited (OBL) – the Implementation Entity described in the CMA Order – built the UK’s world-leading Open Banking Standard and industry guidelines to drive competition, innovation and transparency in UK retail banking.), 8th Floor, 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG United Kingdom
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 9 February 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Ascot Racecourse Limited
Address of donor: Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7JX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for myself and a guest to attend Ascot Races, value £590
Date received: 19 June 2025
Date accepted: 19 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 04320977
(Registered 10 July 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights ( £883), accommodation ( £649.9), food and Refreshments (£270.23), value £1,803.13
Destination of visit: Jordan
Dates of visit: 20 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
Purpose of visit: Overseas visit to Jordan to see UK Development programmes ‘in action’ and meet with development experts and partners
(Registered 17 August 2025)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,0006 entries
02 Oct 2024
Name of company or organisation: CoffeeDrop Delivery Ltd
Nature of business: A start up coffee delivery business
Interest held: from 24 September 2024
(Registered 26 September 2024)
15 Jul 2025
Name of company or organisation: Blue International Holdings Limited
Nature of business: Blue International Holdings is an integrated mining and energy company focused on owning and operating strategic and impactful projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company is registered in the UK and is owned by UK and US based private investors and has been operating in sub Saharan Africa since 2011.
Interest held: from 26 June 2025
(Registered 9 July 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of company or organisation: Future Global Resources Ltd
Nature of business: Future Global Resources is an owner and operator of long-life gold mines which it is developing into high quality and sustainable producers of gold at an attractive All in Sustaining Cost.
Interest held: from 26 June 2025
(Registered 8 July 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Blue Gold Ltd (BGL)
Nature of business: Natural resources business operating in Sub Saharan Africa. Listed on NASDAQ on 26 June 2025.
Interest held: from 5 April 2021
(Registered 12 April 2021; updated 8 July 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Endava Ltd
Nature of business: IT services and consultancy
Interest held: from 8 May 2015
(Registered 19 May 2015)
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Softiron
Nature of business: Design and development of application software for data storage.
Interest held: from 25 November 2019
(Registered 10 January 2020)
8. Miscellaneous5 entries
11 Mar 2025
Patron of upReach.
Supporting the charity's work through events, campaigns and strategic connections.
Date interest arose: 29 November 2024
(Registered 7 March 2025)
08 Oct 2025
Trustee of Alabare - homeless charity HQ in Salisbury but serving the south west and Wales. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 25 September 2025
(Registered 30 September 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Trustee of Christian Responsibility in Public Affairs. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 April 2025
(Registered 13 August 2025)
15 Jul 2025
I am unpaid Director of the Policy Research Unit Ltd ( PRU)
Date interest arose: 9 July 2025
(Registered 14 July 2025)
11 Mar 2025
Commissioner of the Financial Inclusion Commission.
This an independent body made up of consumer and business representatives, together with policy experts in areas such as banking and payments, insurance and credit. As a commissioner I will attend monthly meetings and advise on specific issues. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 28 February 2025
(Registered 7 March 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 18 wards, 18 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderbury Whiteparish | Richard Britton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,208 | 06 May 2021 |
| Downton Ebble Valley | Richard Clewer | Conservative and Unionist Party | 983 | 06 May 2021 |
| Fovant Chalke Valley | Nabil Habib Najjar | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,060 | 06 May 2021 |
| Laverstock | Ian McLennan | Labour Party | 864 | 06 May 2021 |
| Nadder Valley | Bridget Anne Wayman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,049 | 06 May 2021 |
| Old Sarum Lower Bourne Valley | Andrew Peter Oliver | Conservative and Unionist Party | 743 | 06 May 2021 |
| Redlynch Landford | Zoë Diana Clewer | Conservative and Unionist Party | 991 | 06 May 2021 |
| Salisbury Bemerton Heath | Caroline Corbin | Labour Party | 392 | 06 May 2021 |
| Salisbury Fisherton Bemerton Village | Ricky Rogers | Labour Party | 618 | 06 May 2021 |
| Salisbury Harnham East | Sven Hocking | Conservative and Unionist Party | 684 | 06 May 2021 |
| Salisbury Harnham West | Brian Edward Dalton | Liberal Democrats | 737 | 06 May 2021 |
| Salisbury Milford | Charles Samuel McGrath | Conservative and Unionist Party | 718 | 06 May 2021 |
| Salisbury St Edmunds | Paul Sample | Liberal Democrats | 1,087 | 06 May 2021 |
| Salisbury St Francis Stratford | Mark McClelland | Conservative and Unionist Party | 858 | 06 May 2021 |
| Salisbury St Pauls | Sam Charleston | Liberal Democrats | 830 | 03 Nov 2022 |
| Tisbury | Richard Gordon Budden | Liberal Democrats | 1,028 | 08 Jun 2023 |
| Wilton | Pauline Church | Conservative and Unionist Party | 859 | 06 May 2021 |
| Winterslow Upper Bourne Valley | Rich Rogers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 976 | 06 May 2021 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 92,937 | Electorate 71,802 (2024) |
| Median age | 46 | years |
| Degree-educated | 38.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 94.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 67.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 17.8% | households |
| Social-rented | 15.0% | households |
| Employment rate | 59.0% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.