South West Wiltshire / data
Dr Andrew Murrison · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 07 Jun 2001 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
9087days
from 07 Jun 2001
Divisions
395
of 504 possible
Attendance
78%
109 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
257
192 debates
Written Qs
101
101 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£172k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 108 claims
Interests
9
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 92 | |
| Economy | 80 | |
| Employment | 49 | |
| Crime & Policing | 37 | |
| Education | 36 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Housing | 21 | |
| Pensions | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | 102 | 9,589 |
| Economy Jobs | 78 | 6,765 |
| Health | 12 | 5,245 |
| Fiscal Policy | 25 | 4,430 |
| Immigration | 33 | 3,593 |
| Local Government | 23 | 3,438 |
| Crime | 35 | 3,336 |
| Labour Market | 12 | 2,982 |
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 | Strategic Defence Review: FundingWell-placed sources are suggesting that the number of Type 26 hulls on the order book may be reduced or transferred to our Norwegian allies. I appreciate that Labour has a track re… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 95 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI very much welcome the statement and commend the Minister for the way that he has framed it. He has been absolutely spectacular, if I may say so, over the months in trying to defe… DefenceFiscal Policy | 184 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | North Atlantic Submarine ActivityOver decades, the backbone of our ability to detect Russian submarines has been provided by our towed array patrol ships, from Leander right the way through to our increasingly dec… DefenceEnergy | 122 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsMr Rycroft’s wide-ranging review makes the non-inclusion of China—or, failing that, its constituent entities—in the foreign influence registration scheme look increasingly bizarre.… Fiscal PolicyDefenceTechnology | 77 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | DefenceDoes my hon. Friend agree that another example is Coventry-based NP Aerospace, which I met again this morning? It is producing body armour for Ukrainians, but because of the delay … DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 77 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and GasOffshore Energies UK does not agree. It said that at the current rate of the Government crashing the North sea industry, we will be three times more reliant on gas by 2035 than we … EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 48 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and GasWhy does the Minister think the strategy of this Government is so different from that of Norway? Nobody doubts the commitment that Norway has to the environment and net zero, and y… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 55 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | DefenceI am following the hon. Member with a great deal of interest. Is he able to name a single major western economy that after 1989 did not take a peace dividend? DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 31 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastGiven that it takes about a month to move a minor war vessel from Portsmouth to the Gulf, and notwithstanding the meetings that the Secretary of State says that he is having with a… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 96 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Hatzola Ambulance AttackAmong the many reviews that he cited, the Minister mentioned Jonathan Hall’s review, which is getting a bit long in the tooth. Surely, given the events in north London and the midd… CrimeCulture CommunityDefence | 75 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansMy constituents are not interested in the past, particularly the distant past; they are interested in the future. They have heard what the Conservatives would do, but we have yet t… EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 47 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Fuel DutyDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the Government’s policy fails on its own terms, because they say they want to subscribe to net zero and make us much greener in how we approach… Cost Of LivingTransportFiscal Policy | 95 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansDoes the Minister think that the creative industries are the exclusive province of universities? If that is what she thinks, can I invite her to visit Trowbridge college in my cons… EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 63 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansWith hindsight, does the Minister regret Tony Blair’s announcement in the late 1990s that more than 50% of school leavers should go to university? Would it not have been better to … EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 50 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansVacancies for graduates have gone down precipitously this year compared with the same time last year. That should worry those of us who are interested in the future. How can we reb… EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 88 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Defence | 35 | 34.7% |
| Home Office | 10 | 9.9% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 10 | 9.9% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 9 | 8.9% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 | 8.9% |
| Department for Transport | 8 | 7.9% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 7 | 6.9% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 6 | 5.9% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a security risk assessment for the use of Chinese drones by UK police. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what operating procedures exist to prevent (a) police and (b) non-police drones colliding with police helicopters. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of drones registered by the CAA are operated by the police. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) training and (b) certification (i) police drone operators and (ii) drone operators in general are required to undertake. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of the National Police Air Service Eurocopter programme. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative assessment of the cost effectiveness of policing with (a) drones and (b) crewed helicopters. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what tasks crewed police helicopters can do that drones cannot. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued on the merits of drones versus police helicopters. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual budget of the National Police Air Service was in each year for which records are available. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police missions were carried out by (a) drone and (b) crewed aircraft in each of the last 10 years. | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a strategy for increasing UK-Morocco trade. | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his target is for the value of UK-Morocco bilateral trade in each year to 2030. | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to make changes to the UK-Morocco security partnership in the context of recent events in the Middle East and North Africa region. | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has discussed the humanitarian situation in the Tindouf camps with her Algerian counterpart. | Answered |
| 18 Mar 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 potential impact of the UK's 1 June 2025 update on its position on the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel of ChairsSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Nov 2024 | present |
| Finance Committee (Commons)Select | Member | Commons | 25 Nov 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 | 77 | 9,409 | 5.5% |
| Accommodation | 22 | 5,469 | 3.2% |
| Staffing | 2 | 153,988 | 89.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,083 | 1.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 2 | 5,265 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Accommodation | 4 | 3,346 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 34 | 3,220 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 9 | 1,710 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,189 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 17 | 934 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 720 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 2 | 372 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 11 | 359 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 3 | 200 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 1 | 144 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 7 | 113 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 204 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 204 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 204 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 166 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 5 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Service charge & ground Rent | Tideway | 755 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Vodafone (up to 27 February 2025) | 32 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | News | 6 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 3 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 90 | Paid |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 7 | Paid |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 90 | Paid |
| 26 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | News December 2024 | 10 | Paid |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 25 | Paid |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 18 | Paid |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Service charge & ground Rent | Tideway | 974 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Gas | 89 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 39 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Vodafone (up to 29 January 2025) | 32 | Paid |
| 07 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 2 | 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 earnings5 entries
27 Mar 2026
Role, work or services: Surgeon Commander
Payer: Royal Naval Reserve, Jago Road, HM Naval Base Portsmouth, PO1 3LU
(Registered 12 June 2023; updated 15 January 2014, 2 October 2015 and 27 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Payment: £27,249.96
Received on: 28 February 2026. Hours: 422 hrs.
(Registered 26 March 2026)
01 Jul 2025
Payment: £10,377.02
Received on: 30 June 2025. Hours: 184 hrs.
(Registered 29 June 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Payment: £4,539.95
Received on: 31 May 2025. Hours: 80 hrs.
(Registered 16 June 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Payment: £2,810
Received on: 30 April 2025. Hours: 58 hrs.
(Registered 28 April 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 year2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Agricultural property (agricultural buildings and field)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Wiltshire
Rental income: from 28 January 2022
(Updated 28 January 2022)
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (property co-located with the agricultural buildings and field)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Wiltshire
Interest held: from 28 January 2022
Rental income: from 28 January 2022
(Registered 28 January 2022)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
18 Apr 2024
A Trustee of the UK Reserve Forces Association, which is part of the MOD and promotes the efficiency of reserve forces by providing opportunities for education, personal development and international experiences. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 20 April 2022
(Registered 11 May 2022)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name: Jennifer Murrison
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Senior Caseworker
Working pattern: Part time
(Updated 29 June 2015)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 19 wards, 19 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethandune | Suzanne Grahem Wickham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,077 | 06 May 2021 |
| Hilperton | Ernie Clark | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,187 | 06 May 2021 |
| Mere | George Edwin Jeans | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,332 | 06 May 2021 |
| Southwick | Horace Prickett | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,029 | 06 May 2021 |
| Trowbridge Adcroft | Edward Kirk | Conservative and Unionist Party | 716 | 06 May 2021 |
| Trowbridge Central | Stewart Martin Palmen | Liberal Democrats | 579 | 06 May 2021 |
| Trowbridge Drynham | Antonio Piazza | Conservative and Unionist Party | 554 | 06 May 2021 |
| Trowbridge Grove | David Charles Vigar | Liberal Democrats | 572 | 06 May 2021 |
| Trowbridge Lambrok | Jo Trigg | Liberal Democrats | 932 | 06 May 2021 |
| Trowbridge Park | Daniel Ryan Cave | Conservative and Unionist Party | 529 | 06 May 2021 |
| Trowbridge Paxcroft | Melanie Jacob | Liberal Democrats | 734 | 06 May 2021 |
| Warminster Broadway | Tony Jackson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 681 | 06 May 2021 |
| Warminster East | Andrew Davis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 660 | 06 May 2021 |
| Warminster North Rural | Bill Parks | Conservative and Unionist Party | 977 | 06 May 2021 |
| Warminster West | Pip Ridout | Conservative and Unionist Party | 603 | 06 May 2021 |
| Westbury East | Gordon King | Liberal Democrats | 863 | 06 May 2021 |
| Westbury North | Carole King | Liberal Democrats | 653 | 06 May 2021 |
| Westbury West | Matthew Dean | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 576 | 06 May 2021 |
| Wylye Valley | Christopher Newbury | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,135 | 06 May 2021 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 104,337 | Electorate 73,071 (2024) |
| Median age | 45 | years |
| Degree-educated | 29.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 68.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 17.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.8% | households |
| Employment rate | 59.3% | 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.