Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP
Conservative
South West Wiltshire
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The Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison is the Conservative MP for South West Wiltshire, and has been an MP continually since 7 June 2001.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£35,246
/ £93,904 annual
137 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£31,558
3 registered interests published in 2026
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
£31,558
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£66,804
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
105
53 meetings ·
12 hospitality ·
5 gifts ·
35 overseas trips
· 2013-01-01 → 2026-05-01
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 53
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence | |
| 2026-05-01 | — | ministry-of-defence | |
| 2024-03-26 | Capita plc | Meeting to discuss Capita's current recruitment contract with British army | ministry-of-defence |
| 2024-03-13 | Serco Group plc | Discuss Serco People plan following Defence Command Plan Refresh | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-09-13 | — | Presence at DSEI and met the following at public stands, talked about AFC: Babcock, Leonardo, BAE | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-07-18 | — | Meeting to discuss implementation of new facilities | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-07-17 | — | Meeting to discuss diversity in armed forces | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-07-04 | — | Meeting to discuss the Annual Report 2023 | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-07-04 | — | Meeting to allow Charities to discuss issues and concerns with the Minister in an informal manner | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-07-01 | — | Meeting regarding LGBT Independent Review | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-06-24 | — | Attendance of the Wales National Armed Forces Day | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-06-13 | — | Regular meeting with CEO | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-06-08 | — | Attendance of the Founder's Day celebrating the founding of the Royal Hospital | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-06-06 | — | Discussions regarding experiences of Armed Forces families | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-04-19 | — | Service Charities Engagement Lunch | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-03-27 | — | To attend the ten thousandth Armed Forces Covenant signing at John Lewis Partnership | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-03-21 | — | Introductory meeting | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-01-19 | — | Introductory meeting | ministry-of-defence |
| 2023-01-17 | — | Introductory meeting | ministry-of-defence |
| 2022-12-13 | — | Introductory meeting with Co-Founder | ministry-of-defence |
Recent hospitality
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-30 | ADS Group Ltd | Dinner | — |
| 2023-11-17 | — | Attended fundraising dinner | — |
| 2023-11-11 | — | Event | — |
| 2023-11-07 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-10-17 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-09-27 | — | Working dinner | — |
| 2023-09-09 | — | Working lunch | — |
| 2023-02-08 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2022-11-09 | — | Attendance of conference | — |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Industry, Dinner | — |
| 2013-01-01 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2013-01-01 | — | Lunch | — |
Recent gifts
| Date | Gift | From / To | Outcome | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | — | |||
| 2026-05-01 | — | |||
| 2024-02-20 | Kaftan | Moroccan Ambassador Hakim Hajoui | Held by department | — |
| 2013-01-01 | Rug | Held by Department | — | |
| 2013-01-01 | — |
Recent overseas travel · latest 20 of 35
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Sarajevo | Handover Peace Operations Support Training Centre | — |
| — | Chile | Attending Exponaval | — |
| — | Brussels | Attending Foreign Affairs Council | — |
| — | Cairo | Attending 70th Battle of Elamein | — |
| — | Brussels | To attend Ministerials | — |
| — |
Tallin, Estonia
Scheduled Flight
|
Visit to meet troops deployed under Op Cabrit. Also met with Estonian counterparts. | — |
| — |
Dusseldorf, Germany
Commercial flight
|
Attendance of the Invictus Games | — |
| — |
Irpin, Ukraine
Commercial flight
|
Attendance of medical conference and met the Ukrainian Veterans Minister | — |
| — |
Tallinn, Estonia
Scheduled flight
|
Visited Amari Air base and Tapa (Op Cabrit) to carry out welfare check on service personnel and families in the region. | — |
| — |
Urpin, Ukraine
Scheduled flight
|
Engagement on medical support and visit personnel providing support to the defence section in country. | — |
| — |
Bandar Seri Begawan; Brunei,
Singapore; Singapore
Kathmandu; Nepal
Scheduled flight
|
Visit Gurkhas in Brunei and Nepal and meetings in Singapore with British Defence Attache and High Commissioner | — |
| — |
Falkland Islands
RAF flight
|
To commeorate the 40th Anniversary of the Falklands conflict | — |
| — | Athens, Greece | EU Defence Ministerials | — |
| — | Delhi, India | Defence Exhibition | — |
| — | Colombia | UK-Colombia Strategic Dialogue | — |
| — | Batumi, Georgia | To attend the Georgian Defence & Security Conference | — |
| — | Chile | To Attend Strategic Defence Dialogue | — |
| — | Poland & Latvia | 70th Anniversary of Monte Cassino in Poland & bilats in Latvia | — |
| — | Luxembourg | To attend the Foreign Affairs Council | — |
| — | Berlin | Berlin Security Conference | — |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
South West Wiltshire
current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
South West Wiltshire
2001-06-07 → 2010-05-06
Westbury
Party history
2001-06-07 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2022-10-30 → 2024-07-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
2019-05-09 → 2020-02-13
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
2014-07-15 → 2015-03-30
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
2012-09-06 → 2014-07-15
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Opposition posts
2007-07-03 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Defence)
2003-11-10 → 2007-07-03
Shadow Minister (Health)
Committee memberships
2001-07-16 → 2005-07-17
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
2015-11-05 → 2016-02-11
Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
2015-11-30 → 2017-05-03
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2017-07-12 → 2019-05-15
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2017-11-06 → 2019-05-15
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2019-02-13 → 2019-05-15
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
2021-02-22 → 2021-02-22
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
2023-03-08 → 2023-03-15
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
2024-11-06 → 2024-11-13
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]
2024-11-25 → present
Finance Committee (Commons)
2024-11-27 → present
Panel of Chairs
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
murrisona@parliament.uk
01225 358584 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
01225 358584 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Website
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Morocco
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Tunisia
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 17 | 2022-11-21 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Voting record (2026)
99 / 109
10 missed (9%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£3,234
9% of £35,246 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£8,615
9% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£356
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
-18.3 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
109 divisions
26 Aye(23.9%)
73 No(67.0%)
10 didn't vote(9.2%)
2026-04-22
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253–143
Pass
2026-04-22
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260–161
Pass
2026-04-22
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272–149
Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
380–7
Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287–150
Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284–149
Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291–144
Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288–147
Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287–149
Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297–147
Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298–152
Pass
2026-04-21
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293–155
Pass
2026-04-20
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292–158
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 342B
294–61
Pass
2026-04-20
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293–159
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248–139
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259–136
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254–144
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256–150
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277–150
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
271–95
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273–159
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275–159
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269–162
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276–155
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269–103
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
247–21
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
278–73
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
281–70
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
356–90
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301–157
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300–101
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291–174
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299–169
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307–176
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290–163
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292–162
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300–149
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286–163
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295–162
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291–158
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278–164
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281–167
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280–164
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279–167
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280–161
Pass
2026-03-18
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
277–99
Pass
2026-03-18
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368–107
Pass
2026-03-10
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203–311
Fail
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304–177
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315–163
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315–109
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316–171
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307–173
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321–106
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306–182
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309–181
Pass
2026-02-24
Didn't vote
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
69–279
Fail
2026-02-23
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
361–84
Pass
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73–256
Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77–280
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156–273
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161–272
Fail
2026-02-11
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
279–90
Pass
2026-02-11
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362–107
Pass
2026-02-04
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392–116
Pass
2026-02-03
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458–104
Pass
2026-01-21
No
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373–106
Pass
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316–194
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195–317
Fail
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191–326
Fail
2026-01-20
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347–184
Pass
2026-01-20
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347–185
Pass
2026-01-20
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344–182
Pass
2026-01-14
Didn't vote
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301–110
Pass
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote"
covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
41
of 41 tabled
38 answered(92.7%)
14
flagged: MP has interest
10
departments
2026-03-18
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Algeria: Migrant Camps
interest
Answered
2026-03-18
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Sahara: Politics and Government
interest
Answered
2026-02-24
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Answered
2026-02-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Diego Garcia: Dispute Resolution
Answered
2026-02-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Answered
2026-02-11
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sheltered Housing
interest
Answered
2026-02-11
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sheltered Housing
interest
Answered
2026-02-11
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sheltered Housing
interest
Answered
2026-02-10
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity: Apprentices
Answered
2026-01-08
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Morocco
interest
Answered
2026-01-08
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Morocco
interest
Answered
2026-01-08
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agricultural Products: North Africa
interest
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking MP has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
3 bills
3 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leases (Integrated Retirement Communities) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2025-12-17 | |
| Waste Incinerators Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2025-11-25 | |
| Healthcare (Delayed Discharges) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2022-03-16 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.