Rt Hon Matt Hancock
Conservative
West Suffolk
M
The Rt Hon Matt Hancock is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for West Suffolk, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
496
429 meetings ·
56 hospitality ·
2 gifts ·
9 overseas trips
· 2015-04-01 → 2026-09-01
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 429
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-24 | — | To discuss UK life sciences | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-21 | — | To discuss vaccines | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-15 | — | To discuss vaccines | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-14 | — | To discuss the Goldacre review | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-14 | — | To discuss latest on COVID-19 response and Health and Care Bill | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-11 | — | To discuss COVID-19 response and recovery | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-09 | — | Event Q&A discussion on priorities for G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-08 | — | To discuss COVID-19 response and recovery | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-04 | — | Discussions as part of G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-04 | — | Discussions as part of G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-03 | — | Discussions as part of G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-03 | — | Discussions as part of G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-03 | — | Discussions as part of G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-03 | — | Discussions as part of G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-03 | — | Discussions as part of G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-03 | — | Discussions as part of G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-02 | — | Discussions as part of G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-02 | — | Discussions as part of G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-06-02 | — | Discussions as part of G7 Health Ministers' Meeting | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2021-05-27 | — | To discuss COVID-19 response and vaccines | department-of-health-and-social-care |
Recent hospitality · latest 20 of 56
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-18 | — | UEFA EURO 2020 tickets | — |
| 2020-01-01 | — | Tickets and Dinner | — |
| 2020-01-01 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2020-01-01 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2020-01-01 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2020-01-01 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2020-01-01 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2019-11-04 | — | Breakfast | — |
| 2019-10-30 | — | Annual Trustees Dinner | — |
| 2019-09-24 | — | Breakfast | — |
| 2019-09-17 | — | Breakfast | — |
| 2019-07-18 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2019-07-17 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2019-06-28 | — | 2 Glastonbury Tickets | — |
| 2019-06-10 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2019-06-08 | — | 4 Tickets to Summertime Ball | — |
| 2019-05-23 | — | Breakfast | — |
| 2019-05-20 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2019-05-16 | — | Breakfast | — |
| 2019-05-13 | — | Breakfast | — |
Recent gifts
| Date | Gift | From / To | Outcome | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | — | |||
| 2015-12-21 | Fortnum and Mason Classic Christmas Hamper | H.E. Yousef Ali Al-Khater, Ambassador of the State of Qatar | Used for hospitality | £165 |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — |
China
Scheduled flight
|
UK-China Health Dialogue and co-Chair at WEF new champions meeting | — |
| — |
Paris, France
Eurostar
|
Attendance at GovTech Summit | — |
| — |
Davos, Switzerland
RAF flight
|
Work Economic Forum | — |
| — |
Paris, France
Eurostar
|
Representing the UK at G7 Health Meetings | — |
| — | — | ||
| — | — | ||
| — | Berlin | Open Data Conference | — |
| — | USA - San Fran | Digital and Technology | — |
| — | Paris | MEDEF event | — |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
West Suffolk
Party history
2024-05-22 → 2024-05-30
Conservative
2022-11-01 → 2024-05-22
Independent
2010-05-06 → 2022-11-01
Conservative
Government posts
2018-07-09 → 2021-06-26
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
2018-01-08 → 2018-07-09
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
2017-07-03 → 2018-01-08
Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy)
2016-07-15 → 2017-07-03
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy)
2015-05-08 → 2016-07-14
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
2014-07-15 → 2015-05-08
Minister of State for Portsmouth
2014-07-15 → 2015-03-30
Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change)
2014-07-15 → 2015-03-30
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2013-10-07 → 2014-07-15
Minister of State (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2013-10-07 → 2014-07-15
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Jointly with the Department for Education)
2012-09-06 → 2013-10-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2012-09-06 → 2013-10-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2010-07-12 → 2012-11-12
Public Accounts Committee
2010-10-19 → 2012-12-12
Standards and Privileges
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 4 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Central Bank and Digital Currency
Subject Group
|
Officer | Portdex | 4 | 2024-10-29 |
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.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
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)
12 bills
9 as lead sponsor
3 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neurodivergent Conditions (Screening and Teacher Training) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2024-04-23 | |
| Dyslexia Screening and Teacher Training Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2022-06-15 | |
| Dyslexia Screening Bill | Sponsored | Withdrawn | 2021-12-07 | |
| Coronavirus Act 2020 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-03-19 | |
| Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-02-13 | |
| NHS Funding Act 2020 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-01-15 | |
| Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Act 2019 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2018-10-26 | |
| Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-07-03 | |
| Data Protection Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-09-13 | |
| Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2015-05-28 | |
| Offshore Gambling Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2012-06-25 | |
| Offshore Gambling (Licensing) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2012-02-07 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.