Sir Alec Shelbrooke MP: votes, interests and costs
Sir Alec Shelbrooke represents Wetherby and Easingwold in the House of Commons for Conservative and has done since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Sir Alec Shelbrooke as a current member of these 2 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 29 June 2026 | Current |
| Panel of Chairs | 13 November 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) | Ministry of Defence | 7 September 2022 | 26 October 2022 |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 22 July 2025 | 13 November 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) | Department for Transport | 19 July 2024 | 6 November 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill | 20 March 2024 | 17 April 2024 |
| Energy Bill [HL] | 17 May 2023 | 29 June 2023 |
| UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | 16 November 2022 | 22 November 2022 |
| Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill | 22 June 2022 | 7 July 2022 |
| Elections Bill | 15 September 2021 | 26 October 2021 |
| European Scrutiny Committee | 15 July 2015 | 7 November 2016 |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 23 June 2014 | 30 March 2015 |
| Backbench Business Committee | 10 December 2013 | 14 May 2014 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 52e403bf6bef.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 4 entries for Sir Alec Shelbrooke: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (3), Family members employed (1). The most recent was registered on . Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Susan Shelbrooke employed
- Job title or role: Senior Secretary
- Pattern of working hours: Part time
- Name of the person employed: Susan Shelbrooke
- Date on which the employment ended: 2026-05-31
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
Silverstone Circuits Ltd - £1,860.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets for hospitality at the British Grand Prix (Saturday 4th July)
- Value of the benefit: £1,860.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-04
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-04
- Name of the donor: Silverstone Circuits Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Silverstone Circuits Ltd
Bramham Park Estate - £312.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets for Bramham Horse Trials with access to the members' enclosure on Sunday 14 June
- Value of the benefit: £312.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-08
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-12
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-06-14
- Name of the donor: Bramham Park Estate
- Status of the donor: Limited Liability Partnership
UK Commercial Group Ltd - £643.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Hospitality and tickets to the Directors' box at Newcastle United v West Ham on 17 May 2026
- Value of the benefit: £643.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-17
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-17
- Name of the donor: UK Commercial Group Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: UK Commercial Group Ltd
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £215,044 for Sir Alec Shelbrooke in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. In 2023-24 it was £185,401. Office costs came to £27,645 of a £33,020 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £215,043.72 | £185,401.48 | £165,963.94 |
| Office costs: spent | £27,644.62 | £23,470.84 | £23,220.83 |
| Accommodation: spent | £25,131.47 | £22,208.59 | £21,156.33 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £6,838.12 | £5,702.94 | £5,809.41 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Wetherby and Easingwold CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent full time), Senior Secretary (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Sir Alec Shelbrooke is recorded voting in 353 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 33 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Sir Alec Shelbrooke has tabled 111 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Home Office; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Ministry of Defence; Department for Culture, Media and Sport; and others.
Asylum: RAF Linton-on-Ouse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 15306, whether she has submitted a change of use planning application under The Town and Country Planning (Crown Development Applications) (Procedure …
Whisky: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to decide on the English Whisky Geographical Indication application.
Asylum: RAF Linton-on-Ouse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce a public consultation before a decision is made to use former RAF Linton-on-Ouse for asylum accommodation.
Asylum: RAF Linton-on-Ouse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, can she confirm that she will submit a formal planning application to North Yorkshire Council should the she decide to use former RAF Linton-on-Ouse for asylum accommodation.
Future Combat Air System: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total spend to date on the Tempest project, including pre-concept and early concept phases.
Type 83 Destroyers: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total spend to date on the Type 83 Destroyer project, including pre-concept and early concept phases.
Arts: Antisemitism
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Charity Commission regarding antisemitism in the arts sector.
Charities: Iran
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Charity Commission regarding Iran-linked charities operating in the UK.
Democracy and Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to pages 19 to 20 of the Sixth Special Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights of Session 2024-26 on Transnational repression in the UK: Government Respo …
Developing Countries: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support is available for UK-based not-for-profit organisations developing innovative health technologies for use in the developing world.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 584b8ce9ba00. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sir Alec Shelbrooke.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 4,846 for Sir Alec Shelbrooke in Wetherby and Easingwold in July 2024, from 20,597 votes on a turnout of 70.3%. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Wetherby and Easingwold figures
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