Dr Andrew Murrison MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for South West Wiltshire is Dr Andrew Murrison (Conservative), MP there since 7 June 2001.
Offices and committees
Dr Andrew Murrison sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | 27 November 2024 | Current |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | 25 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) | Ministry of Defence | 30 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development) | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 9 May 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) | Northern Ireland Office | 15 July 2014 | 30 March 2015 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) | Ministry of Defence | 6 September 2012 | 15 July 2014 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Ministry of Defence | 3 July 2007 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Minister (Health) | Department of Health | 10 November 2003 | 3 July 2007 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] | 6 November 2024 | 13 November 2024 |
| Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill | 8 March 2023 | 15 March 2023 |
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021) | 22 February 2021 | 22 February 2021 |
| Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system | 13 February 2019 | 15 May 2019 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 6 November 2017 | 15 May 2019 |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 12 July 2017 | 15 May 2019 |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 30 November 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
| Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee) | 5 November 2015 | 11 February 2016 |
| Science and Technology Committee (Commons) | 16 July 2001 | 17 July 2005 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 a508b09b3ccc.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Dr Andrew Murrison, as the MP registered them: Land and property (within or outside the UK) (2), Family members employed (1), Employment and earnings (1), Miscellaneous (1). Latest registration . Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Agricultural in Wiltshire
- Location of the land or property: Wiltshire
- A description of the property: agricultural buildings and field
- Date on which the property began generating rental income: 2022-01-28
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Agricultural
Jennifer Murrison employed
- Job title or role: Senior Caseworker
- Pattern of working hours: Part time
- Name of the person employed: Jennifer Murrison
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
Surgeon Commander - Royal Naval Reserve
- Type of work or service being provided: Surgeon Commander
- Name of the payer: Royal Naval Reserve
- Payment expected for services on 30 September 2026 - £5,096.14
- Payment received on 31 August 2026 - £5,096.15
- Payment received on 31 July 2026 - £13,167.56
- Payment received on 30 April 2026 - £3,661.00
- Payment received on 31 March 2026 - £3,089.00
- Payment received on 31 March 2026 - £1,219.00
- Payment received on 28 February 2026 - £27,249.96
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 on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-04-20
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Residential in Wiltshire
- Date on which the land or property was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2022-01-28
- Location of the land or property: Wiltshire
- A description of the property: property co-located with the agricultural buildings and field
- Date on which the property began generating rental income: 2022-01-28
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Dr Andrew Murrison's office spent £153,988 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £142,204. IPSA lists office spending of £8,380 in the same year. 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 | £153,988.23 | £142,204.13 | £133,994.19 |
| Office costs: spent | £8,380.05 | £22,976.92 | £19,825.77 |
| Accommodation: spent | £5,469.41 | £6,324.19 | £5,910.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,082.55 | £2,991.02 | £3,431.86 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £6,630 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for an MP who owns their property and is claiming the associated costs only (such as utilities)).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: South West Wiltshire CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Researcher (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Researcher ×2 (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Dr Andrew Murrison is recorded voting in 493 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 46 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 20 October 2026 Dr Andrew Murrison voted 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
Dr Andrew Murrison has tabled 104 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office.
Food: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of the risks posed by the reliance of the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model's impact assessment on assumptions about consumer behaviour.
Food: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model's impact assessment has taken account of likely consumer behaviour.
Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of non-monetised industry costs in the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model's impact assessment on levels of cost for food manufacturers.
Police: Aircraft
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.
Police: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of drones registered by the CAA are operated by the police.
Police: Aircraft
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.
Police: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of the National Police Air Service Eurocopter programme.
National Police Air Service: Finance
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.
Police: Unmanned Air Systems
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.
Police: Unmanned Air Systems
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.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 fb1cdc2ae25d. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Dr Andrew Murrison.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 3,243 for Dr Andrew Murrison in South West Wiltshire in July 2024, from 15,617 votes on a turnout of 63.2%. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · South West Wiltshire figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Andrew Murrison corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Andrew Murrison:
- Andrew Murrison corrected a written answer on Portsmouth Dockyard
- Andrew Murrison corrected a written answer on Armed Forces: Recruitment
- Andrew Murrison corrected a written answer on Ministry of Defence: Fraud
- Andrew Murrison corrected the Commons record on Women in the Defence Sector
- Andrew Murrison corrected a written answer on Ministry of Defence: Compensation
- Andrew Murrison corrected the Commons record on Reserve Forces: West Sussex
- Andrew Murrison corrected the Commons record on Serco
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.