Dr Neil Hudson MP: votes, interests and costs
Dr Neil Hudson represents Epping Forest in the House of Commons for Conservative and has done since 12 December 2019. The Members API lists the post of Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) from 31 August 2026.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Dr Neil Hudson.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 31 August 2026 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill | 21 May 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 8 November 2024 | 31 August 2026 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill | 13 May 2025 | 14 May 2025 |
| Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] | 18 December 2024 | 16 January 2025 |
| Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill | 21 February 2024 | 28 February 2024 |
| Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL] | 7 February 2024 | 20 February 2024 |
| Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] | 1 December 2021 | 9 December 2021 |
| Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill | 3 November 2021 | 18 November 2021 |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 36b5fd56a319.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Dr Neil Hudson, as the MP registered them: Miscellaneous (2), Employment and earnings (1). Latest registration 25 July 2025. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Independent Non-Executive Board Member - British Horseracing Authority's Horse Welfare Board
- Type of work or service being provided: Independent Non-Executive Board Member
- Date the agreement started: 2025-07-15
- Date the agreement ended: 2028-06-30
- Name of the payer: British Horseracing Authority's Horse Welfare Board
- Agreement starting 15 July 2025 - £416.67
Member of the British Equine Veterinary Association.
- The type of interest: Other
Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 25 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 £195,248 for Dr Neil Hudson in 2024-25 against a budget of £263,935. In 2023-24 it was £173,747. Office costs came to £18,107 of a £41,631 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. 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 | £195,248.42 | £173,746.77 | £168,375.80 |
| Office costs: spent | £18,106.68 | £18,511.08 | £18,113.95 |
| Accommodation: spent | £7,966.90 | £16,077.00 | £15,689.07 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £1,264.85 | £11,252.86 | £13,841.99 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £882.33 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £41,631, staffing £263,935, accommodation £19,940 (Standard non-London area budget until 4 July 2024, and London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget until 4 July 2024, and London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Epping Forest CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Caseworker (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term full time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Office Manager (fixed term part time), Office Manager (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Dr Neil Hudson is recorded voting in 474 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 43 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 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 335 written questions from Dr Neil Hudson since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Transport; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Princess Alexandra Hospital and Whipps Cross Hospital: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when will (a) Princess Alexandra Hospital and (b) Whipps Cross Hospital receive their allocations from the Estates Safety Fund.
Whipps Cross Hospital: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £27,693,000 allocated to Barts Health NHS Trust through the Estates Safety Fund has been allocated to Whipps Cross Hospital.
Barbecues: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the potential impacts of the incorrect use of disposable barbecues.
Delivery Services: Robots
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of autonomous delivery robots on accessibility for people with disabilities.
Bus Services: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with TFL on the potential impact of stopping the provision of bus services between Waltham Abbey and Chingford on levels of accessibility for people in Waltham Abbey.
Animal Products: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ban the importation of hunting trophies.
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the visitor levy on the fishing industry.
Agriculture: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money is left in the Water Management Grant Fund.
Agriculture: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money has been awarded through the Water Management Grant since 5 July 2024.
Agriculture: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, much money has been awarded through the Water Management Grant between its inception and 4 July 2024.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c33741f79b90. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Dr Neil Hudson.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Epping Forest returned Dr Neil Hudson with a majority of 5,682: 18,038 votes, 43.2% of those cast, against 12,356 for Rosalind Doré. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Epping Forest figures
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.