Edward Argar MP: votes, interests and costs
Edward Argar represents Melton and Syston in the House of Commons for Conservative and has done since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
Edward Argar sits on 3 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill | 15 October 2026 | Current |
| City of London (Markets) Bill | 18 March 2026 | Current |
| Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill | 12 February 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) | Ministry of Justice | 27 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | HM Treasury | 14 October 2022 | 27 October 2022 |
| Paymaster General | HM Treasury | 6 September 2022 | 14 October 2022 |
| Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet) | Cabinet Office | 6 September 2022 | 14 October 2022 |
| Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Department of Health and Social Care | 10 September 2019 | 6 July 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) | Ministry of Justice | 14 June 2018 | 10 September 2019 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Department of Health and Social Care | 5 November 2024 | 22 July 2025 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | Ministry of Justice | 8 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Health Bill | 11 June 2026 | 16 July 2026 |
| Railways Bill | 7 January 2026 | 10 February 2026 |
| Prison Media Bill | 15 May 2024 | 22 May 2024 |
| Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill | 8 May 2024 | 15 May 2024 |
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 24 April 2024 | 1 May 2024 |
| Victims and Prisoners Bill | 14 June 2023 | 11 July 2023 |
| Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill | 20 July 2022 | 6 September 2022 |
| Health and Care Bill | 7 September 2021 | 2 November 2021 |
| Procedure Committee | 13 July 2015 | 21 November 2016 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 1ee764465ded.
Register of interests
Edward Argar has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 21 August 2024 and the latest on 21 August 2024. By category: Miscellaneous (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Deputy Chairman of the United and Cecil Club; unpaid, honorary, role, with no control or power over the distribution of funds.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-25
- Name of the donor: United and Cecil Club
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 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 £159,339 for Edward Argar in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £105,187. IPSA lists office spending of £10,063 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 | £159,339.24 | £105,186.71 | £106,996.49 |
| Office costs: spent | £10,063.17 | £8,182.09 | £7,838.08 |
| Accommodation: spent | £19,614.66 | £19,040.00 | £16,320.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £12,396.40 | £10,940.93 | £7,716.91 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £19,940 (Standard non-London area budget; 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: Melton and Syston CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Edward Argar is recorded voting in 479 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 40 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 Edward Argar voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading No; Programme Motion No |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye; New Clause 7 Aye; Amendment 32 Aye; Amendment 51 Aye; New Clause 21 Aye; Amendment 47 Aye; Amendment 4 Aye; Amendment 52 Aye; Amendment 23 Aye |
| 15 October 2026 | Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment: Aye |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax Aye; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: No |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading No; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye; Amendment 199 Aye |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: Aye |
| 23 June 2026 to 7 July 2026 | Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Aye; Puberty blockers Aye |
| 6 July 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1: No |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 23 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 103 written questions have been tabled by Edward Argar, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Justice.
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average wait time of an i) Category 1, ii) Category 2, iii) Category 3, iv) Category 4 EMAS call-out in Melthom Mombury in each month since December 2025.
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of a) Category 1, b) Category 2, c) Category 3 and d) Category 4 calls to East Midlands Ambulance Service were responded to within target times in i) December 2025, ii) January 2026 …
Hantavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential for asymptomatic (a) transmission and (b) infection with hantavirus.
Hantavirus: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of which therapeutics are effective for treating the symptoms of hantavirus.
Hantavirus: Mortality Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average mortality rate of each strain of hantavirus.
Hantavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the level of human-to-human transmission of hantavirus.
Hantavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the prevalence of hantavirus in the UK.
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) Named day and (b) Ordinary written parliamentary questions were answered within the required timescale in each month between November 2025 and April 2026.
Rape: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what male supportive gender specific rape and abuse support services were commissioned directly by his Department in 2025; and if he will list each service and how much spending was allocated to each in 2025.
Rape: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of calls to the 24/7 Rape Support Line were answered in a) July 2025, b) August 2025, c) September 2025, d) October 2025, e) November 2025 and f) December 2025.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 b98b634a42b8. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Edward Argar.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Melton and Syston returned Edward Argar with a majority of 5,396: 17,526 votes, 38.1% of those cast, against 12,130 for Zafran Khan. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Melton and Syston figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Edward Argar corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Edward Argar:
- Edward Argar corrected a written answer on Hospitals: Staff
- Edward Argar corrected a written answer on Kidney Diseases: Medical Treatments
- Edward Argar corrected a written answer on Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
- Edward Argar corrected a written answer on Young Offender Institutions
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.