George Freeman MP: votes, interests and costs
George Freeman (Conservative) is the MP for Mid Norfolk, in the seat since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records George Freeman as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Science and Technology Committee (Commons) | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 7 February 2023 | 13 November 2023 |
| Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 26 October 2022 | 7 February 2023 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 17 September 2021 | 7 July 2022 |
| Minister of State (Department for Transport) | Department for Transport | 26 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) | 15 July 2014 | 17 July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) | Department of Health | 15 July 2014 | 17 July 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Pet Abduction Bill | 24 January 2024 | 31 January 2024 |
| Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill | 24 January 2024 | 7 February 2024 |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 12 July 2010 | 29 November 2010 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 3afbaffcd0b6.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 17 entries for George Freeman: Employment and earnings (7), Miscellaneous (5), Visits outside the UK (4), Shareholdings (1). The most recent was registered on 17 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Adviser - Firgun Ventures
- Type of work or service being provided: Adviser
- Date the agreement started: 2026-06-01
- Name of the payer: Firgun Ventures
- Brief description of the payer's business: VC - Investing in Quantum Entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their companies from seed to Series A/B
- Agreement starting 01 June 2026 - £5,000.00
Speaker at the Oxford Global CEO Programme 2025 (in Hong Kong and Singapore) - Oxford Institute of Digital Health
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaker at the Oxford Global CEO Programme 2025 (in Hong Kong and Singapore)
- Date the agreement started: 2025-12-05
- Date the agreement ended: 2025-12-12
- Name of the payer: Oxford Institute of Digital Health
- Payment received on 12 December 2025 - £5,000.00
International visit to Hong Kong between 05 December 2025 and 12 December 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Speaking at the Oxford Global CEO Programme 2025 in Hong Kong and Singapore. ( A speakers fee of £5000 has been registered under Category 1.)
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-12-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-12-12
International visit to United Arab Emirates between 05 November 2025 and 12 November 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Global Networking Event
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-11-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-11-12
International visit to Luxembourg on 23 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: LPEA Insights Conference 2025 in Luxembourg.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-23
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-23
International visit to Austria between 28 October 2025 and 29 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Participation as a speaker at the ESPI Conference in Vienna.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-28
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-29
Unpaid Director of Regeneration Theatre Company, a not-for-profit outreach theatre company founded by me and my wife, a professional theatre director, in conjunction with the National Youth Arts Trust (Reg Charity No:1152367). The theatre company is funded by philanthropic donors through the National Youth Arts Trust.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-09-01
- Date on which the interest ended: 2026-01-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Advisor to the Board of Trustees - The Guy Foundation Family Trust
- Type of work or service being provided: Advisor to the Board of Trustees
- Date the agreement started: 2025-02-14
- Name of the payer: The Guy Foundation Family Trust
- Brief description of the payer's business: A UK-based charitable foundation established in 2018 to facilitate thinking and research on the role of quantum mechanics and thermodynamics in living systems, with the ultimate goal of using this understanding to advance healthcare. The Foundation has not previously received government funding.
- Agreement starting 14 February 2025 - £3,000.00
Shares in Regeneration Advisory Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Date on which the holding was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2024-10-08
- Name of the company or partnership: Regeneration Advisory Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: RAL is a limited company which I originally set up (after leaving Government in 2020) as an advisory business to support regeneration projects across the UK to harness innovation led growth to drive inward investment and regeneration.
- Held jointly or on behalf of a spouse, partner, or dependent child: Wife
Advisory Board, Science, Innovation and Technology - Space 4 Earth VC Fund
- Type of work or service being provided: Advisory Board, Science, Innovation and Technology
- Date the agreement started: 2024-12-01
- Name of the payer: Space 4 Earth VC Fund
- Brief description of the payer's business: S4E VC Fund is being set up as a new Fund focused on investing in space related technologies which promote: efficient and sustainable production of food, clean water for everyone, decarbonisation, and the end to deforestation. The Fund does not have a relationship with the government. The fund will be a standard GP/LP fund structure, with the investment advisor and the advisory board based in the UK. The General Partner could be located in the Channel Islands depending on requirements by investors, however the core of the Fund and its Fund Manager and advisory board will be in the UK.
- Agreement starting 01 December 2024 - £1,000.00
Advisor - Nighthawk Partners Limited
- Type of work or service being provided: Advisor
- Date the agreement started: 2024-10-16
- Date the agreement ended: 2026-03-31
- Name of the payer: Nighthawk Partners Limited
- Brief description of the payer's business: Nighthawk Partners Limited gives eligible, UK SME’s instant access to working capital that is being used for Innovation, UK and International Commercialisation. The company’s mission is to incentivise UK SMEs to succeed even when their working capital has been adversely impacted by tough economic times.
- Agreement starting 16 October 2024 - £3,000.00
Science and Technology Advisor, The Pioneer Group - Pioneer Group Limited
- Type of work or service being provided: Science and Technology Advisor, The Pioneer Group
- Date the agreement started: 2024-05-22
- Date the agreement ended: 2026-05-31
- Name of the payer: Pioneer Group Limited
- Brief description of the payer's business: Pioneer is a private property management company that provides venture building, incubation, and venture investment support to early stage companies, as well as the development and operation of life science incubator facilities.
- Agreement starting 01 August 2024 - £5,000.00
Chairman of Advisory Board, Nodenza Venture Partners - Nodenza Venture Partners
- Type of work or service being provided: Chairman of Advisory Board, Nodenza Venture Partners
- Date the agreement started: 2024-05-20
- Name of the payer: Nodenza Venture Partners
- Brief description of the payer's business: Nodenza Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specialising in biotechnology and medical device investments.
- Agreement starting 01 August 2024 - £1,500.00
Voluntary Advisory Council Member of the Centre for Long Term Resilience. I consulted ACOBA about this unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-05-06
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Member of Science Superpower Steering Group at UK Onward, an independent, not-for-profit Think Tank. I consulted ACOBA about this unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-04-26
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Strategic Adviser at The Centre for MC, a not for profit industry membership organisation focused on clinical research and development of cannabinoid pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. I consulted ACOBA about this role; it is currently unpaid.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-04-06
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
In my capacity as a Norfolk MP, I am a trustee for Aviornis UK – a Rare Birds Breeds Charity. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2023-04-02
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes George Freeman's 2024-25 staffing spend as £224,010 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £207,777. Office costs came to £28,605 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 | £224,010.31 | £207,776.75 | £209,541.68 |
| Office costs: spent | £28,605.10 | £27,714.29 | £27,304.97 |
| Accommodation: spent | £19,734.28 | £19,090.00 | £17,839.99 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,910.24 | £5,889.03 | £5,531.50 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £7,142.50 | £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: Mid Norfolk CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Constituency Assistant (fixed term full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent part time), Intern (fixed term full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term part time), Caseworker (casual) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 341 votes by George Freeman in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 40 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 23 June 2026 to 20 October 2026. 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
Since 4 July 2024, 14 written questions have been tabled by George Freeman, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Genetically Modified Organisms: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has discussed the UK’s gene-editing legislation with his counterparts in the European Union.
Genetically Modified Organisms: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to align gene-editing legislation with the European Union.
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to fully enact the provisions of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023.
Carbon Emissions: Agriculture and Land Use
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to use earth observation data to help support the (a) measurement, (b) monitoring and (c) setting of (i) agricultural, (ii) landfill and (iii) land use contributions t …
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to paragraph 3.68 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what steps he plans to take to monitor the potential impact of the £20.4 billion R&D in …
Geospatial Commission: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the future of the Geospatial Commission's Earth observation data pilot.
Methane: Remote Sensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has as chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites to support development of methane emissions measurement best practices.
Methane: Remote Sensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the UK Space Agency's methane monitoring programme.
Geospatial Commission: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for future (a) funding of and (b) data sharing by the Earth observation data hub.
Remote Sensing: Environment
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will have discussions with the (a) UK Space Agency and (b) Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on using UK Earth Observation data for greenhouse gas emissions trac …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7e6d2dc77d09. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by George Freeman.
2024 general election
George Freeman won Mid Norfolk at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 16,770 votes (36.5%), a majority of 3,054 over Michael Rosen (Labour). Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Mid Norfolk figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which George Freeman corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to George Freeman:
- George Freeman corrected a contribution in the Commons record
- George Freeman corrected the Commons record on Nurses and Midwives: Fees
- George Freeman corrected a written answer on Clinical Commissioning Groups: Cumbria
- George Freeman corrected a written answer on Osteoporosis
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.