Ian Roome MP: votes, interests and costs
Ian Roome represents North Devon in the House of Commons for Liberal Democrat.
Offices and committees
Ian Roome sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill | 9 February 2026 | Current |
| Defence Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7670c394c784.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 1 entry for Ian Roome: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). The most recent was registered on 9 October 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
National Liberal Club - £1,310.75
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: honorary membership of National Liberal Club, for those who reside outside of London
- Value of the benefit: £1,310.75
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2024-09-16
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2024-09-16
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Company
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 £110,901 for Ian Roome in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. IPSA lists office spending of £21,333 in the same year. 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 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £110,900.85 |
| Office costs: spent | £21,333.35 |
| Accommodation: spent | £18,098.45 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £5,995.37 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: North Devon CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Casework Team Leader/Manager (permanent full time), Research Officer (fixed term full time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Caseworker (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 338 votes by Ian Roome in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 33 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 10 June 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Ian Roome voted Aye on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers: Aye |
| 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 51 Aye; New Clause 21 Aye; Amendment 47 Aye; Amendment 4 Aye; Amendment 23 Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 Aye; Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: Aye |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 88 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 67 No; Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No; Amendment 199 No; Amendment 3 Aye |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye; New Clause 2 Aye |
| 22 June 2026 | Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Aye; New Clause 22 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148: Aye |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 25 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 346 written questions from Ian Roome since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Transport.
Fisheries: Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of increasing fuel costs on the fishing sector.
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the vote of no confidence in the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust board by the Consultant Body at North Devon District Hospital; and what …
Electric Vehicles: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending Electric Vehicle Grants to zero emission vehicles designed exclusively for off-road commercial use.
Large Goods Vehicles and Vans: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles has made of the potential merits of extending Electric Vehicle Grants to more classes of zero emission vehicles vehicles that are intended for commercial us …
Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of bluetongue virus on livestock farms; and whether she plans to provide additional financial support to farmers facing f …
Gynaecology and Obstetrics: Doctors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of doctors completing higher specialty training in obstetrics and gynaecology in each of the last five years remain employed by the NHS five years after completing training.
Gynaecology and Obstetrics: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what analysis she has undertaken of the reasons why trained obstetricians and gynaecologists leave NHS employment before retirement age; and what proportion of those leaving in each of the last fiv …
Gynaecology and Obstetrics: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to require NHS trusts to report the number of unfilled obstetric and gynaecology rota shifts centrally to NHS England.
Maternity Services: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to establish a national system for recording temporary suspensions, diversions or closures of maternity and intrapartum services arising from staffing shortages.
Gynaecology and Obstetrics: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the difference in (a) vacancy rates, (b) time taken to recruit, (c) staff turnover and (d) locum expenditure for consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 0f390ac4a2e0. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Ian Roome.
2024 general election
Ian Roome won North Devon at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 21,820 votes (42.4%), a majority of 6,744 over Selaine Saxby (Conservative). Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · North Devon 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.