Ian Sollom MP: votes, interests and costs
Ian Sollom represents St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire in the House of Commons for Liberal Democrat. Current post: Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills), held since 18 September 2024.
Offices and committees
Current post held by Ian Sollom, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills) | Opposition Department | 18 September 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] | 6 March 2025 | 20 March 2025 |
| Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill | 15 January 2025 | 11 February 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d57fa98913b4.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 2 entries for Ian Sollom: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2). The most recent was registered on 28 January 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
National Liberal Club - £1,140.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Honorary MP Membership of the National Liberal Club from 1st January 2026. Value based on the annual membership fee
- Value of the benefit: £1,140.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Company
National Liberal Club - £1,560.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Honorary MP Membership of the National Liberal Club, from 15th August 2024 until 31st December 2025. Approximate value based on annual membership of £983.90 plus a one off joining fee of £200
- Value of the benefit: £1,560.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2024-08-15
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2024-08-15
- 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 £157,536 for Ian Sollom in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. IPSA lists office spending of £26,213 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 | £157,535.62 |
| Office costs: spent | £26,213.46 |
| Accommodation: spent | £18,127.39 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £6,336.01 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £26,608 (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, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Intern ×2 (fixed term full time), Senior Researcher (permanent full time), Executive Assistant (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Ian Sollom voted in the House of Commons: 454 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 40 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 21 October 2026 Ian Sollom voted Aye on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
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
Ian Sollom has tabled 315 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Education and 2 other departments.
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Question 15645, when he expects the initial wave of Modern Service Frameworks to be completed; and what the National Quality Board’s timeline is for determining conditions to prioritise …
Social Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to uprate the social care capital limit for 2027-28.
Social Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the potential cost of uprating the social care capital limit in line with CPI since 2010/11.
Sugar: Import Duties
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential health impacts of tariff suspensions on high-sugar food items.
High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many small and medium-sized housebuilders face building safety remediation liabilities.
High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of remediation liabilities on SME housebuilders’ ability to deliver new homes.
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for further education.
Oxford-Cambridge Arc
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to appoint a Ministerial Champion for the Oxford-Cambridge Corridor.
Rapid Transit Systems: Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Office of Rail and Road provided input to the Health and Safety Executive during its post-prosecution engagement with Cambridgeshire County Council in relation to the Guided Busway.
Oxford-Cambridge Arc
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions Lord Vallance has had with Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ministers or officials, in his role as Ministerial Champion for the Oxford-Cambrid …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 fe720dae90ca. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Ian Sollom.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire returned Ian Sollom with a majority of 4,621: 19,517 votes, 36.9% of those cast, against 14,896 for Anthony Browne. Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 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.