James Wild MP: votes, interests and costs
James Wild (Conservative) is the MP for North West Norfolk, in the seat since 12 December 2019. Current post: Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport), held since 31 August 2026.
Offices and committees
James Wild holds this post, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | 31 August 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 20 November 2024 | 31 August 2026 |
| Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury) | HM Treasury | 6 November 2024 | 31 August 2026 |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Education) | Department for Education | 19 July 2024 | 6 November 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Finance (No. 2) Bill | 15 January 2026 | 3 February 2026 |
| Crown Estate Bill [HL] | 29 January 2025 | 6 February 2025 |
| Finance Bill | 22 January 2025 | 30 January 2025 |
| Employment Rights Bill | 13 November 2024 | 19 November 2024 |
| Finance (No.2) Bill | 15 May 2024 | 21 May 2024 |
| Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill | 17 April 2024 | 24 April 2024 |
| Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill | 8 March 2023 | 15 March 2023 |
| Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill | 13 December 2022 | 14 December 2022 |
| Charities Bill [HL] | 19 January 2022 | 25 January 2022 |
| Charities Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee | 12 January 2022 | 18 January 2022 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 2 March 2020 | 29 November 2022 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 4cf65e9fd153.
Register of interests
James Wild has 5 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 30 January 2020 and the latest on 6 July 2026. By category: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Miscellaneous (2), Visits outside the UK (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Ascot Racecourse Limited - £590.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets and hospitality to attend Ascot Races
- Value of the benefit: £590.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-18
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-18
- Name of the donor: Ascot Racecourse Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Ascot Racecourse Limited
Silverstone Circuits Ltd - £1,100.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets with hospitality for myself and a family member to attend Friday session of the British Grand Prix
- Value of the benefit: £1,100.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-03
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-03
- Name of the donor: Silverstone Circuits Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Silverstone Circuits Ltd
International visit to Australia between 26 December 2025 and 06 January 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Building inter-Parliamentary relations with Australian MPs and Senators, competing for the Parliamentary Ashes and supporting English cricket.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-12-26
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-01-06
Governor, King Edward VII Academy. This is an unpaid position on the Academy Committee.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2021-11-03
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Member of the King’s Lynn Town Deal Board. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2020-01-29
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 29 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes James Wild's 2024-25 staffing spend as £199,922 (budget £250,820). The figure for 2023-24 was £183,759. IPSA lists office spending of £21,552 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 | £199,921.96 | £183,759.45 | £159,945.33 |
| Office costs: spent | £21,552.05 | £13,464.90 | £15,722.97 |
| Accommodation: spent | £4,591.06 | £4,920.39 | £4,839.77 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £2,668.79 | £3,870.64 | £3,380.32 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £6,630 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for an MP who owns their property and is claiming the associated costs only (such as utilities)).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: North West Norfolk CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Researcher (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Communications Officer (fixed term full time), Senior Communication Officer (fixed term full time), Intern (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
James Wild is recorded voting in 476 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. On 20 October 2026 James Wild voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 29 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, 518 written questions have been tabled by James Wild, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Transport, Treasury.
Television: Digital Broadcasting
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what public information activity is expected ahead of a Digital Terrestrial Television switch-off decision.
Television: Digital Broadcasting
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of a 2034 Digital Terrestrial Television switch-off on older and disabled viewers and people living in rural areas.
Television: Digital Broadcasting
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what conditions must be met before a Digital Terrestrial Television switch-off in 2034 can proceed.
Social Media: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has received representations from international counterparts on the Media Green Paper’s proposal to require social media platforms to make news content from public service me …
Media: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of state involvement in determining which news providers are “trustworthy” on editorial independence and press freedom.
Social Media: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria the Government is using to define a “trustworthy news provider” in the Media Green Paper’s proposals on news prominence on social media platforms.
Media Act 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Media Act 2024.
Swimming Pools
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to set out further details on funding for lidos.
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for North West Norfolk sent on the 1 September 2026 under case ref JW46075.
Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Chief Executive of HMRC plans to respond to the urgent correspondence from the hon. member for North West Norfolk sent on the 8 September 2026 under case ref JW45776.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 f2044f1c7a23. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by James Wild.
2024 general election
James Wild won North West Norfolk at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 16,097 votes (36.1%), a majority of 4,954 over Tim Leaver (Labour). Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · North West Norfolk figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which James Wild corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to James Wild:
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.