Sir Jeremy Hunt MP: votes, interests and costs
Sir Jeremy Hunt (Conservative) is the MP for Godalming and Ash, in the seat since 5 May 2005.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Sir Jeremy Hunt; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | HM Treasury | 14 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 9 July 2018 | 24 July 2019 |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Department of Health and Social Care | 8 January 2018 | 9 July 2018 |
| Secretary of State for Health | Department of Health | 6 September 2012 | 8 January 2018 |
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 12 May 2010 | 6 September 2012 |
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | HM Treasury | 8 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (also Shadow Deputy Prime Minister) | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 3 July 2007 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) | Department for Work and Pensions | 10 May 2005 | 3 July 2007 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 20 May 2020 | 16 October 2022 |
| Health and Social Care Committee | 29 January 2020 | 16 October 2022 |
| International Development Committee | 12 July 2005 | 24 July 2006 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 be933d74dbed.
Register of interests
Sir Jeremy Hunt has 20 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on and the latest on 6 October 2026. By category: Employment and earnings (7), Miscellaneous (3), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (3), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Visits outside the UK (2), Shareholdings (2), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Speaking engagement - How To Academy
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaking engagement
- Date the agreement started: 2026-09-08
- Date the agreement ended: 2026-09-09
- Name of the payer: How To Academy
- Brief description of the payer's business: Event organiser
- Payment received on 11 September 2026 - £1,000.00
Speaking engagement - Edinburgh International Book Festival
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaking engagement
- Date the agreement started: 2026-08-19
- Date the agreement ended: 2026-08-21
- Name of the payer: Edinburgh International Book Festival
- Brief description of the payer's business: Book Festival
- Payment received on 01 October 2026 - £440.00
Speaking engagement - Boodles
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaking engagement
- Date the agreement started: 2026-09-10
- Date the agreement ended: 2026-09-11
- Name of the payer: Boodles
- Brief description of the payer's business: Members Club
- Payment received on 14 September 2026 - £1,440.00
Nomura International Plc - £7,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: The donation was passed on to patient Safety Watch of which I am Unpaid Director, Trustee and Chairman.
- Value of the benefit: £7,000.00
- Name of the donor: Nomura International Plc
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Nomura International Plc
- Company registration number: 01550505
Global Media IP Limited - £1,500.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Five tickets to The Summertime Ball
- Value of the benefit: £1,500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-06
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-06
- Name of the donor: Global Media IP Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Global Media IP Limited
Global Patient Safety Leadership Council Member
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-01-19
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Unpaid Deputy Chair of Patient Safety Movement Foundation
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-05-06
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Lloyds Banking Group (Charlie Nunn, Group Chief Executive) - £919.50
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets and hospitality (dinner and champagne reception) for the Chelsea Flower show
- Value of the benefit: £919.50
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-18
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-18
- Name of the donor: Lloyds Banking Group (Charlie Nunn, Group Chief Executive)
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Lloyds Banking Group (Charlie Nunn, Group Chief Executive)
Speaking engagement in Japan - Oxford Institute of Digital Health, University of Oxford
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaking engagement in Japan
- Date the agreement started: 2026-04-20
- Date the agreement ended: 2026-04-23
- Name of the payer: Oxford Institute of Digital Health, University of Oxford
- Payment expected for services on 24 April 2026 - £2,500.00
International visit to United States between 26 February 2026 and 29 March 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Attendance at 12th Annual World Safety, Science & Technology Summit in Los Angeles
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-02-26
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-03-29
Appointment to Member of Advisory Board for RL Datix - RL Datix (EBT) Ltd
- Type of work or service being provided: Appointment to Member of Advisory Board for RL Datix
- Date the agreement started: 2026-02-12
- Date the agreement ended: 2027-02-12
- Name of the payer: RL Datix (EBT) Ltd
- Brief description of the payer's business: Global healthcare technology company that provides cloud-based software solutions to help healthcare and care organisations to improve safety, quality, workforce management, governance, risk and regulatory compliance.
- Payment received on 16 February 2026 - £35,000.00
International visit to Gibraltar between 15 November 2025 and 16 November 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Attendance at a literary festival
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-11-15
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-11-16
Speaking engagement - Intelligence Squared Ltd
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaking engagement
- Date the agreement ended: 2025-10-20
- Name of the payer: Intelligence Squared Ltd
- Brief description of the payer's business: Events production, debates, discussions and podcasts
- Payment expected for services on 20 October 2025 - £500.00
Unpaid Director, Trustee and Chairman of Patient Safety Watch. These are unpaid roles.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-06
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
speaking engagement - Chartwell Partners Ltd
- Type of work or service being provided: speaking engagement
- Name of the payer: Chartwell Partners Ltd
- Brief description of the payer's business: Publishing Agent
- Payment received on 06 October 2026 - £20,000.00
- Payment received on 29 September 2026 - £10,000.00
- Payment received on 29 September 2026 - £5,200.00
- Payment received on 15 September 2026 - £16,000.00
- Payment received on 16 September 2026 - £16,000.00
- Payment received on 16 September 2026 - £16,000.00
- Payment received on 02 September 2026 - £16,000.00
- Payment received on 26 June 2026 - £10,000.00
- Payment received on 13 May 2026 - £17,000.00
- Payment received on 01 May 2026 - £17,000.00
- Payment received on 20 March 2026 - £17,000.00
- Payment received on 27 March 2026 - £20,000.00
- Payment received on 26 March 2026 - £17,000.00
- Payment received on 18 March 2026 - £17,000.00
- Payment received on 05 March 2026 - £16,000.00
- Payment received on 11 February 2026 - £16,000.00
- Payment received on 11 February 2026 - £12,000.00
- Payment received on 19 November 2025 - £12,000.00
- Payment received on 19 November 2025 - £10,000.00
- Payment expected for services on 13 November 2025 - £24,000.00
- Payment received on 20 November 2025 - £16,000.00
- Payment expected for services on 12 November 2025 - £16,000.00
- Payment received on 27 October 2025 - £24,000.00
- Payment received on 08 September 2025 - £30,000.00
Shares in Sussex Street Speaking and Publishing Limited
- 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: 2024-07-29
- Name of the company or partnership: Sussex Street Speaking and Publishing Limited
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Limited company that will receive income and incur expenses related to my writing and speaking engagements.
- Held jointly or on behalf of a spouse, partner, or dependent child: Jointly with my partner
Residential in Southampton
- Date on which the land or property was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2018-02-07
- Location of the land or property: Southampton
- A description of the property: apartments
- Details about the ownership arrangements: owned by Mare Pond Properties Ltd
- Date on which the property began generating rental income: 2018-02-07
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 7
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Shares in Mare Pond Properties 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: 2017-09-19
- Name of the company or partnership: Mare Pond Properties Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: A property holding company
- Held jointly or on behalf of a spouse, partner, or dependent child: Owned jointly with my wife
Commercial in London
- Location of the land or property: London
- A description of the property: office building
- Details about the ownership arrangements: half share
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Commercial
Residential in no location provided
- Location of the land or property: no location provided
- A description of the property: holiday house
- Details about the ownership arrangements: half share
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: Italy
- The type of property: Residential
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 418660f9bc9b. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Sir Jeremy Hunt's 2024-25 staffing spend as £227,595 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £211,605. Office costs came to £25,801 of a £39,020 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 | £227,595.46 | £211,604.86 | £213,764.33 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,801.21 | £19,875.13 | £20,295.19 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £1,519.46 | £1,219.26 | £1,066.36 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,440.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £39,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £0 (Standard non-London area budget, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Godalming and Ash CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Executive Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Researcher (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Administrative Officer (permanent part time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent part time), Senior Researcher (permanent part time), Researcher (permanent part time), Senior Communications Advisor (permanent part time), Administrative Officer/Comms Officer (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Sir Jeremy Hunt is recorded voting in 244 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 30 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 14 October 2026, was an Aye on "Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 15 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, 44 written questions have been tabled by Sir Jeremy Hunt, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Patients: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to clarify accountability for patient safety where care is delivered across multiple NHS organisations.
Accident and Emergency Departments: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the legal framework governing the care of people experiencing a mental health crisis in emergency departments.
Prescription Drugs: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of convening an emergency taskforce to address current medicine shortages.
Pharmacy: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to allow pharmacists to make safe substitutions when a prescribed medicine is unavailable.
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy of ending corridor care of the findings of the Healthcare Services Safety Investigation Body’s report entitled Patient care in tempora …
NHS: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the long-term patient safety impact of the Synnovis ransomware attack on NHS trusts in south-east London.
Myanmar: Crimes against Humanity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to refer the Arakan Army in Myanmar to international justice and accountability mechanisms, including via targeted financial sanctions, for poten …
Myanmar: Crimes against Humanity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the investigation of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other mass atrocity crimes and egregious violations of human right …
Independent Investigation into East Kent Maternity Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the report Reading the Signals: Maternity and Neonatal Services in East Kent since its publication.
Maternity Services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on implementing the 15 Immediate and Essential Actions set out in the final report of the Ockenden Review into maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NH …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 5c0c41599588. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sir Jeremy Hunt.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Godalming and Ash returned Sir Jeremy Hunt with a majority of 891: 23,293 votes, 42.6% of those cast, against 22,402 for Paul Follows. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Godalming and Ash figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Sir Jeremy Hunt corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Sir Jeremy Hunt:
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.