Jesse Norman MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Hereford and South Herefordshire is Jesse Norman (Conservative), MP there since 6 May 2010. The Members API lists the post of Shadow Leader of the House of Commons from 5 November 2024.
Offices and committees
Jesse Norman holds this post, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Office of the Leader of the House of Commons | 5 November 2024 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | 20 November 2024 | Current |
| Modernisation Committee | 18 November 2024 | Current |
| House of Commons Commission | 5 November 2024 | Current |
| Restoration and Renewal Client Board | 5 November 2024 | Current |
| Restoration and Renewal Programme Board | 5 November 2024 | Current |
| Members Estimate Committee | 5 November 2024 | Current |
| Defence Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Transport) | Department for Transport | 26 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 |
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 7 September 2022 | 26 October 2022 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General | HM Treasury | 23 May 2019 | 24 July 2019 |
| Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) | HM Treasury | 23 May 2019 | 16 September 2021 |
| Minister of State (Department for Transport) | Department for Transport | 12 November 2018 | 23 May 2019 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) | Department for Transport | 14 June 2017 | 9 November 2018 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 18 July 2016 | 14 June 2017 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Defence Committee | 11 December 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Defence Sub-Committee | 11 December 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| National Insurance Contributions Bill | 16 June 2021 | 22 June 2021 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 10 September 2015 | 19 July 2016 |
| House of Commons Governance Committee | 16 October 2014 | 17 December 2014 |
| Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) | 6 December 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
| Treasury Committee | 12 July 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d46888f82326.
Register of interests
Jesse Norman has 9 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 5 February 2020 and the latest on . By category: Employment and earnings (3), Visits outside the UK (3), Miscellaneous (2), Shareholdings (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Academic Work - Liberty Fund Inc
- Type of work or service being provided: Academic Work
- Name of the payer: Liberty Fund Inc
- Brief description of the payer's business: private educational foundation
- Payment received on 11 August 2026 - £739.15
- Payment received on 23 June 2026 - £679.71
- Payment received on 30 September 2025 - £675.49
Writing Books - Peters Fraser & Dunlop Ltd
- Type of work or service being provided: Writing Books
- Name of the payer: Peters Fraser & Dunlop Ltd
- Brief description of the payer's business: Book Publisher
- Payment received on 30 April 2026 - £178.35
- Payment received on 23 April 2026 - £159.87
- Payment received on 03 October 2025 - £253.31
- Payment received on 09 October 2025 - £66.55
- Payment received on 16 October 2025 - £98.40
Shares in Genie International Toys
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
- Name of the company or partnership: Genie International Toys
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Toy design and manufacture
International visit to Chile between 17 September 2026 and 28 September 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Visit to attend and speak at academic events, seminars and conferences.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-09-17
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-09-28
Speaking at academic events, seminars and conferences. - Universidad Adolfo Ibanez
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaking at academic events, seminars and conferences.
- Name of the payer: Universidad Adolfo Ibanez
- Brief description of the payer's business: University
- Payment received on 01 October 2026 - £7,575.00
International visit to Spain between 26 March 2026 and 29 March 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Attending and speaking at a conference.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-03-26
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-03-29
International visit to France between 15 January 2026 and 17 January 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To attend the Franco-British Colloque 2026.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-01-15
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-01-17
Chair of NMITE. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-01-17
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Member of the Town Board for Hereford. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2020-01-23
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Jesse Norman's office spent £114,449 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. In 2023-24 it was £106,238. Office costs came to £19,451 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 | £114,448.81 | £106,237.89 | £103,446.60 |
| Office costs: spent | £19,451.13 | £18,770.08 | £17,807.85 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £282.54 | £413.85 | £292.41 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £0 (Standard non-London area budget).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Hereford and South Herefordshire CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Jesse Norman voted in the House of Commons: 405 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 46 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading No; Programme Motion No |
| 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye; New Clause 7 Aye; Amendment 32 Aye; Amendment 51 Aye |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax Aye; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: No |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading No; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye; Amendment 199 Aye |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: Aye |
| 7 July 2026 | Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners: Aye |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment: No |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness: Aye |
| 22 June 2026 | Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Aye; New Clause 11 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye; Amendment 13 Aye; Amendment 8 Aye |
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
Jesse Norman has tabled 19 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Business and Trade.
Inland Waterways: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Department plans to reduce the complexity, cost and time for landowners to obtain the required licences to carry out repairs, tree management and flood mitigations on water cou …
Floods: Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support the Department offers to both households and businesses who are unable to secure insurance following repeated flood events.
Flood Control: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding her Department has secured for flood management and mitigation schemes in rural areas.
Flood Control: Cross Border Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered the establishment of a cross-border agency to co-ordinate and consolidate the flood response for waterways running through Wales and England.
Directors: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what statutory authority Companies House is able to exclude non-digital in-writing applications for director ID verification.
Directors: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Companies House is taking steps to protect directors from penalties due to the gap between statutory written options and digital-only guidance.
Directors: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Companies House undertook an equality impact assessment in relation to its changes to the director ID verification requirements.
Water Companies: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total proceeds of fines on water companies have been since the Treasury announcement on 30 November 2022 that they would be reserved for river restoration; and how much has be …
Flood Control: Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which flood risk management schemes for Ewyas Harold are included in the Environment Agency's capital investment programme; and what is the (a) funding allocated and (b) expected timet …
Flood Control: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Environment Agency in providing short and long-term solutions for small to medium-scale rural flood areas.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d344331f273c. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Jesse Norman.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 1,279 for Jesse Norman in Hereford and South Herefordshire in July 2024, from 14,871 votes on a turnout of 63.1%. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Hereford and South Herefordshire figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Jesse Norman corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Jesse Norman:
- Jesse Norman corrected a written answer on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
- Jesse Norman corrected a written answer on UK Trade with EU: Small Businesses
- Jesse Norman corrected the Commons record on Northern Ireland Protocol
- Jesse Norman corrected a written answer on Cycling and Walking: Greater Manchester
- Jesse Norman corrected the Commons record on Smart Meters
- Jesse Norman corrected the Commons record on Tidal Lagoons and UK Energy Strategy
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.