Mark Garnier MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest is Mark Garnier (Conservative), MP there since 6 May 2010. The Members API lists the post of Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) from 31 August 2026.
Offices and committees
Current posts held by Mark Garnier, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) | Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | 31 August 2026 | Current |
| Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury) | HM Treasury | 6 November 2024 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 18 June 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) | Department for International Trade | 17 July 2016 | 9 January 2018 |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions) | Department for Work and Pensions | 22 July 2025 | 31 August 2026 |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero) | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 19 July 2024 | 6 November 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Finance (No. 2) Bill | 15 January 2026 | 3 February 2026 |
| Pension Schemes Bill | 15 July 2025 | 11 September 2025 |
| Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] | 5 February 2025 | 11 February 2025 |
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 1 May 2024 | 8 May 2024 |
| Criminal Justice Bill | 6 December 2023 | 30 January 2024 |
| Energy Security and Net Zero Committee | 12 June 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill | 18 January 2023 | 25 January 2023 |
| Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill | 9 November 2021 | 17 November 2021 |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 6 July 2020 | 26 April 2023 |
| International Trade Committee | 2 March 2020 | 26 April 2023 |
| Regulatory Reform | 2 March 2020 | 20 May 2021 |
| European Statutory Instruments Committee | 10 February 2020 | 14 September 2020 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 dc35e7463ee1.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 20 entries for Mark Garnier: Miscellaneous (6), Visits outside the UK (5), Employment and earnings (4), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Family members employed (1), Shareholdings (1), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). The most recent was registered on . Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Independent Non-executive Director - Super Sharp Space Systems
- Type of work or service being provided: Independent Non-executive Director
- Date the agreement started: 2023-09-01
- Name of the payer: Super Sharp Space Systems
- Brief description of the payer's business: Low orbit Earth observation telescopes
- Payment received on 30 September 2026 - £2,000.00
- Payment received on 03 February 2026 - £2,000.00
- Payment received on 02 June 2025 - £2,000.00
- Agreement starting 18 July 2024 - £500.00
- Agreement starting 01 September 2023 - £8,000.00
Chair of the Advisory Board
- Name of the payer: Shetland Space Centre
- Payment received on 24 May 2024 - £15,000.00
- Agreement starting 01 October 2020 - £2,500.00
Caroline Garnier employed
- Job title or role: Office Manager
- Pattern of working hours: Full time
- Name of the person employed: Caroline Garnier
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
Member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers of London.
- The type of interest: Other
Silverstone Circuit - £1,100.00
- Whether the benefit was via an All Parliamentary Group (APPG): Formula 1
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets to Friday test and qualifying day, for the F1 Grand Prix weekend, for me and my wife
- 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 Circuit
- Status of the donor: Company
Trustee, Industry and Parliament Trust. The IPT is Parliament based, and establishes links between Parliamentarians and the wider economy. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-06-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
International visit to China between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To enhance UK Sino relations
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-29
Richardsons - £1,260.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets, including hospitality, to Chelsea Flower Show gala evening, for me and my wife Caroline
- Value of the benefit: £1,260.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-18
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-18
- Name of the donor: Richardsons
- Status of the donor: Limited Liability Partnership
International visit to Qatar between 19 May 2025 and 23 May 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To Attend the Boomberg Qatar Economic Forum 2025 and to meet with ministers and associated organisations to discuss Qatar's leading role in peace negotiations and humanitarian issues.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-05-19
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-05-23
International visit to China between 05 January 2025 and 10 January 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To discuss AI governance and wider Sino UK relations
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-01-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-01-10
Non executive director - Space Solar Group Holdings
- Type of work or service being provided: Non executive director
- Date the agreement started: 2025-11-18
- Name of the payer: Space Solar Group Holdings
- Brief description of the payer's business: Space Based Solar Power
- Agreement starting 18 November 2025 - £0.00
Business referral - GBMW Ltd
- Type of work or service being provided: Business referral
- Date the agreement started: 2025-10-22
- Name of the payer: GBMW Ltd
- Brief description of the payer's business: Service company
- Payment received on 23 October 2025 - £10,620.00
International visit to South Korea between 25 September 2025 and 01 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Traveling from Bangkok to Seoul to meet members of the Korean National Assembly and to discuss UK and Korean environmental policy.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-09-25
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-01
International visit to Thailand between 20 September 2025 and 25 September 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To engage with Thail government officials, Thai businesses, and with the UK embassy and staff
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-09-20
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-09-25
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: Thailand
Chair of the British Shooting Sports Council, an umbrella organisation that brings together 15 organisations that represent the wider interests of the shooting community in the UK. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-03-14
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
ReWyre Board. The ReWyre Board is a group of people supporting the economic development of Wyre Forest, supported by Wyre Forest District Council. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-10-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Member of the board, The Conservative Party.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-18
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
Shares in Kemyel 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: 2021-09-22
- Name of the company or partnership: Kemyel Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: A company set up to manage my financial interests.
Director of the Satellite Finance Network, a company limited by guarantee providing support and advice for space sector start-up companies. This is an unpaid role, requiring one day per month commitment.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2021-03-10
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Residential in Cornwall
- Date on which the land or property was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2017-06-23
- Location of the land or property: Cornwall
- Details about the ownership arrangements: Owned jointly with my spouse
- Date on which the property began generating rental income: 2017-06-23
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Mark Garnier's office spent £207,317 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. In 2023-24 it was £146,381. Office costs came to £18,651 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 | £207,317.19 | £146,380.99 | £136,784.95 |
| Office costs: spent | £18,650.80 | £14,744.06 | £13,076.06 |
| Accommodation: spent | £28,477.83 | £26,610.72 | £24,342.26 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £6,298.06 | £5,430.82 | £7,827.53 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £35,970 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Wyre Forest CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (casual), Researcher (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 451 votes by Mark Garnier in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 38 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 1 July 2026 to 20 October 2026. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 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, 252 written questions have been tabled by Mark Garnier, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Education; Treasury; Department for Transport; and others.
Natural England: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Capita to resolve the IT issue affecting the Natural England Voluntary Exit Scheme 2025.
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards will be put in place for children and young people who, following a review at a transition point, move from an Education, Health and Care Plan to an Individual Support Plan.
Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is to introducing the Education for All Bill.
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the principal factors driving the increase in the number of Education, Health and Care Plans; and what proportion of the associated increase in expenditure she attribu …
Special Educational Needs: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria will be used to determine which children and young people will be eligible for an Education, Health and Care Plan under the proposed reformed SEND system.
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria will determine whether a child or young person receives support through an Individual Support Plan; and what steps she will take to ensure consistency in access to that support between local areas …
Cryptoassets: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the added value concept introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority in its proposed cryptoasset perimeter guidance (CP26/13) appears in the Regulated Activities Order or any of its exclusions.
Driving Licences: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of introducing a Graduated Driving Licence on (a) road collisions and (b) fatalities of younger car drivers.
Dangerous Driving: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Violence Against Women and Girls, and International Justice on the potential correlation between dangerous dr …
Pension Schemes Act 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the consultation entitled Discussion paper on key elements of the Scale Policy has regard to clause (a) 40, sub-section 28L and (b) 45 of the Pension Schemes Act.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 12e9a45bd5eb. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Mark Garnier.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Wyre Forest returned Mark Garnier with a majority of 812: 14,489 votes, 32.1% of those cast, against 13,677 for Vicki Smith. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Wyre Forest figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Mark Garnier corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Mark Garnier:
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.