Mr Louie French MP: votes, interests and costs
Mr Louie French (Conservative) is the MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, in the seat since 2 December 2021. Current post: Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport), held since 31 August 2026.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Mr Louie French.
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 |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sporting Events Bill | 15 October 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 22 July 2025 | 31 August 2026 |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Culture, Media and Sport) | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 19 July 2024 | 22 July 2025 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Football Governance Bill [HL] | 14 May 2025 | 17 June 2025 |
| Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill | 8 March 2023 | 15 March 2023 |
| Procurement Bill [HL] | 25 January 2023 | 21 February 2023 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 15 March 2022 | 26 June 2023 |
| Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill | 26 January 2022 | 2 February 2022 |
| Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL] | 19 January 2022 | 27 January 2022 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 6d965725dcec.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Mr Louie French, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (5), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (2), Visits outside the UK (1), Miscellaneous (1). Latest registration 1 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
European Athletics Championships Ventures LLP - £600.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two hospitality area tickets to support the European Athletics Championships as the Shadow Minister for Sport
- Value of the benefit: £600.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-08-10
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-08-10
- Name of the donor: European Athletics Championships Ventures LLP
- Status of the donor: Limited Liability Partnership
The Lawn Tennis Association - £1,600.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets, including hospitality, to Wimbledon as part of the Shadow Sports Minister role with Lawn Tennis Association to discuss British tennis
- Value of the benefit: £1,600.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-09
- Name of the donor: The Lawn Tennis Association
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: The Lawn Tennis Association
Andrew Dawber - £3,000.00
- 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: Donation to my local association
- Value of the benefit: £3,000.00
- Name of the donor: Andrew Dawber
- Status of the donor: Individual
The Professional Darts Corporation - £2,000.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets with hospitality to the PDC World Championship Final as part of Shadow Sports Minister role
- Value of the benefit: £2,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-03
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-03
- Name of the donor: The Professional Darts Corporation
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: The Professional Darts Corporation
International visit to Estonia between 12 October 2025 and 15 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Cross Party delegation to Estonia to discuss defence and NATO.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-12
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-15
Ascot Racecourse - £250.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Ticket to Ascot and lunch with representatives of Ascot and British Horseracing as the Shadow Minister for Sport
- Value of the benefit: £250.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-10-18
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-10-18
- Name of the donor: Ascot Racecourse
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Ascot Racecourse
Andrew Dawber - £5,000.00
- 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: Donation to my local association's fighting fund
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Name of the donor: Andrew Dawber
- Status of the donor: Individual
Allwyn National Lottery - £1,190.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets to the Women's Rugby World Cup as Shadow Minister for Sport and meeting with the National Lottery and other sports bodies
- Value of the benefit: £1,190.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-09-27
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-09-27
- Name of the donor: Allwyn National Lottery
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Allwyn National Lottery
Shareholding below registrable threshold in Tilney Smith & Williamson (wealth management). This was linked to previous employment before entering Parliament.
- Date on which the interest ended: 2026-06-30
- The type of interest: Financial interest or material benefit
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Mr Louie French's 2024-25 staffing spend as £137,955 (budget £268,550). The figure for 2023-24 was £113,849. IPSA lists office spending of £5,497 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 | £137,954.54 | £113,848.61 | £105,429.80 |
| Office costs: spent | £5,496.68 | £12,441.44 | £12,534.07 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £36,550, staffing £268,550, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Old Bexley and Sidcup BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Mr Louie French is recorded voting in 428 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 28 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 Mr Louie French voted 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
Mr Louie French has tabled 354 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Treasury, Wales Office, Department for Education and 4 other departments.
Treasury: Hotels
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) staff and (b) Ministers broken down by (i) UK stays and (ii) overseas stays in the 2024-25 financial year.
Wales Office: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) staff and (b) Ministers broken down by (i) UK stays and (ii) overseas stays in the 2024-25 financial year.
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that reforms to student finance, including the Lifelong Learning Entitlement and maintenance support, support skills development for the creative industries.
Undocumented Workers: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of businesses issued with fines for employing illegal workers (a) dissolving and (b) liquidating before fines are paid.
Deportation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that those who have had asylum claims rejected are removed from the United Kingdom; and what percentage of rejected claimants have been removed from the UK since Jul …
Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what she defines as immigration pull factors to the United Kingdom; and what steps she is taking to remove those pull factors.
Bereavement: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support available to bereaved parents.
Public Consultation: Expenditure
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much HM Government has spent on consultations since 4 July 2024.
Government
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government (a) announcements, (b) initiatives and (c) funding decisions have been delayed beyond their initial deadline since 4 July 2024.
Roads
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the weight of (a) fuel-powered vehicles and (b) electric-powered vehicles on the United Kingdom's road network.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 9f5aaf111736. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Mr Louie French.
2024 general election
Mr Louie French won Old Bexley and Sidcup at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 17,910 votes (37.6%), a majority of 3,548 over Edward Jones (Labour). Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Old Bexley and Sidcup 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.