Richard Foord MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Honiton and Sidmouth is Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat), MP there since 23 June 2022.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Richard Foord as a current member of these 3 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill | 21 May 2025 | Current |
| Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament | 11 December 2024 | Current |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence) | Opposition Department | 11 July 2022 | 18 September 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill | 1 May 2024 | 8 May 2024 |
| Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill | 18 January 2023 | 23 January 2023 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 21b266a44c78.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 1 entry for Richard Foord: Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 9 June 2023. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
A member of the Advisory Council for the Council on Geostrategy, an independent non-profit organisation that generates new geostrategic thinking for a more competitive age. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2023-05-23
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Richard Foord's office spent £229,531 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. In 2023-24 it was £225,659. Office costs came to £32,452 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 | £229,531.19 | £225,659.38 | £136,279.38 |
| Office costs: spent | £32,452.04 | £34,641.09 | £23,206.42 |
| Accommodation: spent | £32,822.14 | £18,999.31 | £13,995.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,725.13 | £10,801.21 | £6,869.87 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £49,330 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of three dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Honiton and Sidmouth CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Caseworker/Comms (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Researcher (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Richard Foord is recorded voting in 344 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 27 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 13 October 2026, was a No on "Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading".
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
Richard Foord has tabled 76 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Department for Work and Pensions; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Ministry of Defence; and others.
Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment and Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will (a) publicly condemn the (i) human rights situation and (ii) use of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia and (b) make representations to her Saudi counterpart on (A)
Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payment: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of fraud in relation to (a) Pension Credit and (b) the Winter Fuel Allowance.
Floods: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure levels of flood recovery funding reflects the cumulative impact of successive named storms on the same communities.
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's policy of considering the legal basis and policy rationale when approving foreign nations’ use of UK military bases for operational purposes also applies to the use of the military base a …
River Thames: Balconies
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, following the conclusion of the public inquiry into the Port of London Authority Harbour Revision Order, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Port of London Authority is operating in a fair an …
Debts: Developing Countries
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is taking steps to ensure that private lenders who arranged to provide money to countries under UK legislation are (a) prevented from suing those countries when they are in debt distress and (b) encourag …
Trees: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the ancient woodland and ancient and veteran trees sections of her Department's Environmental Improvement Plan, published on 1 December 2025, what discussions she has …
Infectious Diseases: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Recommendations 6 and 7 of Module 1 of the UK Covid 19 Inquiry, what steps he is taking to (1) gather and (2) publish findings, lessons and recommendations within the recommended …
National Parks
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to amend the Protected Landscapes Duty.
M48: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the 2022 South Wales Trunk Road Agent review finding on the M48 central safety barrier; and what steps her Department is taking to …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 03a02534c300. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Richard Foord.
2024 general election
Richard Foord won Honiton and Sidmouth at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 23,007 votes (45.4%), a majority of 6,700 over Simon Jupp (Conservative). Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Honiton and Sidmouth figures
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