Sir Roger Gale MP: votes, interests and costs
Sir Roger Gale represents Herne Bay and Sandwich in the House of Commons for Conservative and has done since 9 June 1983.
Offices and committees
Sir Roger Gale sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | 30 July 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 4 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Panel of Chairs | 15 January 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 31 October 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Panel of Chairs | 22 June 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 28 October 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
| Procedure Committee | 11 June 2007 | 30 March 2015 |
| Panel of Chairs | 26 June 1997 | 3 May 2017 |
| Home Affairs Committee | 17 June 1987 | 16 March 1992 |
Other posts
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker | 19 June 2025 | 22 July 2025 |
| Deputy Speaker | 19 December 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Full Member) | 23 January 2012 | 30 March 2015 |
| Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member) | 10 November 2010 | 23 January 2012 |
| Vice-Chair, Conservative Party | 1 August 2001 | 31 July 2003 |
| Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member) | 1 October 1987 | 16 November 1989 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 8e5b8f356b00.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 4 entries for Sir Roger Gale: Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1), Family members employed (1), Visits outside the UK (1), Miscellaneous (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.
Residential in no location provided
- Location of the land or property: no location provided
- A description of the property: barn conversion
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: France
- The type of property: Residential
Suzy Gale employed
- Job title or role: Office Manager
- Pattern of working hours: Full time
- Name of the person employed: Suzy Gale
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
International visit to Cyprus between 10 October 2025 and 13 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To attend the Morphou Rally and associated events, to meet with the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly, Members of Parliament, the Mayor and Members of the Council of Morphou and others.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-10
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-13
Honorary Citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-03-12
- Name of the donor: The Council of Ministers, The Republic of Cyprus
- 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)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £206,235 for Sir Roger Gale in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £187,405. IPSA lists office spending of £21,995 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 | £206,234.76 | £187,404.65 | £161,936.23 |
| Office costs: spent | £21,994.78 | £24,828.05 | £26,341.26 |
| Accommodation: spent | £7,848.45 | £7,999.61 | £8,093.26 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,227.62 | £7,075.51 | £6,324.42 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Herne Bay and Sandwich CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Executive Office Manager (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Support Officer (permanent part time), Senior Administrative Officer (permanent full time), Junior Secretary (permanent part time), Personal Assistant (fixed term part time), Administrative Officer (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Sir Roger Gale is recorded voting in 365 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 31 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 Sir Roger Gale 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
The Written Questions API lists 6 written questions from Sir Roger Gale since 4 July 2024. The latest 6 were addressed to Cabinet Office, Home Office, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 other departments.
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil service pensioners were awaiting pensions quotations as of 17 June.
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many ill-health civil service retirement cases remain unresolved as of 17 June.
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many death in service pensions remain outstanding and unpaid as of 17 June 2026.
Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to announce the final earned settlement model following the consultation period which expired on 12 February.
Energy Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average figure for energy production supplies to the grid was for (a) gas, (b) solar farms, (c) wind farms, (d) hydro-electric schemes, (e) nuclear, (f) biomass and (g) interconnecto …
Motor Vehicles: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to bring forward the statutory instrument necessary to permit the use of hydrogen powered construction vehicles on public roads through amendment to the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regul …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 b7e6d93b058e. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sir Roger Gale.
2024 general election
Sir Roger Gale won Herne Bay and Sandwich at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 17,243 votes (35.3%), a majority of 2,499 over Helen Whitehead (Labour). Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Herne Bay and Sandwich 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.