Sammy Wilson MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for East Antrim is Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party), MP there since 5 May 2005.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Sammy Wilson as a current member of these 2 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Audit Committee | 24 February 2025 | Current |
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | 18 December 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit) | Opposition Department | 1 July 2017 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Education) | Opposition Department | 8 May 2015 | 8 June 2017 |
| Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury) | Opposition Department | 8 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) | Opposition Department | 8 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury) | Opposition Department | 12 May 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Education) | Department for Education | 12 May 2010 | 30 March 2012 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury) | HM Treasury | 1 June 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) | Department for Communities and Local Government | 1 June 2007 | 1 June 2009 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Education) | Department for Education | 1 June 2007 | 1 June 2010 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Innovation, Universities and Skills) | 1 June 2007 | 1 June 2008 | |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) | Department for Communities and Local Government | 1 June 2005 | 1 June 2007 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Education) | Department for Education | 1 June 2003 | 1 June 2007 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 1 May 2024 | 8 May 2024 |
| European Scrutiny Committee | 23 April 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill | 18 January 2023 | 25 January 2023 |
| Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill | 9 November 2021 | 17 November 2021 |
| Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union | 31 October 2016 | 3 May 2017 |
| Transport Committee | 10 November 2008 | 9 November 2009 |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 12 July 2005 | 10 November 2008 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 ae0b1fe06c06.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 2 entries for Sammy Wilson: Visits outside the UK (1), Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 12 November 2025. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Israel between 23 October 2025 and 30 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: This was a fact finding visit which included visiting Israeli Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze and others, meeting members of civil and political society (including Government and opposition MK's) being briefed by eyewitnesses to the murderous terrorist attacks by Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and the Houthis.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-23
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-30
Board Member of the Centre for Brexit Policy. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2019-06-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Sammy Wilson's office spent £171,694 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. In 2023-24 it was £162,179. Office costs came to £28,333 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 | £171,694.47 | £162,178.83 | £154,347.23 |
| Office costs: spent | £28,332.51 | £30,077.73 | £26,623.83 |
| Accommodation: spent | £25,705.22 | £22,274.07 | £21,624.75 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £24,350.19 | £28,072.01 | £31,137.96 |
| 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: East Antrim CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Secretary (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent part time), Senior Administrative Officer ×2 (permanent full time), Researcher (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 314 votes by Sammy Wilson in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 37 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 28 April 2026 to 11 September 2026. The most recent, on 11 September 2026, was a No on "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second 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
Sammy Wilson has tabled 262 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Home Office; Treasury; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and others.
Indonesia: Ahmadiyya
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Indonesia concerning restrictions on the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s freedom to worship and reports of discriminati …
Offences against Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals identified as members of organised grooming gangs have been charged with and convicted of rape offences in the United Kingdom in each of the last ten years.
Schools: Uniforms
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review VAT on school uniforms.
Wind Power: Land
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Biodiversity Net Gain and peatland restoration funding on land subsequently developed for onshore wind.
Controlled Burning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of restrictions on the mowing, burning and grazing of vegetation on (i) its volume, (ii) its age structure, (iii) its moisture con …
Peatlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in developing her Department’s peatland calculator for carbon losses, whether the Government will include peat destruction caused by (i) wind farm developments and (ii) wildfires cause …
Gambling: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Gambling Commission’s licensing checks in identifying whether gambling software providers supply unlicensed gambling websites.
Warm Homes Plan
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will work with the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that low-carbon and sustainable heating technologies other than heat pumps are included within the final capital support framewor …
Armenia: Conscientious Objectors
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Armenian counterpart on access to alternative civilian service for religious conscientious objectors.
Dementia: Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Modern Service Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care will include condition specific measures to address the palliative and end of life care needs of people living with dementia …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c6cc66edbb76. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sammy Wilson.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election East Antrim returned Sammy Wilson with a majority of 1,306: 11,462 votes, 28.9% of those cast, against 10,156 for Danny Donnelly. Result as published: DUP hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · East Antrim figures
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