Sarah Olney MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Richmond Park is Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat), MP there since 12 December 2019. Current post: Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business), held since 1 October 2025.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Sarah Olney.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business) | Opposition Department | 1 October 2025 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts Commission | 17 December 2024 | Current |
| Public Accounts Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) | Opposition Department | 18 September 2024 | 1 October 2025 |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury) | Opposition Department | 11 July 2022 | 18 September 2024 |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport) | Opposition Department | 7 September 2020 | 10 July 2022 |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Opposition Department | 6 January 2020 | 18 September 2024 |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Trade) | Opposition Department | 6 January 2020 | 7 September 2020 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill | 15 January 2025 | 25 March 2025 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 16d8231bad80.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Sarah Olney when read on 28 October 2026.
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Sarah Olney's office spent £265,986 on staff, from a staffing budget of £268,550, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £250,998. IPSA lists office spending of £34,366 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 | £265,985.99 | £250,997.77 | £236,477.49 |
| Office costs: spent | £34,365.58 | £31,033.26 | £30,826.19 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £227.88 | £425.65 | £420.98 |
| 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: Richmond Park BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Administrative Officer/Comms Officer (permanent part time), Senior Press Officer (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Senior Communications Advisor (permanent full time), Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Caseworker/Comms (permanent full time), Senior Researcher (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Intern (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 372 votes by Sarah Olney in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 27 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 10 June 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Sarah Olney voted Aye on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers: Aye |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading No; Programme Motion No |
| 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye; New Clause 7 Aye; Amendment 51 Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 Aye; Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: No |
| 7 September 2026 to 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 140 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 145 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 6 Aye |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No; Amendment 3 Aye |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading No; Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye; New Clause 2 Aye |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye; Amendment 13 Aye; Amendment 8 Aye; Amendment 3 No |
| 16 June 2026 | Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3: Aye |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Aye; Amendment 143 Aye |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Sarah Olney has tabled 281 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Transport and 2 other departments.
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average wait time for a decision to be made following an application for Access to Work each year between 2015-2026.
Access to Work Programme: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average length of time each year between 2015-2026 that a person would wait on hold for when calling the Access to Work helpline.
Water Abstraction: Teddington
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8th September 2026, to Question UIN 26078, on Water Abstraction: Teddington, how many additional days would the proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction a …
Water Abstraction: Teddington
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the ability of the proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction Scheme to provide resilience in a 1:200 year drought event, in the context of the 1:40 d …
Water Abstraction: Teddington
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 7th September 2026, to Question UIN 26076, on Water Abstraction: Teddington, what assessment she has made of Thames Water’s M2 (LTOA) abstraction licence in c …
Heathrow Airport: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's policy is on expansion of a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
Visitor Levy: Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the overnight visitor levy be applied to homeless people living in hotels provided for temporary accommodation.
Valuation: Standards
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the current average wait time for processing public requests at the Valuation Office Agency.
Valuation: Standards
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the average waiting time for processing public requests at the Valuation Office Agency each year since 2015.
Droughts: Reservoirs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the 2022 drought on the Queen Mary, Queen Mother and Wraysbury reservoirs.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7683f796e7de. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sarah Olney.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Richmond Park returned Sarah Olney with a majority of 17,155: 28,528 votes, 54.6% of those cast, against 11,373 for Sara Gezdari. Result as published: LD hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Richmond Park figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Statements
- Sarah Olney on unemployment, Spring Forecast debate 3 March 2026
Sarah Olney said: “In the three months to December, unemployment reached 5.2%, the highest rate for nearly five years, and youth unemployment has hit a staggering 16%.” This page repeats what Office for National Statistics reports.
Official corrections
Records in which Sarah Olney corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Sarah Olney:
- The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Sarah Olney MP about statements on tax burden
- The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Sarah Olney MP about public sector debt
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.