Simon Hoare MP: votes, interests and costs
Simon Hoare (Conservative) is the MP for North Dorset, in the seat since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Simon Hoare as a current member of these 6 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements | 11 June 2025 | Current |
| Welsh Affairs Committee | 13 January 2025 | Current |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 16 December 2024 | Current |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 4 December 2024 | Current |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 20 November 2024 | Current |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | 11 September 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
| Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill | 25 June 2025 | 25 June 2025 |
| Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill | 15 May 2024 | 22 May 2024 |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 16 January 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 20 May 2020 | 13 November 2023 |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 29 January 2020 | 14 November 2023 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 12 June 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 12 June 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art | 12 December 2017 | 4 September 2018 |
| Regulatory Reform | 6 November 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Welsh Affairs Committee | 16 October 2017 | 26 November 2018 |
| Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art | 1 December 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 dff78d369452.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Simon Hoare, as the MP registered them: Visits outside the UK (2), Miscellaneous (1), Family members employed (1). Latest registration 15 October 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Jordan between 26 September 2026 and 02 October 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Fact-finding visit to Jordan organised by the Conservative Middle East Council, including meetings with Jordanian ministers, parliamentarians and other representatives to discuss UK–Jordan relations and regional developments.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-09-26
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-10-02
International visit to Israel between 24 May 2026 and 28 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To meet with a wide range of individuals, public officials and organisations, as well as to visit locations where violence has taken place, to understand the steps needed to achieve a resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and to adequately respond to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-28
Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-07-15
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Kate Hoare employed
- Job title or role: Office Manager
- Pattern of working hours: Full time
- Name of the person employed: Kate Hoare
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
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 Simon Hoare's 2024-25 staffing spend as £210,880 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £179,798. Office costs came to £19,534 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 | £210,879.99 | £179,798.04 | £164,339.00 |
| Office costs: spent | £19,534.47 | £20,492.24 | £20,603.04 |
| Accommodation: spent | £33,404.60 | £33,714.25 | £32,764.50 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £5,580.16 | £4,455.14 | £4,755.65 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £3,535.00 | £4,269.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £39,980 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside 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: North Dorset CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager ×2 (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Administrative Manager (permanent part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Simon Hoare is recorded voting in 390 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".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: No |
| 10 September 2026 | Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: Aye |
| 7 September 2026 to 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 143 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 142 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 145 Aye |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading No; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye |
| 23 June 2026 to 7 July 2026 | Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Aye; Puberty blockers Aye |
| 17 June 2026 to 6 July 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 No; Allocation of Time motion No |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye; New Clause 2 Aye |
| 22 June 2026 | Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Aye; New Clause 11 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye; Amendment 13 Aye; Amendment 8 Aye; Amendment 3 Aye |
| 16 June 2026 | Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 Aye; New Clause 14 Aye |
| 15 June 2026 | Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival: Teller for the Ayes |
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
Simon Hoare has tabled 58 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Work and Pensions; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; and others.
Pharmacy: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on revising and updating regulations governing the operation of pharmacies by pharmacy businesses in the context of Jhoots pharmacy.
Arthritis: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve public awareness of arthritis symptoms to help reduce delays in the seeking of medical advice.
State Retirement Pensions: Chronic Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to help support pre-pensioners with long-term health conditions in the context of increases to the State Pension age.
Veterinary Services: Competition
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how and when the Government is proposing to respond to the CMA report on vets.
Employment Schemes: Musculoskeletal Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people living with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions to (a) return to and (b) enter into work.
Park Homes: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has calculated the costs to park home owners that have been spent on commission during the 12 months since the Park Home Owners JUSTICE report was submitte …
Park Homes: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to the report from the Park Home owners JUSTICE campaign about the rationale for 10% commission rate.
Park Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what engagement with Park Home owners his Department has had during the past 12 months.
Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has has made of the levels of repairs to churches which will not proceed as a result of VAT changes.
Places of Worship Renewal Fund: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the increase in funding for places of worship is expected to be used to cover VAT costs.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7769581a0880. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Simon Hoare.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 1,589 for Simon Hoare in North Dorset in July 2024, from 18,208 votes on a turnout of 68.3%. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · North Dorset figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Simon Hoare corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Simon Hoare:
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