Sir Ashley Fox MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Bridgwater is Sir Ashley Fox (Conservative). The Members API lists the post of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero) from 31 August 2026.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists 2 current posts for Sir Ashley Fox.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero) | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 31 August 2026 | Current |
| Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 18 November 2024 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill | 21 May 2025 | Current |
| Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art | 6 February 2025 | Current |
| Justice Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill | 25 June 2025 | 25 June 2025 |
| Employment Rights Bill | 20 November 2024 | 16 January 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 bf3e7e08ad2a.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Sir Ashley Fox, as the MP registered them: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Shareholdings (1). Latest registration 20 August 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Carlton Political Fund - £3,695.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: for Political Campaigning
- Value of the benefit: £3,695.00
- Name of the donor: Carlton Political Fund
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Carlton Political Fund
- Company registration number: 00573221
Persimmon Homes Ltd - £2,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: To support the Read2Succeed Campaign 2026 - this is to purchase books for year 4 children.
- Value of the benefit: £2,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-24
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-24
- Name of the donor: Persimmon Homes Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
Agratas Limited - £430.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Ticket to the SMMT annual dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, as a guest of Agratas
- Value of the benefit: £430.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-11-25
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-11-25
- Name of the donor: Agratas Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Agratas Limited
Shares in Ashley Fox Consulting Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: Ashley Fox Consulting Ltd
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Sir Ashley Fox's office spent £116,740 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £21,083 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. 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 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £116,739.56 |
| Office costs: spent | £21,083.31 |
| Accommodation: spent | £11,924.72 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £8,535.79 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £1,122.82 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Bridgwater CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Constituency Communications Manager (permanent part time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Executive Office Manager (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 482 votes by Sir Ashley Fox in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 47 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 7 July 2026 to 20 October 2026. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading No; Programme Motion No |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye; New Clause 7 Aye; Amendment 32 Aye; Amendment 51 Aye; New Clause 21 Aye; Amendment 47 Aye; Amendment 4 Aye; Amendment 52 Aye; Amendment 23 Aye |
| 15 October 2026 | Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment: Aye |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax Aye; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants Aye |
| 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: Aye |
| 7 September 2026 to 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Teller for the Ayes; Report Stage: New Clause 143 Teller for the Ayes; Report Stage: New Clause 142 Teller for the Ayes; Report Stage: New Clause 145 Teller for the Ayes |
| 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 |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Teller for the Ayes; Amendment 199 Teller for the Ayes |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: Teller for the Ayes |
| 7 July 2026 | Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners: Aye |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Sir Ashley Fox has tabled 395 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 Transport; Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Surgical Mesh Implants: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has considered redress for men adversely impacted by mesh implants.
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Notices to Improve and (b) written instructions her Department issued to train operating companies for which the Department is the operator in relation to (i) service performance and (ii) financial …
Railways: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2026 to Question 14997 on Railways: Standards, what criteria her Department uses to determine whether passenger demand is sufficiently low to justify a reduction in (a) train …
Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that nobody in prison for child sex offences will be released as part of the early release scheme.
Road Works: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered extending the statutory guarantee period for the reinstatement of highways following street works; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing guarantee periods in en …
Maritime and Coastguard Agency: British Overseas Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11742 on British Overseas Territories, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of each monitoring visit undertaken by officials from the Mar …
Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12280 on Electric Vehicles, whether her Department intends to publish a summary of the evidence and views received during discussions with stakeholders on the r …
Department for Transport: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13237, on Department for Transport: Public Relations, how much spending has there been on these contracts since July 2024.
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14930 on Railways: Standards, whether her Department maintains a record of the operational systems used by state-owned Train Operating Companies to record servi …
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether consideration has been given to exempting business-related overnight stays from a future Overnight Visitor Levy.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c08d2d395882. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sir Ashley Fox.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Bridgwater returned Sir Ashley Fox with a majority of 1,349: 12,281 votes, 30.6% of those cast, against 10,932 for Leigh Redman. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Bridgwater 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.