Sir Desmond Swayne MP: votes, interests and costs
Sir Desmond Swayne represents New Forest West in the House of Commons for Conservative and has done since 1 May 1997.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Sir Desmond Swayne as a current member of these 3 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 26 June 2025 | Current |
| Panel of Chairs | 27 November 2024 | Current |
| Human Rights (Joint Committee) | 25 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for International Development) | Department for International Development | 15 July 2014 | 17 July 2016 |
| Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | HM Household | 7 October 2013 | 15 July 2014 |
| Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) | Whips Office (Commons) | 6 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 1 June 2002 | 1 June 2003 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) | Ministry of Defence | 1 June 2001 | 1 June 2002 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Health) | Department of Health | 1 February 2001 | 1 June 2001 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
| Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) | 17 April 2024 | 24 April 2024 |
| Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] | 28 February 2024 | 7 March 2024 |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 4 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Work and Pensions Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | 16 January 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 8 April 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 31 October 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| International Trade Committee | 31 October 2016 | 3 May 2017 |
| Administration Committee | 22 October 2012 | 28 October 2013 |
| Defence Committee | 12 July 2005 | 6 February 2006 |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 6 July 2005 | 8 April 2010 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 9023c92b834a.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Sir Desmond Swayne, as the MP registered them: Land and property (within or outside the UK) (2), Family members employed (1), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1). Latest registration . Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Moira Swayne employed
- Job title or role: Principal Secretary
- Pattern of working hours: Full time
- Name of the person employed: Moira Swayne
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
Residential in London
- Location of the land or property: London
- A description of the property: house
- Details about the ownership arrangements: owned jointly with my wife
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Residential in London
- Location of the land or property: London
- A description of the property: flat
- Details about the ownership arrangements: owned jointly with my wife
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
1001 Critical Days Foundation - £3,729.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: £279 in paper & printing and 40 hours of staff time to prepare the Parents, Carers and Babies Private Members Bill
- Value of the benefit: £3,729.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-17
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-17
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-09-02
- Name of the donor: 1001 Critical Days Foundation
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 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 £113,190 for Sir Desmond Swayne in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. In 2023-24 it was £106,620. Office costs came to £9,139 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 | £113,190.00 | £106,619.59 | £99,552.45 |
| Office costs: spent | £9,138.79 | £4,884.59 | £5,090.73 |
| Accommodation: spent | £3,657.74 | £3,935.00 | £4,738.56 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £1,796.39 | £1,691.25 | £1,607.05 |
| 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: New Forest West CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Principal Secretary (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Sir Desmond Swayne is recorded voting in 472 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 42 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 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 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 105 written questions from Sir Desmond Swayne since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Treasury; Department for Business and Trade; and others.
Nigeria: Fulani
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Government of Nigeria regarding recent reports of attacks by armed Fulani militants on Christian communities; and what assessment h …
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will set out a timetable to publish the Hydrogen Strategy update.
Ethiopia: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of attacks affecting Orthodox Christian communities in Ethiopia’s Arsi Zone in May and …
Jerusalem: Orthodox Church
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to the Government of Israel regarding the seizure of land in Silwan residence owned by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchies, the removal and destr …
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 128634, how many individuals identified by HM Revenue and Customs as eligible for the settlement opportunity announced following the McCann review have (a) s …
Russia: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Russia on the use of administrative penalties to fine religious organisations and confiscate or destroy religious liter …
Russia: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Government of Russia on the prosecution of (a) Jehovah’s Witnesses and (a) other religious groups under extremism legislation in t …
Mali: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of insecurity in Mali on Christian communities; and what steps her Department is taking with international partners to support the …
Electricians: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he has plans to provide financial assistance to small electrical contractors to enable them to comply with the revised Electrotechnical Assessment Specification; and if he will extend the October de …
Paediatrics: Neurology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of specialist paediatric neurorehabilitation services; and whether he is taking steps to improve access to intensive rehabilitation f …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d7e4d8c3b12b. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sir Desmond Swayne.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election New Forest West returned Sir Desmond Swayne with a majority of 5,600: 16,412 votes, 35.4% of those cast, against 10,812 for Sally Johnston. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · New Forest West figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Sir Desmond Swayne corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Sir Desmond Swayne:
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