Tom Tugendhat MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Tonbridge is Tom Tugendhat (Conservative), MP there since 7 May 2015. Current post: Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, held since 31 August 2026.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Tom Tugendhat.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 31 August 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) | Home Office | 6 September 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security) | Home Office | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programming sub committee | 23 October 2024 | 31 October 2024 |
| Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill | 23 October 2024 | 31 October 2024 |
| Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] | 28 February 2024 | 7 March 2024 |
| Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill | 19 October 2022 | 29 November 2022 |
| National Security Bill | 8 September 2022 | 18 October 2022 |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 6 July 2020 | 7 September 2022 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 20 May 2020 | 6 September 2022 |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 11 May 2020 | 11 December 2023 |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 29 January 2020 | 7 September 2022 |
| Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system | 13 February 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art | 12 December 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 6 November 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 a40356c973b6.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Tom Tugendhat, as the MP registered them: Visits outside the UK (8), Miscellaneous (6), Employment and earnings (5), Shareholdings (1). Latest registration 30 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Taiwan between 27 August 2026 and 02 September 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Speaking at a geopolitical conference.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-08-27
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-09-02
Adviser
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-09-20
- Name of the donor: The Eternity Civilization Foundation
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Advisor to Capitol AI
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-08-24
- The type of interest: Other
International visit to Taiwan between 05 July 2026 and 10 July 2026
- Purpose of the visit: For the purpose of speaking on a geopolitical panel at the Ocean Affairs Council Forum.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-07-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-07-10
Speaking engagement - D'Angelin & Co. Limited
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaking engagement
- Date the agreement started: 2026-07-16
- Name of the payer: D'Angelin & Co. Limited
- Brief description of the payer's business: Financial services / Investment banking
- Payment received on 30 July 2026 - £10,407.70
Shareholding in Beauhurst Ltd (corporate data). (This interests is below the threshold for registration under Category 7.)
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-06-19
- The type of interest: Financial interest or material benefit
International visit to Estonia between 13 May 2026 and 16 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Speaking at the Lennart Meri Conference.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-13
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-16
International visit to United States between 03 May 2026 and 08 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Attending meetings organised by Hudson Institute.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-03
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-08
Advisory Board Member for the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-05-21
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
International visit to United States between 19 April 2026 and 27 April 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Attending meetings organised by Hudson Institute which is a think tank.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-04-19
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-04-27
Writing articles - Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
- Type of work or service being provided: Writing articles
- Date the agreement started: 2026-03-09
- Name of the payer: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
- Brief description of the payer's business: Publishing
- Payment received on 15 July 2026 - £370.00
- Payment received on 28 May 2026 - £370.00
- Payment received on 04 May 2026 - £370.00
- Payment received on 09 March 2026 - £185.00
- Payment received on 01 April 2026 - £375.00
International visit to India between 04 March 2026 and 08 March 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Political and Commonwealth War Graves Commission meetings.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-03-04
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-03-08
Shares in AccuRx Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
- Date on which the holding was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2026-03-23
- Name of the company or partnership: AccuRx Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: A software company building technology to improve communication in healthcare.
Writing articles - The London Standard
- Type of work or service being provided: Writing articles
- Date the agreement started: 2026-03-04
- Name of the payer: The London Standard
- Brief description of the payer's business: Newspaper
- Payment received on 04 March 2026 - £500.00
Writing articles - Tiempo Company
- Type of work or service being provided: Writing articles
- Date the agreement started: 2026-02-05
- Name of the payer: Tiempo Company
- Brief description of the payer's business: News organisation
- Payment received on 05 February 2026 - £1,767.24
Member of the Leadership Council, Fortify Rights. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-02-23
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Hong Kong. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-01-27
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
International visit to Taiwan between 17 January 2026 and 21 January 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Meeting with Taiwanese officials
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-01-17
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-01-21
International visit to Canada between 12 January 2026 and 17 January 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Meeting with journalists and political leaders
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-01-12
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-01-17
Advisor - Observer Research Foundation Middle East
- Type of work or service being provided: Advisor
- Date the agreement started: 2026-01-31
- Name of the payer: Observer Research Foundation Middle East
- Brief description of the payer's business: Think tank
- Agreement starting 31 January 2026 - £3,067.88
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Tom Tugendhat's office spent £224,204 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £211,172. IPSA lists office spending of £24,658 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 | £224,204.18 | £211,171.80 | £201,693.65 |
| Office costs: spent | £24,657.51 | £19,801.05 | £18,240.54 |
| Accommodation: spent | £33,296.09 | £30,742.07 | £28,733.84 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £4,943.41 | £6,193.08 | £2,738.73 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £19,425.11 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £33,300 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Tonbridge CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Executive Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Intern (fixed term part time), Executive Officer/Communications Officer (permanent full time), Support Officer (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Tom Tugendhat voted in the House of Commons: 335 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 35 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 20 October 2026 Tom Tugendhat voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 29 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Tom Tugendhat has tabled 91 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 other departments.
Local Government: Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on Local Government Reorganisation in Kent since December 2024.
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the formulas used by the Child Maintenance Service to determine child maintenance payments.
Local Government: Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a summary and analysis of the consultation on Local Government Reorganisation in Kent and Medway held between February 2026 and March 2026.
Natural Gas: Road Works
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many claims for compensation have been made under the Gas (Street Works) (Compensation of Small Businesses) Regulations 1996, since the start of 2025.
Local Plans: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make a statement on how Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council can produce a Local Plan which meets the Government housing targets, in the context of the objection from …
Telecommunications: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in what way he plans to ensure that planning guidance considers visual amenity and the expansion of mobile network capacity.
Telecommunications: Local Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local plans give appropriate weight to the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure.
Digital Technology: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government will publish and implement its proposed reforms to planning rules for digital infrastructure.
South Eastern Main Line: Mobile Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the South Eastern Main Line through Tonbridge will be included in the next phase of Project Reach; and when that phase will begin.
Railways: Mobile Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a route-by-route timetable for eliminating mobile connectivity blackspots on the rail network.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 5f786d0cb22a. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Tom Tugendhat.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 11,166 for Tom Tugendhat in Tonbridge in July 2024, from 20,517 votes on a turnout of 69.1%. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Tonbridge figures
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