Matt Hancock
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented West Suffolk · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Voting participation
49.7%
531 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
2,962
in the 7 year window
Written questions
187
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current
Biography
The Rt Hon Matt Hancock is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for West Suffolk, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Suffolk | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 22 May 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Independent | 1 November 2022 | 22 May 2024 |
| Conservative | 6 May 2010 | 1 November 2022 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Government | 9 July 2018 | 26 June 2021 |
| Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Government | 8 January 2018 | 9 July 2018 |
| Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy) | Government | 3 July 2017 | 8 January 2018 |
| Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy) | Government | 15 July 2016 | 3 July 2017 |
| Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office | Government | 8 May 2015 | 14 July 2016 |
| Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) | Government | 15 July 2014 | 30 March 2015 |
| Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change) | Government | 15 July 2014 | 30 March 2015 |
| Minister of State for Portsmouth | Government | 15 July 2014 | 8 May 2015 |
| Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Jointly with the Department for Education) | Government | 7 October 2013 | 15 July 2014 |
| Minister of State (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) | Government | 7 October 2013 | 15 July 2014 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) | Government | 6 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) | Government | 6 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 |
Voting participation
Participation rate
49.7%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
531
613th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 28 | 22.1% |
| 2023 | 256 | 52 | 20.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 116 | 46.2% |
| 2021 | 242 | 214 | 88.4% |
| 2020 | 190 | 119 | 62.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 531 | 49.7% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
Debate contributions
2,962
Written questions
187
Oral questions
7
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
6
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0
joint 356th of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 38 | 14 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 662 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2,187 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Hansard activity
Contributions
2,962
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
202
distinct debates
5th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2010
- – Became MP for West Suffolk
- – Joined Conservative
2012
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2013
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Jointly with the Department for Education)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2014
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change)
- – Appointed: Minister of State for Portsmouth
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Jointly with the Department for Education)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2015
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change)
- – Appointed: Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
- – Left role: Minister of State for Portsmouth
2016
- – Left role: Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy)
2017
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy)
2018
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy)
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
2021
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
2022
- – Joined Independent
2024
- – Joined Conservative
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.