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Philip Dunne

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Ludlow · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
86.0%
918 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
99.4%
155 meetings attended
Debate contributions
255
in the 7 year window
Written questions
57
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Philip Dunne is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Ludlow, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Ludlow6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Ludlow5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative5 May 200530 May 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister of State (Department of Health)Government16 July 20169 January 2018
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Procurement)Government8 May 201516 July 2016
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)Government6 September 20128 May 2015
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Government12 May 20106 September 2012
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition1 October 20086 May 2010

Voting participation

Participation rate
86.0%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
918

63rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Philip Dunne voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 84.2%84.2%2021: 89.7%89.7%2022: 86.1%86.1%2023: 84.4%84.4%2024: 84.3%84.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127107 84.3%
2023256216 84.4%
2022251216 86.1%
2021242217 89.7%
2020190160 84.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068918 86.0%

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
255
Written questions
57
Oral questions
36
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
155

joint 514th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Philip Dunne: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 8820202021: 222220212022: 151520222023: 4420232024: 88202420252026
Oral questions per year
Philip Dunne: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 131320202021: 4420212022: 7720222023: 7720232024: 55202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 42 26 8 5 0 0 0
2023 34 22 4 7 0 0 0
2022 69 46 15 7 0 0 0
2021 59 40 22 4 0 0 0
2020 51 29 8 13 0 1 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

491st of 515 current MPs · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
255
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
163
distinct debates

joint 399th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Philip Dunne: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 515120202021: 595920212022: 696920222023: 343420232024: 4242202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Philip Dunne: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 292920202021: 404020212022: 464620222023: 222220232024: 2626202420252026

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.

  1. 2005

    • – Became MP for Ludlow
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2008

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)

  3. 2010

    • – Became MP for Ludlow
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  4. 2012

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  5. 2015

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Procurement)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

  6. 2016

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department of Health)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Procurement)

  7. 2018

    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department of Health)
    • – Joined Environmental Audit Committee
    • – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee

  8. 2020

    • – Became Chair of Environmental Audit Committee
    • – Joined Environmental Audit Committee
    • – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  9. 2021

    • – Joined Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements

  10. 2023

    • – Joined Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research
    • – Joined Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
    • – Joined Committee of Privileges
    • – Joined Committee on Standards

  11. 2024

    • – 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.