Portrait of Richard Fuller

Richard Fuller

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for North Bedfordshire · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Opposition Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 0207 219 8602

Email: richard.fuller.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Biggleswade Conservative Club, St Andrew’s Street, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8BA

Tel: 01767 317224

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
79.1%
1,343 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
96 meetings attended
Debate contributions
810
in the 7 year window
Written questions
326
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Richard Fuller is the Conservative MP for North Bedfordshire, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
North Bedfordshire4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
North East Bedfordshire12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time
Bedford6 May 20103 May 2017Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 2010Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Bedford
Bedford

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)Government8 July 202227 October 2022

Voting participation

Participation rate
79.1%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,343

208th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Richard Fuller voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 88.4%88.4%2021: 87.6%87.6%2022: 90.0%90.0%2023: 68.8%68.8%2024: 79.5%79.5%2025: 66.2%66.2%2026: 79.2%79.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236187 79.2%
2025322213 66.2%
2024200159 79.5%
2023256176 68.8%
2022251226 90.0%
2021242212 87.6%
2020190168 88.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068888 83.2%
59th631455 72.1%

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
810
Written questions
326
Oral questions
31
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
3
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
96

joint 261st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Richard Fuller: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 999920202021: 494920212022: 202020222023: 353520232024: 232320242025: 292920252026: 71712026
Oral questions per year
Richard Fuller: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 7720202021: 8820212022: 5520222023: 8820232024: 3320242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 34 21 71 0 0 0 0
2025 45 25 29 0 0 0 0
2024 193 52 23 3 0 0 0
2023 143 70 35 8 0 0 1
2022 178 67 20 5 0 1 0
2021 104 54 49 8 0 2 0
2020 113 53 99 7 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

7 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
810
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
342
distinct debates

140th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Richard Fuller: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 11311320202021: 10410420212022: 17817820222023: 14314320232024: 19319320242025: 454520252026: 34342026
Debates participated in per year
Richard Fuller: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 535320202021: 545420212022: 676720222023: 707020232024: 525220242025: 252520252026: 21212026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for Bedford
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 2016

    • – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
  3. 2019

    • – Became MP for North East Bedfordshire
  4. 2020

    • – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
  5. 2022

    • – Appointed: Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
    • – Left role: Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
  6. 2024

    • – Joined Public Accounts Committee
    • – Became MP for North Bedfordshire
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Constituency: North Bedfordshire

North Bedfordshire constituency boundary
Area
583.2 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 5,414
Electorate
78,850 · turnout 65.4%
Postcode areas
MK40, MK41, MK42, MK43, MK44, MK45, NN10, NN29, PE19, PE28, SG17, SG18, SG19, SG7, SG8

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.