Sir Robert Neill

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Bromley and Chislehurst · in Parliament since 29 June 2006

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
74.1%
791 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
135 meetings attended
Debate contributions
643
in the 7 year window
Written questions
69
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Sir Robert Neill is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Bromley and Chislehurst, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bromley and Chislehurst6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Bromley and Chislehurst29 June 20066 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative29 June 200630 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Dagenham
Dagenham

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member)Other15 January 201330 March 2015
Vice-Chair, Conservative PartyOther1 September 201230 March 2015
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Planning)Government17 May 20106 September 2012
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)Opposition3 July 20076 May 2010
Deputy Chair, Conservative PartyOther1 July 20076 May 2010

Voting participation

Participation rate
74.1%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
791

314th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Robert Neill 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: 83.5%83.5%2022: 64.5%64.5%2023: 70.3%70.3%2024: 66.9%66.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412785 66.9%
2023256180 70.3%
2022251162 64.5%
2021242202 83.5%
2020190160 84.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068791 74.1%

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
643
Written questions
69
Oral questions
25
Early day motions
2
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
135

joint 485th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Robert Neill: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 131320202021: 242420212022: 161620222023: 131320232024: 33202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir Robert Neill: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 9920202021: 9920212022: 3320222023: 4420232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sir Robert Neill: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 50 29 3 0 0 0 0
2023 124 62 13 4 1 0 1
2022 153 63 16 3 1 0 0
2021 127 84 24 9 0 0 0
2020 189 85 13 9 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
643
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
323
distinct debates

joint 185th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Robert Neill: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 18918920202021: 12712720212022: 15315320222023: 12412420232024: 5050202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Robert Neill: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 858520202021: 848420212022: 636320222023: 626220232024: 2929202420252026

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. 2006

    • – Became MP for Bromley and Chislehurst
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 2007

    • – Appointed: Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)
    • – Joined Justice Committee
  3. 2010

    • – Became MP for Bromley and Chislehurst
    • – Left role: Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Planning)
  4. 2012

    • – Appointed: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Planning)
    • – Joined Justice Committee
  5. 2013

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member)
  6. 2015

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member)
    • – Left role: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
    • – Became Chair of Justice Committee
    • – Joined Justice Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
    • – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
  7. 2017

    • – Became Chair of Justice Committee
    • – Joined Justice Committee
    • – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
  8. 2020

    • – Became Chair of Justice Committee
    • – Joined Justice Committee
    • – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
  9. 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.