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Sir William Cash

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Stone · in Parliament since 3 May 1984

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.8%
906 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
119 meetings attended
Debate contributions
510
in the 7 year window
Written questions
3
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Sir William Cash is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Stone, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Stone6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Stone1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
Stafford3 May 19841 May 1997Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative3 May 198430 May 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Secretary of StateOpposition1 July 20036 November 2003
Shadow Attorney GeneralOpposition18 September 20016 November 2003

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.8%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
906

87th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir William Cash voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 92.1%92.1%2021: 86.8%86.8%2022: 75.7%75.7%2023: 86.3%86.3%2024: 85.0%85.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127108 85.0%
2023256221 86.3%
2022251190 75.7%
2021242210 86.8%
2020190175 92.1%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068906 84.8%

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
510
Written questions
3
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
119

628th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir William Cash: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 1120232024: 11202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sir William Cash: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 88 26 1 0 0 0 0
2023 128 39 1 0 0 0 0
2022 71 38 1 0 1 0 0
2021 46 22 0 0 0 0 0
2020 173 34 0 0 0 0 0
2019 4 1 0 0 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

Hansard activity

Contributions
510
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
160
distinct debates

232nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir William Cash: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 4420192020: 17317320202021: 464620212022: 717120222023: 12812820232024: 8888202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir William Cash: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502019: 1120192020: 343420202021: 222220212022: 383820222023: 393920232024: 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. 1984

    • – Became MP for Stafford
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 1997

    • – Became MP for Stone

  3. 1998

    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee

  4. 2001

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Attorney General

  5. 2003

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State
    • – Left role: Shadow Attorney General
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State

  6. 2010

    • – Became MP for Stone
    • – Became Chair of European Scrutiny Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  7. 2015

    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
    • – Became Chair of European Scrutiny Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  8. 2017

    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
    • – Became Chair of European Scrutiny Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  9. 2020

    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
    • – Became Chair of European Scrutiny Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  10. 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.