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Ben Spencer

Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge

First elected: 12th December 2019


1 APPG membership (as of 30 May 2024)
Finland
7 Former APPG memberships
Arts, Health and Wellbeing, HIV and AIDS, Japan, Mental Health, Rowing, South Western Railway, Sweden
Work and Pensions Committee
2nd Mar 2020 - 30th May 2024
Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill
11th Jul 2022 - 30th May 2024
Finance (No.2) Bill
15th May 2024 - 21st May 2024
Renters (Reform) Bill
8th Nov 2023 - 28th Nov 2023
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill
5th Jan 2022 - 12th Jan 2022
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill
8th Dec 2021 - 15th Dec 2021


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Ben Spencer has voted in 0 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
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Legislation Debates
Ben Spencer has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Ben Spencer

26th March 2024
Ben Spencer signed this EDM on Monday 15th April 2024

Referral of matters of 21 February 2024 to the Committee of Privileges

Tabled by: William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)
That this House notes the Speaker’s decision on selection and calling of amendments on 21 February 2024 was not in accordance with the established precedent for Opposition days; and accordingly considers that, notwithstanding the Resolution of this House of 6 February 1978, the matter of whether undue pressure was placed …
70 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 42
Conservative: 25
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
21st February 2024
Ben Spencer signed this EDM on Friday 23rd February 2024

No confidence in the Speaker

Tabled by: William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)
That this House has no confidence in Mr Speaker.
90 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 42
Scottish National Party: 41
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Workers Party of Britain: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Ben Spencer, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Ben Spencer has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Ben Spencer has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

2 Bills introduced by Ben Spencer


A Bill to create offences relating to repeat breaches of planning controls; to make provision about penalties for planning offences; to establish a national register of persons who have committed planning offences or breached planning controls and make associated provision about planning applications; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 19th November 2021

A Bill to make provision for the collection and publication of statistics on mental health hospital admissions; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Wednesday 5th February 2020

Ben Spencer has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Ben Spencer has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament