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Information between 16th November 2025 - 6th December 2025

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Division Votes
17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - View Vote Context
Mark Francois voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 143 Noes - 318
17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - View Vote Context
Mark Francois voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 83 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 147 Noes - 318
18 Nov 2025 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Mark Francois voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 90 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 327
18 Nov 2025 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Mark Francois voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 105
24 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Mark Francois voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 90 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 99 Noes - 367
24 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Mark Francois voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 90 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 318
25 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Mark Francois voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 96 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 322 Noes - 179
25 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Mark Francois voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 98 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 187 Noes - 320
25 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Mark Francois voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 99 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 320


Speeches
Mark Francois speeches from: Driving Test Availability: South-east
Mark Francois contributed 2 speeches (92 words)
Wednesday 26th November 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Transport
Mark Francois speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Mark Francois contributed 1 speech (100 words)
Monday 24th November 2025 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mark Francois speeches from: Ministerial Code
Mark Francois contributed 1 speech (72 words)
Monday 24th November 2025 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
Mark Francois speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Mark Francois contributed 1 speech (80 words)
Thursday 20th November 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Transport
Mark Francois speeches from: Flooding: Monmouthshire
Mark Francois contributed 1 speech (166 words)
Wednesday 19th November 2025 - Commons Chamber
Wales Office
Mark Francois speeches from: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
Mark Francois contributed 4 speeches (1,679 words)
2nd reading
Tuesday 18th November 2025 - Commons Chamber
Northern Ireland Office


Written Answers
Palliative Care
Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework for England. I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1087, which I gave to the House on 24 November 2025.

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the names of those who have held the post of Ajax's Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), or the equivalent position, since 2015.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The list of individuals who have held the role of Senior Responsible Officer for the Armoured Cavalry Programme (commonly known as Ajax) are listed below.

Date in post

Occupant

November 2023 – Present

Mr Chris Bowbrick

October 2021 – November 2023

Dr David Marsh

April 2019 – August 2021

Lieutenant General Simon Hamilton

November 2015 – April 2019

Major General Mark Gaunt

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what bonuses were paid to the Ajax team at Defence Equipment and Support over the past 5 years.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Due to Defence Equipment and Support's flexible resourcing model, performance awards would have been made on an individual basis and as a result of overall organisational performance, rather than solely on the outcomes of a specific programme.

Ajax Vehicles: Safety
Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all documents provided by the current Senior Reporting Office regarding Ajax’s safety.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Senior Reporting Officer regularly provides updates to Defence Ministers on the programme. However, this Government, and the last Government, do not routinely release information provided from officials to ministers.

But I can assure the Hon Gentleman that Before declaring Initial Operating Capability, I received written assurances from CGS and the acting NAD that the vehicle was safe to operate. Within the letter note AJAX the vehicle was described as ‘demonstrably safe to operate”.

When concerns were raised in the summer, an independent Army investigation confirmed the vehicle was fit for purpose and operating well within Health and Safety Executive limits for noise and vibration.




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18 Nov 2025, 6:36 p.m. - House of Commons
">> We have unfortunately run out of time for backbench contributions. I call the frontbench and I call the shadow Minister. Mark Francois. "
Lincoln Jopp MP (Spelthorne, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
19 Nov 2025, 12:59 p.m. - House of Commons
">> Mark Francois although I'm not a Welsh MP, I'd like to express my sympathies for what the people of Monmouthshire are going through. In "
Rt Hon Mark Francois MP (Rayleigh and Wickford, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
19 Nov 2025, 12:59 p.m. - House of Commons
"country. And this government is intent on doing that. >> Mark Francois although I'm not a "
Anna McMorrin MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Cardiff North, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
20 Nov 2025, 9:36 a.m. - House of Commons
" Mark Francois thank you sir. The Lower Thames Crossing or the late "
Rt Hon Mark Francois MP (Rayleigh and Wickford, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
24 Nov 2025, 2:40 p.m. - House of Commons
" Mark Francois thank you speaker. "
Patrick Hurley MP (Southport, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
24 Nov 2025, 4 p.m. - House of Commons
">> Mark Francois. I'm baffled. Mark Francois. Thank you sir. I listened carefully to the Minister's rather Kafkaesque reply, but can I ask a "
Helen Morgan MP (North Shropshire, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
24 Nov 2025, 4 p.m. - House of Commons
">> Mark Francois. I'm baffled. Mark "
Josh Simons MP, The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Makerfield, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript