Rishi Sunak Portrait

Rishi Sunak

Conservative - Richmond (Yorks)

First elected: 7th May 2015

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union

(since October 2022)

Rishi Sunak is not a member of any APPGs
Chancellor of the Exchequer
13th Feb 2020 - 5th Jul 2022
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
24th Jul 2019 - 13th Feb 2020
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
8th Feb 2018 - 6th Nov 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
9th Jan 2018 - 24th Jul 2019
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
8th Jul 2015 - 3rd May 2017


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Rishi Sunak has voted in 281 divisions, and 1 time against the majority of their Party.

13 May 2020 - Remote Division result: New Clause 2 - View Vote Context
Rishi Sunak voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 22 Conservative Aye votes vs 326 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 328
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Debates during the 2019 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
Keir Starmer (Labour)
Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition
(274 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(255 debate interactions)
Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party)
SNP Westminster Leader
(72 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Cabinet Office
(1381 debate contributions)
HM Treasury
(1272 debate contributions)
Wales Office
(177 debate contributions)
Scotland Office
(146 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Financial Services and Markets Act 2023
(1,236 words contributed)
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Richmond (Yorks) Petitions

e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.

If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.

If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).

Rishi Sunak has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak has not signed any Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Rishi Sunak, 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.


Rishi Sunak has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Rishi Sunak has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

9 Bills introduced by Rishi Sunak

Introduced: 12th May 2021

A Bill to make provision in relation to national insurance contributions.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 14th March 2022 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 21st October 2020

A Bill to make provision about financial services and markets; to make provision about debt respite schemes; to make provision about Help-to-Save accounts; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 29th April 2021 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 24th March 2022

A Bill to make provision for and in connection with increasing the thresholds at which primary Class 1 contributions, Class 2 contributions and Class 4 contributions become payable.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 31st March 2022 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 9th March 2021

A Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the national debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 10th June 2021 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 17th March 2020

A Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the national debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 22nd July 2020 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 9th March 2021

A Bill to make provision increasing the maximum capital of the Contingencies Fund for a temporary period.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 15th March 2021 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 13th July 2020

A Bill to make provision to reduce for a temporary period the amount of stamp duty land tax chargeable on the acquisition of residential property.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 22nd July 2020 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 24th March 2020

A Bill to make provision increasing the maximum capital of the Contingencies Fund for a temporary period.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 25th March 2020 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 2nd November 2021

A Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the national debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 24th February 2022 and was enacted into law.


Rishi Sunak has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament