Member of Parliament
Jesse Norman
Conservative MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
At a glanceJesse Norman is a Conservative MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, and has represented the seat for 16 years, 2 months. They currently serve as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. They have cast 371 votes in Commons divisions (65% attendance), tabled 70 written questions and registered 17 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Jesse Norman did not vote in 204. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Leader of the House of Commons.
Current roles
- Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Committee since 20 Nov 2024
- Modernisation Committee Committee since 18 Nov 2024
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Opposition post · Office of the Leader of the House of Commons since 5 Nov 2024
- Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee since 5 Nov 2024
- House of Commons Commission Committee since 5 Nov 2024
- Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee since 5 Nov 2024
- Members Estimate Committee Committee since 5 Nov 2024
- Defence Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Hereford and South Herefordshire Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Conservative Party since 6 May 2010
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Bradley Thomas
Conservative
100.0% · 367 of 367 shared votes
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Rebecca Harris
Conservative
100.0% · 358 of 358 shared votes
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Gareth Bacon
Conservative
100.0% · 355 of 355 shared votes
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Dr Andrew Murrison
Conservative
100.0% · 354 of 354 shared votes
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Sir Julian Lewis
Conservative
100.0% · 354 of 354 shared votes
Votes least like
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Michael Payne
Labour
0.3% · 1 of 295 shared votes
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Ms Julie Minns
Labour
0.6% · 2 of 329 shared votes
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Kerry McCarthy
Labour
0.9% · 3 of 327 shared votes
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Gen Kitchen
Labour
1.0% · 3 of 311 shared votes
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Sonia Kumar
Labour
1.0% · 3 of 306 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Employment and earnings2
- Academic Work - Liberty Fund Inc
- Writing Books - Peters Fraser & Dunlop Ltd
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments9
- Payment received on 23 June 2026 - £679.71 (registered 29 Jun 2026)
- Payment received on 30 April 2026 - £178.35 (registered 14 May 2026)
- Payment received on 23 April 2026 - £159.87 (registered 27 Apr 2026)
- Payment received on 30 September 2025 - £675.49 (registered 22 Oct 2025)
- Payment received on 16 October 2025 - £98.40 (registered 20 Oct 2025)
- Payment received on 09 October 2025 - £66.55 (registered 20 Oct 2025)
- Payment received on 03 October 2025 - £253.31 (registered 20 Oct 2025)
- Payment received on 18 September 2025 - £1,667.00 (registered 24 Sep 2025)
- Payment received on 03 July 2025 - £84.48 (registered 8 Jul 2025)
Visits outside the UK3
- International visit to Spain between 26 March 2026 and 29 March 2026 (registered 20 Apr 2026)
- International visit to France between 15 January 2026 and 17 January 2026 (registered 2 Feb 2026)
- International visit to France between 05 September 2025 and 07 September 2025 (registered 22 Sep 2025)
Shareholdings1
- Shares in Genie International Toys
Miscellaneous2
- Chair of NMITE. This is an unpaid role. (registered 12 Mar 2025)
- Member of the Town Board for Hereford. This is an unpaid role. (registered 5 Feb 2020)
Written questions
Directors: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what statutory authority Companies House is able to exclude non-digital in-writing applications for director ID verification.
Answer · 17 Nov 2025
The statutory authority for Companies House to exclude non-digital applications for identity verification is provided by sections 1068 and 1117 of the Companies Act 2006, which enable the registrar to impose requirements as to the form and manner of the d...
Directors: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Companies House is taking steps to protect directors from penalties due to the gap between statutory written options and digital-only guidance.
Answer · 17 Nov 2025
There is no divergence in the standard of identity verification that must be achieved via the digital, non-digital and hybrid routes. Secondary legislation, Registrar's Rules and published guidance set out identity verification requirements and empower th...
Directors: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Companies House undertook an equality impact assessment in relation to its changes to the director ID verification requirements.
Answer · 17 Nov 2025
Equality impacts were considered as part of the Impact Assessment prepared for the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, which introduced identity verification requirements. It concluded the measures are not expected to have any disproportionate...
Water Companies: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total proceeds of fines on water companies have been since the Treasury announcement on 30 November 2022 that they would be reserved for river restoration; and how much has be
Answer · 17 Oct 2024
The Water Restoration Fund, which launched in April this year, is reinvesting water company environmental fines and penalties into projects to improve the water environment. A total of £11 million has been made available for local projects in regions wher...
Railways: Hereford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, of the cancelled direct train services between London and Hereford in the last six months, what proportion of cancellations were caused by matters relating to (a) Great Western Railway and (b) Network Rail.
Answer · 14 Dec 2023
In the last six months, 9.94% of Great Western Railway’s (GWR’s) direct London to Hereford services were cancelled. GWR confirm that 38.7% of these cancellations were caused by matters relating to Network Rail, and 3.8% because of other train operators. I...
Railways: Hereford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of direct trains from London Paddington to Hereford have been cancelled in the last six months, by (a) day of the week and (b) time of day.
Answer · 14 Dec 2023
In the last six months, 44 direct trains from London Paddington to Hereford have been cancelled, and 18 part-cancelled usually meaning termination at Worcester or Great Malvern. This equates to proportions of 4.55% on Mondays, 5.68% on Tuesdays, 10.12% on...
Channel Four Television: Privatisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the privatisation of Channel 4 on its annual levels of investment in independent television and film production companies.
Answer · 15 Jun 2022
The Government consulted extensively on the future of Channel 4, and the views and evidence gathered from a wide range of stakeholders has informed the government’s assessment of any potential impact of a change of ownership. The Government published its ...
Channel Four Television: Privatisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the projected cash return from the privatisation of Channel 4; and on what assumptions that projection has been made.
Answer · 15 Jun 2022
Channel 4 has a strong reputation for innovative and diverse content, a proactive strategy to be a digital first provider, and huge popularity with a range of audiences, including valuable younger audiences. The Government expects this will appeal to a br...
Early day motions
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Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Business of the House
I thank the Leader of the House for the business. This seems a moment for the words of Philip Larkin: “What will survive of us is love.” It is a day of sadness and departings. I know that the whole House will want to join me in sa…
16 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?
14 Jul 2026 Business of the House
I raised it in the Daily Mail!
14 Jul 2026 Business of the House
This is a total humiliation and embarrassment for the Government. Yesterday they published an emergency change to Government business in order to ram the Hillsborough law through this House, with no notice and an absolute minimum of scruti…
13 Jul 2026 Business of the House
I cannot come to the Dispatch Box without registering my sadness, and I am sure that of everyone across this House, at the dreadful news about Ann Widdecombe. I am sure that we will talk about this later, but I just wanted to start with th…
9 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Oh!
9 Jul 2026 Business of the House
What a sporting week this has been! Youth, vitality, incredible physical stamina in the most testing of environments—and that is just the Leader of the House, whose birthday it was yesterday. He has never begrudged me my own naivety and in…
9 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Mr Speaker, I thank you for your gracious words, and I echo your thoughts and thanks to David Weir for all his service. Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?
2 Jul 2026 Business of the House
I thank the Leader of the House for the business. I know that he and the whole House will want to join me in congratulating the England football team on their win last night, although I must say I am not sure we should be thanking them for…
2 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Recognising that the real Golden valley is in Herefordshire, will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?
25 Jun 2026 Business of the House
I think it is unfortunate that I was not allowed to conclude in the terms that—
25 Jun 2026 Business of the House
I thank the Leader of the House for the business. I know the whole House will join me in thinking of the victims of the earthquakes in Venezuela, of which we have just had news, and of course the victims of the train crash in Bedford and t…
25 Jun 2026 Business of the House
Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business, perhaps including the business relating to the item just raised under the point of order?
4 Jun 2026 Business of the House
May I welcome my guests to the Gallery? Part of our job at business questions is to act as a place of record, and this has been a grim week and a week of mourning for us all. First, we mourn for Henry Nowak. The whole House will know th…
4 Jun 2026 Business of the House
Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?
1 Jun 2026 Business of the House
I thank the Leader of the House very much for that business update and for the news of the debate on Wednesday. That will be an opportunity for Back-Bench Members to put matters on the record—but for scrutiny of the Government, actually, b…
21 May 2026 Business of the House
It is famously true that our present Prime Minister gets 100 times more animated and passionate about the performance of his football club every weekend than he does about trivial details of social, economic or foreign policy, and still mo…
21 May 2026 Business of the House
Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?
14 May 2026 Business of the House
I thank the Leader of the House very much for announcing the business, and I welcome all colleagues back to the House. I am sure that the whole House will wish to join me in congratulating His Majesty the King not only on the Gracious Spee…
14 May 2026 Business of the House
Top of the morning to you, Mr Speaker. Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Minister of State (Department for Transport) · Department for Transport 26 Oct 2022 – 13 Nov 2023
- Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 7 Sep 2022 – 26 Oct 2022
- Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) · HM Treasury 23 May 2019 – 16 Sep 2021
- Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General · HM Treasury 23 May 2019 – 24 Jul 2019
- Minister of State (Department for Transport) · Department for Transport 12 Nov 2018 – 23 May 2019
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) · Department for Transport 14 Jun 2017 – 9 Nov 2018
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 18 Jul 2016 – 14 Jun 2017
Committee memberships
- Defence Sub-Committee 11 Dec 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Defence Committee 11 Dec 2023 – 30 May 2024
- National Insurance Contributions Bill 16 Jun 2021 – 22 Jun 2021
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 10 Sep 2015 – 19 Jul 2016
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 6 Dec 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
- Treasury Committee 12 Jul 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
- House of Commons Governance Committee 16 Oct 2014 – 17 Dec 2014
Previous seats
- Hereford and South Herefordshire · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 7084
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Suite 2a, Penn House, Broad Street, Hereford, HR4 9AP
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Jesse Norman, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Jesse Norman?
Jesse Norman is a Member of Parliament representing Hereford and South Herefordshire in the House of Commons. See Jesse Norman's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Jesse Norman represent?
Jesse Norman sits as Conservative. See Jesse Norman's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Jesse Norman represent?
Jesse Norman is the Member of Parliament for Hereford and South Herefordshire. See Jesse Norman's official Parliament profile.
How long has Jesse Norman been an MP?
Jesse Norman has served in the House of Commons for 16 years, 2 months. See Jesse Norman's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Jesse Norman?
Jesse Norman has 17 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Jesse Norman's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.