At a glanceJohn Glen is a Conservative MP for Salisbury, and has represented the seat for 16 years, 2 months. They have cast 392 votes in Commons divisions (68% attendance), tabled 947 written questions and registered 16 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; John Glen did not vote in 183. 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
Current roles
- Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Committee since 18 Jun 2025
- Public Accounts Commission Committee since 17 Dec 2024
- Treasury Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Salisbury 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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Mims Davies
Conservative
100.0% · 371 of 371 shared votes
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Edward Argar
Conservative
100.0% · 370 of 370 shared votes
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Sir Julian Lewis
Conservative
100.0% · 370 of 370 shared votes
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Dr Andrew Murrison
Conservative
100.0% · 370 of 370 shared votes
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Damian Hinds
Conservative
100.0% · 369 of 369 shared votes
Votes least like
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Michael Payne
Labour
0.6% · 2 of 315 shared votes
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Natalie Fleet
Labour
1.1% · 3 of 269 shared votes
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Sarah Edwards
Labour
1.1% · 3 of 261 shared votes
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Kevin McKenna
Labour
1.2% · 4 of 343 shared votes
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Kerry McCarthy
Labour
1.2% · 4 of 342 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 earnings1
- Non Executive Director, Open Banking Limited - Open Banking Limited (registered 9 Feb 2026)
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment1
- Agreement starting 09 February 2026 - £5,000.00 (registered 9 Feb 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1
- Ascot Racecourse Limited - £590.00 (registered 10 Jul 2025)
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Jordan between 20 July 2025 and 25 July 2025 (registered 17 Aug 2025)
Shareholdings7
- Shares in Lockhouse Systems Limited (registered 17 Jun 2026)
- Shares in Blue International Holdings Limited (registered 9 Jul 2025)
- Shares in Future Global Resources Ltd (registered 8 Jul 2025)
- Shares in CoffeeDrop Delivery Ltd (registered 26 Sep 2024)
- Shares in Blue Gold Ltd (BGL) (registered 12 Apr 2021)
- Shares in Softiron (registered 10 Jan 2020)
- Shares in Endava Ltd (registered 19 May 2015)
Miscellaneous5
- Trustee of Alabare - homeless charity HQ in Salisbury but serving the south west and Wales. This is an unpaid role. (registered 30 Sep 2025)
- Trustee of Christian Responsibility in Public Affairs. This is an unpaid role. (registered 13 Aug 2025)
- I am unpaid Director of the Policy Research Unit Ltd ( PRU) (registered 14 Jul 2025)
- Patron of upReach. Supporting the charity's work through events, campaigns and strategic connections. (registered 7 Mar 2025)
- Commissioner of the Financial Inclusion Commission. This an independent body made up of consumer and business representatives, together with policy experts in areas such as banking and payments, insurance and credit. As a commissioner I will attend monthly meetings and advise on specific issues. This is an unpaid role. (registered 7 Mar 2025)
Written questions
Multinational Companies: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of whether the UK's tax treaty arbitration arrangements allow multinational companies to delay the collection of UK tax in transfer pricing and Diverted Profits Tax disputes; and w
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
There is no special provision or allowance under the UK’s tax treaties for the suspension or deferral of tax payments by multinational companies. For transfer pricing cases, HMRC may suspend collection of the disputed tax while a Mutual Agreement Procedur...
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026 to question 14817, what specific representations his Department made on behalf of the vending industry to the Department for Health and Social Care.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
The Department regularly engages with the Department of Health and Social Care on a range of issues affecting business sectors. This has included consideration of the impacts of policy proposals on businesses and implementation considerations. However, it...
Laos: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Laotian counterpart on the protection of Christian converts and other religious minority communities in that country.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
The UK is committed to promoting and defending Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). The UK has discussed freedom of religion or belief with the Lao authorities through bilateral dialogue, including at the UK-Laos Political Dialogue which took place in Lo...
Homelessness: Charities and Voluntary Organisations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the thematic Value for Money Review of homelessness will include an analysis of value added by charitable and not-for-profit homelessness services which do not currently
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
The Value for Money Review of homelessness will assess the underlying cost-effectiveness of cross government spend that helps to prevent and relieve all forms of homelessness, and will make actionable recommendations that improve efficiency, accountabilit...
Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in each of the past three financial years, how much Housing Benefit has been paid to providers of Supported Accommodation.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The Department's Benefit Expenditure and Caseload outturn and forecast tables can be found in the ‘Housing Benefits’ sheet here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2026. Equivalent estimates are not availabl...
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer to question 11397, what representations his Department made to the Department for Health and Social Care on the vending machine industry and the proposed ban on the sale of energ
Answer · 8 Jul 2026
The Department for Business and Trade engaged with the Department of Health and Social Care during the development of proposals relating to the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s. As is standard practice, Ministers and officials work closely...
Qatar: Baha'i Faith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Qatar on due process and freedom of religion or belief for members of the Bahá’í community.
Answer · 29 Jun 2026
The UK is a strong advocate for freedom of religion or belief for all, and we continue to engage with the Government of Qatar on issues around human rights and the importance of due process, including for members of religious minority groups. We also rema...
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Hughes Report, what estimate he has made of the timescale for the relevant department to reach conclusions and decisions on the report's recommendations.
Answer · 29 Jun 2026
The Government extends its deepest sympathies to all those affected by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh, and recognises the profound, life‑changing impact these harms have had on individuals and their families. We know that for many, the consequences are ...
Speeches in the chamber
13 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
Before the hon. Lady makes her statement on Thursday, will she, when reflecting on the arrangement in Wiltshire that would embrace Wessex—although we have been told that that is not the Government’s view—address the prevailing concern that…
7 Jul 2026 Summer Jobs
My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. In responding to me, the Minister pointed out that it was necessary to increase the national living wage so that everyone had enough money, which is obviously a reasonable point to make. Does m…
7 Jul 2026 Summer Jobs
I recognise that the Minister wants to come to what the Government are going to do, but does he not accept that the decisions already made in the last two years—with respect to the price of employment and the national living wage, the cost…
7 Jul 2026 Summer Jobs
Will the Minister give way?
2 Jul 2026 Business of the House
In Salisbury, we welcome zero emission buses, and the previous Conservative Administration worked with the ZEBRA—zero emission bus regional area—scheme to deliver 30 new buses. Last week, when I met Ed Wills, the new managing director of S…
2 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I welcome the appointment of Parminder Kohli as the chief executive officer of the Office for Investment. He is a personal friend of mine, and he will bring 30 years of experience in the oil industry. Will the Secretary of State set out wh…
2 Jul 2026 Hospitality Sector: Employment
I thank the Minister for her answer and the positive news about the sector apprenticeships. Hospitality is critical in Salisbury as we move towards our 800-year celebration next year, but last summer there was a 25% drop in temporary work …
2 Jul 2026 Hospitality Sector: Employment
11. What assessment he has made of trends in employment levels in the hospitality sector.
30 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
The Secretary of State will be well aware of the central role that Porton Down has played in our nation’s security and history through the UK Health Security Agency and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. I welcome the announcem…
25 Jun 2026 Business of the House
A wheelchair-using constituent has contacted me after a major manufacturer and dealership refused to apply the VAT relief available to eligible disabled people purchasing adapted vehicles. There seems to be a perception in parts of the ind…
25 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
Public inquiries undoubtedly provide a significant mechanism to bring redress to enduring wrongs in the British state, but the cost of them and the lack of governance over them can mean that sometimes they cost extraordinary amounts of mon…
25 Jun 2026 National Resilience
Asbestos is widespread in public infrastructure. Asbestos-related diseases are the No. 1 cause of occupational death, with 5,000 a year —I lost my own father nearly 10 years ago. The right hon. Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms), now …
23 Jun 2026 Puberty Blockers
I acknowledge the serious way that the Secretary of State is approaching this. I think many people will be concerned that, as the shadow Minister has said, there is no objective blood marker for these individuals; I think they will be conc…
23 Jun 2026 Economic Strength
The Chancellor has obviously had to make some tough decisions since 2024, but the right hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) wants her to go further by aligning the capital gains tax rate to the higher rates of income tax. Did she …
22 Jun 2026 PE and Sport Premium: Primary Schools
I thank the Minister for that answer, but I visited Woodlands primary school and Matthew Kitley 10 days ago. He has been there for 17 years and works extremely hard to make very limited resources work for the pupils, 60% of whom receive th…
22 Jun 2026 PE and Sport Premium: Primary Schools
15. What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of planned changes to the PE and sport premium for primary schools on school budgets.
17 Jun 2026 Rural Pubs: Fiscal Support
The Minister will acknowledge the distinct combined effect of a whole range of Government decisions on the rural pubs sector. While I acknowledge the need for fiscal responsibility, what work has he done to look at the net effect of all …
17 Jun 2026 Rural Pubs: Fiscal Support
May I say what a pleasure it is to contribute to this debate under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse? I am reminded of my youth in Bath, where I first attended pubs such as the Assembly Inn—but, since the subject of today’s debate is rural pubs…
4 Jun 2026 Business of the House
Wiltshire council has assessed that the combination of the decision to stop the A303 tunnel at Stonehenge—despite £250 million already being committed to that, and spent—confirmation that the UK Health Security Agency will move to Harlow f…
4 Jun 2026 Russian Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure
Eight years ago next month, Dawn Sturgess died in my constituency as a direct consequence of Russia’s attack, via Novichok, that aimed to take out Sergei Skripal. During that awful episode, it was quite clear that the work of our security …
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office · Cabinet Office 13 Nov 2023 – 5 Jul 2024
- Chief Secretary to the Treasury · HM Treasury 25 Oct 2022 – 13 Nov 2023
- Economic Secretary (HM Treasury) · HM Treasury 9 Jan 2018 – 6 Jul 2022
- Minister of State (Treasury) (City) · HM Treasury 9 Jan 2018 – 6 Jul 2022
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 3 Jul 2017 – 9 Jan 2018
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) · Department for Culture, Media and Sport 14 Jun 2017 – 3 Jul 2017
Opposition posts
- Shadow Paymaster General · Cabinet Office 8 Jul 2024 – 8 Nov 2024
Committee memberships
- Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill 8 Jun 2021 – 15 Jun 2021
- Work and Pensions Committee 8 Jul 2015 – 19 Dec 2016
- Committees on Arms Export Controls 12 Jul 2010 – 8 Nov 2012
- Defence Committee 12 Jul 2010 – 5 Nov 2012
Previous seats
- Salisbury · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Elections contested
- Plymouth, Devonport 7 Jun 2001
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 2675
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Constituency office
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about John Glen, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is John Glen?
John Glen is a Member of Parliament representing Salisbury in the House of Commons. See John Glen's official Parliament profile.
Which party does John Glen represent?
John Glen sits as Conservative. See John Glen's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does John Glen represent?
John Glen is the Member of Parliament for Salisbury. See John Glen's official Parliament profile.
How long has John Glen been an MP?
John Glen has served in the House of Commons for 16 years, 2 months. See John Glen's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for John Glen?
John Glen has 16 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See John Glen's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.