At a glanceLayla Moran is a Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, and has represented the seat for 9 years, 1 month. They have cast 362 votes in Commons divisions (63% attendance), tabled 2,198 written questions and registered 15 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Layla Moran did not vote in 213. 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
- Liaison Committee (Commons) Committee since 4 Dec 2024
- Health and Social Care Committee Committee · Chair since 9 Sep 2024
- Oxford West and Abingdon Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Liberal Democrat Party since 8 Jun 2017
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Ian Sollom
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 347 of 347 shared votes
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Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 334 of 334 shared votes
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Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 333 of 333 shared votes
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Sarah Green
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 325 of 325 shared votes
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Caroline Voaden
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 322 of 322 shared votes
Votes least like
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Labour
10.9% · 24 of 221 shared votes
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Mary Creagh
Labour
12.7% · 30 of 236 shared votes
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Jonathan Reynolds
Labour (Co-op)
13.3% · 27 of 203 shared votes
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Sarah Smith
Labour
13.4% · 31 of 231 shared votes
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Neil Coyle
Labour
13.5% · 40 of 296 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 - CSA Catapult Innovation Centre (registered 19 Dec 2022)
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment1
- Agreement starting 30 June 2023 - £18,078.00 (registered 30 Jun 2023)
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP6
- Dermot Roaf - £1,800.00 (registered 3 Feb 2026)
- Hugo Brunner - £2,400.00 (registered 3 Feb 2026)
- Peter Frankopan - £2,400.00 (registered 3 Feb 2026)
- Peter Frankopan - £2,400.00 (registered 9 Jan 2025)
- Dermot Roaf - £1,800.00 (registered 9 Jan 2025)
- Hugo Brunner - £2,400.00 (registered 9 Jan 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
- Simon Ruddick - £948.00 (registered 13 Jul 2026)
- Lawn Tennis Association - £720.00 (registered 6 Jul 2026)
Visits outside the UK2
- International visit to Taiwan between 28 March 2026 and 03 April 2026 (registered 24 Apr 2026)
- International visit to Bahrain between 31 October 2025 and 03 November 2025 (registered 27 Nov 2025)
Miscellaneous3
- Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. (registered 6 Nov 2024)
- Funding the legal fees for representing me in relation to complaints against the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Global Warming Policy Foundation. At the time of registration, the estimated value of this support is below the registrable threshold. (registered 25 Mar 2024)
- Member of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP)’s Advisory Board. The ICJP’s principal objective is to coordinate and support legal work which supports the rights of Palestinians in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the wider diaspora. This is an unpaid role. (registered 16 Jun 2021)
Written questions
Visas: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the costs of a family visa for a Ukraine family.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
The Government’s bespoke Ukraine Schemes for those fleeing the conflict are available to eligible Ukrainian nationals and their family members. Applications under these schemes are free of charge, are exempt from paying the Immigration Health Surcharge an...
Police Patrolling: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase police presence in town centres.
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
As part of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, the Government has committed to delivering 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel by the end of this Parliament.By February 2026 we delivered 3,123 additional full-time equivalent (FTE) police o...
Anti-social Behaviour: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour on the high street.
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
The Government’s police reforms will protect and strengthen neighbourhood policing by freeing local forces, including Thames Valley Police, from national responsibilities so they can focus on issues that matter most locally, like anti-social behaviour (AS...
East West Rail Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department intends to convene a meeting of stakeholders involved in preparing for the commencement of East-West Rail passenger services.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Transport.
East West Rail Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons East-West Rail passenger services have not yet commenced.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Transport.
Schools: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to protect the wellbeing of children in schools during heatwaves.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
The department takes periods of hot weather and heatwaves seriously and has published a climate risk assessment. We continue to support responsible bodies and schools to provide education in a safe environment.To support them, the department has also publ...
School Meals: Weather
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the number of schools that stop offering hot meals to children during heatwaves.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
The department has not made an assessment of the number of schools that stop offering hot meals during periods of hot weather.Beyond the School Food Standards, decisions about catering arrangements are a matter for individual schools and their catering pr...
Schools: Air Conditioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to install air conditioning systems.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
The department takes periods of hot weather and heatwaves seriously and has published a climate risk assessment which is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-of-uk-climate-change-risk-on-the-delivery-of-education/summary-of-fi...
Early day motions
| 2 Jul 2026 | Potential merits of a knighthood for Harry Kane | 28 sig. |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Pupil wellbeing at St Swithun’s CE Primary School | 6 sig. |
| 5 Jan 2026 | The Gatehouse in Oxford | 15 sig. |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Bruce Richardson | 10 sig. |
| 4 Sep 2025 | First female Astronomer Royal | 29 sig. |
| 15 Jul 2025 | UK-based medical charities in Palestine | 80 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
1 Jul 2026 Israel: E1 Zone Expansion
Build E1, kill the prospect of Palestine. It is that simple, and that is not a conspiracy theory; it is Israel’s stated aim. We have a small window to affect what happens next because the Israeli elections are happening soon, as the Minist…
30 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
I am happy not to. Question deferred (Standing Order No. 54).
30 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
I am frustrated, because everything the Minister is saying is in the press release. Can she please answer the question? Will the Government release the impact assessment? If they will not, will they at least allow a Select Committee to see…
30 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his speech, because he is showing how important this debate is. A lot of this has not been flushed out. Medicines UK, which is responsible for a lot of the generics that he talks about, disagrees wit…
30 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and that lack of transparency is the nub of my speech today. There are some potential positives in the deal. At the 10 February sitting of the Business and Trade Committee, a representative of the…
30 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
That is a really good point. I will come back to generics, which make up nine in 10 of the medicines that the NHS uses. There is also an issue of devolution here, which I am sure other Members will cover. At the moment it is very complex, …
30 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
I believe that by the end of my speech, the hon. Gentleman and I will be in violent agreement, if we are not already. There is one more aspect of this, incidentally: the supply chains deal, which I understand is being crafted. We do not h…
30 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate on the NHS estimates and, in particular, the impact of the UK-US pharmaceutical deal. Let me start by briefly talking about the estimates themselves. I am sure that every…
30 Jun 2026 National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
I, too, thank Baroness Amos, her team and, most especially, the families who so bravely gave the evidence that has formed this report. Further to the conversation about accountability, the Secretary of State will have noticed that some fam…
24 Jun 2026 Nottingham Maternity and Neonatal Services
I, too, pay tribute to those families who came forward with their stories, but also to the thousands, if not tens of thousands, of families across the country who are hearing these stories today and are triggered because it reminds them of…
22 Jun 2026 Pathways Study: Puberty Suppression
I welcome the statement and this approach. I thank the MHRA for engaging with the Committee when we asked it specific questions about this. It told us that the role of the regulator is to ensure that participants in any clinical trial are …
16 Jun 2026 Thames Water
In recent months, 35,000 houses in West Oxford have had their water pressure cut by Thames Water, in some cases by as much as 50%. Veronica in Osney Island says that her upstairs shower is now nothing but a dribble, and is barely usable. T…
9 Jun 2026 Health Inequalities
The Health and Social Care Committee’s most recent report into healthy ageing highlights the unacceptable 20-year gap in healthy life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas of the country. It also points out that physical act…
1 Jun 2026 Health Bill
I do have concerns over Healthwatch; I have even more concerns over the role of the HSSIB. We cannot have it both ways: people cannot sit at desks near other people who are making decisions and at the same time be perceived as entirely ind…
1 Jun 2026 Health Bill
It is a pleasure—and slightly surreal—to follow the former Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting), because he is very much an architect of the Bill, and I am sure that we would have had many questions fo…
1 Jun 2026 Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
Oxford is proud to have the highest proportion of trans and non-binary people of any area outside London, so it was with sadness that I received an email from a constituent, Jennie, who already accompanies their spouse, who is trans, to th…
14 Apr 2026 NHS Waiting Lists
Making sure that our GP surgeries are revving on all cylinders is key to ensuring that people get the access to NHS treatment that they need. The Secretary of State will know of my campaign to get a new site for Summertown health centre—in…
26 Mar 2026 Palliative Care
If the hon. Gentleman reads the introduction, he will see that we put the report in the context of the discussions on the assisted dying Bill. Like this House, the Committee has a range of views on the issue—for and against, and in between…
26 Mar 2026 Palliative Care
I commend the right hon. Gentleman for his campaigning on this issue over many years. Together for Short Lives was indeed a contributor to the two reports. Its specific recommendation on babies, children and young people’s care was that we…
26 Mar 2026 Palliative Care
On behalf of the Health and Social Care Committee, it is a pleasure to present to the House our sixth report, which is on the subject of palliative care. This is the second report we are presenting to the House in as many weeks, because th…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Opposition posts
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Science, Innovation & Technology) · Opposition Department 5 Jul 2024 – 18 Sep 2024
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs & International Development) · Opposition Department 5 Jul 2024 – 18 Sep 2024
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development) · Opposition Department 7 Sep 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) · Opposition Department 7 Sep 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education) · Opposition Department 16 Jun 2017 – 7 Sep 2020
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) · Opposition Department 21 Aug 2019 – 6 Jan 2020
Committee memberships
- Down Syndrome Bill 19 Jan 2022 – 26 Jan 2022
- Public Accounts Committee 11 Sep 2017 – 6 Nov 2019
Previous seats
- Oxford West and Abingdon · Elected 2 times 8 Jun 2017 – 30 May 2024
Elections contested
- Oxford West and Abingdon 7 May 2015
- Battersea 6 May 2010
Expenses
Source: IPSA (OGL v3.0)
Contact & offices
0207 219 3905
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Constituency office
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Layla Moran, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Layla Moran?
Layla Moran is a Member of Parliament representing Oxford West and Abingdon in the House of Commons. See Layla Moran's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Layla Moran represent?
Layla Moran sits as Liberal Democrat. See Layla Moran's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Layla Moran represent?
Layla Moran is the Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon. See Layla Moran's official Parliament profile.
How long has Layla Moran been an MP?
Layla Moran has served in the House of Commons for 9 years, 1 month. See Layla Moran's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Layla Moran?
Layla Moran has 15 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Layla Moran's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.