Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest
Mark Garnier has been an MP since 2010. Currently: Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade); Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury); Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) (Department for International Trade) | 2016 to 2018 |
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) | 2026 to now | Now |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions) (Department for Work and Pensions) | 2025 to 2026 | |
| Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury) (HM Treasury) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero) (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) | 2024 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Finance (No. 2) Bill | 2026 | |
| Pension Schemes Bill | 2025 | |
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 2025 to now | Now |
| Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] | 2025 | |
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 2024 | |
| Criminal Justice Bill | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Energy Security and Net Zero Committee | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill | 2023 |
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| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill | 2021 | |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 2020 to 2023 | |
| International Trade Committee | 2020 to 2023 | |
| Regulatory Reform | 2020 to 2021 | |
| European Statutory Instruments Committee | 2020 | |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | 2015 to 2016 | |
| Treasury Committee | 2015 to 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee) | 2012 to 2013 | |
| Treasury Committee | 2010 to 2015 |
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Mark Garnier has 30 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Silverstone Circuit - £1,100.00 | 25 Jul 2026 |
| Miscellaneous | Trustee, Industry and Parliament Trust. The IPT is Parliament based, and establishes links between Parliamentarians and the wider economy. This is an unpaid role. | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to China between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026 | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Richardsons - £1,260.00 | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 03 February 2026 - £2,000.00 | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to China between 05 January 2025 and 10 January 2025 | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Qatar between 19 May 2025 and 23 May 2025 | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 02 June 2025 - £2,000.00 | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 24 May 2024 - £15,000.00 | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement starting 18 November 2025 - £0.00 | 22 Nov 2025 |
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| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings | Non executive director - Space Solar Group Holdings | 22 Nov 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 23 October 2025 - £10,620.00 | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Employment and earnings | Business referral - GBMW Ltd | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to South Korea between 25 September 2025 and 01 October 2025 | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Thailand between 20 September 2025 and 25 September 2025 | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Chair of the British Shooting Sports Council, an umbrella organisation that brings together 15 organisations that represent the wider interests of the shooting community in the UK. This is an unpaid role. | 22 Mar 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | ReWyre Board. The ReWyre Board is a group of people supporting the economic development of Wyre Forest, supported by Wyre Forest District Council. This is an unpaid role. | 10 Nov 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Member of the board, The Conservative Party. | 7 Aug 2024 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement starting 18 July 2024 - £500.00 | 24 Jul 2024 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement starting 01 September 2023 - £8,000.00 | 1 Sep 2023 |
| Miscellaneous | A Non-executive Director of Space Solar Group Holdings Ltd. A UK company established to lead the development of space based solar power. This is an unpaid role. | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Miscellaneous | Chair of the advisory board of the Space Energy Initiative, a non-profit organisation set up within the Satellite Applications Catapult to support those exploring the possibility of space based solar power. This is an unpaid role and involves chairing four meetings a year. | 14 Dec 2021 |
| Shareholdings | Shares in Kemyel Ltd | 4 Oct 2021 |
| Miscellaneous | Director of the Satellite Finance Network, a company limited by guarantee providing support and advice for space sector start-up companies. This is an unpaid role, requiring one day per month commitment. | 15 Mar 2021 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement starting 01 October 2020 - £2,500.00 | 26 Oct 2020 |
| Land and property (within or outside the UK) | Residential in Cornwall | 27 Jun 2017 |
| Employment and earnings | Independent Non-executive Director - Super Sharp Space Systems | – |
| Employment and earnings | Chair of the Advisory Board | – |
| Family members employed | Caroline Garnier employed | – |
| Miscellaneous | Member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers of London. | – |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Mark Garnier asked 130 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
68 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Mark Garnier represents Wyre Forest. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Conservative
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Mark Garnier won with 32% of the votes, and Vicki Smith (Labour) came second with 30%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Garnier | Conservative | 14,489 | 32.1% |
| Vicki Smith | Labour | 13,677 | 30.3% |
| Bill Hopkins | Reform UK | 9,682 | 21.4% |
| Shazu Miah | Liberal Democrat | 2,809 | 6.2% |
| John Davis | Green Party | 2,443 | 5.4% |
| Leigh Whitehouse | Independent | 1,535 | 3.4% |
| Nigel Geary | Independent | 523 | 1.2% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Mark Garnier took part in 200 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Mark Garnier voted the same way as their party in 198 of the 198 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | For | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this