Layla Moran, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon
Layla Moran has been an MP since 2017. Currently: Liaison Committee (Commons); Health and Social Care Committee.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs & International Development) (Opposition Department) | 2024 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Science, Innovation & Technology) (Opposition Department) | 2024 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (Opposition Department) | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development) (Opposition Department) | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Opposition Department) | 2019 to 2020 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education) (Opposition Department) | 2017 to 2020 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Health and Social Care Committee | 2024 to now | Now |
| Down Syndrome Bill | 2022 | |
| Public Accounts Committee | 2017 to 2019 |
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.
Layla Moran has 15 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Simon Ruddick - £948.00 | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Lawn Tennis Association - £720.00 | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Taiwan between 28 March 2026 and 03 April 2026 | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Dermot Roaf - £1,800.00 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Peter Frankopan - £2,400.00 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Hugo Brunner - £2,400.00 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Bahrain between 31 October 2025 and 03 November 2025 | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Dermot Roaf - £1,800.00 | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Hugo Brunner - £2,400.00 | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Peter Frankopan - £2,400.00 | 9 Jan 2025 |
Show the other 5
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | 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. | 25 Mar 2024 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement starting 30 June 2023 - £18,078.00 | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Employment and earnings | Non-executive Director - CSA Catapult Innovation Centre | 19 Dec 2022 |
| Miscellaneous | 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. | 16 Jun 2021 |
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.
Layla Moran asked 77 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.
43 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
Layla Moran represents Oxford West and Abingdon. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Liberal Democrat
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Layla Moran won with 51% of the votes, and Vinay Raniga (Conservative) came second with 19%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layla Moran | Liberal Democrat | 23,414 | 50.9% |
| Vinay Raniga | Conservative | 8,520 | 18.5% |
| Stephen Webb | Labour | 5,981 | 13.0% |
| James Gunn | Reform UK | 4,164 | 9.1% |
| Chris Goodall | Green Party | 3,236 | 7.0% |
| Anni Byard | Social Democratic Party | 259 | 0.6% |
| Ian Shelley | Christian Peoples Alliance | 256 | 0.6% |
| Josh Phillips | Independent | 168 | 0.4% |
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 Layla Moran took part in 173 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Layla Moran voted the same way as their party in 169 of the 169 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 |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 7 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 7 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 |
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| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
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| 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