David Johnston
Conservative
Wantage
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David Johnston is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Wantage, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
67
67 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
0 overseas trips
· 2023-07-01 → 2024-06-30
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 67
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-22 | Adoption UK's | To attend Adoption UK's Barometer event | department-for-education |
| 2024-05-07 | Frontline | Introductory meeting with Frontline CEO and Chair, including discussion on the decision to not to extend the Social Worker Leadership Pathways programme at the end of the initial contract term (July 2024). | department-for-education |
| 2024-05-07 | The National Association of Virtual School Heads | Introductory meeting with the new Chair of the National Association of Virtual School Heads | department-for-education |
| 2024-05-07 | BBC | To hear about the BBC’s Tiny Happy People initiative, explore opportunities for join-up, and develop and build working relationships between the department and the BBC. | department-for-education |
| 2024-04-30 | Apella Advisors and The Inspiration Trust | To discuss Alternative Provision (AP) and a potential new initiative to develop an AP in Norfolk and build the AP MAT across East Anglia to better support young people. | department-for-education |
| 2024-04-24 | Holly Tree Montessori; Victoria Day Nursery; Fenwood House Day Nursery; Sandpit Nursery; Killamarsh Bears Preschool, Parkway Nursery; Muddy Footprints Day Nursery; Climbing High Nurseries; Greenview Nursery; Pierremont Pre School | To gather views and engage with small and medium settings which haven’t interacted with the minister in a way that other larger settings have had the opportunity to. | department-for-education |
| 2024-04-24 | Action for Children; National Children's Bureau; Children's Society; NSPCC; Barnardo's | To update on the work of the ‘Big 5’ Children’s Charities by their CEOs, and to discuss their ‘Children at the Table’ report. | department-for-education |
| 2024-04-24 | UNICEF UK Youth Advisory Board | To attend a meeting with the UNICEF and members of UNICEF UK Youth Advisory Board (YAB) to listen to key issues relevant to children and young people. | department-for-education |
| 2024-04-16 | Guide Dogs | To discuss how children with visual impairments and be better supported. | department-for-education |
| 2024-03-19 | Swift Childcare | To learn about Swift's work and to discuss views on apprentices in the early years sector | department-for-education |
| 2024-03-15 | Become Charity | To discuss the hurdles faced by care leavers as they transition to independent living. | department-for-education |
| 2024-03-13 | FLARE | To discuss the special educational needs and disability system with individuals who have lived experiences of it | department-for-education |
| 2024-03-13 | Carers Trust | To hear the experiences of young carers | department-for-education |
| 2024-03-12 | Thomas Pocklington Trust | To hear the experiences of education of blind and partially sighted young people | department-for-education |
| 2024-03-04 | #SENDintheSpecialists | To discuss policies which can support the special education needs workforce | department-for-education |
| 2024-03-04 | First Star Scholar | To hear views of care experienced young people who are participants or past participants in the First Star Scholars programme. | department-for-education |
| 2024-02-28 | Adoption UK | To hear from adopted young people’s experiences with education and support | department-for-education |
| 2024-02-27 | New Deal for Parents Group | To discuss the new programme at Onward, the New Deal for Parents, and their upcoming research | department-for-education |
| 2024-02-27 | National Autistic Society | To discuss mandatory autism teacher training and an autism school places taskforce | department-for-education |
| 2024-02-22 | National Children's Bureau | To discuss establishing a new role to support work on improving special educational needs and disability (SEND) support and alternative provision (AP) settings | department-for-education |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2019-12-12 → 2024-05-30
Wantage
Party history
2019-12-12 → 2024-05-30
Conservative
Government posts
2023-08-31 → 2024-07-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2020-03-02 → 2021-10-19
Education Committee
2021-03-01 → 2022-03-15
Backbench Business Committee
2021-07-21 → 2021-09-06
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
2021-10-21 → 2021-10-27
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
2021-11-24 → 2021-12-07
Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill
2022-10-19 → 2022-10-26
Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill
2022-11-16 → 2022-11-23
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
2022-11-23 → 2022-11-27
Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]
2023-07-19 → 2023-09-04
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 6 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 6 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
4 bills
4 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Electricity (No. 2) Bill | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2023-03-29 | |
| Local Electricity Bill | Sponsored | Withdrawn | 2023-01-18 | |
| Local Electricity Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2021-07-21 | |
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Pension Transfers (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Investigation) Bill Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2021-07-21 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.