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Rt Hon Sir Desmond Swayne MP

Conservative New Forest West M
The Rt Hon Sir Desmond Swayne is the Conservative MP for New Forest West, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £29,586 / £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared) £29,586
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04present
New Forest West current
2010-05-062024-05-30
New Forest West
1997-05-012010-05-06
New Forest West

Party history

1997-05-01present
Conservative current

Government posts

2014-07-152016-07-17
Minister of State (Department for International Development)
2013-10-072014-07-15
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
2012-09-062013-10-07
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

Opposition posts

2002-06-012003-06-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
2001-06-012002-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
2001-02-012001-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Health)

Committee memberships

1997-07-142001-05-11
Scottish Affairs Committee
1999-07-262001-05-11
Social Security
2002-03-042005-07-12
Procedure Committee
2020-03-042024-05-30
Ecclesiastical Committee
2017-10-312019-11-06
Ecclesiastical Committee
2005-07-062010-04-08
Ecclesiastical Committee
2005-07-122006-02-06
Defence Committee
2012-10-222013-10-28
Administration Committee
2016-10-312017-05-03
International Trade Committee
2019-04-082019-11-06
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2020-01-162024-05-30
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2020-03-022024-05-30
Work and Pensions Committee
2024-02-282024-03-07
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]
2024-04-172024-04-24
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill)
2024-11-25present
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2024-11-27present
Panel of Chairs
2025-06-26present
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
2025-06-26present
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
swayned@parliament.uk
020 7219 4886 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
01425 206332 · Constituency office
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