MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
Louie French is a Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, first elected in December 2021. He currently serves as Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport, and has sat on the Public Accounts Committee and on several policy bill committees during his time in Parliament.
He is a party loyalist, with 100% party loyalty and no rebel votes, but his attendance is relatively low at 37% (below the party average of 56%). His political stance is centre-right (61/100). His voting record shows a mix of positions: he generally supports immigration controls, the asylum system and the Rwanda deportation scheme; he votes a mixture on universal credit and on trade union powers; he generally supports transgender rights; he generally votes against workers’ rights protections and against VAT changes; he supports prison sentencing and his votes on bus services regulation are mixed.
Declared financial interests include 15 entries: 11 gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; 2 miscellaneous entries; 1 donation and other support for MP activities; and 1 visit outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
8 positions
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
Since Jul 2025
Football Governance Bill [HL]
May 2025 - Jun 2025
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Culture, Media and Sport)
Jul 2024 - Jul 2025
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Procurement Bill [HL]
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Mar 2022 - Jun 2023
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill
Jan 2022 - Feb 2022
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted for immigration controls
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted for asylum system
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
has generally voted for rwanda deportation scheme
has almost always voted against workers rights protections
has almost always voted against vat changes
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading