MP for Wyre Forest
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
Mark Garnier is a Conservative MP for Wyre Forest, first elected in 2010. He is currently the Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions) and serves on the Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill committee, with prior shadow roles including Economic Secretary to the Treasury and a period as the Shadow Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Garnier shows very high party loyalty (99%) and solid voting attendance (81%). He has recorded 14 rebel votes. His voting pattern sits on the centre-right, with strong support for immigration controls and the asylum system, and backing for the Rwanda deportation scheme, while opposing bus services regulation and holding a mixed record on welfare and taxation issues such as Universal Credit, VAT, transgender rights, NHS funding and prison sentencing.
He has 28 declared financial interests, spanning employment and earnings (including ongoing paid employment), visits outside the UK, ad hoc payments, land and property, gifts and hospitality, shareholdings, and family members employed.
Generated 21 February 2026
21 positions
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
Since Jul 2025
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury)
Since Nov 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
Jul 2025 - Sept 2025
Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]
Feb 2025 - Feb 2025
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Criminal Justice Bill
Dec 2023 - Jan 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted for immigration controls
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted for asylum system
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
has generally voted against trade union powers
has generally voted against nhs funding
European Statutory Instruments Committee (Temporary SO) Amdt (a)
16 Jul 2018
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion
14 Mar 2019
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA)
27 Mar 2019
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote)
1 Apr 2019
Amendment (d) to Proceedings on the pandemic (No. 2)
2 Jun 2020
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