MP for Louth and Horncastle
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“A highly loyal Conservative MP with a long ministerial record who now fronts the environment brief in opposition.”
Victoria Atkins is a Conservative Member of Parliament for Louth and Horncastle, first elected in 2015. She has held a range of government roles, including Health and Social Care Secretary, and since November 2024 serves as the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Her career has spanned health, justice and home affairs, with recent frontbench responsibilities in health and now the environment and rural affairs brief in opposition.
She shows very high party loyalty (99%) and attends Parliament well (80%, above the party average). She has 10 rebel votes. Her voting suggests support for immigration controls and tougher asylum measures, plus backing for the Rwanda deportation scheme, while positions on NHS funding and some welfare issues are more mixed.
Declared seven financial interests: five entries for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, and two miscellaneous entries.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
13 positions
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Since Nov 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Nov 2023 - Jul 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill
May 2023 - May 2023
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
Oct 2022 - Nov 2023
Women and Equalities Committee
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Minister for Afghan resettlement
Sept 2021 - Mar 2022
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
AYEOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
AYEOpposition day motion: fuel duty
AYEThe percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
