About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Sarah Olney) represents you, and all of the people who live in Richmond Park, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Liberal Democrat MP for Richmond Park

Entered the House of Commons on 2 December 2016 — Byelection

• Personal website

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Transport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Treasury
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Home Office
• Pension Credit
• Question
• Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance
• Travel: Coronavirus
• Green Homes Grant Scheme

Currently held offices

• Member, Public Accounts Commission (since 17 Dec 2024)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (since 18 Sep 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee (15 Jan 2025 to 25 Mar 2025)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury) (11 Jul 2022 to 18 Sep 2024)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport) ( 7 Sep 2020 to 10 Jul 2022)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Trade) ( 6 Jan 2020 to 7 Sep 2020)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) ( 6 Jan 2020 to 18 Sep 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Zac Goldsmith
• Susan Kramer
• Jenny Tonge

Future MPs in this constituency

• Zac Goldsmith

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee (27 out of 29)
• Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 11 Jul 2025

  Elections (Proportional Representation) Bill: Second Reading – Sarah Olney. Private Members' Bills

• Venture Capital: Access 13 May 2025

  I just want to highlight that part of my pitch was that we could do more to encourage that voluntary take up. Anything compulsory would be very much a last resort. We should be encouraging voluntary take up in the first instance.

• Venture Capital: Access 13 May 2025

  I beg to move, That this House has considered access to venture capital for people from ethnic minority and other underrepresented backgrounds. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. Venture capital in the United Kingdom is a unique and valuable industry that supports many smaller innovating companies with high growth potential. Our VC market accounted for £8 billion...

More of Sarah Olney’s recent appearances

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