Bethnal Green & Stepney / data
Rushanara Ali · Labour Party · sitting since 06 May 2010 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
5832days
from 06 May 2010
Divisions
421
of 504 possible
Attendance
84%
83 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
158
32 debates
Written Qs
9
8 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£326k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 89 claims
Interests
5
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 85 | |
| Economy | 79 | |
| Crime & Policing | 43 | |
| Education | 39 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 29 | |
| Employment | 28 | |
| Pensions | 23 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Policy | 2 | — |
| Local Government | 12 | 8,840 |
| Economy Jobs | 8 | 7,243 |
| Crime | 3 | 4,252 |
| Culture Community | 3 | 3,391 |
| Defence | 8 | 2,101 |
| Social Care | 3 | 1,354 |
| Cost Of Living | 6 | 1,319 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes to… | Free vote | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily st… | Free vote | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | EngagementsQ13. Between 2010 and 2024, the number of children living in poverty increased by 700,000, with Tower Hamlets having one of the highest rates in the country. This Labour Government… DefenceImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 88 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Carer’s Allowance OverpaymentsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. She rightly highlights the important contribution that carers make to our country and the savings of £184 billion a… Social CareCost Of LivingFiscal Policy | 110 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Carer’s Allowance OverpaymentsI draw the Minister’s attention to a point about reassessment made in yesterday’s Guardian: “the government has admitted its existing ‘business as usual’ overpayment recovery polic… Social CareCost Of LivingFiscal Policy | 71 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Middle EastI welcome the Prime Minister’s call for Lebanon to be included in the ceasefire—1,700 people have already been killed by Israeli attacks and 1.1 million people have been displaced.… DefenceEnergyCost Of Living | 126 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)Does anyone want to add anything to that? Great—thank you very much. | 12 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)Wendy, did you want to add anything on this question? Professor Loretto: Very quickly: it is not a quick fix by any means, but I think about a notion of social credit, to go back t… | 71 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)The increase in state pension age from 66 to 67 was legislated in 2014, as you know. It starts in April and there is no mitigations in terms of additional social security support f… | 54 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI welcome the Rycroft review and, in particular, the Secretary of State’s commitment to take action on crypto donations and to cap foreign donations from overseas donors. I want to… Fiscal PolicyDefenceTechnology | 124 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)Anyone else? | 2 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)Going back to the Government’s options, given that April is not far away for 66 and 67-year-olds, do you have suggestions on what the Government could do quickly to mitigate? Given… | 60 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)So thinking about just the 66-to-67 cohort and the pension age changing. Professor Vickerstaff: We need to look at the individual circumstances. | 22 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)As you know, in April the pension age will go up from 66 to 67. That was legislated for in 2014. There are no mitigations in terms of social security support. Can you talk us throu… | 242 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)The IFS has done some of the modelling, and it is between £200 million and £600 million if you focused just on those with disabilities versus a wider group. That is a small percent… | 47 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)Is it irresponsible not to have had mitigations in place, given that it has been 12 years since the legislation came into effect? What can be learned from that? | 29 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)Turning to the Government’s options, given the urgency of this issue, we know that there are some estimates suggesting that this particular change would save public spending about … | 167 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 7 | 77.8% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 2 | 22.2% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the inauguration of General Min Aung Hlaing as President of Myanmar; and whether… | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will seek a United Nations (a) Security Council and (b) General Assembly discussion of the human rights, humanitarian, political and security situation… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken in response to the recommendations made by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Myanmar in his country visit report to… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department has taken to help prevent violations of international law by the Arakan Army in Myanmar. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has plans to impose new sanctions on Myanmar’s military regime. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much official development assistance has been allocated to Myanmar for the 2026-2027 financial year. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to (a) introduce sanctions and (b) take other steps to help prevent Iran from providing (i) jet fuel and (ii) drones to the Myanma… | Answered |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Minister for Pensions' oral contribution during the Report Stage of the Pension Schemes Bill on 3 December 2025, Official Report, column 1043, whether the proposed s… | Answered |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in relation to the statutory guidance on fiduciary duties announced during Report stage of the Pension Schemes Bill on 3 December 2025, when he intends to table this amendment to the Bill… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Pensions CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Oct 2025 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 85 | 34,204 | 10.5% |
| Staffing | 0 | 268,550 | 82.3% |
| Miscellaneous | 0 | 23,466 | 7.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 4,600 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 11 | 3,065 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 20 | 2,153 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 10 | 1,780 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 22 | 1,329 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 6 | 1,150 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 7 | 750 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 6 | 458 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 2 | 124 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1,621 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Amazon order of printer paper | 17 | Paid |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-9009] | 56 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | EE Bill - 21st March - £130.69 | 131 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-6437] | 38 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Vodaphone - 21st March - £74.14 [200011792-214] | 26 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | X CORP. PAID FEATURES [200011725-6438] | 4 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 510 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 226 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-5457] | 156 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 124 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Amazon order for a frame and glue | 21 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 42 | Paid |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | GOOGLE GSUITE_RUSHANAR | 30 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | For the design of constituent advice cards (IPSA has already approved the design) [200011792-211] | 354 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 124 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 14 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Not Applicable | 178 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Vodaphone - 21st February - £74.14 [200011793-591] | 74 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | X CORP. PAID FEATURES | 4 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
06 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Doha Forum
Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£5,655), accommodation and hospitality (£405), value £6,060
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on diplomacy, dialogue and diversity, including meetings with fellow cross-party parliamentarians, political representations of other countries and Qatari ministers to discuss Qatar’s role in seeking to resolve current regional conflicts.
(Registered 18 December 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Interest held: from 7 September 2020
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member
(Registered 29 April 2021)
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 2
Location: London
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 16 September 2014)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
10 Dec 2024
A Governor (and a Member of the Council of Management until 27/09/24) of The Ditchley Foundation, an organisation that helps sustain peace, freedom and the rule of law; and works towards the renewal of democratic societies, states and alliances. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 29 June 2022
(Registered 6 July 2022; updated 5 December 2024)
18 Apr 2024
A Trustee of the Sisters Trust, a registered charity that makes donations to organisations committed to challenging racial and sexual inequality. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 16 May 2020
(Registered 18 June 2020; updated 24 June 2020)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 19 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethnal Green | Ahmodul Kabir | Aspire | 2,153 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bethnal Green | Rebaka Sultana | Labour Party | 2,166 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bethnal Green | Sirajul Islam | Labour Party | 2,395 | 05 May 2022 |
| Shadwell | Ana Miah | Aspire | 1,486 | 05 May 2022 |
| Shadwell | Mohammad Harun Miah | Aspire | 2,003 | 05 May 2022 |
| Spitalfields Banglatown | Kabir Hussain | Aspire | 1,595 | 05 May 2022 |
| Spitalfields Banglatown | Suluk Ahmed | Aspire | 1,591 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Dunstans | Ayas Miah | Labour Party | 1,936 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Dunstans | Maisha Fahmida Begum | Labour Party | 1,840 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Peters | Abu Talha Chowdhury | Aspire | 2,673 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Peters | Amin Rahman | Aspire | 2,562 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Peters | Musthak Ahmed | Aspire | 2,744 | 05 May 2022 |
| Stepney Green | Abdul Wahid Ali | Aspire | 1,623 | 05 May 2022 |
| Stepney Green | Sabina Akhtar | Labour Party | 1,588 | 05 May 2022 |
| Weavers | Asma Islam | Labour Party | 1,417 | 05 May 2022 |
| Weavers | Kabir Ahmed | Aspire | 1,649 | 05 May 2022 |
| Whitechapel | Faroque Ahmed | Labour Party | 1,663 | 05 May 2022 |
| Whitechapel | Kamrul Hussain | Aspire | 1,594 | 05 May 2022 |
| Whitechapel | Shafi Ahmed | Aspire | 1,954 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 125,421 | Electorate 81,439 (2024) |
| Median age | 30 | years |
| Degree-educated | 46.8% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 36.4% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 23.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 36.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 40.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 57.5% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.