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Barry Gardiner · Labour Party · sitting since 01 May 1997 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
10585days
from 01 May 1997
Divisions
310
of 504 possible
Attendance
62%
194 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
811
99 debates
Written Qs
108
103 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£270k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 69 claims
Interests
34
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 69 | |
| Economy | 64 | |
| Employment | 33 | |
| Crime & Policing | 21 | |
| Education | 21 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 18 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 17 | |
| Business | 17 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 26 | 12,569 |
| Environment | 13 | 9,508 |
| Local Government | 10 | 3,496 |
| Energy | 10 | 2,835 |
| Utilities | 2 | 2,091 |
| Agriculture | 5 | 1,958 |
| Social Care | 8 | 1,757 |
| Defence | 13 | 1,708 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on whether to pass the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill makes c… | Rebelled | No |
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8Vote on a technical amendment (New Clause 8) to ensure that Universal Credit payments for claimants in the Limited Capability for Work and W… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand partVote on whether Clauses 2 and 3 of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill should remain part of the Bill. These clauses… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Antisemitic AttacksI ask the Minister to reinforce the fact that those good community relations are built not simply on the toleration of the views of others but on— CrimeDefenceCulture Community | 27 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Antisemitic AttacksThe hate-filled attack on the Kenton synagogue in my constituency is the latest in the series of disgusting attacks on Jewish buildings that the Minister outlined. But these are mo… CrimeDefenceCulture Community | 264 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Security VettingThe Prime Minister has the right to expect that his senior civil servants will always tell him the truth and the whole truth. He will recall that Mrs Thatcher used to say of Lord Y… Mp PerformanceDefence | 116 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)Professor Clift, tell me about scale. You have given us some of the detail, but the UK Health Security Agency has said that we are talking about 29,000 to 43,000 premature deaths a… | 38 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)Ozone, O3, yes. | 3 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)I am glad you gave a shout out for Mums for Lungs. They do a great job. Behind you, Simon Birkett from Clean Air London is nodding away. It is great to have campaigners who have be… | 47 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)Sorry, Ms Legge. If the Chair allows me time, I will come to you as well. Professor Clift, you talked about the ageing process. The 2023 Imperial College study specifically talked … | 59 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)I wanted to come on to that, so that is a nice segue. The environmental indicator framework shows changes in the estimated emissions of five key pollutants. Tell us about the other… | 43 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)Of course, you talked about the in-utero impacts in your opening remarks. Explain to the Committee what it is about these ultra-fine particles that means they can affect even your … | 34 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)Yes. In fact, this Committee in its 2010 hearing said that the cost was between £8 billion and £10 billion. Now, the updated figure we have is a £20 billion to £27 billion cost to … | 157 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)But you are saying, “Okay, thus far and no further”, and then you can begin to tackle the residual installations that are already there. | 24 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)I take the Chair’s point about taking the public with you, as your study showed. Could you perhaps think of a ban on new installations as the first stage, so you are not stopping s… | 47 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)Thank you very much. On indoor air pollution, you talked about a French example in response to Ms Denyer, and you said they were adopting a little-by-little approach. As part of th… | 78 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)I do not know if it was you, Ruth, but the Green Alliance wrote something called “How much action is in the UK’s methane action plan?” Could you summarise what it said? | 32 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)That sounds to me suspiciously like the DEFRA consultation on domestic wood burning. Of course, it has not proposed a phase out of wood burning in urban areas, which is what you an… | 91 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 64 | 59.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 13 | 12.0% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 9 | 8.3% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 4 | 3.7% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 4 | 3.7% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 3 | 2.8% |
| Department for Transport | 3 | 2.8% |
| Ministry of Justice | 3 | 2.8% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the principal statutory duties are of Thames Water Utilities Limited's licence. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April to Question 127788 on Water Companies: Prosecutions, of the 37 completed prosecutions against Water and Sewerage Companies since 27 Ma… | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to answer Written Parliamentary Question UIN 123113. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to answer Written Parliamentary Question UIN 124051. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions the Environment Agency has completed against Water and Sewerage Companies for offences that have taken place since 27 March 2020. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, since 27 March 2020, how many offences relating to discharge of sewage from a water company asset have the Environment Agency prosecuted. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of to Question 122633, on Water Companies: Repairs and Maintenance, whether her Department will publish the initial cost information on ending ope… | Pending |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the most recent legal advice her Department has been given with regards to initiating a Special Administration procedure for Thames Water. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the most recent advice that FTI Consulting have given the Department on placing Thames Water into a Special Administration Regime. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings she has had with FTI consulting in which discussions took place regarding placing Thames Water into a Special Administration Regime. | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the list of Working Groups cited in A New Vision for Water (2026). | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will provide the names of the members of the Working Groups cites in A New Vision for Water (2026). | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the costs of the transition set out in the Water White Paper from four water regulators to one. | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken an analysis to assess whether using Regulated Capital Value to measure water company values provides the most accurate measure of t… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken an analysis to assess whether using Regulated Capital Value to measure water company values provides the most accurate measure of t… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Audit CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | 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 | 68 | 8,637 | 3.2% |
| Staffing | 0 | 261,099 | 96.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 4,600 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 60 | 3,100 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 720 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 100 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 4 | 97 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 20 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 78 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 18 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 8 | Paid |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA February 2025 | 89 | Paid |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA February 2025 | 89 | Paid |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA February 2025 | 89 | Paid |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA February 2025 | 66 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 20 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 17 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 17 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 17 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 7 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 7 | Paid |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 21 | Paid |
| 02 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner January 2025 | 52 | Paid |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner December 2024 | 27 | Paid |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner December 2024 | 24 | Paid |
| 07 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner December 2024 | 12 | Paid |
| 05 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Training - staff | JCWI UK | 100 | Paid |
| 05 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner December 2024 | 24 | 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.
1. Employment and earnings27 entries
14 Apr 2026
Payment: £1,000 various seminars
Received on: 23 March 2026. Hours: 40 hrs.
(Registered 31 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Payment: £645 approximate various appearances
Received on: 16 March 2026. Hours: 30 hrs.
(Registered 31 March 2026)
10 Mar 2026
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 25 February 2026. Hours: 20 hrs.
(Registered 4 March 2026)
10 Mar 2026
Payment: £1,350 8 programme appearances
Received on: 13 February 2026. Hours: 40 hrs estimated including preparation time, travel and appearances.
(Registered 5 March 2026)
03 Feb 2026
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 22 January 2026. Hours: 40 hrs estimated includes preparation for seminar and speeches.
(Registered 27 January 2026)
03 Feb 2026
Payment: £650
Received on: 16 January 2026. Hours: 20 hrs Estimated as time required for research and travel.
(Registered 27 January 2026)
20 Jan 2026
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 24 December 2025. Hours: 30 hrs.
(Registered 6 January 2026)
20 Jan 2026
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 15 December 2025. Hours: 35 hrs estimated research time and travel.
(Registered 6 January 2026)
02 Dec 2025
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 27 November 2025. Hours: 25 hrs estimated.
(Registered 1 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Payment: £3,000
Received on: 20 November 2025. Hours: 40 hrs approximate.
(Registered 1 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Role, work or services: speaking and media appearances
From: 20 November 2025.
Payer: MATV Channel (Television Station), Unit 2 & 3 Stanley House, Orchard Close, Wembley HA0 1TZ
(Registered 1 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Payment: £1,250
Received on: 14 November 2025. Hours: 20 hrs estimated based on research required.
(Registered 1 December 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 29 October 2025. Hours: 30 hrs estimated, includes research and speech preparation.
(Registered 10 November 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Payment: £950 Appeared on five programmes
Received on: 30 September 2025. Hours: 30 hrs estimated as does not include preparation time.
(Registered 17 October 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 29 September 2025. Hours: 30 hrs Approximate to include speeches.
(Registered 10 October 2025)
08 Oct 2025
Payment: £3,500 Attending Water Conference in Scotland and keynote speaker to the Board
Received on: 5 September 2025. Hours: 36 hrs.
(Registered 24 September 2025)
08 Oct 2025
Role, work or services: Speech on the future of the water industry to the Board of Directors
From: 8 September 2025. Until: 9 September 2025.
Payer: Castle Water Ltd (Water collection and supplier), 1 Boat Brae, Rattray, Blairgowrie, PH10 7BH
(Registered 24 September 2025)
08 Oct 2025
Payment: £750 for programmes I was invited to appear on during August and September 2025
Received on: 12 September 2025. Hours: 25 hrs Research on current news items required.
(Registered 24 September 2025)
17 Sept 2025
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 26 August 2025. Hours: 12 hrs approximate.
(Registered 4 September 2025)
17 Sept 2025
Payment: £1,650
Received on: 15 August 2025. Hours: 30 hrs Estimated and includes in-depth research.
(Registered 4 September 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 30 June 2025. Hours: 25 hrs estimated.
(Registered 9 July 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Payment: £900 various ad hoc media appearances
Received on: 16 June 2025. Hours: 25 hrs approximate depending on research required.
(Registered 18 June 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 3 June 2025. Hours: 20 hrs For various seminars that I was asked to speak at and or chair.
(Registered 12 June 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Role, work or services: Speaking Events on web seminars
From: 3 June 2025.
Payer: Asian Democracy Limited (Service activities), 34 South Molton Street, London W1K 5RG
(Registered 12 June 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Payment: £1,210
Received on: 9 May 2025. Hours: 35 hrs approximate, including preparation time.
(Registered 22 May 2025)
13 May 2025
Payment: £1,200 Various media appearance
Received on: 22 April 2025. Hours: 18 hrs approximate.
(Registered 6 May 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Role, work or services: Media appearances
From: 14 March 2025.
Payer: GB News (Television news channel), Riverbank House 2 Swan Lane, London EC4R 3TT
(Registered 27 March 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: (1) International Conservation Caucus Foundation (2) Luminary Networks (3) Climate Parliament
Address of donor: (1) 2nd Floor Parkgates Buoy New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0TL (2) 4 Artisan Place, Harrow HA3 5DS (3) 21 The Cliff, Brighton East Sussex BN2 5RF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Accommodation Washington (£658), value £658 (2) Return flights UK to Washington (£2,086), value £2,086 (3) Return flights Washington to Rio De Janeiro (£1394.88), accommodation (£1730), value £3,124.88
Destination of visit: United States (Washington) and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
Dates of visit: 25 October 2025 to 5 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Climate change conferences in Washington and Rio De Janeiro in preparation for COP 30
(Registered 18 November 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: International Conservation Caucus Foundation
Address of donor: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£216) and accommodation (£1310), value £1,526
Destination of visit: France (Nice)
Dates of visit: 9 June 2025 to 11 June 2025
Purpose of visit: United Nations Ocean Conference
(Registered 2 July 2025)
8. Miscellaneous4 entries
18 Apr 2024
A Member and Director of Stop Fire and Rehire Ltd, a company limited by guarantee set up to manage financial support for my Private Members Bill campaign. The company is a not for profit company and the position is entirely unpaid.
Date interest arose: 6 July 2021
(Registered 10 September 2021)
18 Apr 2024
Unremunerated director of GLOBE International AISBL, an international non-profit network devoted to legislative leadership on sustainable development and climate change.
Date interest arose: 7 January 2016
(Registered 3 February 2016)
18 Apr 2024
A Member and Director of Together 2030, a company limited by guarantee. The company is a not for profit company and the position is entirely unpaid.
Date interest arose: 18 November 2021
(Registered 2 December 2021)
18 Apr 2024
Trustee of Climate Parliament, which aims to educate and inform legislators about climate change and policy options for promoting renewable energy. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 4 February 2019
(Registered 28 February 2019)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name: Caroline Smith
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Executive Officer
Working pattern: Part time
(Updated 5 June 2015, 30 June 2017 and 23 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 10 wards, 24 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperton | Anton Georgiou | Liberal Democrats | 2,108 | 05 May 2022 |
| Alperton | Bhagwanji Chohan | Labour Party | 1,871 | 05 May 2022 |
| Alperton | Hannah Matin | Liberal Democrats | 1,703 | 05 May 2022 |
| Barnhill | Kathleen Fraser | Labour Party | 1,410 | 05 May 2022 |
| Barnhill | Robert Orville Johnson | Labour Party | 1,270 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kenton | Michael Maurice | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,047 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kenton | Sunita Hirani | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,287 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kenton | Suresh Kansagra | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,165 | 05 May 2022 |
| Northwick Park | Diana Collymore | Labour Party | 1,543 | 05 May 2022 |
| Northwick Park | Narinder Singh Bajwa | Labour Party | 1,638 | 05 May 2022 |
| Preston | Daniel Kennelly | Labour Party | 1,532 | 05 May 2022 |
| Preston | Orleen Andrea Shaw Hylton | Labour Party | 1,417 | 05 May 2022 |
| Sudbury | Paul Lorber | Liberal Democrats | 1,514 | 05 May 2022 |
| Sudbury | Teo Benea | Labour Party | 1,492 | 05 May 2022 |
| Tokyngton | Krupa Sheth | Labour Party | 1,408 | 05 May 2022 |
| Tokyngton | Muhammed Asghar Butt | Labour Party | 1,447 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wembley Central | Ketan Sheth | Labour Party | 2,388 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wembley Central | Rajan Seelan | Labour Party | 2,560 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wembley Central | Sonia Shah | Labour Party | 2,658 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wembley Hill | Akram Ajmal | Labour Party | 1,510 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wembley Hill | Ihtesham Malik Afzal | Labour Party | 1,526 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wembley Hill | Ishma Moeen | Labour Party | 1,390 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wembley Park | Iman Ahmadi Moghaddam | Labour Party | 592 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wembley Park | Tazi Lorraine Smith | Labour Party | 607 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 131,716 | Electorate 80,027 (2024) |
| Median age | 35 | years |
| Degree-educated | 38.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 25.6% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 47.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 37.6% | households |
| Social-rented | 15.4% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.8% | 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.