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Anneliese Midgley · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
412
of 504 possible
Attendance
82%
92 absent / paired
Whip alignment
98%
vs party majority
Speeches
163
62 debates
Written Qs
162
162 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£199k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 174 claims
Interests
6
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 93 | |
| Economy | 83 | |
| Employment | 45 | |
| Crime & Policing | 44 | |
| Education | 41 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 23 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 | |
| Schools | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 17 | 6,858 |
| Social Care | 14 | 5,094 |
| Local Government | 9 | 2,461 |
| Economy Jobs | 18 | 2,441 |
| Health | 6 | 2,020 |
| Labour Market | 6 | 1,945 |
| Housing | 4 | 1,165 |
| Mp Performance | 5 | 1,124 |
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: 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 |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situa… | Free vote | Aye |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1Vote on New Clause 1 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a private member's bill on assisted dying. Based on available debate c… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Pension SchemesI welcome the Minister’s statement, especially the news of the termination of the Royal Mail pension scheme contract to Capita. As he knows, Capita’s management of the civil servic… Social CareFiscal PolicyMp Performance | 120 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Victims and Courts BillI want to focus on one of the flagship measures in the Bill: clause 1, headed “Power to compel attendance at sentencing hearing”. This law has been fought for—and will today be won… Crime | 705 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)Fair enough. You touched on this, Louise, but what blend of content that you make would you describe as UK culturally relevant? | 22 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)When you commission children’s programming, what proportion of the financing are you putting into it? | 15 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)You have both talked about the economic pressures. How does that affect what kind of content you commission? You have touched on the partnerships. I presume that the main driver of… | 38 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)Do you all take an equal piece of the pie or does it vary? | 14 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)Thanks for coming in. I am going to ask some questions about commissioning. Louise, on Milkshake!, what is the balance between programmes that you commission and acquisitions? | 27 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)Of course there are young people who go on and create amazing content, and we should celebrate and champion those skills and the opportunities that that might give them, but they a… | 69 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)And it runs right through from top to bottom. | 9 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)With Milkshake!, you have a “no diversity, no commission” policy. Can you go into that a bit? | 17 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)Thanks for coming in. I am going to ask some questions about commissioning. Louise, on Milkshake!, what is the balance between programmes that you commission and acquisitions? | 27 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)How do you ensure, in this wild west of the algorithm, that public service broadcasting—as Natasha said, we are talking about taxpayers’ money—is promoted more than AI slop of frea… | 78 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)We saw “Mixmups” at the studio when we visited. It was brilliant. | 12 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)When you commission children’s programming, what proportion of the financing are you putting into it? | 15 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)We saw “Mixmups” at the studio when we visited. It was brilliant. | 12 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 31 | 19.1% |
| Home Office | 20 | 12.3% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 20 | 12.3% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 20 | 12.3% |
| Department for Education | 19 | 11.7% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 18 | 11.1% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 9 | 5.6% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 9 | 5.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what information he holds on the total amount claimed by hon. Members for postage costs through IPSA in… | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegal waste sites are located within one kilometre of residential communities. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegal waste sites are located on green belt land. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement actions the Environment Agency has taken against illegal waste sites in each of the last five years. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average financial penalty issued for waste crime was in the last five years. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authority areas have the highest number of illegal waste sites currently under investigation by the Environment Agency. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegal waste site operators have received custodial sentences in each of the last five years. | Answered |
| 16 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 total number of illegal waste dumps currently operating in the UK. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions has the Environment Agency brought for operating illegal waste sites in each of the last five years. | Answered |
| 16 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 total volume of illegally stored or dumped waste currently present at illegal waste sites in the UK. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegal waste sites have been identified in each region of England. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement notices for illegal waste operations are outstanding. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegal waste sites were identified in the UK in each of the last five years. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, ??what recent discussions she has had with the Domestic Abuse Commissioner on (a) the timing of launching Domestic Homicide Reviews and (b) the implementation of recommendations. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department maintains a national tracker for recommendations made in Domestic Homicide Reviews; and if she will publish data on implementation rates. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Oct 2025 | present |
| Energy Security and Net Zero CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 Oct 2024 | 03 Nov 2025 |
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 | 138 | 29,549 | 14.8% |
| Accommodation | 18 | 12,259 | 6.2% |
| Staffing | 11 | 143,960 | 72.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,586 | 2.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 7,810 | 3.9% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 10 | 10,549 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 10 | 6,854 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 71 | 4,956 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 7 | 4,668 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 3 | 4,005 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 5 | 3,716 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 7 | 2,584 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 2,268 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 5 | 1,500 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 6 | 1,479 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 6 | 1,052 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,500 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 968 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 83 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Office Cleaning for March 2025 [200011781-624] | 167 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -968 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,500 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | WWW.SOUTERSTRAINING.CO [200011725-10169] | -149 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | WWW.SOUTERSTRAINING.CO [200011725-10170] | -149 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Leaflet Distribution x42 Knowsley zones [200011782-134] | 2,268 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | KEEP IN TOUCH, 99MM 210MM, 4 1,250.00 1 COLOUR BOTH SIDES, 350GSM, TRIM AND PACK [200011782-135] | 1,500 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | design of MP website https://annelieseforknowsley.co.uk/home/ | 900 | Paid |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 16 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | INSTANTPRINT [200011725-8763] | 61 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | WWW.SOUTERSTRAINING.CO [200011725-6794] | 149 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | WWW.SOUTERSTRAINING.CO [200011725-6793] | 149 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | DREAMHOST [200011725-6791] | 8 | 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.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources6 entries
24 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Hestview Ltd
Address of donor: 4 Wellington Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 4AP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality at Cheltenham Festival 2026, value £350
Date received: 10 March 2026
Date accepted: 10 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01100741
(Registered 16 March 2026)
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Address of donor: Unit 4/4a, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London, England, N7 9AH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A seat for the Brit Awards show, the food and drink provided and access to the after show event for 2 people, value £3,432
Date received: 28 February 2026
Date accepted: 28 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01132389
(Registered 7 March 2026)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Premier League
Address of donor: Brunel Building, 57 North Wharf Road, London W2 1HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for LFC Foundation Gala Dinner 2025, for me and a member of my staff, value £1,000
Date received: 23 May 2025
Date accepted: 23 May 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02719699
(Registered 13 June 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Music Publishers Association
Address of donor: 107 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8TZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket with hospitality for the Ivor Novello Awards, value £1,200
Date received: 22 May 2025
Date accepted: 22 May 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00140248
(Registered 5 June 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Name of donor: UK Music
Address of donor: UK Music Work.Life 33 Foley Street London W1W 7TL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality at the Brit Awards 2025, value £1,320
Date received: 1 March 2025
Date accepted: 1 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration 3245288
(Registered 24 April 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Name of donor: The Jockey Club
Address of donor: 21-27 Lambs Conduit Street, London, England WC1N 3NL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Attendance at the Chairman's Lunch at Aintree Racecourse for the Grand National on Saturday 5 April, value £900
Date received: 5 April 2025
Date accepted: 5 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02909409
(Registered 24 April 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 9 wards, 9 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryfield | Sean Donnelly | Labour Party | 1,254 | 02 May 2024 |
| Northwood | Matthew Rawlinson | Labour Party | 1,004 | 02 May 2024 |
| Prescot North | Ian Smith | Liberal Democrats | 971 | 02 May 2024 |
| Roby | Megan Dever | Labour Party | 1,383 | 02 May 2024 |
| Shevington | Aimee Wright | Labour Party | 1,150 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Gabriels | Chantelle Lunt | Labour Party | 923 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Michaels | Joan Lilly | Labour Party | 1,154 | 02 May 2024 |
| Stockbridge | Lynn O'Keeffe | Labour Party | 1,086 | 02 May 2024 |
| Whitefield | Steve Smith | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,030 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 91,881 | Electorate 71,964 (2024) |
| Median age | 38 | years |
| Degree-educated | 22.0% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.8% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 54.9% | households |
| Private-rented | 15.7% | households |
| Social-rented | 29.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 54.7% | 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.