Oldham East & Saddleworth / data
Debbie Abrahams · Labour Party · sitting since 13 Jan 2011 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
5580days
from 13 Jan 2011
Divisions
380
of 504 possible
Attendance
75%
124 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
119
72 debates
Written Qs
17
14 answered
Committees
3
1 chair
Expenses
£292k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 86 claims
Interests
0
Register
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 87 | |
| Taxation | 77 | |
| Employment | 42 | |
| Crime & Policing | 40 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 27 | |
| Education | 22 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 21 | |
| Pensions | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Mp Performance | 1 | — |
| Social Care | 31 | 11,894 |
| Labour Market | 11 | 5,448 |
| Economy Jobs | 24 | 5,215 |
| Health | 10 | 5,199 |
| Fiscal Policy | 10 | 3,944 |
| Cost Of Living | 15 | 2,782 |
| Defence | 27 | 2,446 |
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 |
| 16 May 2025 | Closure motionA closure motion was voted on to end debate and force an immediate vote on the matter under discussion. Closure motions are a procedural too… | Free vote | No |
| 16 May 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10Vote on whether to allow employers who opt out of providing assisted dying to also prohibit their employees from participating in assisted d… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Security VettingI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. For clarity, could he confirm to whom, and when, the UK Security Vetting report outcomes were made available? Could he also say what… Mp PerformanceDefence | 47 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillGoing back to the asset aspect of the debate, I came across some new analysis from the New Financial that shows that over the last 10 years UK equities allocation by DC pensions ha… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 108 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillI must say that I am slightly surprised by the shadow Minister’s speech. I understand that Pensions UK agrees with the asset allocation, and has welcomed the change that has been a… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 339 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Middle EastI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for all that he is doing towards de-escalating the conflict in the middle east. I agree with him that we should not get drawn into the conf… DefenceEnergyCost Of Living | 83 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ3. I thank the Prime Minister for the funding for three new primary school nurseries in Oldham, but may I ask him specifically about Monday’s Liaison Committee meeting, at which h… EnergyCost Of LivingLocal Government | 88 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)I take your point. It is a very wise point to make in terms of the timing. What we currently have is a not particularly ambitious programme with no targets, which may reduce about … | 165 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)I take your point. It is a very wise point to make in terms of the timing. What we currently have is a not particularly ambitious programme with no targets, which may reduce about … | 165 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)Good morning, Dame Rachel. You have just mentioned what you think about targets. In a recent paper in the BMJ, Professors David Taylor-Robinson and Kate Pickett are making exactly … | 92 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)Good morning, Dame Rachel. You have just mentioned what you think about targets. In a recent paper in the BMJ, Professors David Taylor-Robinson and Kate Pickett are making exactly … | 92 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Can I press you on what we will do? Will we issue a statement? | 14 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Do you not see parallels in how the current conflict could be de-escalated? | 13 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Prime Minister, I appreciate exactly what you are saying, but in December we had the deregistration of 37 international humanitarian organisations, against international law. We ha… | 66 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)The International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion in July 2024 ruled that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is unlawful and must end, includin… | 181 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)The Attorney General said that the UN is “a beacon of hope” in maintaining our rules-based system, but for millions of Palestinians, UNRWA is their beacon of hope, helping to keep … | 108 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Good afternoon, Prime Minister. The Attorney General has said that the UK wants to play its role in ensuring compliance with international law and the rules-based system; he will b… | 157 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Education | 4 | 23.5% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 3 | 17.6% |
| Department for Transport | 2 | 11.8% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 2 | 11.8% |
| Home Office | 2 | 11.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 2 | 11.8% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 1 | 5.9% |
| Treasury | 1 | 5.9% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much did each of the 42 Independent Care Boards and NHS England spend on NHS patient care outsourced to non-NHS entities, excluding other public sector bodies, in each of the fin… | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish spending data for the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25 on approved non-NHS entities providing NHS patient care as part of the Insourced Services framework. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish departmental spending data for the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25 on (a) non-NHS entities part of the NHS Workforce Alliance; (b) providing consultancy and ad… | Pending |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of wave power to the UK's renewable energy mix; and what steps his department is taking to support its deployme… | Answered |
| 02 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish (a) the the consultation timetable on the Eton Star Oldham free school and (b) the expected date for the publication of its findings. | Answered |
| 02 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish (a) the analysis identifying the need for additional 16 to 19 places in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and (b) the impact assessment on existing providers that was used to… | Answered |
| 05 Jan 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing transitional arrangements for current applicants when changing the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of regional variations in the level of public transport provision on (a) the number of people who rely on cars and (b) levels of rural poverty… | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring developers to ensure that the area of vegetation in developments is at least equal to the area of… | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide updated guidance to police forces on the enforcement of speed limits, in the context of the number of deaths caused by drivers exceeding the speed limit. | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the target for additional renewable energy will be met by the erection of 1800 hectares of solar panels on vertical surfaces. | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that schools have an active travel plan to increase the number of children who walk or cycle to school (including those who walk the last half-mile). | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of enclosing motorway systems in noise barriers on the suitability of land for housebuilding. | Answered |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and leaders of local authorities, to increase tram services in towns and cities. | Answered |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with The Pensions Regulator on strengthening its Code of Practice to require large companies running trust-based pension schemes to establish and maintain an… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons)Select | Member | Commons | 04 Dec 2024 | present |
| Work and Pensions CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 11 Sept 2024 | present |
| Work and Pensions CommitteeSelect | Chair | Commons | 11 Sept 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 | 73 | 15,817 | 5.4% |
| Accommodation | 2 | 23,219 | 8.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,890 | 2.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,947 | 1.0% |
| Staffing | 0 | 243,855 | 83.6% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | Office Costs | 24 | 2,912 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 2 | 1,399 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 4 | 1,092 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 12 | 945 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 4 | 841 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 4 | 625 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 12 | 569 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 3 | 283 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 5 | 190 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 3 | 111 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 19 |
| Other | Office Costs | 1 | -676 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***][***][***] [200011725-9651] | 98 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***][***][***] [200011725-9650] | 49 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 55 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | stationery | 34 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | stationery | 17 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | stationery | 14 | Paid |
| 09 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | stationery | 31 | Paid |
| 09 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | stationery | 4 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | Veed | 25 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 224 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 157 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 92 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | software | 25 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | Veed | 25 | Paid |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | DATA SOLUTIONS 201 | 450 | Paid |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 181 | Paid |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | stationery | 55 | Paid |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 74 | Paid |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Cleaning services | bill | 136 | Paid |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 45 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
No financial interests declared by this MP.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 8 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | Zaheer Ali | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,494 | 02 May 2024 |
| Saddleworth North | Garth Harkness | Liberal Democrats | 1,279 | 02 May 2024 |
| Saddleworth South | Max Woodvine | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,107 | 02 May 2024 |
| Saddleworth West Lees | Mark Kenyon | Liberal Democrats | 1,603 | 02 May 2024 |
| Shaw | Lisa Adele Navesey | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,011 | 02 May 2024 |
| St James | Josh Charters | Labour Party | 757 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Marys | Aisha Kouser | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 2,769 | 02 May 2024 |
| Waterhead | Naveed Tariq Chowhan | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,221 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 110,688 | Electorate 73,460 (2024) |
| Median age | 38 | years |
| Degree-educated | 27.0% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 71.6% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 64.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 17.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 17.7% | households |
| Employment rate | 53.1% | 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.