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Anneliese Dodds · Labour and Co-operative Party · sitting since 08 Jun 2017 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
3242days
from 08 Jun 2017
Divisions
394
of 504 possible
Attendance
78%
110 absent / paired
Whip alignment
98%
vs party majority
Speeches
73
47 debates
Written Qs
341
314 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£262k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 116 claims
Interests
7
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 78 | |
| Taxation | 73 | |
| Crime & Policing | 44 | |
| Employment | 43 | |
| Education | 39 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Housing | 23 | |
| Pensions | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | 22 | 6,411 |
| Economy Jobs | 17 | 5,298 |
| Social Care | 13 | 4,164 |
| Health | 9 | 3,709 |
| Crime | 8 | 2,276 |
| Culture Community | 10 | 2,156 |
| Immigration | 10 | 1,539 |
| Technology | 3 | 1,410 |
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 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsOn Sudan and the failing international response, will the Foreign Secretary consider further economic measures and sanctions, including against the nationals of the countries that … DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 51 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Community-owned Assets: Government SupportI am very fond of my hon. Friend, but I know many other Members are pushing for their amazing towns to become the town of culture. I agree with him that the programme is an excitin… Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentHousing | 135 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Community-owned Assets: Government SupportI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman that the “asset of community value” designation can be a really powerful tool. Yes, that has been applied in the case of UPP; it is somet… Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentHousing | 303 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Community-owned Assets: Government SupportI rise to highlight the case of the Ultimate Picture Palace in my constituency, which shows the need for Government support for community assets. The Ultimate Picture Palace is the… Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentHousing | 615 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Community-owned Assets: Government SupportI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for making that really important point, and she is absolutely right. The flexibility that community-owned assets often have cannot be underline… Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentHousing | 85 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Community-owned Assets: Government SupportAbsolutely. I strongly agree with my hon. Friend, who is completely right. We have seen many campaigns to keep local pubs open, and we have seen local people working hard to delive… Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentHousing | 178 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Community-owned Assets: Government SupportI absolutely agree with the hon. Member that community-owned assets are often targeted at those inequalities, because communities understand where the challenges are on their stree… Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentHousing | 243 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI strongly welcome the report and the Government’s speedy and decisive response to it. Evidence from Germany and from Moldova shows how online attempts at foreign interference can … Fiscal PolicyDefenceTechnology | 101 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and GasI will start by thanking the North sea oil workers now and in the past. I recently read the book “Black Eden” by Richard T. Kelly—perhaps others have read it, too. On just about ev… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 193 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and GasI could not disagree more with the right hon. Gentleman. I have a lot of respect for him, but surely he will have seen the figures on the relative growth of the renewables industry… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 228 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and GasI will make some progress, then I would be happy to take the right hon. Gentleman’s intervention. The long-term trend very clearly is for the growth of low-carbon offshore industri… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 138 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and GasWell, I can answer that very quickly, because many of them are in my family and among my friends. The shadow Secretary of State said before that she had visited Aberdeen. I found i… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 129 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Royal Mail: PerformanceUnfortunately, in Oxford East, we have had a series of problems with the reliability of Royal Mail deliveries. Initially, there was an unwillingness to acknowledge those problems. … UtilitiesLabour MarketEconomy Jobs | 330 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Technology SovereigntyMy hon. Friend is making an important point. When it comes to AI, an enormous amount of investment is needed. There are many discussions at the moment about the impact of that huge… DefenceEconomy JobsOther | 98 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Technology SovereigntyIn one sentence, will the Minister say something about another geographical issue: collaboration with like-minded countries, especially in the EU? DefenceEconomy JobsOther | 20 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 104 | 30.5% |
| Home Office | 68 | 19.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 30 | 8.8% |
| Department for Education | 28 | 8.2% |
| Department for Transport | 28 | 8.2% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 23 | 6.7% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 10 | 2.9% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 9 | 2.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor outcomes from the Asylum Case Summarisation system to ensure that summaries are not provided to caseworkers if they (a) include missing in… | Pending |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out the mechanisms her Department are using to monitor the early stages of use of the Asylum Case Summarisation and Asylum Policy Search tools. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what budget is allocated to (a) the Conflict and Atrocity Prevention Department overall and (b) to work on atrocity anticipation, prevention and response not i… | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations the UK Embassy in Israel has made to the Government of Israel over the last six months concerning the UK's stated objection to the E1 prop… | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure diplomatic posts are trained in atrocity prevention. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what number of staff in the Conflict and Atrocity Prevention Department work on atrocity, prevention (a) as their primary role and (b) as part of their portfol… | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with other nations over the last six months concerning coordinated action against the Government of Israel’s E1 proposal. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made over the last six months to the Government of Israel concerning the UK’s objection to the E1 proposal. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking through the G7 and G20 processes to deliver improvements for women and girls. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking through the Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum to tackle misogynistic narratives promoted by online influencers. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Strait of Hormuz closure on humanitarian need and access in Sudan. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international counterparts to help minimise disruption to humanitarian operations in Sudan resulting from the Strait of Hormuz cl… | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what humanitarian support is being provided by her Department to Sudanese refugees currently based outside of Sudan. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department intends to publish its Women and Girls' Framework. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has commissioned research on the (a) scale and (b) impact of misogynistic online content. | Pending |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
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 | 105 | 27,709 | 10.6% |
| Accommodation | 3 | 1,800 | 0.7% |
| Staffing | 2 | 230,130 | 87.9% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,775 | 0.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 364 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 4,600 |
| Equipment - hire | Office Costs | 13 | 3,086 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 16 | 2,813 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 6 | 1,896 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 3 | 1,800 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 4 | 1,440 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 2 | 1,358 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 22 | 1,217 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 2 | 886 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 7 | 735 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 10 | 609 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 401 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | [200012553-4] | 600 | Paid |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | [200012553-5] | 600 | Paid |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | [200012553-3] | 600 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 218 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | OXFORDMAILCO ONLINE [200011725-9012] | 52 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 19 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | BACK MARKET [200011725-5524] | 401 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 10 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP [200011725-7572] | 108 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 350 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 197 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning services | 360 | Paid |
| 02 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | TIMETASTIC | 14 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - hire | Printer, photocopier & scanner | 21 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 68 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs TV licence | TVLICENSING.CO.UK [200011792-165] | 42 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 30 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 209 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 43 | Paid |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - hire | Printer, photocopier & scanner | 118 | 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 earnings4 entries
29 Apr 2025
Payment: £1,699.30 Royalties payments on a previously-published textbook.
Received on: 31 March 2025. Hours: no additional hours.
(Registered 11 April 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Payment: £349.69
Received on: 26 March 2025. Hours: no additional hours.
(Registered 11 April 2025)
27 Nov 2024
Role, work or services: Royalties with Authors Licensing and Collecting Society
Payer: Authors Licensing and Collecting Society, International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UN
13 May 2024
Role, work or services: Royalties on a textbook
Payer: Bloomsbury Publishers Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
Address of donor: 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£539.91), flights (£2,271.72) and maximum subsistence received (£383.64), value £3,195.17
Destination of visit: Brazil (Belém, Pará)
Dates of visit: 11 November 2025 to 17 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Attendance of COP30 to meet legislators and experts and to build knowledge of the international climate process.
(Registered 1 December 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung London Limited
Address of donor: 23 Devereux Court, London WC2R 3JJ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£325.37) and accommodation (£182.45), value £507.82
Destination of visit: Germany
Dates of visit: 14 October 2025 to 16 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Participation in annual UK-German Parliamentary Dialogue organised by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
(Registered 16 October 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 year1 entry
24 Mar 2026
Type of land/property: Residential property (Small house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: La Manche, France
Interest held: from 12 March 2026
(Registered 16 March 2026)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 17 wards, 18 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Sandhills | Asima Qayyum | Labour Party | 454 | 02 May 2024 |
| Blackbird Leys | Linda Kay Smith | Labour Party | 423 | 02 May 2024 |
| Blackbird Leys | Lubna Aiysha Hamid Arshad | Labour Party | 411 | 02 May 2024 |
| Churchill | Mark Robert Lygo | Labour Party | 572 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cowley | Ian Yeatman | Independent Oxford Alliance | 842 | 02 May 2024 |
| Donnington | Max Morris | Green Party of England and Wales | 701 | 02 May 2024 |
| Headington | Mohammed Altaf-Khan | Liberal Democrats | 847 | 02 May 2024 |
| Headington Hill Northway | Nigel Conrad Chapman | Labour Party | 653 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hinksey Park | Anna Dorothy Railton | Labour Party | 917 | 02 May 2024 |
| Littlemore | Anne Marie Stares | Independent Oxford Alliance | 814 | 02 May 2024 |
| Lye Valley | Judith Anne Harley | Independent Oxford Alliance | 654 | 02 May 2024 |
| Marston | Kate Josephine Robinson | Green Party of England and Wales | 640 | 18 Jul 2024 |
| Northfield Brook | Simon John Peter Ottino | Labour Party | 392 | 02 May 2024 |
| Quarry Risinghurst | Roz Smith | Liberal Democrats | 868 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rose Hill Iffley | David Henwood | Independent Oxford Alliance | 870 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Clements | Alex Powell | Green Party of England and Wales | 524 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Marys | Chris Jarvis | Green Party of England and Wales | 890 | 02 May 2024 |
| Temple Cowley | Mohammed Azad | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 888 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 117,446 | Electorate 71,845 (2024) |
| Median age | 33 | years |
| Degree-educated | 45.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 68.7% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 45.9% | households |
| Private-rented | 30.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 23.0% | 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.