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Rebecca Long Bailey · Labour Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4005days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
403
of 504 possible
Attendance
80%
101 absent / paired
Whip alignment
95%
vs party majority
Speeches
53
32 debates
Written Qs
118
118 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£263k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 187 claims
Interests
5
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 69 | |
| Taxation | 65 | |
| Employment | 42 | |
| Crime & Policing | 42 | |
| Education | 31 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 21 | |
| Housing | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Social Care | 12 | 7,697 |
| Economy Jobs | 16 | 6,432 |
| Fiscal Policy | 8 | 5,617 |
| Labour Market | 3 | 4,033 |
| Cost Of Living | 8 | 2,973 |
| Local Government | 5 | 1,997 |
| Health | 4 | 1,703 |
| Immigration | 5 | 1,685 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments MPs voted on whether to accept the remaining Lords amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, a wide-ranging policing and criminal justice b… | Rebelled | No |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Vote on regulations to raise university tuition fees in England by 2.71% for 2026-27. The Labour government backed the increase, while oppos… | Rebelled | No |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025MPs voted on new regulations expanding the Public Order Act 2023 to criminalise interference with key national infrastructure, such as energ… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Knife CrimeI welcome the Minister’s comments, but she will know that youth charities have described knife crime as a public health issue linked to cuts in youth services. Will she therefore o… Crime | 95 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Nuclear Test VeteransThe hon. Lady has been a doughty campaigner on behalf of her own party on this issue and I thank her for her work in this House. She is right. The veterans are not asking for speci… DefenceHealth | 703 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Nuclear Test VeteransMy hon. Friend raises another very important issue that goes to the heart of today’s debate. The point is that the Government need to be in a good place on this; they need to ackno… DefenceHealth | 571 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Nuclear Test VeteransI express my full respect for my hon. Friend’s constituent, and I can only imagine what he suffered. Even the tales of people serving on Christmas Island seeing the bones in their … DefenceHealth | 500 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Nuclear Test VeteransI thank my hon. Friend for his hard work and for his support of the Hillsborough law campaign over the years. He has done an inordinate amount of work to try to make justice for th… DefenceHealth | 92 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Nuclear Test VeteransI almost unable to be here today, because my mum, Una, has been critically ill in hospital. If you will indulge me for a few seconds, Madam Deputy Speaker, I want to thank from the… DefenceHealth | 452 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Nuclear Test VeteransThe right hon. Member is spot-on. I often refer to him as my partner in crime on this issue and a number of other issues in this House. It definitely demonstrates Parliament workin… DefenceHealth | 195 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Nuclear Test VeteransMy mum will be very excited that my right hon. Friend has sent her his love—there will be pandemonium on ward 47 at the moment, I can tell you. My right hon. Friend is right: there… DefenceHealth | 147 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Royal Mail: PerformanceThe situation at Royal Mail is a systemic failure, from imposed revisions to delivery offices, to a toxic managerial culture and a recruitment model built on low pay and insecure c… UtilitiesLabour MarketEconomy Jobs | 185 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Heating Oil SupportI very much welcome the Minister’s comments today, but he will understand the huge level of concern regarding the prospect of profiteering in not just the heating sector, but the w… Cost Of LivingUtilitiesEconomy Jobs | 96 |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Middle EastThere is no doubt that the Iranian regime is abominable, but it is clear that the initial joint strikes on Iran were neither defensive nor lawful. As the situation dangerously esca… DefenceEnergy | 86 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Student Loan Repayment PlansI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for securing the debate. One Salford graduate who borrowed just over £41,000 graduated in 2018 owing more than £47,0… EducationFiscal PolicyCost Of Living | 199 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewI am the chair of the NUJ parliamentary group, which has long campaigned for press freedom, usually in relation to authoritarian regimes, but it seems that the surveillance and pol… Mp PerformanceCulture Community | 93 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI speak in support of new clause 4, tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell), me and others, and I will try to be as brief as I can. Scra… Fiscal PolicySocial CareCost Of Living | 616 |
| 02 Feb 2026 | Indefinite Leave to RemainI am sorry, but I want everybody to have time to speak. Worse still, the changes would apply retrospectively. Nurses, social care staff and council workers who came here under one … ImmigrationSocial CareHealth | 294 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Work and Pensions | 18 | 15.3% |
| Home Office | 17 | 14.4% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 12 | 10.2% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 11 | 9.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 | 7.6% |
| Department for Transport | 9 | 7.6% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 8 | 6.8% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 7 | 5.9% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the UK’s international climate finance is delivered as (a) grants and (b) loans; and what steps she is taking to ensure that financial suppo… | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on establishing the Warm Homes Plan workforce. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding is currently available for energy efficiency retrofitting of insulation for low-income households; and what funding will be available through the (a) Warm Homes Pl… | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on establishing the Warm Homes Agency. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ending the ECO scheme on energy efficiency sector workers and businesses. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of SMEs and microbusinesses in the energy efficiency sector and wider supply chains that are dependent on ECO scheme funding. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to provide support to energy efficiency (a) SMEs and (b) microbusinesses dependent on ECO scheme funding. | Answered |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to encourage McDonald's Restaurants UK to take up the offer from the UK National Contact Point to provide mediation with complainants regarding the corporation's… | Answered |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what external oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that publicly owned broadcasters investigate whistleblowing concerns independently of senior management. | Answered |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of trends in the use of extension of probationary periods in publicly owned broadcasters to detriment whistleblowing employees. | Answered |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Salford of 30 October 2025 on deaths in custody and prison management at HMP Forest Bank, reference number MC128673. | Answered |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Salford of 11 September 2025 on the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme. | Answered |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of whistleblowing protections for employees of publicly owned broadcasters under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. | Answered |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a list of organisations represented at his Department's conference on food poverty on 14 and 15 January 2026. | Answered |
| 09 Jan 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which Horizon Shortfall Scheme payments are 1) exempt from tax and 2) subject to tax, and whether these taxation rules apply to all historical payments already paid out. | Answered |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 12 | 21,256 | 8.1% |
| Office Costs | 166 | 25,637 | 9.7% |
| Staffing | 4 | 210,241 | 79.8% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,040 | 1.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,134 | 0.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 12 | 21,256 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 4 | 4,900 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 40 | 3,926 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 19 | 3,200 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 17 | 2,826 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 11 | 2,714 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 30 | 2,528 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 2 | 2,300 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 15 | 953 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 15 | 651 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 14 | 387 |
| Insurance - contents | Office Costs | 1 | 316 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | HOYLES FIRE & SAFETY L [200011725-10613] | 627 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 210 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | WWW.SALFORD.GOV.UK [200011725-9391] | 174 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | WWW.SALFORD.GOV.UK [200011725-7998] | 174 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | SHREDIT LTD GBP [200011725-9392] | 149 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 102 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 46 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 39 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Insurance - buildings | WWW.SALFORD.GOV.UK [200011725-7993] | 28 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Insurance - buildings | WWW.SALFORD.GOV.UK [200011725-7994] | 28 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Pooled staffing services | Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) | 1,150 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | TIMETASTIC [200011725-6522] | 18 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | WWW.SALFORD.GOV.UK [200011725-1028] | 174 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,806 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | SHREDIT LTD GBP [200011725-1288] | 149 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 43 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 225 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 102 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 65 | 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.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)5 entries
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Key Cities (Network)
Address of donor: Salford City Council, Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford M27 5FJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Estimated amount for services in kind comprising the administration and coordination to re-establish the Key Cities APPG of which I was previously the Co-Chair, value £1,667
Date received: 5 January 2026 to 10 February 2026
Date accepted: 5 January 2026
Donor status: other (special interest group - key cities network is a special interest group of the Local Government Association (company number of the LGA 11177145) comprising 24 statutory local urban city authorities and administered by Salford City Council)
(Registered 28 January 2026)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
Address of donor: Stanborough House, Great North Road, Stanborough, Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the BFAWU Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, value £19,440
Date received: 30 October 2025 to 29 October 2026
Date accepted: 30 October 2025
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 19 November 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: National Union of Journalists
Address of donor: 72 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The administration and coordination of the NUJ Parliamentary Group of which I am the Co-Chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd between 22 October 2025 to 21 October 2026, value £19,606
Date received: 22 October 2025 to 21 October 2026
Date accepted: 22 October 2025
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 19 November 2025)
13 Nov 2024
Name of donor: Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
Address of donor: Stanborough House, Great North Road, Stanborough, Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the BFAWU Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, value £18,516
Date received: 29 October 2024 to 28 October 2025
Date accepted: 29 October 2024
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 8 November 2024)
13 Nov 2024
Name of donor: National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Address of donor: 72 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the administration and coordination of the NUJ Parliamentary Group of which I am the Co-Chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd between 22 October 2024 to 21 October 2025, value £18,672
Date received: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Date accepted: 22 October 2024
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 8 November 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 9 wards, 10 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackfriars Trinity | Jane Elizabeth Hamilton | Labour Party | 1,433 | 02 May 2024 |
| Broughton | Maria Brabiner | Labour Party | 1,440 | 02 May 2024 |
| Claremont | Barbara Anne Bentham | Labour Party | 1,991 | 02 May 2024 |
| Ordsall | Brendan Keville | Labour Party | 1,127 | 02 May 2024 |
| Ordsall | Tanya Burch | Labour Party | 1,292 | 02 May 2024 |
| Pendlebury Clifton | Su Matthews | Labour Party | 1,341 | 02 May 2024 |
| Pendleton Charlestown | Michele Barnes | Labour Party | 1,367 | 02 May 2024 |
| Quays | Jonathan Moore | Liberal Democrats | 794 | 02 May 2024 |
| Swinton Park | Heather Dawn Fletcher | Labour Party | 1,671 | 02 May 2024 |
| Weaste Seedley | Phil Cusack | Labour Party | 1,595 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 122,338 | Electorate 83,633 (2024) |
| Median age | 31 | years |
| Degree-educated | 37.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 76.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 36.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 36.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 27.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 59.4% | 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.