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Kim Leadbeater · Labour Party · sitting since 01 Jul 2021 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
1758days
from 01 Jul 2021
Divisions
463
of 504 possible
Attendance
92%
41 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
174
21 debates
Written Qs
57
51 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£310k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 166 claims
Interests
3
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 97 | |
| Economy | 87 | |
| Employment | 52 | |
| Crime & Policing | 46 | |
| Education | 41 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 30 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 24 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 5 | 8,509 |
| Social Care | 4 | 8,440 |
| Other | 1 | 2,256 |
| Culture Community | 1 | 782 |
| Defence | 1 | 782 |
| Housing | 1 | 782 |
| Crime | 1 | 69 |
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.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1760)We have talked a little about what works; please feel free to add to that. In your experience, is there anything that has not worked? I will start with Iain. | 30 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1760)That is really interesting; without giving my own opinions on the matter, there is something not very helpful about saying, “We are going to do equality, diversity, and inclusion t… | 61 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1760)I want to ask a few questions about what success looks like. For which types of equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives is there the strongest correlation between the interve… | 50 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1760)That is really interesting; without giving my own opinions on the matter, there is something not very helpful about saying, “We are going to do equality, diversity, and inclusion t… | 61 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1760)I want to ask a few questions about what success looks like. For which types of equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives is there the strongest correlation between the interve… | 50 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1760)I suppose there are different phases to this: the recruitment phase—how you get your people—and then the culture around how those people operate. Maybe it is worth thinking about i… | 41 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1760)From your perspective, Zoe, how easy is it for employers to stop an EDI-related initiative if it is not going well and is not having a positive effect? | 28 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1760)From your perspective, Zoe, how easy is it for employers to stop an EDI-related initiative if it is not going well and is not having a positive effect? | 28 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1760)I suppose there are different phases to this: the recruitment phase—how you get your people—and then the culture around how those people operate. Maybe it is worth thinking about i… | 41 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1760)We have talked a little about what works; please feel free to add to that. In your experience, is there anything that has not worked? I will start with Iain. | 30 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)That is really interesting. Is there is a role that you could or should have in that? You are right: individual clinics would want to know if their marketing—for want of a better w… | 48 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)Thank you all for coming this afternoon. Do you or the clinics ask people if or where they have seen an advertisement? Do clinics do that and do they feed that information to you? | 34 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)What additional steps do you think could be taken to ensure that there are consistently high standards across all clinics? | 20 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)Peter and Clare, I assume you agree with that? | 9 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)Did you say earlier that you would be in favour of implications counselling being mandatory before egg donation? | 18 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 15 | 26.3% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 5 | 8.8% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 5 | 8.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 4 | 7.0% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 4 | 7.0% |
| Women and Equalities | 3 | 5.3% |
| Department for Education | 3 | 5.3% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 3 | 5.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the introduction of School Sports Partnerships and the new Enrichment Framework is supported by sustained levels of funding. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that public investment in sports facilities supports a balanced range of sports, including court-based activities such as tennis… | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that children receive a minimum of two hours of high-quality physical education per week; and are supported to be physically active for at least… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the level of Penalty Charge Notices for parking offences outside London. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 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 fuel costs on the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector; and what steps he is taking to support VCSE o… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to ensure the revised Equality Act code of practice for services, public functions and associations allows organisations, such as Girl Guides, to operate on a trans-inclus… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the risks to trans-inclusive third sector organisations from potential increases in levels of litigation following the For Women Scotland v. The Scottish Minister… | Pending |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact on tenants of the gap between the commencement of the pet provisions on 1 May and the operational launch o… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | 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 including walking, wheeling, and cycling in policy HC1 of the draft National Planning Policy Framework. | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the expected timetable is for establishing the Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman; and what mechanisms will be available for tenants to challenge unreas… | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect cats and kittens from exploitation by regulating cat breeding. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will introduce cat breeding regulations which ban the breeding of cats with extreme characteristics which could have a detrimental effect on (a) their… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what preparations her Department has made for a School Sports Strategy; and what recent steps she as taken towards the new approach announced in June 2025. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, further to the announcement of £85 million in funding for football facilities, how she plans to allocate the remaining £400 million announced for new and upgraded grassroots sports… | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the £400 million of funding earmarked for grassroots sports facilities benefits a wide range of sports appealing to different demograph… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women and Equalities CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Oct 2025 | 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 | 147 | 28,468 | 9.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,502 | 0.5% |
| Accommodation | 0 | 22,761 | 7.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 8,807 | 2.8% |
| Staffing | 0 | 248,892 | 80.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 80 | 7,620 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 4,600 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 3 | 1,505 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 1,343 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 18 | 681 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 540 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 2 | 475 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 7 | 411 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 7 | 358 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 1 | 170 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 2 | 161 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 5 | 161 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 23 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 272 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 55 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 48 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 30 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 16 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 5 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 2 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 2 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | THREE [200011725-6364] | -7 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | Local Newspapers | 5 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | refreshments - tea bags | 13 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 17 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 15 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 10 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 8 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 6 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 6 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | Local Newspapers | 5 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 3 | 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)1 entry
08 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Dignity in Dying
Address of donor: 181 Oxford Street, London W1D 2JT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Printing materials for my private members' bill, value £744.36
Date received: 31 March 2025
Date accepted: 31 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration 4452809
(Registered 4 April 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the Men's Final at Wimbledon for myself and a guest, value £630
Date received: 2 July 2025
Date accepted: 13 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 14 July 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Name of donor: LNER
Address of donor: East Coast House 25, Skeldergate, York YO1 6DH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Following the murder of my sister, Jo Cox MP, in 2016, Virgin Trains and later LNER have provided myself and my family with a travel permit for use on personal rail journeys. It is not possible to provide an accurate value for this benefit, but it is expected to be worth over the threshold for this category (value is estimated), value £350
Date received: 1 July 2021
Date accepted: 1 July 2021
Donor status: company, registration 04659712
(Registered 6 September 2021; updated 19 January 2024 and 14 July 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 6 wards, 6 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birstall Birkenshaw | Mark Thompson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,854 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cleckheaton | Kathryn Mary Pinnock | Liberal Democrats | 2,823 | 02 May 2024 |
| Dalton | Munir Ahmed | Labour Party | 1,492 | 02 May 2024 |
| Heckmondwike | Ali Arshad | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,554 | 02 May 2024 |
| Liversedge Gomersal | Caroline Jane Holt | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,867 | 02 May 2024 |
| Mirfield | Martyn Bolt | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,827 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 97,819 | Electorate 72,642 (2024) |
| Median age | 42 | years |
| Degree-educated | 28.0% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 88.8% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 69.5% | households |
| Private-rented | 16.6% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.6% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.0% | 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.