Whether she has plans to meet with the Climate Change Committee to discuss the potential impact of climate change on the schools’ estate.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 1 May 1997
Barry Gardiner.
Labour Party MP for Brent West.
Commons votes
319/521
61% attendance · top 77% of MPs
Party alignment
9%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
1,426
across 167 debates · 32,305 words
Written Qs
115
109 answered · 6 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Aligned with their council.
Barry Gardiner is the Labour MP for Brent West, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Gardiner broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading | No | vs party |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part | No | vs party |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 | Yes | vs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
3 Mar
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
“Called for debate on national security implications of biodiversity collapse and condemned rotten regulatory system for water pollution, lacking capacity to enforce environmental p…”
29 Jan
Women’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO Report
“Acknowledges enormous disappointment among Labour members; Government's position does not constitute the just settlement previously advocated; manifesto commitment issue does not e…”
29 Jan
River Habitats: Protection and Restoration
“Nature-based solutions are cost-efficient and essential; landscape recovery funding of £500 million over 20 years is inadequate; government must mandate green infrastructure over g…”
8 Jan
Business of the House
“Pleads for intervention in individual remand prisoner case involving transfer and bail issues”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Gardiner currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Audit Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Gardiner sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 67 | 58.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 13 | 11.3% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 10 | 8.7% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 4 | 3.5% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 4 | 3.5% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 3 | 2.6% |
| Department for Transport | 3 | 2.6% |
| Ministry of Justice | 3 | 2.6% |
Most recent.
Whether she is taking steps to mitigate the potential impact of hot weather on examination results.
Awaiting answer.
Whether the Government plans to take steps to balance its updated emissions estimates of data centres with the decarbonisation required in the fifth carbon budget.
Awaiting answer.
Innovation and Technology, when the National Policy Statement on data centres will be published for consultation.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Payment: £1,000 various seminars
Payment: £1,000 various seminars
Received on: 23 March 2026. Hours: 40 hrs.
(Registered 31 March 2026) |
Payment: £645 approximate various appearances
Payment: £645 approximate various appearances
Received on: 16 March 2026. Hours: 30 hrs.
(Registered 31 March 2026) |
Payment: £1,000
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 25 February 2026. Hours: 20 hrs.
(Registered 4 March 2026) |
Payment: £1,350 8 programme appearances
Payment: £1,350 8 programme appearances
Received on: 13 February 2026. Hours: 40 hrs estimated including preparation time, travel and appea… |
Payment: £1,000
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 22 January 2026. Hours: 40 hrs estimated includes preparation for seminar and speeches.
(Registered 27 Janua… |
Source · Members API · Last amended 29 Apr 2026
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 261,099 | 96.8% |
| Office Costs | 8,637 | 3.2% |
| Total · 69 claims | 269,737 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Gardiner on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Brent West | 17,258 | 41.7% | Won |
| 2019 | Brent North | 26,911 | 51.9% | Won |
| 2017 | Brent North | 35,496 | 62.9% | Won |
| 2015 | Brent North | 28,351 | 54.3% | Won |
| 2010 | Brent North | 24,514 | 46.9% | Won |
2024 — full result, Brent West.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry GardinerWON | Lab | 17,258 | 41.7 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Brent West →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 32,305 words
16 Jul 2024 → 20 May 2026
16 Jul 2024 → 20 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
115 tabled · 109 answered
115 tabled · 109 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
35 entries
35 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£269,737 · FY 24_25
£269,737 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL
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