The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024

Michael Payne.

Labour Party MP for Gedling.

Michael Payne
PlaceGedling
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ProfileParliament.uk ↗
Commons votes
402/521
77% attendance · top 38% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
87
across 33 debates · 9,577 words
Written Qs
23
22 answered · 1 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Aligned with their council.

Michael Payne is the Labour MP for Gedling, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.402 divisions · most recent 23 Mar 2026

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.

Taxation94
Economy77
Employment50
Education41
Crime & Policing30
Constitution and Democracy29
Housing24
Pensions24

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Payne broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.87 contributions · 33 debates · 9,577 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs5,691
Local Government4,233
Health3,291
Fiscal Policy3,080
Social Care3,048
Transport2,582
Crime1,996
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

10 Feb

Sherwood Forest: Tourism

Communities historically part of Sherwood Forest, such as those in Gedling, should be recognized and celebrated through heritage plaques and local business partnerships.

478 words·Read
6 Apr

East Midlands: Local Authorities and Economic Growth

East Midlands has suffered lowest public spending per capita under Conservatives; councils are essential economic enablers; Government must invest in local authority finances and s

2,104 words·Read
Showing 2 of 87·All 87 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Payne currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Public Accounts CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Payne sits on one.

§ 04Written questions.23 tabled · 22 answered · 10 Dec 2024 → 18 May 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department of Health and Social Care1043.5%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government521.7%
Department for Transport313.0%
Department for Education28.7%
Department for Business and Trade14.3%
Home Office14.3%
Ministry of Defence14.3%

Most recent.

18 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending

Whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of introducing transitional or exceptional arrangements to allow adoptive families to continue working with appropriately qualified, non-Ofsted registered therapists in areas where no Ofsted registered provision exists.

Awaiting answer.

10 Mar 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered

What steps he is taking to improve military housing.

The last government had 14 years to fix Defence family housing and failed, delivering instead record low levels of satisfaction. We reversed the disastrous privatisation of military housing. And our landmark £9 billion housing strategy will…read full →

4 Mar 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered

What processes are in place to ensure that findings from Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) involving addiction related deaths are embedded consistently in national guidance, NHS workforce training, and commissioning standards.

The Government takes the findings from Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs), including those where substance dependence was a feature in deaths very seriously, and expects them to inform practice, guidance, and commissioning at both a local an…read full →

4 Mar 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered

Whether the Government plans to include addiction or substance use disorder within the statutory definition of a mental disorder for the purposes of the Mental Health Act.

The Mental Health Act 1983, specifically Section 1, subsection 3, states that “Dependence on alcohol or drugs is not considered to be a disorder or disability of the mind” for the purposes of the act, and we did not amend this in the Mental…read full →

Showing 4 of 23·All 23 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.11 declared interests · £217k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

The Football Association
27 April 2025
European Jewish Association
Name of donor: European Jewish Association Address of donor: Rue du Cornet 22, 1040 Brussels Estimate of the probable value (or amount of …
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Name of donor: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Address of donor: Chem. du Pommier 40, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland Estima…
Gedling Borough Councillor, (unpaid since 10 October 2024 and previously registe
Gedling Borough Councillor, (unpaid since 10 October 2024 and previously registered under Category 1). (Registered 2 August 2024; updated 2…
A member of Nottingham Playhouse Strategic Board. This is an unpaid role.
A member of Nottingham Playhouse Strategic Board. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 4 August 2024)
Showing 5 of 11·All 11 register entries

Source · Members API · Last amended 2 Dec 2025

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing158,84573.2%
Office Costs29,13913.4%
Accommodation19,2738.9%
MP Travel5,4082.5%
Staff Travel4,0401.9%
Total · 111 claims216,868100%
Showing 6 of 111·All 111 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Payne on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.3 contests · 2014, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Gedling23,27847.8%Won
2015Newark11,36021.7%Lost
2014Newark6,84217.7%Lost

2024 — full result, Gedling.

CandidateVotes%
Michael PayneWONLab23,27847.8

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Gedling

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
SpeechesHansard · 9,577 words
28 Jul 2024 → 17 Mar 2026
Written QsMembers API
23 tabled · 22 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
11 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£216,868 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL