The Westminster lensMP · Labour and Co-operative Party · Sitting since 8 Jun 2017

Preet Kaur Gill.

Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Birmingham Edgbaston.

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Commons votes
419/570
74% attendance · top 47% of MPs
Party alignment
100%
votes with party majority
Speeches
169
across 55 debates · 21,121 words
Written Qs
299
299 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
16 Jun 2026

Labour and Co-operative Party MP in Reform UK-controlled territory.

Preet Kaur Gill's most distinctive recent action is her opposition to assisted dying. She voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at both Second Reading in November 2024 and Third Reading in June 2025 — one of only two rebel votes against her party in this parliament, both on the same issue. Beyond that, she has voted with Labour on every other recorded division, including backing railway nationalisation and the clean air zone fee framework.

At 74% participation, Gill votes somewhat below the Commons average. Her 99.5% party alignment makes her a near-perfect Labour loyalist outside the assisted dying question. Her 77 speeches across 49 debates skew heavily toward health, local government, and the economy — topics consistent with her Birmingham Edgbaston constituency. She deviates from her party average most sharply on pension protection, voting for it at every opportunity against a party average of 46%. She holds no current committee seat.

Gill has attracted sustained news coverage on hate crimes affecting the Sikh community — including raising anti-Sikh hate crime statistics in Westminster and meeting the security minister over the safety of British Sikhs — which aligns with her position as the first female Sikh MP. She has also written publicly about Birmingham City Council's financial crisis, calling for accountability. Recent local coverage across 40 articles in the past 90 days is broadly neutral, with economy and jobs stories carrying a slightly negative tilt. No debate transcripts are available for several recent votes, so the reasoning behind some of her procedural positions cannot be verified.

Background

Preet Kaur Gill is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

§ 01Voting record.419 divisions · most recent 1 Jul 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.

Taxation72
Economy70
Employment43
Crime & Policing31
Education30
Welfare and Benefits26
Constitution and Democracy26
Energy23

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

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

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingNo
Freevs party
29 Nov 2024Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second ReadingNo
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.169 contributions · 55 debates · 21,121 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Local Government10,799
Health7,258
Housing5,744
Social Care5,678
Economy & Jobs4,862
Crime4,638
Environment4,557
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

6 Jul 2026

Patient Safety Review

The Dash reforms streamline an overly complex landscape; CQC's investigation function will retain full autonomy and independence while ensuring that recommendations actually lead t

1,709 words·Read
30 Jun 2026

Department of Health and Social Care

Government minister defending arrangement as benefiting patient access and UK life sciences sector; insists NICE retains independence; cites £300 million AstraZeneca investment as

991 words·Read
29 Jun 2026

Diethylstilbestrol: Intergenerational Impact

The government has apologised and is taking action through clinical awareness campaigns, evidence reviews, and record-searching, but is prioritising careful consideration of eviden

1,085 words·Read
17 Jun 2026

Mental Health: Parity of Esteem

Government is committed to parity of esteem through record mental health spending (£16.1 billion for 2026-27), Mental Health Act 2025, community mental health hubs, and a new cross

1,776 words·Read
Showing 4 of 169·All 169 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

Gill holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.299 tabled · 299 answered · 5 Sept 2024 → 10 Apr 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department of Health and Social Care6321.1%
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office3612.0%
Cabinet Office3010.0%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government248.0%
Department for Education196.4%
Home Office196.4%
Department for Work and Pensions155.0%
Department for Transport144.7%

Most recent.

10 Apr 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered

What progress has been made in establishing Regional Health Innovation Zones as part of the Life Sciences Sector Plan.

Work to establish Regional Health Innovation Zones is ongoing. Given the cross-cutting nature of the policy, spanning health, research, local government, and economic systems, significant engagement and careful policy design are essential b…read full →

10 Apr 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered

What consideration has been given to the West Midlands and Birmingham as an early Regional Health Innovation Zone.

Regional Health Innovation Zones will be selected using a fair and open bidding process.Initially, two to three regions with strong existing life sciences assets, including data assets, research infrastructure, Health Innovation Networks, i…read full →

10 Apr 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered

What steps his Department is taking to improve early intervention for strokes.

The Department recognises the importance of early access to treatment in the event of a stroke. We have committed to improving ambulance response times for category 2 incidents, which includes strokes, from 30 to 25 minutes on average in 20…read full →

10 Apr 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered

What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of stroke rehabilitation provision across England; and what steps are being taken to reduce regional disparities in access to specialist rehabilitation services for stroke survivors.

The Government is committed to achieving a 25% reduction in premature mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke across England. To accelerate progress and tackle variation across the country, a new CVD Modern Service Framewor…read full →

Showing 4 of 299·All 299 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.7 declared interests · £337k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Warwickshire County Cricket Club
3 July 2025
An ambassador for Spring Housing Association.
An ambassador for Spring Housing Association. Date interest arose: 29 September 2020 Additional information: Before 29 September 2020, I w…
Member of the Co-operative Party National Executive Committee. This is an unpaid
Member of the Co-operative Party National Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 12 February 2020 (Registered 2…
An ambassador for the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. This is an unpaid
An ambassador for the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 10 September 2020 (Registered …
Vice-President of West Midlands Labour Finance and Industry Group (WM LFIG), whi
Vice-President of West Midlands Labour Finance and Industry Group (WM LFIG), which exists to facilitate constructive dialogue between the Go…
Showing 5 of 7·All 7 register entries

Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Dec 2025

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing248,30973.7%
Accommodation38,80011.5%
Office Costs33,92810.1%
Staff Travel8,0792.4%
MP Travel7,8802.3%
Total · 183 claims336,995100%
Showing 5 of 183·All 183 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

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

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

§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2019, 2019
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2019Birmingham Edgbaston21,21750.1%Won

2019 — full result, Birmingham Edgbaston.

CandidateVotes%
Preet Kaur GillWONLab21,21750.1

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

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 15 Jul 2026
SpeechesHansard · 21,121 words
9 Sept 2024 → 6 Jul 2026
Written QsMembers API
299 tabled · 299 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
7 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£336,995 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL