Labour Party MP for North West Cambridgeshire.
Sam Carling is the Labour MP for North West Cambridgeshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
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
Moments where the whip was free, or where Carling broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Source · Hansard
“The mandatory reporting duty in the Crime and Policing Bill must be strengthened to include reasonable suspicion as a trigger and robust civil sanctions; religious charities promot…”
“Kinship care arises from difficult circumstances and carers sacrifice much; advocates recognition of local volunteers like Sue Nash supporting kinship care groups.”
“UK should legislate to require all imported animal and crop products to meet British welfare and environmental standards, citing 95% of pork imports from countries where sow stalls…”
“Charity law should be reviewed to prevent extremist religious organisations receiving tax exemptions and public funding while promoting harmful practices against women.”
Select, joint and other committees Carling 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Carling sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 6 | 18.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 5 | 15.6% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 5 | 15.6% |
| Treasury | 5 | 15.6% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 3 | 9.4% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 2 | 6.3% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 2 | 6.3% |
| Home Office | 1 | 3.1% |
What steps her Department is taking to examine how AI could speed up the issuance of Remedial Service Statements to people in receipt of public sector pensions affected by the McCloud judgement.
Scheme managers of the individual public service pension schemes are responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of the McCloud remedy to affected members. I have written to scheme managers to remind them of their responsibilities to im…read full →
What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of amending the definition of a charitable lump sum death benefit so that people with dependents do not face barriers to donating to charity from their pension.
At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that unused pension funds and death benefits payable from a pension will form part of a person’s estate for inheritance tax purposes from 6 April 2027. Where at least 10% of a person’s net est…read full →
With reference to changes to the inheritance tax treatment of pension pots whether it is her policy that a) the total estate will be taken to include the unused pension pot, and b) donations to charity made from the unused pension pot will be considered as contributing to the 10% minimum.
At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that unused pension funds and death benefits payable from a pension will form part of a person’s estate for inheritance tax purposes from 6 April 2027. Where at least 10% of a person’s net est…read full →
Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the cases currently under consideration by the Planning Inspectorate are appeals against enforcement notices.
Using data as of 31 December 2025, which is in line with the latest published official statistics found on gov.uk here, the proportion of open cases that are enforcement notices is 27%.This is calculated as open enforcement notices divided …read full →
Burghley House Preservation Trust Ltd 19 September 2025 |
Burghley House Preservation Trust Ltd 7 September 2025 |
Cambridge City Councillor, (unpaid since 18 July 2024 and previously registered Cambridge City Councillor, (unpaid since 18 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1)
Date interest ended: 21 March 2025
(Regi… |
Source · Members API · Last amended 2 Dec 2025
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 104,003 | 69.2% |
| Office Costs | 24,234 | 16.1% |
| Accommodation | 16,045 | 10.7% |
| Staff Travel | 3,480 | 2.3% |
| MP Travel | 2,437 | 1.6% |
| Total · 68 claims | 150,199 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Carling on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North West Cambridgeshire | 14,785 | 33.3% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam CarlingWON | Lab | 14,785 | 33.3 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see North West Cambridgeshire →