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Satvir Kaur.

Labour Party MP for Southampton Test.

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Commons votes
471/568
83% attendance · top 21% of MPs
Party alignment
98%
votes with party majority
Speeches
43
across 23 debates · 4,147 words
Written Qs
79
79 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
14 Jul 2026

Labour Party MP in Reform UK-controlled territory.

Satvir Kaur broke from Labour on every significant vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025, voting against the bill at Third Reading and backing amendments that would have barred assisted dying where fear of being a burden, disability, or financial hardship was a primary motivation. Her voting pattern on that bill placed her 47 percentage points below the Labour average on assisted dying access and 33 points above it on assisted dying restrictions — one of the sharpest individual deviations from party norms in the data. Beyond that cluster, she is a 97.5% party-line voter.

At 83% voting participation she sits slightly below the Commons average. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and housing development, but low scores on civil liberties, parliamentary scrutiny, and Lords oversight — all consistent with a loyalist voting record on most government legislation. Her 43 speeches across 23 debates skew toward economy and jobs, social care, health, and local government, with no current committee seat to anchor specialist focus.

Local coverage paints a constituency-focused picture: she has claimed credit for securing £20 million for the Millbrook and Redbridge area, championed a Southampton transport funding package she says she worked on for years as Council Leader before entering Parliament, and backed the proposed merger of local councils as better equipping the region to tackle housing, transport, and health inequality. Her prior role leading Southampton City Council explains the local infrastructure emphasis. No committee assignments are recorded, and the 90-day news data covers a wide spread of issues — no single controversy dominates.

Background

Satvir Kaur is the Labour MP for Southampton Test, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office).

§ 01Voting record.471 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.

Taxation88
Economy85
Employment50
Crime & Policing41
Education37
Constitution and Democracy33
Welfare and Benefits29
Housing23

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

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

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Yes
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16Yes
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94No
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.43 contributions · 23 debates · 4,147 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Health2,125
Mp Performance1,343
Culture Community1,343
Local Government1,139
Economy & Jobs1,129
Labour Market958
Housing870
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

25 Jun 2026

Civil Service Pension Scheme

Acknowledges Capita's operational failures are unacceptable and has set a strict end-of-June deadline for performance recovery; will consider all options including commercial lever

234 words·Read
25 Jun 2026

Topical Questions

Acknowledged Capita's failure on civil service pension processing; confirmed deadline of end of June to improve service delivery; committed to holding contractor robustly to accoun

170 words·Read
25 Jun 2026

Civil Service Pension Scheme: Insourcing

Outsourcing by default does not work; all options including insourcing will be considered if Capita fails to restore service by end of June.

155 words·Read
23 Apr 2026

Civil Service Pension Scheme

Acknowledges the service failures are unacceptable and outlines the Government's recovery plan including a surge team, holding Capita accountable, deploying hardship loans, and off

238 words·Read
Showing 4 of 43·All 43 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

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

§ 04Written questions.79 tabled · 79 answered · 8 Oct 2024 → 22 Jul 2025

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1519.0%
Department of Health and Social Care1519.0%
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office810.1%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero78.9%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government78.9%
Department for Education56.3%
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology56.3%
Department for Culture, Media and Sport56.3%

Most recent.

22 Jul 2025·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to build flood defence capabilities in Southampton Test constituency.

The Environment Agency (EA) and Southampton City Council (SCC) have developed proposals for a flood defence scheme on the western bank of the lower River Itchen. This proposal will need approximately £100 million to be progressed. Although …read full →

14 Jul 2025·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve animal welfare in the poultry industry.

The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway (the Pathway) was launched in 2023 to support continual improvement in farm animal health and welfare beyond the regulatory baseline, this is a critical part of the farming reforms set out in the Agricu…read full →

14 Jul 2025·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the dumping of sewage by Southern Water in Southampton Test constituency.

For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. The Government remains committed to reducing both the frequency and duration of storm overflow spills, in line with the Storm Overf…read full →

14 Jul 2025·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered

What discussions he has had with Ofgem on (a) improving its accountability to consumers and (b) reducing its costs.

The Government acknowledges that households have paid the price for the country’s broken energy market, with sky-high bills, suppliers collapsing, and poor customer service during a cost-of-living crisis. To address this, in December the Go…read full →

Showing 4 of 79·All 79 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.1 declared interests · £167k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Type of land/property: Residential property (house) Number of properties: 1 Location: Southampton (Registered 2 August 2024)

Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Aug 2024

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing126,55276.0%
Office Costs19,56211.7%
Accommodation16,3699.8%
MP Travel2,6961.6%
Staff Travel1,3400.8%
Total · 81 claims166,520100%
Showing 5 of 81·All 81 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

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

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

§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2024, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Southampton Test15,94544.5%Won

2024 — full result, Southampton Test.

CandidateVotes%
Satvir KaurWONLab15,94544.5

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

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 · 4,147 words
22 Jul 2024 → 25 Jun 2026
Written QsMembers API
79 tabled · 79 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£166,520 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL