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

Steve Yemm.

Labour Party MP for Mansfield.

Commons votes
493/521
95% attendance · top 1% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
148
across 114 debates · 25,246 words
Written Qs
37
36 answered · 1 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Aligned with their council.

Steve Yemm is the Labour MP for Mansfield, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.493 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.

Taxation95
Economy91
Employment52
Crime & Policing48
Education41
Constitution and Democracy37
Welfare and Benefits30
Housing22

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

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

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.148 contributions · 114 debates · 25,246 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs9,831
Local Government7,537
Culture Community6,789
Defence5,940
Social Care4,357
Education4,271
Housing4,182
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

21 Apr

Sex Trafficking: Scotland

Frustrated that Scottish Government voted down Ash Regan's bill to criminalise buying sex; urges action to outlaw purchasing sex and decriminalise victims.

45 words·Read
13 Apr

Young Cancer Patients: Experiences and Outcomes

Young people with cancer are overlooked; urgent action needed on diagnosis speed, psychological support, clinical trials access, and data collection to match outcomes achieved in s

1,605 words·Read
18 Mar

Artificial Intelligence Growth Zones

Supports AI growth zones but seeks assurance that local jobs and skills benefits will reach left-behind communities like Mansfield after 14 years of Conservative economic decline.

77 words·Read
17 Mar

Immigration Reforms

Defended the government's reforms as restoring fairness, control and compassion to the immigration system, while acknowledging the need for transitional arrangements for those alre

333 words·Read
Showing 4 of 148·All 148 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

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

§ 04Written questions.37 tabled · 36 answered · 18 Oct 2024 → 13 May 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department of Health and Social Care1540.5%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero410.8%
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office38.1%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs38.1%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government38.1%
Department for Transport38.1%
Treasury12.7%
Department for Culture, Media and Sport12.7%

Most recent.

13 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending

Whether the transformation of liver services programme led by the NHS England Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Clinical Reference Group will include a specific workstream to help address the unmet clinical need in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.

Awaiting answer.

13 May 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered

Further to the meeting Ministers in his Department had with the Trustees of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme on Thursday 30th April 2026, if he will provide an update on progress to resolve the outstanding issues within the scheme.

The Government is keen to reach agreement with the MPS Trustees on changes to the arrangements to benefit scheme members. The meeting on 30 April involved a constructive discussion of the proposals and how they might be taken forward. The g…read full →

24 Apr 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered

If he will take steps to include air ambulance charities within national fuel resilience and prioritisation planning, including consideration alongside Category 1 responders.

The UK benefits from a diverse and resilient fuel supply chain and remains well supplied across all fuel types. The Government regularly reviews which organisations provide essential services within the context of the National Emergency Pla…read full →

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

Whether the liver transformation programme led by the Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Clinical Reference Group will include a specific work stream to help address the unmet clinical need in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Showing 4 of 37·All 37 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.6 declared interests · £179k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Chamber UK Services Ltd
14 April 2026
The Royal Society
16 March 2026
Royal Society of Chemistry
12 November 2025
Royal British Legion Trading Ltd
4 June 2025
J.C.B. SERVICE
21 March 2025
Showing 5 of 6·All 6 register entries

Source · Members API · Last amended 29 Apr 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing136,24975.9%
Office Costs20,07111.2%
Accommodation10,9466.1%
MP Travel6,4433.6%
Staff Travel5,2482.9%
Total · 101 claims179,495100%
Showing 6 of 101·All 101 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

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

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

§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2024, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Mansfield16,04839.1%Won

2024 — full result, Mansfield.

CandidateVotes%
Steve YemmWONLab16,04839.1

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

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 · 25,246 words
6 Oct 2024 → 27 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
37 tabled · 36 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
6 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£179,495 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL