Portrait of Lilian Greenwood

Lilian Greenwood

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Nottingham South · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) · Department for Work and Pensions

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 7122

Email: lilian.greenwood.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Tel: 0115 711 7000

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
76.3%
1,297 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
128 meetings attended
Debate contributions
707
in the 7 year window
Written questions
441
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Lilian Greenwood is the Labour MP for Nottingham South, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Nottingham South4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Nottingham South6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour6 May 2010Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM TreasuryGovernment16 September 202522 July 2026
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)Government16 September 202522 July 2026
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)Government7 September 202516 September 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)Government9 July 20247 September 2025
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)Opposition5 September 20235 July 2024
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)Opposition14 May 20215 September 2023
Shadow Secretary of State for TransportOpposition14 September 201526 June 2016
Shadow Minister (Transport)Opposition7 October 201114 September 2015
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)Opposition8 October 20107 October 2011

Voting participation

Participation rate
76.3%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,297

272nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Lilian Greenwood voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 73.7%73.7%2021: 88.8%88.8%2022: 77.3%77.3%2023: 71.9%71.9%2024: 66.0%66.0%2025: 75.2%75.2%2026: 79.7%79.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236188 79.7%
2025322242 75.2%
2024200132 66.0%
2023256184 71.9%
2022251194 77.3%
2021242215 88.8%
2020190140 73.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068805 75.4%
59th631492 78.0%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
707
Written questions
441
Oral questions
31
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
128

199th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Lilian Greenwood: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 15215220202021: 11311320212022: 858520222023: 767620232024: 151520242025: 0020252026: 002026
Oral questions per year
Lilian Greenwood: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 202020202021: 6620212022: 0020222023: 2220232024: 3320242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 165 37 0 0 0 0 0
2025 148 48 0 0 0 0 0
2024 117 52 15 3 0 0 0
2023 31 24 76 2 0 0 0
2022 54 36 85 0 0 0 0
2021 72 54 113 6 0 0 0
2020 120 82 152 20 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

5 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
707
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
333
distinct debates

170th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Lilian Greenwood: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 12012020202021: 727220212022: 545420222023: 313120232024: 11711720242025: 14814820252026: 1651652026
Debates participated in per year
Lilian Greenwood: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 828220202021: 545420212022: 363620222023: 242420232024: 525220242025: 484820252026: 37372026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2010

    • – Became MP for Nottingham South
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Transport Committee
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
  2. 2011

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Transport)
    • – Left role: Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
  3. 2015

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Transport)
  4. 2016

    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
  5. 2017

    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
  6. 2020

    • – Joined Finance Committee (Commons)
    • – Joined Transport Committee
    • – Became Chair of Finance Committee (Commons)
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
    • – Joined Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
  7. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
  8. 2022

    • – Joined Committee of Selection
  9. 2023

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
    • – Left role: Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
  10. 2024

    • – Became MP for Nottingham South
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
  11. 2025

    • – Appointed: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
    • – Joined Committee of Selection
    • – Appointed: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
    • – Left role: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
  12. 2026

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
    • – Left role: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Constituency: Nottingham South

Nottingham South constituency boundary
Area
32.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 10,294
Electorate
64,255 · turnout 51.2%
Postcode areas
NG11, NG12, NG13, NG2, NG7, NG8, NG80, NG9, NG90

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.