Portrait of Satvir Kaur

Satvir Kaur

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Southampton Test · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) · Home Office

Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Minister for Equalities) · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: satvir.kaur.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
80.0%
505 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
70
in the 7 year window
Written questions
79
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Satvir Kaur is the Labour MP for Southampton Test, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Minister for Equalities), and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Southampton Test4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)Government7 September 202522 July 2026

Voting participation

Participation rate
80.0%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
505

joint 183rd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Satvir Kaur voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 94.5%94.5%2025: 93.2%93.2%2026: 57.6%57.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236136 57.6%
2025322300 93.2%
20247369 94.5%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631505 80.0%

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
70
Written questions
79
Oral questions
5
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 470th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Satvir Kaur: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 262620242025: 535320252026: 002026
Oral questions per year
Satvir Kaur: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 2220242025: 3320252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 56 20 0 0 0 0 0
2025 7 4 53 3 0 0 0
2024 7 7 26 2 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill Member 14 October 2026 – no published attendance

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
70
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
31
distinct debates

618th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Satvir Kaur: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 7720242025: 7720252026: 56562026
Debates participated in per year
Satvir Kaur: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year051015202024: 7720242025: 4420252026: 20202026

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. 2024

    • – Became MP for Southampton Test
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2025

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
  3. 2026

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Minister for Equalities)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
    • – Joined Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill

Constituency: Southampton Test

Southampton Test constituency boundary
Area
22.1 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 9,333
Electorate
65,520 · turnout 54.6%
Postcode areas
SO14, SO15, SO16, SO17

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.