Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Scunthorpe | 6 May 2010 | 6 November 2019 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | Government | 16 September 2025 | 21 July 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) | Government | 23 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Government | 10 July 2024 | 16 September 2025 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 18 October 2016 | 6 November 2019 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | Opposition | 8 May 2015 | 18 September 2015 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 7 October 2011 | 18 September 2015 |
Voting participation
joint 120th of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 190 | 80.5% |
| 2025 | 322 | 272 | 84.5% |
| 2024 | 73 | 63 | 86.3% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59th | 631 | 525 | 83.2% |
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
joint 629th of 650 current MPs (22 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 276 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
317th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
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.
2010
- – Became MP for Scunthorpe
- – Joined Labour
2011
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
2015
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Left role: Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
2016
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education)
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
2019
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
2024
- – Became MP for Scunthorpe
- – Appointed: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2025
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
- – Appointed: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
- – Left role: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
2026
- – Left role: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
Constituency: Scunthorpe
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.