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Sir Stephen Timms

Labour Sitting MP

MP for East Ham · in Parliament since 9 June 1994

Government Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities) · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Government Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) · Department for Work and Pensions

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 4000

Email: timmss@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Email: stephen@stephentimms.org.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
77.9%
1,323 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
173 meetings attended
Debate contributions
1,024
in the 7 year window
Written questions
1,019
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms is the Labour MP for East Ham, and has been an MP continually since 9 June 1994. He currently holds the Government posts of Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions), and Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
East Ham4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
East Ham6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
East Ham1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
Newham North East9 June 19941 May 1997Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour9 June 1994Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister for Equalities (Department for Education)Government8 July 202421 July 2026
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)Opposition8 October 201018 September 2015
Shadow Financial SecretaryOpposition12 May 20108 October 2010
Shadow Minister (Digital Britain)Opposition12 May 20108 October 2010
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury)Government6 August 20096 May 2010
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)Government5 October 20086 May 2010
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform)Government25 January 20085 October 2008
Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Competitiveness)Government2 July 200725 January 2008
Chief Secretary to the TreasuryGovernment5 May 200628 June 2007
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)Government10 May 20055 May 2006
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)Government30 September 200410 May 2005
Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness)Government29 May 20029 September 2004
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools)Government11 June 200128 May 2002
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)Government29 July 19997 June 2001
Minister of State (Department of Social Security)Government1 January 199929 July 1999
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security)Government28 July 199830 December 1998

Voting participation

Participation rate
77.9%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,323

240th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Sir Stephen Timms voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 74.7%74.7%2021: 90.5%90.5%2022: 78.9%78.9%2023: 77.7%77.7%2024: 73.5%73.5%2025: 79.2%79.2%2026: 68.2%68.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236161 68.2%
2025322255 79.2%
2024200147 73.5%
2023256199 77.7%
2022251198 78.9%
2021242219 90.5%
2020190142 74.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068848 79.4%
59th631475 75.3%

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
1,024
Written questions
1,019
Oral questions
35
Early day motions
8
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
173

83rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Sir Stephen Timms: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0631251882502019: 0020192020: 24524520202021: 21321320212022: 24824820222023: 21921920232024: 949420242025: 0020252026: 002026
Oral questions per year
Sir Stephen Timms: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 101020202021: 111120212022: 8820222023: 6620232024: 0020242025: 0020252026: 002026
Early day motions per year
Sir Stephen Timms: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 1120212022: 2220222023: 3320232024: 2220242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 157 34 0 0 0 0 0
2025 254 43 0 0 0 0 0
2024 127 55 94 0 2 0 0
2023 100 57 219 6 3 0 0
2022 130 72 248 8 2 0 0
2021 107 59 213 11 1 0 0
2020 146 82 245 10 0 0 0
2019 3 1 0 0 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

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
1,024
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
403
distinct debates

93rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Sir Stephen Timms: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01252503755002019: 3320192020: 14614620202021: 10710720212022: 13013020222023: 10010020232024: 12712720242025: 25425420252026: 1571572026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Stephen Timms: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 828220202021: 595920212022: 727220222023: 575720232024: 555520242025: 434320252026: 34342026

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. 1994

    • – Became MP for Newham North East
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 1997

    • – Became MP for East Ham

  3. 1998

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security)

  4. 1999

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department of Social Security)
    • – Appointed: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department of Social Security)

  5. 2001

    • – Left role: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools)

  6. 2002

    • – Left role: Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools)
    • – Appointed: Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness)

  7. 2004

    • – Left role: Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness)
    • – Appointed: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

  8. 2005

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
    • – Left role: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

  9. 2006

    • – Appointed: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

  10. 2007

    • – Left role: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Competitiveness)

  11. 2008

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Competitiveness)
    • – Appointed: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform)

  12. 2009

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury)

  13. 2010

    • – Became MP for East Ham
    • – Left role: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Financial Secretary
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Digital Britain)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
    • – Left role: Shadow Financial Secretary
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Digital Britain)

  14. 2015

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)

  15. 2020

    • – Became Chair of Work and Pensions Committee
    • – Joined Work and Pensions Committee
    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  16. 2024

    • – Became MP for East Ham
    • – Appointed: Minister for Equalities (Department for Education)
    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

  17. 2026

    • – Left role: Minister for Equalities (Department for Education)
    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)

Constituency: East Ham

East Ham constituency boundary
Area
10.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 12,863
Electorate
79,219 · turnout 47.8%
Postcode areas
E12, E13, E6, E7, IG11

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.