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Current roles
Government roleSecretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Since 20 July 2026
Parliamentary career
This section uses the official Parliament Biography record to show current and previous parliamentary roles and memberships.
No current committee memberships recordedin Parliament's current Biography record
1 representation · 3 government posts · 7 opposition posts · 6 committee membershipsprevious parliamentary career
Current
Representation
Stalybridge and Hyde
Elected 1 time · 4 July 2024 – Present
Constituency boundaries changed in 2024. Parliament records the current constituency separately from the constituency that existed before the 2024 General Election, even where the constituency name remained the same.
Parliamentary party affiliation
Labour
6 May 2010 – Present
Previous parliamentary career
Previous representations
Stalybridge and Hyde
Elected 4 times · 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Previous government posts
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
Whips Office (Commons) · 5 September 2025 – 20 July 2026
President of the Board of Trade
Department for Business and Trade · 5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade · 5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025
Previous opposition posts
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade · 4 September 2023 – 30 May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy
Department for Business and Trade · 29 November 2021 – 4 September 2023
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions · 6 April 2020 – 29 November 2021
Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury)
HM Treasury · 6 October 2016 – 6 April 2020
Shadow Minister (Transport)
Department for Transport · 18 September 2015 – 6 January 2016
Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
Department of Energy and Climate Change · 7 October 2013 – 18 September 2015
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
Whips Office (Commons) · 8 October 2010 – 7 October 2011
Previous committee memberships
Ecclesiastical Committee
4 December 2017 – 6 November 2019
Business and Trade Committee
17 October 2016 – 31 October 2016
Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee
23 May 2016 – 31 October 2016
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
1 February 2016 – 17 October 2016
Finance and Services Committee
26 July 2010 – 30 January 2012
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
12 July 2010 – 11 June 2012
Career data last collected 5 September 2026. Current committee details come from Parliament's Committees service; previous committee history comes from the Parliament Biography record. View the official Parliament career page ↗
Registered interests
This section reflects the interests currently published for this MP in the latest House of Commons Register of Members' Financial Interests. Project Open Gov does not apply its own date filter or remove entries that Parliament still publishes.
Latest register7 September 2026
Published parent interests4
Categories represented1
Published GBP values4
Published monetary values
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£1,500 — Gifts / hospitality · Manchester United Football Club Limited - £1,500.00
£720 — Gifts / hospitality · Show Racism The Red Card - £720.00
£630 — Gifts / hospitality · Sunderland Association Football Club - £630.00
£360 — Gifts / hospitality · Sunderland Association Football Club - £360.00
Interests by category
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Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4
Sunderland Association Football Club - £630.00
Registered 6 May 2026
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Two Tickets including hospitality to the Sunderland v Tottenham football match. A donation for the value of the tickets has been made to the Foundation of Light - the official charity of Sunderland AFC
Value
£630
Received Date
2026-04-12
Accepted Date
2026-04-12
Is Sole Beneficiary
No
Donor Name
Sunderland Association Football Club
Donor Public Address
The Sunderland Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR5 1SU
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
Sunderland Association Football Club
Donor Company Identifier
00049116
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Show Racism The Red Card - £720.00
Registered 14 November 2025
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Tickets and hospitality for me and a guest at Show Racism The Red Card's 'Wear Red Day' at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, to watch Sunderland v Wolves. The approximate value of this ticket is £360 per person. I made a donation of £360 to the charity to cover the cost of my ticket
Value
£720
Received Date
2025-10-18
Accepted Date
2025-10-18
Is Sole Beneficiary
No
Donor Name
Show Racism The Red Card
Donor Public Address
Linskill Centre, Linskill Terrace, North Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE30 2AY
Donor Status
Other
Donor Other Details
Charity
Manchester United Football Club Limited - £1,500.00
Registered 13 October 2025
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Three tickets including hospitality to the Manchester United v Sunderland football match at Old Trafford on Saturday 4 October 2025 for myself and two children. The estimated value of the tickets are £500 each. (I made a donation of £500 to the Manchester United Foundation to cover the cost of my ticket.)
Value
£1,500
Received Date
2025-10-04
Accepted Date
2025-10-04
Is Sole Beneficiary
No
Donor Name
Manchester United Football Club Limited
Donor Public Address
Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0RA
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
Manchester United Football Club Limited
Donor Company Identifier
00095489
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Sunderland Association Football Club - £360.00
Registered 24 September 2025
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Ticket including hospitality to the Sunderland v West Ham football match. A donation for the estimated value of this ticket has been made to the Foundation of Light - the official charity of Sunderland AFC
Value
£360
Received Date
2025-08-16
Accepted Date
2025-08-16
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Sunderland Association Football Club
Donor Public Address
The Sunderland Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR5 1SU
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
Sunderland Association Football Club
Donor Company Identifier
00049116
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
How to read this section
The chart first groups explicit monetary values by type so different kinds of registered interest remain visually distinct. Select a category bubble to see every individual published value behind it. Project Open Gov does not combine all categories into one grand total or describe support, gifts or visit values as personal income. The salary reference is the basic annual MP salary of £98,599 from 1 April 2026 and is not itself a registered interest.
Project Open Gov voting coverage begins with the 2026–27 parliamentary session, which began on 13 May 2026. The earliest Commons division currently available is 19 May 2026, with records currently running to 9 September 2026. Earlier parliamentary sessions are not included; future sessions will be retained within this same record.
About “No recorded vote”. This means the official Commons division record does not show the MP as voting Aye or No, or acting as a teller. It does not by itself explain why there is no recorded vote.
Recent divisions
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
View full voting record (71 divisions in coverage)
71 divisions shown
2026
September 2026 — 12 divisions
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Amendment 199 — security and intelligence disclosures
14 July 2026 · Division 57
Voted No
Bill stage voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the duty of candour could require certain security or intelligence information to be provided only with consent from the head of the relevant service or agency, subject to specified conditions.
MPs voted on whether public authorities or officials assisting an inquiry, investigation or inquest should have to demonstrate that relevant people can safely disclose information.
MPs voted on the Opposition’s reasoned amendment to decline the Immigration and Asylum Bill a Second Reading, arguing that the Bill did not go far enough on illegal immigration, deportations, asylum, settlement and human-rights constraints.
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 52
Voted Aye
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 51
Voted Aye
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026.
MPs voted on an Opposition Day motion about the early release of prisoners, including concerns about whether people convicted of serious sexual offences would be released.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 5 to require a Treasury review of the temporary goods vehicle VED (road freight tax) rates and reporting to Parliament.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 4 — Electricity Generator Levy rate review
1 July 2026 · Division 47
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4, which would require the Treasury to review the impact of increasing the Electricity Generator Levy rate to 55% and report to Parliament by 31 March 2028.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2 to the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill, which would require a review of the approved mileage allowance rate paid to care workers who use a personal vehicle for work.
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026
1 July 2026 · Division 44
Voted Aye
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026.
New Clause 4 — settlement fee waiver for service families
22 June 2026 · Division 33
Voted No
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to waive indefinite-leave-to-remain fees for spouses or children of serving or former armed forces members who had served for four or more years.
MPs voted on whether the Bill should include New Clause 3, which would require the Secretary of State to bring forward regulations to designate the IRGC as involved in foreign power threat activity within a month.
MPs voted on a proposal (Amendment 13) to create new offences for conduct that is self-directed and prepared in relation to a designated body under the Bill.
MPs voted on whether to amend the Bill so that, after a body is designated, the Secretary of State must review whether further action should be taken against the body and connected persons and then report the outcome to Parliament.
Allocation of Time — timetable for further consideration
17 June 2026 · Division 28
Voted Aye
Procedural voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on an Allocation of Time motion for the National Security (State Threats) Bill, setting the timetable for its further consideration in the House.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 14 — register of foreign powers
16 June 2026 · Division 25
Voted No
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the Government should establish and maintain a register of foreign powers that the Secretary of State believes present a cyber-security risk to the UK, to inform the use of Part 4 powers.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 13 — Digital Sovereignty Strategy
16 June 2026 · Division 24
Voted No
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13, which would require the Government to publish a “Digital Sovereignty Strategy” to assess and mitigate risks to security and resilience from foreign interference and reliance on foreign-supplied technologies and to build domestic capacity.
MPs voted on whether to require Great British Railways to continue offering discounted rail fares for UK veterans, armed forces personnel and their families, and for young people aged 26 to 30 under Amendment 143.
MPs voted on whether to insert New Clause 1, which would require a “Passengers' Charter” to set standards and improvement plans for rail passenger experience.
New Clause 4 — compensation and financial assistance cap
9 June 2026 · Division 17
Voted No
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4 to the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill, which would cap total compensation and financial assistance payable under the Act unless authorised by a Commons resolution.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 12, which would cap the amount of financial assistance available under the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act.
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to make a statement to Parliament about the value of contingent liabilities before using the Bill's main powers to transfer (nationalise) steel undertakings.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2, which would require the Secretary of State to set up a stakeholder advisory committee and consult it before key public-interest decisions under the Bill.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 13 — single living accommodation standards
2 June 2026 · Division 10
Voted No
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13 to the Armed Forces Bill, which would amend the Renters' Rights Act 2025 to set defence housing standards for single living accommodation.
New Clause 6 — ECHR derogation for overseas operations
2 June 2026 · Division 9
Voted No
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to consider whether to make an ECHR derogation for significant overseas operations under the Human Rights Act 1998.
MPs voted on whether to include New Clause 5, which would waive fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain by spouses and dependants of serving or discharged armed forces personnel.
MPs voted on a new clause that would require the Secretary of State to lay a Defence Investment Plan before both Houses of Parliament within one month of the Act being passed.
MPs voted on an amendment to the Opposition's motion for an Address in response to the King's Speech, regretting the absence of a Defence Readiness Bill and related defence planning commitments.
MPs voted on an amendment to the King's Speech Address debate to express regret that the Gracious Speech did not include a Defence Readiness Bill and to call for specific defence policy actions.
MPs voted on an amendment to the motion for an Address to the King that would have expressed regret at the lack of a Defence Readiness Bill and other defence-related delays, and urged the Government to bring forward relevant measures and raise defence spending.
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Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
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