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Current roles
Government roleSecretary of State for Education
Department for Education · 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 · 1 government post · 8 opposition posts · 12 committee membershipsprevious parliamentary career
Current
Representation
Manchester Central
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
15 November 2012 – Present
Previous parliamentary career
Previous representations
Manchester Central
Elected 4 times · 15 November 2012 – 30 May 2024
Previous government posts
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons · 5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025
Previous opposition posts
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons · 4 September 2023 – 30 May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport · 29 November 2021 – 4 September 2023
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · 19 September 2021 – 29 November 2021
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 9 May 2021 – 19 September 2021
Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Department for Business and Trade · 10 April 2020 – 9 May 2021
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Department for Education · 14 September 2015 – 26 June 2016
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office · 5 November 2014 – 14 September 2015
Shadow Minister (Education)
Department for Education · 7 October 2013 – 5 November 2014
Previous committee memberships
Public Accounts Commission
17 December 2024 – 5 September 2025
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
20 November 2024 – 5 September 2025
Modernisation Committee
Chair · 9 September 2024 – 9 September 2025
Members Estimate Committee
5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
18 October 2023 – 30 May 2024
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
5 September 2023 – 30 May 2024
House of Commons Commission
4 September 2023 – 5 September 2025
Members Estimate Committee
4 September 2023 – 30 May 2024
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
4 September 2023 – 5 September 2025
Education Committee
2 March 2020 – 11 May 2020
Education Committee
11 September 2017 – 6 November 2019
Transport Committee
26 November 2012 – 4 November 2013
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 interests13
Categories represented4
Published GBP values11
Published monetary values
The overview combines the explicit GBP values currently published by Parliament into one bubble for each type of monetary interest. Select a category to break that bubble into every published component. Circle area is proportional to value. The basic annual MP salary is shown only as a reference for scale.
Basic MP salarySupport for MP activitiesGifts / hospitality
Rectified
£98,599Basic MP salary
The overview shows every monetary category for which Parliament publishes an explicit GBP value. Category bubbles are sums of the individual published values within that category; they are provided for visual comparison and are not described as personal income. Selecting a category shows every component used in that bubble. Small components carry their value where space permits. Every component can be selected to show its full value and description, and to jump to the exact register entry below.
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£50,000 — Support for MP activities · Playscan Limited - £50,000.00
£20,000 — Support for MP activities · Small Axe Communications Ltd - £20,000.00
£15,000 — Support for MP activities · Ecotricity Group Ltd - £15,000.00
£10,000 — Support for MP activities · Martin Taylor - £10,000.00
£10,000 — Support for MP activities · Ivy Business Centre Ltd - £10,000.00
£6,000 — Support for MP activities · Sean Wadsworth - £6,000.00
£5,016 — Gifts / hospitality · BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd - £5,016.00
£5,000 — Support for MP activities · Theodore Caplan - £5,000.00
£900 — Gifts / hospitality · The Football League Ltd - £900.00
£858 — Gifts / hospitality · PRS for Music Limited - £858.00
£580 — Gifts / hospitality · The Football Association Ltd - £580.00
Interests by category
Open a category to see the underlying records and any related payments or sub-entries published by Parliament.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP7
Playscan Limited - £50,000.00
Registered 22 January 2026
Donation Source
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
Donation made directly to the Labour Party for the provision of staff costs to support my role and office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
Value
£50,000
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Playscan Limited
Donor Public Address
222 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8EY
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
Playscan Limited
Donor Company Identifier
01966393
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Theodore Caplan - £5,000.00
Registered 28 October 2025
Donation Source
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
for my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Value
£5,000
Received Date
2025-10-16
Accepted Date
2025-10-16
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Theodore Caplan
Donor Status
Individual
Small Axe Communications Ltd - £20,000.00
Registered 28 October 2025
Donation Source
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
In kind donation of staff time, for communications and administrative services in relation to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. In addition to paid for services between 29 September 2025 and 24 October 2025
Value
£20,000
Received Date
2025-09-29
Accepted Date
2025-09-29
Received End Date
2025-10-24
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Small Axe Communications Ltd
Donor Public Address
Office 1, The Warehouse, Anchor Quay, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 8GZ
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
Small Axe Communications Ltd
Donor Company Identifier
07877552
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Ivy Business Centre Ltd - £10,000.00
Registered 28 October 2025
Donation Source
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
for my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Value
£10,000
Received Date
2025-10-10
Accepted Date
2025-10-10
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Ivy Business Centre Ltd
Donor Public Address
Ivy Mill Crown Street, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9BG
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
Ivy Business Centre Ltd
Donor Company Identifier
08046145
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Sean Wadsworth - £6,000.00
Registered 13 October 2025
Donation Source
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Value
£6,000
Received Date
2025-09-15
Accepted Date
2025-09-15
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Sean Wadsworth
Donor Status
Individual
Ecotricity Group Ltd - £15,000.00
Registered 10 October 2025
Donation Source
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
Value
£10,000
Received Date
2025-09-24
Accepted Date
2025-09-24
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Martin Taylor
Donor Status
Individual
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4
PRS for Music Limited - £858.00
Registered 25 June 2026
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Two tickets and hospitality for me and a guest to attend a music concert, as a guest of PRS for Music at Wembley Stadium
Value
£858
Received Date
2026-06-23
Accepted Date
2026-06-23
Is Sole Beneficiary
No
Donor Name
PRS for Music Limited
Donor Public Address
1st Floor, Golding’s House, 2 Hays Lane, London SE1 2HB
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
PRS for Music Limited
Donor Company Identifier
03444246
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
The Football Association Ltd - £580.00
Registered 26 May 2026
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Two tickets with hospitality for me and a guest for the FA Cup Final match between Manchester City v Chelsea
Value
£580
Received Date
2026-05-16
Accepted Date
2026-05-16
Is Sole Beneficiary
No
Donor Name
The Football Association Ltd
Donor Public Address
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HA9 0WS
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
The Football Association Ltd
Donor Company Identifier
00077797
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
The Football League Ltd - £900.00
Registered 23 March 2026
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
2 Tickets (myself and a guest) to attend the Carabao Cup Final between Manchester City & Arsenal. The tickets included a hospitality lounge pass for the match
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd - £5,016.00
Registered 2 March 2026
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
two tickets for me and a guest to the BRIT Awards, held in my constituency of Manchester Central and outside London for the first time in 50 years. The tickets included dinner and drinks, and an arena floor seat. These tickets were not available to buy and were by strict invitation only and extended to me as the constituency MP
Value
£5,016
Received Date
2026-02-28
Accepted Date
2026-02-28
Is Sole Beneficiary
No
Donor Name
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Donor Public Address
Unit 4/4A, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Donor Company Identifier
01132389
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
Residential in London
Registered 4 September 2015
Start Date
2015-06-01
Is Sole Owner
Yes
Location
London
Property Description
a room in my London flat
Registrable Rental Income
Yes
Rental Income Start Date
2015-06-01
Number Of Properties
1
Is Land
No
Is Any Rental Income Paid To Another Person
No
Country
United Kingdom
Property Type
Residential
Shareholdings1
Shares in New Road Management
Registered 13 December 2012
Shareholding Threshold
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Organisation Name
New Road Management
Organisation Description
A property management company
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
Voted Aye
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.
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
Voted Aye
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.
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026
1 July 2026 · Division 44
No recorded vote
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Allocation of Time — timetable for further consideration
17 June 2026 · Division 28
No recorded vote
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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
No recorded vote
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 6 — ECHR derogation for overseas operations
2 June 2026 · Division 9
No recorded vote
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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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Spoken contributions
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Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
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