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Opposition roleShadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Since 31 August 2026
Parliamentary Calendar
Coming up
Upcoming parliamentary business linked to this MP's current committees and, where available, Bills Parliament records them as proposing or sponsoring.
Committee
Transport Committee
Scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement
Oral evidence · Wednesday 9 September 2026 · 09:15 BST
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Parliamentary career
This section uses the official Parliament Biography record to show current and previous parliamentary roles and memberships.
1current committee membership
3 committee membershipsprevious parliamentary career
Current
Representation
Weald of Kent
Elected 1 time · 4 July 2024 – Present
Parliamentary party affiliation
Conservative
4 July 2024 – Present
Current committee memberships
Transport Committee
House of Commons · (HC) Public Standing Orders - Departmental
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programming sub committee
23 October 2024 – 31 October 2024
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 interests11
Categories represented4
Published GBP values6
Published monetary values
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£7,000 — Support for MP activities · Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00
£7,000 — Support for MP activities · Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00
£7,000 — Support for MP activities · Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00
£5,000 — Support for MP activities · Lord Philip Harris - £5,000.00
£2,500 — Support for MP activities · Lord Philip Harris - £2,500.00
£2,500 — Support for MP activities · Lord Philip Harris - £2,500.00
Interests by category
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Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP6
Lord Philip Harris - £2,500.00
Registered 18 August 2026
Donation Source
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
Monetary
Value
£2,500
Received Date
2026-08-17
Accepted Date
2026-08-17
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Lord Philip Harris
Donor Status
Individual
Lord Philip Harris - £2,500.00
Registered 20 July 2026
Donation Source
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
Monetary
Value
£2,500
Received Date
2026-07-15
Accepted Date
2026-07-15
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Lord Philip Harris
Donor Status
Individual
Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00
Registered 23 June 2026
Donation Source
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
Monetary
Value
£7,000
Received Date
2026-06-22
Accepted Date
2026-06-22
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan
Donor Status
Individual
Lord Philip Harris - £5,000.00
Registered 4 June 2026
Donation Source
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
Monetary
Value
£5,000
Received Date
2026-05-28
Accepted Date
2026-05-28
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Lord Philip Harris
Donor Status
Individual
Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00
Registered 27 February 2026
Donation Source
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
Monetary
Value
£7,000
Received Date
2026-02-26
Accepted Date
2026-02-26
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan
Donor Status
Individual
Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00
Registered 20 November 2025
Donation Source
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Payment Type
Monetary
Value
£7,000
Received Date
2025-11-14
Accepted Date
2025-11-14
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan
Donor Status
Individual
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
Property in Guildford
Registered 2 August 2024
Is Sole Owner
Yes
Location
Guildford
Property Description
House
Registrable Rental Income
No
Number Of Properties
1
Is Land
No
Is Any Rental Income Paid To Another Person
No
Country
United Kingdom
Property Type
Residential
Shareholdings2
Shares in The Katie Lam Company
Registered 2 August 2024
Shareholding Threshold
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Organisation Name
The Katie Lam Company
Organisation Description
Very small company that is the vehicle for my theatrical work.
Shares in CC Technologies
Registered 2 August 2024
Shareholding Threshold
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Organisation Name
CC Technologies
Organisation Description
Legal technology start-up
Miscellaneous2
Unpaid Director of The Katie Lam Media Company Limited (company number 17388145), a company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 7 August 2026. I am the sole director and a person with significant control.
Registered 25 August 2026
Arose On
2026-08-07
Description
Unpaid Director of The Katie Lam Media Company Limited (company number 17388145), a company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 7 August 2026. I am the sole director and a person with significant control.
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Other
Governor at Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children in London. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 2 August 2024
Description
Governor at Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children in London. This is an unpaid role.
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Unpaid role
How to read this section
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These are bills in the Project Open Gov Bills Tracker where Parliament's Bills API identifies this MP as a proposer or sponsor. This relationship does not imply that the MP is the only person involved in the Bill.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill) · Latest completed: 1st reading
Data Publication and Quality (Immigration, Nationality and Country of Birth) Bill has completed 1st reading on 14 Jul 2026 in the House of Commons. Parliament currently lists 2nd reading as its current stage.
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.
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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 Aye
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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 No
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 No
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.
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.
New Clause 4 — Electricity Generator Levy rate review
1 July 2026 · Division 47
Voted Aye
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.
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
Voted No
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 Aye
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
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 Aye
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
No recorded vote
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 4 — compensation and financial assistance cap
9 June 2026 · Division 17
Voted Aye
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.
Individual voting states are verified against the official Commons Votes division data. Project Open Gov adds the explanatory text, vote type and link to the corresponding Project Open Gov vote page.
Spoken contributions
Recent debates and proceedings in which Parliament records this MP as contributing. Project Open Gov shows the official contribution summary by debate, rather than listing every individual speech or intervention.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
Recent written questions tabled by this MP. Answers are kept behind an expander so the profile stays compact.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
Crown Court: Criminal Proceedings
Tabled 9 July 2026 · Ministry of Justice · UIN 17591
Answered
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, why his Department's Crown Court Information data tool, which previously published receipts, disposals, guilty plea and trial effectiveness statistics broken down by individual Crown Court centre, has not been up
View answer · 17 July 2026
Answered by: Sarah Sackman
The Ministry of Justice retired use of the Crown Court Information data tool in 2024 because we rationalised outputs to avoid duplicating published measures, and moved towards other software solutions. Much of the data previously available in the tool and...
Tabled 9 July 2026 · Ministry of Justice · UIN 17588
Answered
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Crown Court defendants entered an early guilty plea, broken down by individual Crown Court centre, for each financial year from 2019–20 to 2024–25.
View answer · 17 July 2026
Answered by: Sarah Sackman
Where appropriate, early guilty pleas (EGPs) can have benefits for both the administration of justice (by saving court time) and victims (by saving them from having to give potentially traumatic evidence). Data on early guilty pleas (EGPs) is published as...
Tabled 9 July 2026 · Ministry of Justice · UIN 17590
Answered
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court sitting days were sat in each individual Crown Court centre in England and Wales in each financial year from 2019–20 to 2024–25.
View answer · 17 July 2026
Answered by: Sarah Sackman
Information on the number of court sitting days sat in each individual Crown Court Centre in England and Wales for each financial year from 2019-2020 to 2024-25 is provided in the attached table.This Government inherited a justice system in crisis. There ...
Tabled 9 July 2026 · Ministry of Justice · UIN 17589
Answered
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the (a) average length of a trial and (b) average time taken for a case to reach completion following receipt at the Crown Court, broken down by individual Crown Court centre, for each financial year fro
View answer · 17 July 2026
Answered by: Sarah Sackman
The Ministry of Justice regularly publishes data on the average amount of time a case spends being heard and the average time taken for a case to reach completion following receipt at the Crown Court, as part of the Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly: Cr...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Republic of Ireland's implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum on the flow of illegal migrants and asylum see
View answer · 30 June 2026
Answered by: Alex Norris
We note that the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum entered into force on 12 June. We will continue to monitor the impact of the introduction of the Pact across EU Member States including Ireland. The UK and Ireland work closely together to prevent abuse o...
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