Alex Ballinger

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Alex Ballinger is the Labour MP for Halesowen, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

444

Votes Cast

£211,093

Expenses 2024-25

4,364

Majority

38.9%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£211,093

Staffing£157,127
Office£27,944
Accommodation£18,538
Travel£4,424
Other£3,060

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 38,578 voters

Labour
15,023 votes38.9%
Conservative
10,659 votes27.6%
Reform UK
8,484 votes22.0%
Liberal Democrat
2,261 votes5.9%
Green Party
2,151 votes5.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

159

Written Questions

19

Oral Questions

120

Debates Spoken In

267

Speeches

444

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Financial Interests(4)

Visits outside the UK

other countries and key multilateral partners to discuss efforts to resolve regional conflicts

£5,581
Name of donor
Doha Forum
Address of donor
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£5,581), food and accommodation (£404), value £5,985
Destination of visit
Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit
5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit
To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on regional diplomacy and dialogue. Included meetings with Qatari ministers, ministers from other countries and key multilateral partners to discuss efforts to resolve regional conflicts. This visit is relevant to my role as a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

Registered 16 December 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Trustee of The Birmingham Settlement. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 15 July 2024)

Registered 15 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Member, Rowley Regis Town Board. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 18 November 2025)

Registered 18 November 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Member, Halesowen Abbey Trust Board. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 18 November 2025)

Registered 18 November 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Alex in Parliament

Business: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to consult tea producers for the review of Responsible Business Conduct.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade16 Jul 2025

Business: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that companies are legally obliged to prevent (a) human rights abuses and (b) environment

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade16 Jul 2025

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the implementation by some NHS Integrated Care Boards of minimum

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jul 2025

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Carer’s Allowance overpayments on individuals in receipt of the benefit; and wha

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions2 Jul 2025

Lebanon: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the UK military support to Lebanon.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence30 Jun 2025

Lebanon: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) capacity and (b) operational readiness of the Lebanese Armed Forces, in the context of (i) disarmament

AnsweredMinistry of Defence30 Jun 2025

Defence: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing support with energy costs to defence manufacturers engaged in ene

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero30 Jun 2025

Electric Vehicles: Pedestrian Areas and Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce further legislative measures to enhance road and pedestrian safety in relation to (a) electrically assisted pedal

AnsweredDepartment for Transport16 Jun 2025

Imports: Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what investigations his Department is conducting into goods originating from Israeli settlements within the Occupied Palestinian Territories being

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade2 Jun 2025

Imports: Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of goods originating from Israeli settlements within the Occupied Palestinian Territories that

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade2 Jun 2025
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