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
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 38,578 voters
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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4 NOHealth Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
3 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Financial Interests(4)
Visits outside the UK
other countries and key multilateral partners to discuss efforts to resolve regional conflicts
£5,581
Visits outside the UK
other countries and key multilateral partners to discuss efforts to resolve regional conflicts
- 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
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Trustee of The Birmingham Settlement. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 15 July 2024)
Registered 15 July 2024
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Member, Rowley Regis Town Board. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 18 November 2025)
Registered 18 November 2025
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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
Vehicle Number Plates
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to increase the penalties for (a) failing to display a front registration plate and (b) using a plate that does not meet the legal requir
Gambling: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve the effectiveness of measures to prevent consumers from accessing unlicensed online gambling operators.
Children: Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the threshold for intervention from children's services to protect children.
Local Government: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with local government to tackle abuse faced by women working in local government.
Social Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention in local government children's services.
Children and Young People: Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to improve the education of children and young people on risks associated with online gambling.
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that open spaces and the green belt are protected during house building.
Food: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) value for money and (b) effectiveness of weekly food waste recycling collections by
Premier League: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the enforcement by the Gambling Commission of legislation on preventing unlicensed online ga
Childminding
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to allow childminders to provide funded places to related children who do not live with them.
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