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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1 AYE3 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

4 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

4 votes · 27 Apr 2026

8 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

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

Venture Capital Trusts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of adjusting the annual limits for VCT investee companies alongside inflation.

AnsweredTreasury14 Mar 2025

Venture Capital Trusts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the UK VCT rules on the age limit for qualifying companies in line with EU regulations.

AnsweredTreasury14 Mar 2025

Health Services: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to stop the provision of (a) clinical and (b) therapy services by (i) unregulated and (ii) unregistered

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Mar 2025

Identity Cards: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered the introduction of an official ID scheme for (a) disabled people and (b) their carers.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions3 Mar 2025

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure food allergy labels are visible and legible; and whether he has made an assessment

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs3 Mar 2025

Royal Mail

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has plans to review the processes for recording tracking histories at Royal Mail's Heathrow distribution centre.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade3 Mar 2025

Game: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect grouse and their habitats.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs3 Mar 2025

Children: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to reintroduce a safeguarding database for children.

AnsweredDepartment for Education3 Mar 2025

Gambling: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of raising taxation on gambling operators.

AnsweredTreasury28 Feb 2025

ADHD: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) supply chains issues and (b) shortages of ADHD medication in the West Midlands.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Feb 2025
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