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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8 AYEChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
8 votes · 9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
8 votes · 9 Mar 2026
3 NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee
3 votes · 23 Feb 2026
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee
3 votes · 23 Feb 2026
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026
3 NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
3 votes · 27 Jan 2026
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
3 votes · 27 Jan 2026
2 NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 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
NHS: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS staff training is (a) effective, (b) time efficient and (c) value for money.
Proscribed Organisations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to proscribe (a) the English Defence League and (b) other far right groups.
Property Development: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to increase regulations on property developers to help ensure high standards of dev
Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the shortages in Pancreatic enzyme replacement medication.
Psychiatry and Social Workers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandatory training for (a) psychiatrists, (b) psychiatric nurses and (c) social w
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory and formal way for recording if and when pati
Arts: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) protect the creative industries and (b) ensure copyright legislation remains strong in response t
Visas: Married People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming spousal visa regulations to (a) reduce the 10-year duration, (b) r
Public Buildings: Arson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve the capacity of local authorities to rebuild public buildings affected by ar
Drax Power Station: Timber
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of trees from (a) primary and (b) old growth forests burnt by the Drax power station
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