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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3 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

3 votes · 20 Apr 2026

4 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

7 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

7 votes · 15 Apr 2026

2 NO

Opposition day motion

2 votes · 18 Mar 2026

3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 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

Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equal access to diagnosis of prostate cancer.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 Feb 2025

Tax Collection: Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with HMRC on instructions given to debt collection agencies in the event of (a) an unresolved dispute or (b) error on a taxpayer's a

AnsweredTreasury5 Feb 2025

West Midlands Fire Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the West Midlands fire authority plan to bring back familiarisation visits.

AnsweredHome Office5 Feb 2025

Fire and Rescue Services: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure national standards in the training of fire service personnel.

AnsweredHome Office5 Feb 2025

Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help local authorities scruitnise the work of property developers.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government5 Feb 2025

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the (a) affordability and (b) accessibility of parental leave.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions5 Feb 2025

Fire and Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve morale in the fire service.

AnsweredHome Office5 Feb 2025

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to increase statutory parental leave.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Jan 2025

Motorcycles: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Motorcycle Industry Association on user licensing for powered light vehicles.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport7 Jan 2025

Motorcycles: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Motorcycle Industry Association’s publication entitled A Licence to Ne

AnsweredDepartment for Transport7 Jan 2025
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