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 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
3 NOCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 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
M6: Tolls
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of nationalising the M6 Toll road.
Gambling: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of gambling advertisements on children and young people; and whether she plans to intro
Ethics
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of financial penalties for social responsibility failings in acting as a deterrent.
Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many investigations are being carried out by the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery; and how many of those inves
Parking: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to improve grace periods for parking fines and transparency for the appeal and enforcement process.
Food Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure support is available for vulnerable people in poverty to have improved access to food banks.
NHS: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to expand protected research time for NHS clinicians contributing to research.
Small Businesses: West Midlands
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support access to finance for SMEs in the West Midlands.
Armed Forces: Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of gambling harms among serving members of the Armed Forces.
Armed Forces: Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the NHS on improving prevention and treatment of gambling harms among Armed Forces personnel and veterans.
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