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

Fraud: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure civil court judgments related to consumer fraud are effectively (a) satisfied and (b) enforced; and what steps he is taking

AnsweredMinistry of Justice10 Oct 2025

Trading Standards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local authorities on ensuring that local trading standards services are adequately resourc

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2025

Trading Standards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of (a) the adequacy of funding for local trading standards and (b) the potential impact of this

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2025

Sikhs: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent racially-motivated (a) violence and (b) sexual assault against members of the Sikh community.

AnsweredHome Office10 Oct 2025

Hate Crime: Sikhs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help improve the confidence of the Sikh community in the police to report hate crimes that (a) include and (b) do not

AnsweredHome Office10 Oct 2025

Small Businesses: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) consumers are protected from consumer fraud by small businesses and (b) victims are (i) promptly

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade10 Oct 2025

Hate Crime: Sikhs

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the report by the All-Party Parliamentary

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2025

Police: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on ensuring that police (a) officers and (b) staff receive (i) mental health and (ii) self-harm p

AnsweredHome Office16 Sept 2025

Gambling: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the (a) commissioning and (b) funding model for gambling harm treatment services is structured across England; and whether he plans to iss

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Sept 2025

Road Traffic Offences: Motor Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of penalty levels for uninsured driving in (a) the UK and (b) other European countries.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Aug 2025
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