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

Road Traffic Offences: Motor Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of penalty levels for uninsured driving.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Aug 2025

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Road Safety Strategy will be published.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Aug 2025

Road Traffic Offences: Motor Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered including measures to combat uninsured driving in the Road Safety Strategy.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Aug 2025

Gambling: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities will be responsible for commissioning gambling harm treatment services in relation t

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Aug 2025

Gambling: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the contracting process to enable established providers to apply for or maintain commissioned status for the commissioning of gambling

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Aug 2025

Gambling: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding for gambling harm treatment services will be structured through (a) block funding, (b) activity-based models or (c) outcome-ba

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Aug 2025

Hacking: Afghanistan

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any COBR meetings took place on the (a) data breach relating to Afghanistan and (b) Afghan Response Route between August 2023 and May 2024.

AnsweredCabinet Office21 Jul 2025

COBR

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a COBR meeting took place on OP RUBIFIC between 21 May 2024 and 25 June 2024.

AnsweredCabinet Office21 Jul 2025

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings the Minister for Defence Procurement attended on (a) operation RUBIFIC and (b) the Afghan Response Route between August 2023 and 4 July 202

AnsweredMinistry of Defence21 Jul 2025

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings the Secretary of State for Defence attended on (a) OP RUBIFIC and (b) the Afghan Response Route between September 2023 and 4th July 2024; a

AnsweredMinistry of Defence21 Jul 2025
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