Alison McGovern
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
MP since 6 May 2010
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Alison McGovern is the Labour MP for Birkenhead, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government).
1662
Votes Cast
£303,304
Expenses 2024-25
13,798
Majority
52.1%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£303,304
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 43,134 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
0
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
87
Debates Spoken In⚑
466
Speeches⚑
387
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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1662 votes — page 4 of 67
3 AYECrime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
7 AYEPension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
4 AYEChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
6 AYEVictims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
3 AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
3 votes · 23 Mar 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
3 votes · 23 Mar 2026
Financial Interests(1)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Liverpool Football Club
Two tickets to a football match with hospitality for myself and a family member (cost is approximate)
14 March 2025
£900
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Liverpool Football Club
Two tickets to a football match with hospitality for myself and a family member (cost is approximate)
14 March 2025
- Name of donor
- Liverpool Football Club
- Address of donor
- Anfield Road, Liverpool L4 0TH
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Two tickets to a football match with hospitality for myself and a family member (cost is approximate), value £900
- Date received
- 14 March 2025
- Date accepted
- 14 March 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 35668
Registered 10 April 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Alison in Parliament
Doctors: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors were on the medical register in (a) December 2019 and (b) September 2022.
Doctors: Resignations
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of doctors who have revoked their medical register status since December 2022.
Jobcentres: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to (a) recruit and (b) train extra work coaches.
Jobcentres: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches his Department plans to (a) recruit and (b) train in the next 12 months.
Mental Health: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help support children whose mental health is affected by their financial circumstances.
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the speed of and (b) support children awaiting referral to Child and Adolescent Mental Hea
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled Condition of school buildings published on 28 June 2023, whether her Department plans to provid
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to assess the safety of school buildings.
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to complete its assessments of the condition of school buildings constructed with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2023 to Question 183052 on Social Security Benefits: Disqualification, whether he has considered the potential m
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