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 8 of 67
1 AYE3 NOSentencing Bill Committee
4 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
4 votes · 21 Oct 2025
1 AYE3 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
4 votes · 20 Oct 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
4 votes · 20 Oct 2025
2 NOSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 15 Oct 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 15 Oct 2025
2 NOMental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
Mental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
1 AYE1 NOSentencing Bill
2 votes · 16 Sept 2025
Sentencing Bill
2 votes · 16 Sept 2025
1 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2 votes · 9 Sept 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2 votes · 9 Sept 2025
2 NOOpposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
Opposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
1 AYE1 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2025
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
Jobcentres: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre sites are temporarily closed.
Department for Work and Pensions: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department's took a leave of absence due to mental ill health by (a) gender, (b) age and (c) UK region
Memory Clinics: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for a person to have an initial appointment at a memory clinic in each region.
Refugees: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on relocating Afghan refugees from hotels.
Kent Intake Unit: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2023 to Question 193136 on Kent Intake Unit: Health Services, how many medical staff are employed at that Unit.
Kent Intake Unit: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2023 to Question 193136 on Kent Intake Unit: Health Services, how many medical staff are on duty at that Unit a
Government Departments: Correspondence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July to Question 190603 on Cabinet Office: Members, what the deadline to respond to correspondence set by each Government Depart
Government Departments: Correspondence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 90603 on Cabinet Office: Members, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on factors that may be
Government Departments: Correspondence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 190603 on Cabinet Office: Members, what comparative assessment he has made of the performance of each Depa
Intensive Care: Health Professions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support intensive care unit workers (a) with their mental health and (b) generally.
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