Apsana Begum

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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Apsana Begum is the Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

1139

Votes Cast

£255,110

Expenses 2024-25

12,560

Majority

43.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£255,110

Staffing£226,642
Office£28,102
Travel£367

Year-on-Year

2024-25£255,110
2023-24£276,367
2022-23£231,412
2021-22£234,786
2020-21£192,759
2019-20£25,397

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 43,051 voters

Labour
18,535 votes43.0%
Green Party
5,975 votes13.9%
Conservative
4,738 votes11.0%
Independent
4,554 votes10.6%
Liberal Democrat
4,189 votes9.7%
Reform UK
3,403 votes7.9%
Workers Party of Britain
1,463 votes3.4%
Social Democratic Party
194 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

228

Written Questions

2

Oral Questions

73

Debates Spoken In

91

Speeches

404

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 AYE2 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

2 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

2 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 16 Jun 2026

2 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

2 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 9 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(3)

Visits outside the UK

the European Parliamentary Forum on Reproductive Rights) Address of donor: European Parliamentary Forum on Reproductive Rights Sq

£897
Name of donor
UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (sponsored by the European Parliamentary Forum on Reproductive Rights)
Address of donor
European Parliamentary Forum on Reproductive Rights Sq. de Meeûs 18, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£896.86), visa (£92.32), accommodation (£543.95), other travel (£70.08), per diem, food and drinks (£341.71), value £1,944.92
Destination of visit
Sri Lanka
Dates of visit
24 May 2025 to 2 June 2025
Purpose of visit
Study tour on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and International Development

Registered 19 June 2025; updated 25 June 2025

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

10 January 2023

A company created to deliver campaigns and support my work as an MP.

Name of company or organisation
Apsana Begum Ltd
Nature of business
A company created to deliver campaigns and support my work as an MP.
Interest held
from 10 January 2023

Registered 27 February 2023

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
10 January 2023

Registered 27 February 2023

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Apsana in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of providing the right to work to people seeking asylum to the econom

Home Office21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has submitted documentation relating to correspondence with the firms a) Global Counsel or b) Palantir Technologies to the Intelligenc

Ministry of Defence21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with trade unions representing workers in the taxicab or private hire vehicle sectors regarding the proposed rol

Department for Transport21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered including knife wound first response as part of mandatory training for secondary school education under the statutory guidance o

Department for Education21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered including first responses to road traffic accidents as part of mandatory training for secondary school education.

Department for Education21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered including medical first response to drug misuse as part of mandatory first-aid training in secondary schools.

Department for Education21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of Israel’s degree of compliance with UK end-use arms export restrictions, and whether any deviation

Department for Business and Trade21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on a) the number, b) the value, and c) the classifications of arms exports to Israel since July 2024.

Department for Business and Trade21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on whether Israel has made military use of components from UK-made Watchkeeper drones.

Department for Business and Trade21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department intends to publish Human Rights and Democracy Reports for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office21 May 2026
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