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.

1150

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)

257

Written Questions

2

Oral Questions

80

Debates Spoken In

100

Speeches

415

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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2 AYE2 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 18 Mar 2025

3 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 17 Mar 2025

2 AYE3 NO

Employment Rights Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 12 Mar 2025

1 AYE3 NO

Employment Rights Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 11 Mar 2025

3 NO

Finance Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 3 Mar 2025

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 26 Feb 2025

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 Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 117426, Teachers: Pay, what assessment she has made of the impact of differences in pay between further

Department for Education19 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Leng Review (2025) on graduates of i) Undergraduate integrated Master of Physician Associate

Department of Health and Social Care15 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment they have made on the impact of the Leng Review (2025) on the availability of work for graduates of i) integrated Master's deg

Department of Health and Social Care15 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the Food Strategy will support access to fresh produce in low-income inner-city comm

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs24 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to publish the Food Strategy.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs24 Apr 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she made of the the potential impact of the economy of poor access to nutrient-dense food in low-income neighbourhoods.

Treasury24 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of eligible households are not currently in receipt of Health Start in Poplar and Limehouse constituency.

Department of Health and Social Care24 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if Healthy Start will be made available to households subject to no recourse to public funds on a permanent basis.

Department of Health and Social Care24 Apr 2026

USA: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to statements made by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Monday 13th April 2026, to clarify a) the terms and b) the processes by which US use

Ministry of Defence17 Apr 2026

Israel: Lebanon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 14 April 2026 by the Foreign Office on Israel: Lebanon, how many export licenses for weapons or dual use items under eac

Department for Business and Trade17 Apr 2026
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