Baggy Shanker

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Baggy Shanker is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Derby South, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

480

Votes Cast

£198,540

Expenses 2024-25

6,002

Majority

38.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£198,540

Staffing£144,372
Office£27,218
Accommodation£18,560
Travel£8,390

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 37,399 voters

Labour
14,503 votes38.8%
Reform UK
8,501 votes22.7%
Workers Party of Britain
5,205 votes13.9%
Conservative
5,192 votes13.9%
Green Party
1,899 votes5.1%
Liberal Democrat
1,807 votes4.8%
Independent
292 votes0.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

6

Written Questions

26

Oral Questions

95

Debates Spoken In

130

Speeches

480

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 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(4)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

BJD (GB) Ltd

£5,000 general campaign activities

£5,000
Name of donor
BJD (GB) Ltd
Address of donor
53 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000 general campaign activities
Donor status
company, registration 05272092

Registered 22 August 2025

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Ownership details: 50% share with a family member

Type of land/property
Residential property (House)
Number of properties
2
Location
Derby
Ownership details
50% share with a family member

Registered 2 August 2024

(ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000

(ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000

Name of company or organisation
Rolls Royce Plc
Held jointly with or on behalf of
I, my wife and my son have separate holdings

Registered 2 August 2024

Miscellaneous

City Councillor

Derby City Councillor, (unpaid since 25 October 2024 and previously registered under Category 1). (Registered 2 August 2024; updated 24 November 2025)

Registered 2 August 2024; updated 24 November 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Baggy in Parliament

Cost of Living: Derby

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to help support people with the cost of living in Derby.

AnsweredTreasury17 Jun 2026

Hearing Impairment: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue national guidance on the use of Auditory Verbal therapy for deaf babies and children; and if he will increase funding to prom

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care13 May 2025

Special Educational Needs: Teachers and Classroom Assistants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2024 to Question 12858 on Special Educational Needs: Teachers and Classroom Assistants, if she will make it her polic

AnsweredDepartment for Education25 Nov 2024

Undocumented Migrants: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking with international partners to help tackle irregular migration to the UK.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office20 Nov 2024

Special Educational Needs: Teachers and Classroom Assistants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) specialist support teaching assistants and (b) teachers of sensory impairment with a full mandatory qualification in sensory impairment are em

AnsweredDepartment for Education5 Nov 2024

Army Reserve: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for pension arrangements for military reservists of Milroy v MOD.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence23 Oct 2024

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