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Bridget Phillipson
Minister for Women and Equalities
MP since 6 May 2010
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The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson is the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government posts of Secretary of State for Education, and Minister for Women and Equalities.
1327
Votes Cast
£276,480
Expenses 2024-25
7,169
Majority
47.0%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£276,480
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 40,032 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
0
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
108
Debates Spoken In⚑
1,024
Speeches⚑
242
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 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
4 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(13)
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury)
£20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
3 October 2025
£20,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury)
£20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
3 October 2025
- Name of donor
- Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury)
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
- Date received
- 3 October 2025
- Date accepted
- 3 October 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 28 October 2025
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury )
£20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
17 October 2025
£20,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury )
£20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
17 October 2025
- Name of donor
- Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury )
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
- Date received
- 17 October 2025
- Date accepted
- 17 October 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 28 October 2025
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Francesca Perrin
£15,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
6 October 2025
£15,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Francesca Perrin
£15,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
6 October 2025
- Name of donor
- Francesca Perrin
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £15,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
- Date received
- 6 October 2025
- Date accepted
- 6 October 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 28 October 2025
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Jim Murphy
£10,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign
16 October 2025
£10,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Jim Murphy
£10,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign
16 October 2025
- Name of donor
- Jim Murphy
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £10,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign
- Date received
- 16 October 2025
- Date accepted
- 16 October 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 12 November 2025
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
the Labour Party access to campaign technology for telephoning members as part of my Labour Deputy Leadership campaign
Purchased on my behalf from the Labour Party access to campaign technology for telephoning members as part of my Labour Deputy Leadership campaign
12 September 2025
£6,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
the Labour Party access to campaign technology for telephoning members as part of my Labour Deputy Leadership campaign
Purchased on my behalf from the Labour Party access to campaign technology for telephoning members as part of my Labour Deputy Leadership campaign
12 September 2025
- Name of donor
- Paul Callaghan
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Purchased on my behalf from the Labour Party access to campaign technology for telephoning members as part of my Labour Deputy Leadership campaign, value £6,000
- Date received
- 12 September 2025
- Date accepted
- 12 September 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 2 October 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Bridget in Parliament
Pre-school Education: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the website for her Department's consultation entitled Experience-Based Route for Early Years Practitioners, launched on 22 April 2024, was (a) des
Road Traffic Act 1988
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2022 to Question 48313 on Road Traffic Act 1988, when his Department plans to launch a call for evidence on the Road
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total underspend was in the 16-19 education budget for financial 2022-23; and if she will set out the value of underspends in that budget in each
Universal Credit: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) families were eligible for and (b) eligible families took up up the childcare support component of universal credit in each of the las
Universal Credit: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average value of support claimed under the childcare costs element of universal credit is; and what the average number of children per cla
Childcare: Houghton and Sunderland South
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the average cost of a full time nursery place for a two year old in Houghton and Sunderland South constituency.
Further Education and Schools: Strikes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate the risk of industrial action in (a) schools and (b) colleges.
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's annual report and accounts for 2022/23, published in July 2023, what steps she is taking to mitigate the risk 5 on finan
Department for Education: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 17077 on Department for Education: Public Expenditure, if she will publish the (a) highest 10 areas of c
Department for Education: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 17076, if she will publish the (a) highest 10 areas of programme expenditure under the exclusive control
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