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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.
1329
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
112
Debates Spoken In⚑
1,039
Speeches⚑
244
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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1329 votes — page 5 of 54
1 AYE2 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 13 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 13 Jan 2026
2 AYEEmployment Rights Bill
2 votes · 8 Dec 2025
Employment Rights Bill
2 votes · 8 Dec 2025
3 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 25 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 25 Nov 2025
2 AYEEmployment Rights Bill
2 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Employment Rights Bill
2 votes · 15 Sept 2025
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
Department for Education: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was (a) planned and (b) spent in each of the ten highest areas programme expenditure under the exclusive control of her Department in each
Department for Education: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was (a) planned and (b) spent in each of the ten highest areas of cross-departmental programme expenditure in each month of each financial
Children in Care
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 4 on looke
School Teachers' Review Body
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186630 on School Teachers' Review Body, what discussions (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have
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