Josh Simons
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Josh Simons is the Labour MP for Makerfield, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
337
Votes Cast
£259,375
Expenses 2024-25
5,399
Majority
45.2%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£259,375
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 40,263 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
15
Written Questions
20
Oral Questions
50
Debates Spoken In⚑
151
Speeches⚑
337
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.
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6 AYEVictims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
2 NOOpposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
Opposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
3 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
1 AYE1 NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
2 votes · 10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
2 votes · 10 Mar 2026
Financial Interests(12)
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Francesca Perrin
£30,000 to support my work as an MP
6 October 2025
£30,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Francesca Perrin
£30,000 to support my work as an MP
6 October 2025
- Name of donor
- Francesca Perrin
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £30,000 to support my work as an MP
- Date received
- 6 October 2025
- Date accepted
- 6 October 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 22 October 2025
Miscellaneous
the law firm Levy Firestone
£22,537
Miscellaneous
the law firm Levy Firestone
- Date interest arose
- 1 April 2025
Registered 27 April 2025
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Michael Craven
£5,000 to support my work as a Member of Parliament
4 June 2025
£5,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Michael Craven
£5,000 to support my work as a Member of Parliament
4 June 2025
- Name of donor
- Michael Craven
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £5,000 to support my work as a Member of Parliament
- Date received
- 4 June 2025
- Date accepted
- 4 June 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 27 June 2025
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Sir Trevor Edward Chinn
£1,250 to support my work as an MP
4 March 2026
£1,250
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Sir Trevor Edward Chinn
£1,250 to support my work as an MP
4 March 2026
- Name of donor
- Sir Trevor Edward Chinn
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £1,250 to support my work as an MP
- Date received
- 4 March 2026
- Date accepted
- 4 March 2026
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 16 March 2026
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Sir Trevor Edwin Chinn
£1,250
4 December 2025
£1,250
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Sir Trevor Edwin Chinn
£1,250
4 December 2025
- Name of donor
- Sir Trevor Edwin Chinn
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £1,250
- Date received
- 4 December 2025
- Date accepted
- 4 December 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 2 February 2026
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Josh in Parliament
Employment Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on implementing the proposals in the Get Britain Working white paper.
Fireworks: Makerfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to reduce firework misuse in Makerfield constituency.
Migraines: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support for people who experience migraines; and whether he plans to provide additional support
Disposable Wipes: Plastics
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban the (a) sale and (b) manufacture of wet wipes that contain plastic.
Universities: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) ensure that academic (i) funding and (ii) other resources are not used to support Chinese state surveillanc
Parental Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much has been spent on the statutory element of Shared Parental Leave since its inception (a) in total and (b) by (i) geographical area and (i
Railways: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the contractual regime for Sunday working for train conductors in the North West; and what st
National Insurance Contributions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the Exchequer loss from UK citizens working abroad paying Class 2 NICs to build up entitlement to a state pension; and if she will
Pregnancy Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hormone
Parental Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) his planned timescale is and (b) the terms of reference are for the review of parental leave; and who will conduct the review.
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