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.
Voting Record
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337 votes — page 2 of 14
3 NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
3 votes · 27 Jan 2026
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
3 votes · 27 Jan 2026
2 NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 2026
3 AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
3 votes · 20 Jan 2026
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
3 votes · 20 Jan 2026
2 AYE4 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
6 votes · 13 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
6 votes · 13 Jan 2026
1 AYE3 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
4 votes · 12 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
4 votes · 12 Jan 2026
2 NOOpposition Day
2 votes · 7 Jan 2026
Opposition Day
2 votes · 7 Jan 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
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to compensate women wrongly underpaid their state pension.
Mineworkers Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to return money the Government (a) has received and (b) will receive from the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.
Dental Services: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people being removed from dentist registries due to (a) missing appointments and (b) failing to mak
British Gas: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on British Gas's billing system migration; and whether he has made an assessment of the potent
HMP/YOI Hindley: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her planned timetable is for the expansion of HMP Hindley.
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