Kanishka Narayan

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Kanishka Narayan is the Labour MP for Vale of Glamorgan, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology).

442

Votes Cast

£185,623

Expenses 2024-25

4,216

Majority

38.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£185,623

Staffing£136,180
Office£26,995
Accommodation£16,800
Travel£5,649

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 45,826 voters

Labour
17,740 votes38.7%
Conservative
13,524 votes29.5%
Reform UK
6,973 votes15.2%
Plaid Cymru
3,245 votes7.1%
Green Party
1,881 votes4.1%
Liberal Democrat
1,612 votes3.5%
Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party
669 votes1.5%
Independent
182 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

68

Written Questions

4

Oral Questions

43

Debates Spoken In

189

Speeches

442

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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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

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

3 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(4)

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Mundev Wouhra

£10,000

6 December 2025

£10,000
Name of donor
Mundev Wouhra
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000
Date received
6 December 2025
Date accepted
8 December 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 2 January 2026

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Mundev Wouhra

£10,000

6 February 2026

£10,000
Name of donor
Mundev Wouhra
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000
Date received
6 February 2026
Date accepted
9 February 2026
Donor status
individual

Registered 5 March 2026

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

India Legal Services Limited

£4,000 returned in full on 6th September 2025

11 July 2025

£4,000
Name of donor
India Legal Services Limited
Address of donor
134 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£4,000 returned in full on 6th September 2025
Date received
11 July 2025
Date accepted
11 July 2025
Donor status
company, registration 04868952

Registered 8 August 2025; updated 21 September 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Franco-British Colloque Ltd

Food and accommodation while attending the Franco-British Colloque 2025 at the Tate Gallery and Fairmont Windsor Park Hotel

1 February 2025

£1,356
Name of donor
Franco-British Colloque Ltd
Address of donor
Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 6QX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Food and accommodation while attending the Franco-British Colloque 2025 at the Tate Gallery and Fairmont Windsor Park Hotel, value £1,356
Date received
1 February 2025
Date accepted
1 February 2025
Donor status
company, registration 06913437

Registered 15 April 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Kanishka in Parliament

Pension Funds: Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support the allocation of a greater share of defined contribution pension capital into UK productive assets, in the context of the M

AnsweredTreasury2 Apr 2025

Financial Services: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of embedding financial literacy more systematically across the national curriculum to support lo

AnsweredDepartment for Education2 Apr 2025

Probation Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve managerial oversight in the Probation Service.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice2 Apr 2025

Probation: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the impact of missed probation appointments by high-risk offenders on public safety; and what steps she is taking to ensure c

AnsweredMinistry of Justice2 Apr 2025

Probation: Information Sharing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve communication and information sharing between (a) South Wales and Gwent and (b) other regional probation servi

AnsweredMinistry of Justice2 Apr 2025

Public Bodies: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to introduce the proposed Hillsborough Law, including a legal duty of candour for public servants.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice2 Apr 2025

New Businesses: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of funding disparities on the growth potential of female-led and minority-led businesses; and

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade2 Apr 2025

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the views of (a) victims and (b) the families of victims affected by serious offences committed by offende

AnsweredMinistry of Justice31 Mar 2025

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to work with (a) Vale of Glamorgan Council and (b) other local authorities to (i) preve

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Mar 2025

Spiking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle spiking incidents; and what support is being made available to local authorities and hospitality ve

AnsweredHome Office25 Mar 2025
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