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).

449

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

45

Debates Spoken In

194

Speeches

449

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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449 votes — page 1 of 18

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

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

2 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

2 votes · 17 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

Stalking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) identification, (b) investigation and (c) prosecution of stalking; and what engagement she

AnsweredHome Office25 Mar 2025

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls; and what support is being provided to local police forces and fro

AnsweredHome Office25 Mar 2025

ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the timely delivery of the national Compute Strategy; and whether she plans to publi

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology25 Mar 2025

Data Centres: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) universities and (b) research institutions to host compute infrastructure.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology25 Mar 2025

Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the respective compute requirements for AI training and inference; and whether he plan

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology25 Mar 2025

Artificial Intelligence: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to establish AI Growth Zones close to major research centres; and what role compute infrastructure wi

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology25 Mar 2025

Artificial Intelligence: New Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to provide compute access to early-stage AI startups.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology25 Mar 2025

Artificial Intelligence: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) energy and (b) grid access on the deployment of high-performance

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology25 Mar 2025

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the National Data Library on AI model training; and what steps

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology25 Mar 2025

Artificial Intelligence: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to coordinate cross-Government compute-related (a) planning and (b) infrastructure.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology25 Mar 2025
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