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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4 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

4 votes · 20 Apr 2026

10 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

10 votes · 14 Apr 2026

5 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

2 NO

Opposition day motion

2 votes · 18 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

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

Employment: Older Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the financial security of older women in (a) Vale of Glamorgan constituency and (b) the UK; and w

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions11 Mar 2025

Enterprise Management Incentives

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the suitability of the current asset and employee number eligibility caps for the Enterprise Management Incentive in

AnsweredTreasury6 Mar 2025

Trade Agreements: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a free trade agreement with India.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade6 Mar 2025

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the supply of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy medicines to patients in Wales.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Mar 2025

Vale of Glamorgan: Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the Government’s defence innovation announcements on businesses in St Athan and the wider Vale of Glamorg

AnsweredMinistry of Defence3 Mar 2025

Vale of Glamorgan: Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Strategic Defence Review on employment opportunities for veterans in the Vale of Glamorgan; whet

AnsweredMinistry of Defence3 Mar 2025

Health: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of (a) levels of devolved health funding for Wales and (b) healthcare demand.

AnsweredTreasury3 Mar 2025

Health: Public Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted an impact assessment of recent Barnett consequentials for health spending in Wales.

AnsweredTreasury3 Mar 2025

Vale of Glamorgan: Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP on (a) security and (b) resilience in Vale of Glamorgan con

AnsweredMinistry of Defence3 Mar 2025

Artificial Intelligence: Vale of Glamorgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on the establishment of an AI Growth Zone in the Vale of Glamorg

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology3 Mar 2025
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