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
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 45,826 voters
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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2 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
2 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
2 votes · 17 Jun 2026
3 NOCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026
3 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
4 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
27 Apr 2026
3 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
3 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
3 votes · 21 Apr 2026
Financial Interests(4)
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Mundev Wouhra
£10,000
6 December 2025
£10,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Mundev Wouhra
£10,000
6 December 2025
- 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
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Mundev Wouhra
£10,000
6 February 2026
- 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
(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
- 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
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
- 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
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Israel’s decision to restrict access into Gaz
Artificial Intelligence and Life Sciences: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve the UK's ability to (a) attract and (b) retain highly skilled professionals in the
Research and Development Expenditure Credit: New Businesses
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of research and development tax relief reforms on (a) startups and (b) scale-ups in the (i) deep tech secto
STEM Subjects: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the compatibility of UK university STEM courses with the skills required by the tech sector.
Aviation and Defence: Vale of Glamorgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support (a) defence and (b) aerospace innovation in Vale of Glamorgan constituency.
New Businesses: Capital Investment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to improve access to growth capital for tech startups at (a) the scale-up stage and (b) other stages.
Artificial Intelligence: Arts and Innovation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to (a) help increase the UK's international role in AI innovation and (b) protect creative industries from
Universities: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve the commercialisation of (a) university research and (b) spinouts in the tech sector.
Artificial Intelligence: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support (a) AI development and (b) machine learning skills in the workforce.
Technology: Companies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforms to UK listing rules, in the context of support for tech companies.
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