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Efficiency

Kate Dearden

Labour (Co-op)Halifax

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Kate Dearden is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Halifax, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade).

461

Votes Cast

£175,203

Expenses 2024-25

6,269

Majority

35.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£175,203

Staffing£119,574

Office£27,817

Accommodation£18,907

Travel£8,905

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Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 40,214 voters

✓Labour

14,135 votes35.1%

Conservative

7,866 votes19.6%

Reform UK

7,811 votes19.4%

Green Party

4,133 votes10.3%

Workers Party of Britain

2,543 votes6.3%

Liberal Democrat

2,359 votes5.9%

Independent

1,367 votes3.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

7

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

52

Debates Spoken In⚑

234

Speeches⚑

461

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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Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates)

3 Nov 2026

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Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period

3 Nov 2026

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Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

3 Nov 2026

You

Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

3 Nov 2026

You

Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)

3 Nov 2026

You

Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

3 Nov 2026

You

Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

3 Nov 2026

You

Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

21 Oct 2026

You

Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

21 Oct 2026

You

Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

21 Oct 2026

You

Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers

21 Oct 2026

You

5 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

5 votes · 19 Oct 2026

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You

NONew Clause 21

You

Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment

15 Oct 2026

You

Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities

14 Oct 2026

You

Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces

14 Oct 2026

You

Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026

14 Oct 2026

You

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026

14 Oct 2026

You

2 NO

Opposition Day motion

2 votes · 14 Oct 2026

NOMoD Bicester and illegal migrants

You

NOInheritance Tax

You

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

10 Sept 2026

You

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

9 Sept 2026

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Financial Interests(6)

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Date interest ended: 10 September 2024

Registered 30 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

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Date interest ended: 31 May 2024

Registered 30 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

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Date interest ended: 25 September 2024

Registered 31 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

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Date interest ended: 31 July 2024

Registered 31 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

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Date interest ended: 31 July 2024

Registered 4 August 2024; updated 12 September 2025

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Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Kate in Parliament

Written Questions7 Oral Questions Early Day Motions

Kate has not sponsored any Early Day Motions.

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