Liam Byrne

MP since 15 Jul 2004

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The Rt Hon Liam Byrne is the Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North, and has been an MP continually since 15 July 2004.

1563

Votes Cast

£280,258

Expenses 2024-25

1,566

Majority

31.2%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£280,258

Staffing£219,143
Office£33,020
Accommodation£19,690
Travel£8,405

Year-on-Year

2024-25£280,258
2023-24£285,496
2022-23£280,672
2021-22£214,900
2020-21£219,155
2019-20£200,202
2018-19£197,494
2017-18£193,038
2016-17£179,795
2015-16£179,033
2014-15£174,735
2013-14£175,359
2012-13£174,317
2011-12£151,373
2010-11£52,927

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 34,136 voters

Labour
10,655 votes31.2%
Workers Party of Britain
9,089 votes26.6%
Reform UK
6,456 votes18.9%
Conservative
4,634 votes13.6%
Green Party
2,360 votes6.9%
Liberal Democrat
942 votes2.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

235

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

83

Debates Spoken In

156

Speeches

377

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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3 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

3 votes · 27 Apr 2026

8 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

6 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill

6 votes · 25 Mar 2026

3 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

3 votes · 9 Mar 2026

Financial Interests(3)

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

Sir Trevor Chinn

£2,500

16 June 2025

£2,500
Name of donor
Sir Trevor Chinn
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£2,500
Date received
16 June 2025
Date accepted
16 June 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 30 June 2025

Visits outside the UK

The World Bank & International Monetary Fund

£1,659
Name of donor
The World Bank & International Monetary Fund
Address of donor
66 Avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris, France
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£1658.82), hotel (£821.28), transport (£147.34), value £2,627.44
Destination of visit
United States (Washington DC)
Dates of visit
20 April 2025 to 22 April 2025
Purpose of visit
In my capacity as Chair of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, to attend the organisations spring meetings.

Registered 22 May 2025

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Writing a book
Payer
Head of Zeus – UK, 5-8 Hardwick Street, London EC1R 4RG

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Liam in Parliament

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 8320 on Gaza: Israel, what role his Department's International Hum

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office19 Nov 2024

Israel: International Humanitarian Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department’s International Humanitarian Law Compliance Assessment Process Cell made its most recent assessment

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office18 Nov 2024

Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on how many occasions the Export Controls Joint Unit has initiated a Change in Circumstances Review assessment since January 2020; and what the de

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade18 Nov 2024

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to meet the NATO defence industrial capacity expansion pledge; and how this will be incorporated into developing the

AnsweredMinistry of Defence18 Nov 2024

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on commissioning a new Defence Industrial Strategy.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence18 Nov 2024

Export Controls: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2023.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade15 Nov 2024

Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Office for Trade Sanctions will publish an annual report.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade13 Nov 2024

Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) country and sector policy specialist, (b) legal, (c) administrative, (d) compliance, (e) enforcement, (f) industry engagement, (g) budget

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade13 Nov 2024

Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) training and (b) support his Department plans to provide to businesses in respect of the new Office for Trade Sanctions Implementation.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade13 Nov 2024

Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government’s sanctions policy priorities are; and whether his Department plans to publish an updated strategy.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office13 Nov 2024
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