Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

MP since 5 May 2005

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Mrs Sharon Hodgson is the Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care).

1731

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

6,913

Majority

47.8%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 37,021 voters

✓Labour
17,682 votes47.8%
Reform UK
10,769 votes29.1%
Conservative
4,654 votes12.6%
Green Party
1,687 votes4.6%
Liberal Democrat
1,602 votes4.3%
Independent
627 votes1.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

187

Written Questions

6

Oral Questions

65

Debates Spoken In⚑

142

Speeches⚑

413

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 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2026

5 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

5 votes · 19 Oct 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day motion

2 votes · 14 Oct 2026

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Financial Interests(7)

Visits outside the UK

Labour Friends of Israel

£2,500
Name of donor
Labour Friends of Israel
Address of donor
BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights, accommodation, and meals (value £2,500), value £2,500
Destination of visit
United States (Washington D.C.)
Dates of visit
22 February 2025 to 26 February 2025
Purpose of visit
Delegation to Washington DC. Meetings with US politicians and civil servants. Attending AIPAC Congressional Summit 2025.

Registered 3 March 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

British Recorded Music Industry

Two tickets to attend the Mercury Prize Awards 2025. The tickets included entry to the event, two seats at the BPI table, food and drink

16 October 2025

£660
Name of donor
British Recorded Music Industry
Address of donor
Unit 4/4A, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets to attend the Mercury Prize Awards 2025. The tickets included entry to the event, two seats at the BPI table, food and drink, value £660
Date received
16 October 2025
Date accepted
16 October 2025
Donor status
company, registration 01132389

Registered 21 October 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Royal Albert Hall

Two tickets to the opening night of the Grand Sumo Tournament 2025 held in the Royal Albert Hall

15 October 2025

£592
Name of donor
Royal Albert Hall
Address of donor
Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets to the opening night of the Grand Sumo Tournament 2025 held in the Royal Albert Hall, value £592
Date received
15 October 2025
Date accepted
15 October 2025
Donor status
company, registration 01539294

Registered 21 October 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

LACA Ltd

Accommodation and meals at the LACA Main Event 2025 alongside Parliamentary Assistant

8 July 2025 to 10 July 2025

£522
Name of donor
LACA Ltd
Address of donor
11-13 The Quad, Sovereign Way, Chester, Cheshire CH1 4QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Accommodation and meals at the LACA Main Event 2025 alongside Parliamentary Assistant, value £522
Date received
8 July 2025 to 10 July 2025
Date accepted
8 July 2025
Donor status
company, registration 6795804

Registered 1 August 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
16 October 2024
Date interest ended
4 March 2026

Registered 31 October 2024; updated 4 March 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mrs in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the risks to children of toys with built-in AI chatbots; and what steps he is taking to protec

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of legislation in South Australia which has introduced a minimum two-hour delay for al

Home Office30 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to support the announced expansion of the Healthy Babies programme; and when local authorities participating i

Department of Health and Social Care20 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation requiring the disclosure of industry payments to healthc

Department of Health and Social Care20 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a levy on pharmaceutical and medical device companies to

Department of Health and Social Care20 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the ending of transitional protections for free school meals on 31 August 2026 on looked-after children.

Department for Education19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the proportion of integrated care boards that currently employ a dedicated health play specialist; and what

Department of Health and Social Care12 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of variation in access to health play services between hospitals and community healthcare settings in areas of (a

Department of Health and Social Care12 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what protocol is in place for NHS England and the National Cyber Security Centre to be notified if an AI system obtains NHS data without autho

Department of Health and Social Care9 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 26641, whether the approval of his Department is required by the Department for Health and Social Care to

Treasury9 Oct 2026
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