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).
1706
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
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
166
Written Questions
4
Oral Questions
58
Debates Spoken In⚑
132
Speeches⚑
388
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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9 NOSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
9 votes · 18 Mar 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
9 votes · 18 Mar 2024
4 AYELeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Feb 2024
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Feb 2024
2 AYEFinance Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 5 Feb 2024
Finance Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 5 Feb 2024
2 AYEOpposition day
2 votes · 23 Jan 2024
Opposition day
2 votes · 23 Jan 2024
1 AYE1 NOOffshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
2 votes · 22 Jan 2024
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
2 votes · 22 Jan 2024
Financial Interests(7)
Visits outside the UK
Labour Friends of Israel
£2,500
Visits outside the UK
Labour Friends of Israel
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- 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
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure that people identified as having a special educational need in the education system can access the appropriate
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan, published on 2 March 2023, whether her Department plans to confirm the status of pre
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to communicate with local authorities and parents in areas where National Standards for SEND provision are being trialled to m
Special Educational Needs: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason her Department is proposing to replace the Level 7 NASENCo qualification with a new SENCo NPQ.
Pre-school Education: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether staff who receive the Early Years Level 3 SENCo qualification as part of the SEND and Alternative Provision Plan will be expected to train colleagu
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's reason was for the delay in finalising its SEND improvement plan in the context of the announcement of the SEND Review being made in
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that mainstream education settings (a) support learners with SEND and (b) spend adequate amounts of fundi
Special Educational Needs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure schools and local authorities receive adequate funding for delivering outcomes for children and young people wi
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason her Department found that (a) national standards were required to underpin SEND provision and (b) that existing legislation including (i) t
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure local authorities fulfil their obligations to (a) existing legislation and (b) proposed National Standard
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