Sarah Coombes

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Sarah Coombes is the Labour MP for West Bromwich, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

476

Votes Cast

£164,149

Expenses 2024-25

9,554

Majority

46.3%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£164,149

Staffing£124,435
Office£22,763
Accommodation£11,592
Travel£5,359

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 36,481 voters

Labour
16,872 votes46.3%
Conservative
7,318 votes20.1%
Reform UK
7,101 votes19.5%
Green Party
2,036 votes5.6%
Independent
1,707 votes4.7%
Liberal Democrat
1,314 votes3.6%
UK Independence Party
133 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

134

Written Questions

26

Oral Questions

90

Debates Spoken In

121

Speeches

476

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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Financial Interests(6)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Daniel Luhde-Thompson

£10,000 constituency campaigning

£10,000
Name of donor
Daniel Luhde-Thompson
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000 constituency campaigning
Donor status
individual

Registered 28 August 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited

Two tickets with hospitality to the BRIT Awards 2025

1 March 2025

£3,120
Name of donor
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited
Address of donor
27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets with hospitality to the BRIT Awards 2025, value £3,120
Date received
1 March 2025
Date accepted
1 March 2025
Donor status
company, registration 01132389

Registered 1 April 2025

Visits outside the UK

Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit

£1,339
Name of donor
Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
Address of donor
180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Accommodation (£1,339.33), flights (£2,418.72) and maximum subsistence received (£ 411.5), value £4,169.58
Destination of visit
Brazil
Dates of visit
9 November 2025 to 17 November 2025
Purpose of visit
Attendance of COP30 to meet legislators and experts and to build knowledge of the international climate process.

Registered 8 December 2025

Visits outside the UK

Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)

£937
Name of donor
Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor
1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£937.30), ccommodation (£649.90), food and refreshments (£270.23), value £1,857.43
Destination of visit
Jordan
Dates of visit
20 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
Purpose of visit
Overseas visit to Jordan to see UK Development programmes ‘in-action’ and meet with development experts and partners.

Registered 15 August 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Lawn Tennis Association

Two Centre court and two ground passes to Wimbledon

7 July 2025

£460
Name of donor
Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor
100 Priory Lane, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two Centre court and two ground passes to Wimbledon, value £460
Date received
7 July 2025
Date accepted
7 July 2025
Donor status
company, registration 07459469

Registered 5 August 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sarah in Parliament

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the guidance entitled Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing best practice guidance for

AnsweredDepartment for Transport1 Apr 2025

Automatic Number Plate Recognition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has provided for improving Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems in the last three years.

AnsweredHome Office1 Apr 2025

Teachers: Sandwell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that all schools in Sandwell are listing teaching jobs with a (a) main and (b) upper pay scale.

AnsweredDepartment for Education1 Apr 2025

Police: Automatic Number Plate Recognition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in levels of police (a) time and (b) resources used

AnsweredHome Office1 Apr 2025

Vehicle Number Plates: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations governing the use of ghost number plates..

AnsweredDepartment for Transport27 Mar 2025

Vehicle Number Plates: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to tackle the use of ghost number plates on public highways.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport27 Mar 2025

Vehicle Number Plates: Automatic Number Plate Recognition

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of ghost plates in circulation.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport24 Mar 2025

Taxis: Vehicle Number Plates

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with taxi licensing authorities on enforcement on illegal stealth number plates.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport24 Mar 2025

Vehicle Number Plates

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the DVLA's Registered Number Plate Suppliers in preventing vehicle crime.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport18 Mar 2025

Vehicle Number Plates: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to prevent the sale of novelty number plates.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport18 Mar 2025
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