Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
MP since 23 Jun 2022
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Simon Lightwood is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Wakefield and Rothwell, and has been an MP continually since 23 June 2022. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport).
698
Votes Cast
£321,958
Expenses 2024-25
9,346
Majority
43.7%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£321,958
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 40,656 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
0
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
99
Debates Spoken In⚑
379
Speeches⚑
372
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 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
4 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(3)
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Coca Cola Europacific Partners
£5,000 sponsorship of Yorkshire Day dinner
£5,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Coca Cola Europacific Partners
£5,000 sponsorship of Yorkshire Day dinner
- Name of donor
- Coca Cola Europacific Partners
- Address of donor
- Pemberton House Bakers Road Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1EZ
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £5,000 sponsorship of Yorkshire Day dinner
- Donor status
- company, registration 09717350
Registered 14 August 2025
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
UNISON
£2,000 to support the production of a constituency wide leaflet
12 December 2025
£2,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
UNISON
£2,000 to support the production of a constituency wide leaflet
12 December 2025
- Name of donor
- UNISON
- Address of donor
- UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £2,000 to support the production of a constituency wide leaflet
- Date received
- 12 December 2025
- Date accepted
- 12 December 2025
- Donor status
- trade union
Registered 12 December 2025
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
UKREiiF (The UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum)
£950 in buying tickets for a table at the Yorkshire Day dinner
£950
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
UKREiiF (The UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum)
£950 in buying tickets for a table at the Yorkshire Day dinner
- Name of donor
- UKREiiF (The UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum)
- Address of donor
- 5th Floor, 133 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7BX
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £950 in buying tickets for a table at the Yorkshire Day dinner
- Donor status
- company, registration 15086201
Registered 14 August 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Simon in Parliament
Disability: Certification
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a disability certificate that includes details of a named accompanying person.
Universal Credit: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2023 to Question 190908 on Universal Credit: Childcare, whether the introduction of upfront payments for childcar
Cancer: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department have made of the impact of the closure of the National Cancer Research Institute on cancer research.
Levelling Up Partnerships
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to provide additional funding to places identified for a Levelling Up Partnership.
Levelling Up Partnerships
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate he has made of when the Levelling Up Partnerships will be formed in each of the areas selected for the sch
Elections: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which forms of photo ID that are issued by Government are eligible for use at polling stations.
Blue Badge Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to review the potential merits of extending the length of time that Blue Badges can be issued for to people with permanent dis
Universal Credit: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2023 to Question 186268 on Universal Credit: Childcare, whether he plans for proposed changes to the Universal Cre
Bus Services and Fuels: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department provided to (a) bus operators and (b) local authorities for fuel costs in each of the last three years for which data is av
Emergencies: Powers of Entry
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review powers of entry into premises in the next 12 months; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of gi
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