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).
711
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
100
Debates Spoken In⚑
381
Speeches⚑
385
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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711 votes — page 11 of 29
3 NOBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 12 May 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 12 May 2025
4 NOData (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 7 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 7 May 2025
1 AYE1 NOFootball Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
Football Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
1 AYE1 NOProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]
2 votes · 1 Apr 2025
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]
2 votes · 1 Apr 2025
3 NOInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage
3 votes · 31 Mar 2025
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage
3 votes · 31 Mar 2025
4 AYENon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
4 votes · 31 Mar 2025
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
4 votes · 31 Mar 2025
2 NOTobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 26 Mar 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 26 Mar 2025
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
What assessment she has made of the potential effect of a reduction in the Environment Agency’s budg
What assessment she has made of the potential effect of a reduction in the Environment Agency’s budget on its enforcement work.
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support homeowners with increased mortgage rates.
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support homeowners with increased mortgage rates.
What assessment he has made of the impact of the cost of living crisis on veterans.
What assessment he has made of the impact of the cost of living crisis on veterans.
What steps he is taking to (a) encourage entrepreneurship and (b) support small business expansion.
What steps he is taking to (a) encourage entrepreneurship and (b) support small business expansion.
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