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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4 NOHealth Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
2 NOHealth Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
Health Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
1 AYE3 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
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
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 steps her Department is taking to help reduce pressure on NHS services in winter 2023-24.
What steps her Department is taking to help reduce pressure on NHS services in winter 2023-24.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 December.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 December.
Whether he has made a recent assessment of the performance of prisons in Wakefield constituency.
Whether he has made a recent assessment of the performance of prisons in Wakefield constituency.
What steps she is taking to help ensure the availability of high-quality early education and childca
What steps she is taking to help ensure the availability of high-quality early education and childcare.
What steps he is taking to improve patient access to primary care.
What steps he is taking to improve patient access to primary care.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
What steps he is taking to increase the provision of social rented housing.
What steps he is taking to increase the provision of social rented housing.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rise in the Energy Price Guarantee in Apr
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rise in the Energy Price Guarantee in April 2023 on levels of fuel poverty.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 January.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 January.
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