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Sir Stephen Timms

Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

MP since 9 Jun 1994

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The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms is the Labour MP for East Ham, and has been an MP continually since 9 June 1994. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions).

1866

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

12,863

Majority

51.6%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

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Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 37,892 voters

✓Labour

19,570 votes51.6%

Independent

6,707 votes17.7%

Green Party

4,226 votes11.2%

Conservative

3,876 votes10.2%

Reform UK

1,340 votes3.5%

Liberal Democrat

1,210 votes3.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

Written Questions

Oral Questions

Debates Spoken In⚑

395

Speeches⚑

446

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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Aye: 1024No: 842

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1 AYE3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 2026

NONew Clause 7

You

NONew Clause 12

You

AYEClause 62 stand part

You

NOAmendment 3

You

AYE

Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part

12 Jan 2026

You

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 7 Jan 2026

NOJury trials

You

NORural communities

You

AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading

17 Dec 2025

You

1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill

2 votes · 16 Dec 2025

AYESecond Reading

You

NOReasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition)

You

AYE

Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H

15 Dec 2025

You

Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer

10 Dec 2025

You

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

AYESecond Reading

You

NOOpposition Reasoned Amendment

You

5 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 8 Dec 2025

AYEGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B

You

AYEGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120

You

AYEGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B

You

AYEGovernment motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H

You

AYEGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62

You

2 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

2 votes · 3 Dec 2025

NOAmendment 15

You

NOAmendment 16

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests)

2 Dec 2025

You

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Financial Interests(3)

Miscellaneous

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Trustee, East Thirteen Christian Trust. (Registered 10 May 2018)

Registered 10 May 2018

Miscellaneous

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Trustee, Parliamentary Christian Trust. (Registered 10 May 2018)

Registered 10 May 2018

Miscellaneous

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Chair of Trustees, Traidcraft Foundation. (Registered 10 May 2018)

Registered 10 May 2018

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament

Written Questions10 Oral Questions81 Early Day Motions16

What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of new homes for social rent since 2010.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12 Mar 2018

What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on extending the role of the Groceries Code Adjudicator.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs8 Mar 2018

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office20 Feb 2018

What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on publishing the Government's asse

What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on publishing the Government's assessment of the effect on the public purse of a reduction in the maximum fixed-odds betting stake.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport8 Feb 2018

What progress the NHS has made on meeting the A&E waiting time target by March 2018.

Department of Health and Social Care6 Feb 2018

If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 17 January.

Prime Minister17 Jan 2018

What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's Late, Missing and Incorrect ini

What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's Late, Missing and Incorrect initiative on the accuracy of PAYE Real Time Information.

HM Treasury16 Jan 2018

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

HM Treasury16 Jan 2018

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport21 Dec 2017

If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 13 December.

Prime Minister13 Dec 2017

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