Sonia Kumar

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Sonia Kumar is the Labour MP for Dudley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

472

Votes Cast

£195,259

Expenses 2024-25

1,900

Majority

34.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£195,259

Staffing£139,275
Office£27,436
Accommodation£21,646
Travel£5,813
Other£1,089

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 35,796 voters

Labour
12,215 votes34.1%
Conservative
10,315 votes28.8%
Reform UK
9,442 votes26.4%
Green Party
1,154 votes3.2%
Liberal Democrat
1,056 votes3.0%
Independent
857 votes2.4%
Workers Party of Britain
621 votes1.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

77

Written Questions

28

Oral Questions

128

Debates Spoken In

162

Speeches

472

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 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(7)

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

SME4Labour Ltd

£5,000

£5,000
Name of donor
SME4Labour Ltd
Address of donor
80 North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, SE1 7PN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000
Donor status
company, registration 10685562

Registered 23 May 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

SME4LABOUR LTD

£2,000

20 May 2025

£2,000
Name of donor
SME4LABOUR LTD
Address of donor
80 North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London SE1 7PN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£2,000
Date received
20 May 2025
Date accepted
20 May 2025
Donor status
company, registration 10685562

Registered 16 June 2025; updated 7 July 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

SME4LABOUR LTD

£1,625

6 May 2025

£1,625
Name of donor
SME4LABOUR LTD
Address of donor
Flat 80 County Hall North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London SE1 7PN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£1,625
Date received
6 May 2025
Date accepted
6 May 2025
Donor status
company, registration 10685562

Registered 2 June 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

SME4LABOUR LTD

£1,500

20 May 2025

£1,500
Name of donor
SME4LABOUR LTD
Address of donor
80 North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London SE1 7PN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£1,500
Date received
20 May 2025
Date accepted
20 May 2025
Donor status
company, registration 10685562

Registered 17 June 2025; updated 7 July 2025

Visits outside the UK

Cultural Forces

£372
Name of donor
UK Friends of Ukraine Ltd
Address of donor
81 High Street, Cosham,Portsmouth, England, PO6 3BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Conference cost (£372.04) transfers (£262), BUCC-USUBC Roundtable lunch (£45.88), performance by Cultural Forces (£28.00) Vinnytsia excursion transfers (£8.00), lunch (£18.00) dinner (£34.00), value £768.04
Destination of visit
Ukraine
Dates of visit
10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025
Purpose of visit
Delegation of MPs attending the Yalta European Strategy Conference and to build relationships with our Ukrainian allies.

Registered 8 October 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sonia in Parliament

Domestic Abuse: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support elderly domestic abuse victims.

AnsweredHome Office18 Jun 2026

Bank Services: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure SMEs have equitable access to finance from banks.

AnsweredTreasury17 Jun 2026

Housing: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory, specialist domestic abuse training for

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government4 Mar 2026

Investment: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that support programmes provide meaningful access to all types of finance, as well as investment education and r

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade11 Feb 2026

Investment: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a co-investment fund with diverse angel investors.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade11 Feb 2026

Investment: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to (a) monitor and (b) report on the gender investment gap, such as tracking year-on-year venture capital and angel inv

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade11 Feb 2026

Armed Forces: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he is using allied health professionals to support soldier rehabilitation.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence27 Jan 2026

Schools: Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mental health support is available to school staff who experience psychological harm as a result of witnessing or administering the use of a workplace

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Jan 2026

Schools: Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help ensure that defibrillators which have reached the end of their operational life will in state-funded schools in England will

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Jan 2026

Iran: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help protect children in Iran from actions taken by the Iranian authorities.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office14 Jan 2026
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