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

Gambling: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether residential treatment for severe gambling addiction will (a) continue to be funded by his Department after commissioning for treatment

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 May 2025

Social Workers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that social workers are trained to deal with (a) domestic violence and (b) the alienation of family members.

AnsweredDepartment for Education30 May 2025

Trade Agreements: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-India trade deal on ceramics manufacturers.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade30 May 2025

Care Homes: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered increasing the threshold from which people must pay for their own care.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Apr 2025

Nurseries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) keeping records of all incidents in nurseries and (b) making these statistics publicly av

AnsweredDepartment for Education31 Mar 2025

STEM Subjects: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated for STEM professional development from April 2025; and how teachers will access this funding.

AnsweredDepartment for Education19 Mar 2025

Allied Health Professions: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the allied health professional workforce.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Mar 2025

Gaza: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting the establishment of a medical evacuation scheme fo

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office13 Feb 2025

Cardiovascular diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to commission research into new cardiovascular treatments.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Oct 2024

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of women’s health hubs on health disparities in the treatment of (a) endometri

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care24 Oct 2024
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