Torsten Bell

Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Torsten Bell is the Labour MP for Swansea West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury), and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions).

410

Votes Cast

£152,220

Expenses 2024-25

8,515

Majority

41.4%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£152,220

Staffing£126,867
Accommodation£11,140
Travel£7,882
Office£6,332

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 35,657 voters

Labour
14,761 votes41.4%
Reform UK
6,246 votes17.5%
Liberal Democrat
4,367 votes12.3%
Plaid Cymru
4,105 votes11.5%
Conservative
3,536 votes9.9%
Green Party
2,305 votes6.5%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
337 votes0.9%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

9

Written Questions

4

Oral Questions

102

Debates Spoken In

530

Speeches

410

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: 226No: 184

410 votes — page 1 of 17

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(3)

Visits outside the UK

Franco-British Colloque Ltd

£929
Name of donor
Franco-British Colloque Ltd
Address of donor
Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6QX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Food and accomodation (€1,000) and transfers (€68) while attending the Franco-British Colloque 2026 in Versailles., value £929
Destination of visit
France
Dates of visit
15 January 2026 to 17 January 2026
Purpose of visit
Franco-British Colloque 2026

Registered 14 February 2026

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The Random House Group Ltd

£447.65 travel expenses for literary festivals

11 February 2025

£448
Name of donor
The Random House Group Ltd
Address of donor
One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London SW11 7BW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£447.65 travel expenses for literary festivals
Date received
11 February 2025
Date accepted
11 February 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00954009

Registered 6 March 2025

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Paperback publication
Payer
Robert Caskie (Agent), private address

Registered 1 April 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Torsten in Parliament

Cryptoassets: Capital Gains Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the revenue accrued from capital gains tax on the sale of crypto-assets in the last financial year.

AnsweredTreasury8 Jan 2025

Cryptoassets: Capital Gains Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax-payers were paying capital gains tax on crypto-assets in each of the last five financial years; what the size of the gains made was; and how much r

AnsweredTreasury16 Dec 2024

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s statistics on the ONS Nomis database on Jobseekers Allowance on-flows by occupation and age, what assessment she

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Dec 2024

Insolvency: Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November to Question 13792 on Insolvency: Assets, what information (a) HM Land Registry and (b

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12 Dec 2024

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 16634 on high rise building remediation taken on by the FSCS, how much and what proportion of the costs co

AnsweredTreasury10 Dec 2024

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has made of the costs (a) of high rise building remediation work taken on by the FSCS and (b) to each i

AnsweredTreasury27 Nov 2024

Insolvency: Assets

To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October to Question 9653 on Insolvency: Assets, in addition to the registered freehold titles that the Bona Vacantia Division is dealing with

AnsweredAttorney General12 Nov 2024

Insolvency: Assets

To ask the Solicitor General, how many registered freehold titles in England and Wales are vested in the Crown as bona vacantia as a consequence of companies being dissolved through (a) striking off b

AnsweredAttorney General16 Oct 2024

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the remedial work on buildings with (a) faulty cladding systems and (b)

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Aug 2024

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