Uma Kumaran

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Uma Kumaran is the Labour MP for Stratford and Bow, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

386

Votes Cast

£213,620

Expenses 2024-25

11,634

Majority

44.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£213,620

Staffing£189,721
Office£23,899

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 43,435 voters

Labour
19,145 votes44.1%
Green Party
7,511 votes17.3%
Workers Party of Britain
3,274 votes7.5%
Conservative
3,114 votes7.2%
Independent
2,380 votes5.5%
Reform UK
2,093 votes4.8%
Liberal Democrat
1,926 votes4.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

111

Written Questions

19

Oral Questions

82

Debates Spoken In

120

Speeches

386

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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Financial Interests(4)

Visits outside the UK

Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit

£1,339
Name of donor
Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
Address of donor
180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Accommodation (£1,339.33), flights (£2,418.72) and subsistence received (£411.53), value £4,169.58
Destination of visit
Brazil
Dates of visit
10 November 2025 to 17 November 2025
Purpose of visit
Part of the cross party delegation of members to COP30, to meet legislators, counterparts, UN officials and experts to build relations and have discussions on international climate process.

Registered 15 December 2025

Visits outside the UK

other countries and key multilateral partners to discuss efforts to resolve regional conflicts

£403
Name of donor
Doha Forum
Address of donor
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Accommodation and F&B: £403.32 Flight: £5564.43, value £5,967.75
Destination of visit
Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit
5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit
To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on regional diplomacy and dialogue. Included meetings with Qatari ministers, ministers from other countries and key multilateral partners to discuss efforts to resolve regional conflicts. This visit is relevant to my role as a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

Registered 19 January 2026

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

UK Athletics Limited

Two tickets to the Diamond League London Athletics Meeting on 19th July at the London Stadium

19 July 2025

£400
Name of donor
UK Athletics Limited
Address of donor
Athletics House, Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2BE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets to the Diamond League London Athletics Meeting on 19th July at the London Stadium, value £400
Date received
19 July 2025
Date accepted
19 July 2025
Donor status
limited liability partnership

Registered 21 July 2025

Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client

Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client

Name
Jacob Tilley
Relationship
Spouse
Role
Director
Name of employer
Cavendish

Registered 15 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Uma in Parliament

Department for Business and Trade: Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade13 Jan 2025

Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle the ethnicity pay gap.

AnsweredWomen and Equalities13 Jan 2025

Cabinet Office: Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

AnsweredCabinet Office13 Jan 2025

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) training and (b) support local authorities will receive to ensure the Children Not In School register does not inadvertently disadvantage parents

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Jan 2025

Mobile Phones: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with representatives of the mobile phone industry on (a) using technology to prevent stolen phones from being re-

AnsweredHome Office16 Dec 2024

Syria: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts about (a) the role the UK will play in restartin

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Dec 2024

Climate Change Convention

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for (a) his policies and (b) the IPCC’s seventh assessment cycle of negotiatio

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Dec 2024

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Written Statement of 12 November 2024 on the UK’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution emissions reduction targ

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Dec 2024

Rented Housing: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) regulations and (b) enforcement mechanisms to hold landlords accountabl

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Dec 2024

Families: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to extend funding for independent, non-profit, specialist advice for families involved with the (a) child welfare and (b) fami

AnsweredDepartment for Education2 Dec 2024
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