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Liam Byrne

Labour Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting record

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Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Liam Byrne’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Liam Byrne — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,563 of 2,376 (66%).

8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 No
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 No
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 No
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 No
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Ayes 155, Noes 279 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Ayes 167, Noes 266 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Ayes 104, Noes 316 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) Ayes 104, Noes 317 No
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 No
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Ayes 223, Noes 335 No
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas Ayes 108, Noes 297 No
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Liam Byrne doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Economy) — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (2017-07-17 to 2020-04-10) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2013-10-07 to 2015-09-12) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions — Department for Work and Pensions (2011-01-20 to 2013-10-07) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) — Cabinet Office (2010-10-08 to 2011-01-20) Shadow
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury — HM Treasury (2010-05-12 to 2010-10-08) Shadow
Chief Secretary to the Treasury — HM Treasury (2009-06-06 to 2010-05-06) Government
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster — Cabinet Office (2008-10-03 to 2009-06-05) Government
Minister of State (HM Treasury) (also in the Home Office) — HM Treasury (2008-01-25 to 2008-10-03) Government
Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (West Midlands) — Regional Affairs (2007-06-29 to 2008-10-06) Government
Minister of State (Home Office) (Borders and Immigration) — Home Office (2007-06-28 to 2008-10-03) Government
Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration and Asylum) — Home Office (2007-05-09 to 2007-06-28) Government
Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality) — Home Office (2006-05-22 to 2007-05-08) Government
Minister of State (Home Office) — Home Office (2006-05-05 to 2006-05-22) Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (Care Services) — Department of Health (2005-05-10 to 2006-05-05) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Liam Byrne →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Writing a book
Payer: Head of Zeus – UK, 5-8 Hardwick Street, London EC1R 4RG
Payment: £4,100 Further advance of £4,100 on book contract from Zeus.
Received on: 13 January 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 3 February 2026)
Payment: £4,100 Further advance on a book.
Received on: 31 March 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 22 April 2026)
Payment: £820 Audio narration for book.
Received on: 2 July 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 7 July 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: OECD
Address of donor: 2 rue André Pascal, 75116 Paris, France
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight (£5,100) and hotel (£335), value £5,435
Destination of visit: South Korea
Dates of visit: 13 April 2026 to 17 April 2026
Purpose of visit: To give keynote address at the fourth Annual Meeting of Asian Parliamentary Budget Officials.
(Registered 7 May 2026)

Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotels, flights, food and transport, value £4,738
Destination of visit: China
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 30 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend the 14th UK-China Senior Leadership Forum.
(Registered 9 June 2026)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Liam Byrne yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Liam Byrne has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£343,046.53 paid out to or for Liam Byrne across 380 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. 1 claim on file weren’t paid out (rejected, withdrawn, or otherwise not approved). This does not include Liam Byrne’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £254,824.46 (29 claims)
Office Costs — £53,450.26 (305 claims)
Accommodation — £26,367.16 (30 claims)
MP Travel — £5,277.16 (7 claims)
Staff Travel — £3,078.21 (8 claims)
Dependant Travel — £49.28 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Bought-in services — £300.00, 2026-03-30 — Comms & Media
Bought-in services — £3,083.00, 2026-03-27 — Administrative services
Bought-in services — £300.00, 2026-03-20 — Comms & Media
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £304.82, 2026-03-10 — Landline & internet package
Utilities — £178.97, 2026-03-09 — Electricity
Bought-in services — £300.00, 2026-03-06 — Comms & Media
Bought-in services — £600.00, 2026-03-06 — Comms & Media
Utilities — £223.55, 2026-03-04 — Gas

Every claim on file for Liam Byrne →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Liam Byrne — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Liam Byrne’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Liam Byrne isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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