Sir Stephen Timms — Hear, Hear

Voting record

5

Voted for

2

Voted against

2

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 Sir Stephen Timms’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Bill votes All votes Live bills

Whip meter Estimate 82%

How often Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way as most of the Labour party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes

Representation of the People Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading

Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Sir Stephen Timms currently holds 2 government or shadow front-bench posts. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds

Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities) — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — since 2026-07-22 Government

Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) — Department for Work and Pensions — since 2024-07-08 Government

Previously held

Minister for Equalities (Department for Education) — Department for Education (2024-07-08 to 2026-07-21) Government

Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) — Department for Work and Pensions (2010-10-08 to 2015-09-18) Shadow

Shadow Minister (Digital Britain) — HM Official Opposition (2010-05-12 to 2010-10-08) Shadow

Shadow Financial Secretary — HM Official Opposition (2010-05-12 to 2010-10-08) Shadow

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury) — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2009-08-06 to 2010-05-06) Government

Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) — HM Treasury (2008-10-05 to 2010-05-06) Government

Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform) — Department for Work and Pensions (2008-01-25 to 2008-10-05) Government

Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Competitiveness) — Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (2007-07-02 to 2008-01-25) Government

Chief Secretary to the Treasury — HM Treasury (2006-05-05 to 2007-06-28) Government

Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) — Department for Work and Pensions (2005-05-10 to 2006-05-05) Government

Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) — HM Treasury (2004-09-30 to 2005-05-10) Government

Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness) — Department of Trade and Industry (2002-05-29 to 2004-09-09) Government

Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools) — Department for Education and Skills (2001-06-11 to 2002-05-28) Government

Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) — HM Treasury (1999-07-29 to 2001-06-07) Government

Minister of State (Department of Social Security) — Department of Social Security (1999-01-01 to 1999-07-29) Government

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) — Department of Social Security (1998-07-28 to 1998-12-30) Government

Declared financial interests

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

8. Miscellaneous

Trustee, East Thirteen Christian Trust.
(Registered 10 May 2018)

Trustee, Parliamentary Christian Trust.
(Registered 10 May 2018)

Chair of Trustees, Traidcraft Foundation.
(Registered 10 May 2018)

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£295,795.89 paid out to or for Sir Stephen Timms across 146 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Sir Stephen Timms’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 — £241,345.36 (2 claims)

Office Costs — £52,882.02 (139 claims)

Staff Travel — £1,454.45 (4 claims)

MP Travel — £114.06 (1 claim)

Most recent claims

Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £200.00, 2026-03-18

Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £1,020.00, 2026-03-18

Advertising and contact cards — £162.00, 2026-03-11 — INPRINT LITHO LIMITED [200013613-7917]

Equipment - purchase — £2,796.00, 2026-03-04 — Other office equipment

Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £200.00, 2026-02-23

Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £1,020.00, 2026-02-23

Training - staff — £594.00, 2026-02-20 — CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK

Software & applications — £69.60, 2026-01-31 — SQSP [***]

Every claim on file for Sir Stephen Timms →

Early Day Motions

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

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

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