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Sir Stephen Timms

Labour East Ham

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 →

Every Commons division on file for Sir Stephen Timms — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,866 of 2,376 (79%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 Aye
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 Aye
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 Aye
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address Ayes 307, Noes 171 Aye
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion Ayes 279, Noes 176 Aye
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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

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.

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