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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%).

8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Ayes 104, Noes 412 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Ayes 102, Noes 409 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Ayes 93, Noes 323 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Ayes 233, Noes 94 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading Ayes 278, Noes 149 no vote recorded
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Ayes 155, Noes 279 no vote recorded
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Ayes 167, Noes 266 no vote recorded
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Ayes 356, Noes 86 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Ayes 157, Noes 287 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Ayes 94, Noes 297 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 Ayes 90, Noes 290 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 Ayes 145, Noes 251 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 65, Noes 251 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 Ayes 81, Noes 266 no vote recorded
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 Ayes 277, Noes 150 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 Ayes 271, Noes 95 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Ayes 273, Noes 159 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 Ayes 269, Noes 162 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Ayes 276, Noes 155 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 269, Noes 103 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 278, Noes 158 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Ayes 290, Noes 163 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 292, Noes 162 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Ayes 300, Noes 149 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Ayes 286, Noes 163 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Ayes 295, Noes 162 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 291, Noes 158 no vote recorded
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence Ayes 98, Noes 306 no vote recorded
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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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