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Mr Toby Perkins

Labour Chesterfield

Voting record

6
Voted for
0
Voted against
3
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 Mr Toby Perkins’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Mr Toby Perkins — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,745 of 2,376 (73%).

10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 77, Noes 292 no vote recorded
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Ayes 104, Noes 412 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 Ayes 323, Noes 160 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 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
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Ayes 90, Noes 297 no vote recorded
10 Dec 2025 Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work Ayes 320, Noes 98 no vote recorded
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work Ayes 98, Noes 325 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading Ayes 329, Noes 173 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Ayes 170, Noes 332 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 100, Noes 100 no vote recorded
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 Ayes 376, Noes 16 no vote recorded
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading Ayes 320, Noes 105 no vote recorded
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Ayes 165, Noes 327 no vote recorded
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 Ayes 147, Noes 318 no vote recorded
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 Ayes 143, Noes 318 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 Ayes 311, Noes 152 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B Ayes 312, Noes 151 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B Ayes 310, Noes 150 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B Ayes 308, Noes 153 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B Ayes 310, Noes 155 no vote recorded
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending Ayes 92, Noes 403 no vote recorded
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets Ayes 106, Noes 321 no vote recorded
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 96, Noes 154 no vote recorded
16 Sep 2025 Sentencing Bill: Second Reading Ayes 340, Noes 77 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

Mr Toby Perkins 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 (Nature and Rural Affairs) — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2023-09-05 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Education) — Department for Education (2020-04-10 to 2023-09-05) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Defence) — Ministry of Defence (2015-09-18 to 2016-06-27) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2011-10-07 to 2015-09-18) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Education) — Department for Education (2010-10-08 to 2011-10-07) Shadow

Declared financial interests

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

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: Priory Lane, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets plus hospitality for the HSBC Championships at Queens, value £810
Date received: 21 June 2026
Date accepted: 21 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07475460
(Registered 30 June 2026)

Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: Priory Lane, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets plus hospitality to Queens Tennis Championship, value £300
Date received: 11 June 2026
Date accepted: 11 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07475460
(Registered 30 June 2026)

Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: The National Tennis Centre 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London, SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to watch play at All England Club Championships, value £350
Date received: 4 July 2026
Date accepted: 4 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 15 July 2026)

Name of donor: All England Lawn Tennis Club
Address of donor: Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the Championships at AELTC (no hospitality), value £320
Date received: 5 July 2026
Date accepted: 5 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07546718
(Registered 31 July 2026)

Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A ticket to the Championships at All England Club (without hospitality), value £175
Date received: 6 July 2026
Date accepted: 6 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 2 August 2026)

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£327,155.44 paid out to or for Mr Toby Perkins across 225 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 Mr Toby Perkins’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 — £229,540.85 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £45,315.22 (168 claims)
Accommodation — £34,271.00 (31 claims)
MP Travel — £9,078.98 (13 claims)
Staff Travel — £8,113.20 (9 claims)
Dependant Travel — £836.19 (2 claims)
Most recent claims
Utilities — £338.35, 2026-04-23 — Electricity
Utilities — £245.02, 2026-04-23 — Gas
Recruitment Services &Costs — £173.56, 2026-03-26 — TRAINLINE.COM [200013613-15367]
Stationery & printing — £686.04, 2026-03-17 — Banner March 2026
Mobile telephone - contract & usage — £101.80, 2026-03-05 — Mobile phone charges
Utilities — £100.00, 2026-03-05 — Electricity
Stationery & printing — £50.74, 2026-03-04 — Banner March 2026
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection — £89.87, 2026-02-19 — Waste disposal charges

Every claim on file for Mr Toby Perkins →

Early Day Motions

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

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Mr Toby Perkins is a listed officer of 3 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Turnaround and Business Improvement — Officer
Declared funding: The Institute for Turnaround (£21,001-22,500).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: Connect Public Affairs (£55,501-57,000).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Tennis — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: Lawn Tennis Association (£1,501-3,000).
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Connect Public Affairs — about £56,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships).

Connect Public Affairs — about £56,250.50, 1 group
The Institute for Turnaround — about £21,750.50, 1 group
Lawn Tennis Association — about £2,250.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Mr Toby Perkins personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Mr Toby Perkins is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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