Hilary Benn — Hear, Hear

Voting record

7

Voted for

0

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 Hilary Benn’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Bill votes All votes Live bills

Whip meter Estimate 87%

How often Hilary Benn 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 Aye at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Hilary Benn 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

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland — Northern Ireland Office (2024-07-05 to 2026-07-20) Government

Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland — Northern Ireland Office (2023-09-04 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Shadow Foreign Secretary — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2015-05-08 to 2016-06-26) Shadow

Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government — Department for Communities and Local Government (2011-10-07 to 2015-05-08) Shadow

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons — Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (2010-10-08 to 2011-10-07) Shadow

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2010-05-12 to 2010-10-08) Shadow

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2007-06-28 to 2010-05-06) Government

Secretary of State for International Development — Department for International Development (2003-10-06 to 2007-06-28) Government

Minister of State (Department for International Development) — Department for International Development (2003-05-13 to 2003-10-06) Government

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Minister for Prisons and Probation) — Home Office (2002-05-29 to 2003-05-13) Government

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development) — Department for International Development (2001-06-11 to 2002-05-28) Government

Declared financial interests

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

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Property, other (House and small nature reserve)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Essex
Ownership details: Part-owner
(Updated 24 November 2014)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Sally Clark
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Part time
Additional information: My spouse, Sally Clark, is also employed as part time Senior Parliamentary Assistant.
(Updated 16 April 2019)

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£201,952.14 paid out to or for Hilary Benn across 150 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 Hilary Benn’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 — £162,858.95 (2 claims)

Office Costs — £25,166.39 (93 claims)

Accommodation — £11,942.84 (53 claims)

MP Travel — £1,983.96 (2 claims)

Most recent claims

Stationery & printing — £102.59, 2026-03-15 — AMAZON UK [***] [200013613-8213]

Service charge & ground Rent — £534.14, 2026-03-06 — Office service charges

Stationery & printing — £68.28, 2026-02-22 — AMAZON.CO.UK [***]

Service charge & ground Rent — £534.14, 2026-01-30 — Service charge for February

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £217.13, 2026-01-16 — Landline & internet package

Software & applications — £62.14, 2026-01-07 — FS TECHSMITH

Stationery & printing — £101.77, 2025-12-23 — AMAZON UK [***]

Service charge & ground Rent — £534.14, 2025-12-19 — Office service charge reimbursement

Every claim on file for Hilary Benn →

Early Day Motions

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

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

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