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Simon Lightwood

Labour (Co-op) Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting record

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Voted for
0
Voted against
1
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 Simon Lightwood’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Simon Lightwood — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 711 of 1,087 (65%).

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
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 Aye
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading Ayes 278, Noes 149 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

Simon Lightwood currently holds 2 government or shadow front-bench posts. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Minister for Equalities) — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — since 2026-07-22 Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) — Department for Transport — since 2024-07-09 Government
Previously held
Shadow Minister (Transport) — Department for Transport (2022-09-27 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Declared financial interests

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

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: UNISON
Address of donor: UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 to support the production of a constituency wide leaflet
Date received: 12 December 2025
Date accepted: 12 December 2025
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 12 December 2025)

Employment & business

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£339,820.19 paid out to or for Simon Lightwood across 207 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. 1 claim on file weren’t paid out (rejected, withdrawn, or otherwise not approved). This does not include Simon Lightwood’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 — £242,940.15 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £46,261.83 (179 claims)
Accommodation — £37,080.38 (13 claims)
Staff Travel — £7,842.22 (7 claims)
MP Travel — £5,588.51 (5 claims)
Dependant Travel — £107.10 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £2,088.00, 2026-03-25 — Building works to office - plastering, brickwork and flooring
Utilities — £424.88, 2026-03-24 — Dual Fuel
Equipment - purchase — £199.00, 2026-03-24 — Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories
Equipment - purchase — £63.96, 2026-03-12 — Sundries
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £273.02, 2026-03-04 — TASKRABBIT RECEIPT [200013613-10153]
Equipment - purchase — £229.02, 2026-02-27 — Sundries
Utilities — £80.44, 2026-02-23 — Water
Utilities — £306.86, 2026-02-11 — Gas

Every claim on file for Simon Lightwood →

Early Day Motions

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

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Simon Lightwood 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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