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Gen Kitchen

Labour Wellingborough and Rushden

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 Gen Kitchen’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Whip meter Estimate 87%

How often Gen Kitchen 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 didn't vote at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Gen Kitchen currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) — HM Household — since 2026-05-12 Government
Previously held
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury — Whips Office (Commons) (2025-09-16 to 2026-05-12) Government
Assistant Whip — Whips Office (Commons) (2024-07-10 to 2025-09-16) Government

Declared financial interests

Nothing on file for Gen Kitchen yet, or they have no interests currently registered. Parliament’s official register for Gen Kitchen →

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£280,601.31 paid out to or for Gen Kitchen across 249 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 Gen Kitchen’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 — £192,516.59 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £55,613.84 (176 claims)
Accommodation — £25,285.17 (64 claims)
MP Travel — £6,003.72 (3 claims)
Staff Travel — £1,181.99 (4 claims)
Most recent claims
Utilities — £284.81, 2026-04-17 — Water
Utilities — £152.64, 2026-04-17 — Water
Utilities — £468.89, 2026-04-16 — Electricity
Software & applications — £196.00, 2026-03-30 — SP WAVECNCT [200013613-659]
Hospitality — £73.27, 2026-03-30 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £171.50, 2026-03-27 — CANVA [***] [200013613-13972]
Equipment - purchase — £146.54, 2026-03-27 — Office furniture
Equipment - purchase — £132.24, 2026-03-27 — Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories

Every claim on file for Gen Kitchen →

Early Day Motions

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

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Gen Kitchen 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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