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Ms Polly Billington

Labour East Thanet

Voting record

3
Voted for
2
Voted against
4
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 Ms Polly Billington’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Ms Polly Billington — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 470 of 590 (80%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 No
10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 77, Noes 292 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 No
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 No
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 No
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
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 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 97, Noes 358 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 177, Noes 308 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Ayes 173, Noes 282 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 80, Noes 281 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Ayes 330, Noes 93 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 Ayes 323, Noes 160 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 No
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 No
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 144, Noes 244 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 Ayes 135, Noes 258 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 Ayes 143, Noes 249 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Ayes 85, Noes 317 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Ayes 233, Noes 94 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

Ms Polly Billington currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero — since 2026-07-22 Government

Declared financial interests

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

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Secretariat for the APPG for Renewable & Sustainable Energy
Address of donor: PRASEG, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0DX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation, return flights and subsistence, value £808
Destination of visit: Denmark (Copenhagen)
Dates of visit: 23 October 2025 to 24 October 2025
Purpose of visit: APPG visit to high-level meetings and site visits in Copenhagen cross-channel cooperation for decarbonising heat and energy.
(Registered 14 November 2025)

Environment & climate

Name of donor: Yachad
Address of donor: Star House, 104-108 Grafton Road, London NW5 4BA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, hospitality, travel, value £2,169
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine (Various including Ramallah and Hebron)
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 28 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To meet with a wide range of individuals, public officials and organisations, as well as to visit locations where violence has taken place, to understand the steps needed to achieve a resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and to adequately respond to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
(Registered 5 June 2026)

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£179,277.42 paid out to or for Ms Polly Billington across 135 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 Ms Polly Billington’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 — £130,164.05 (6 claims)
Office Costs — £33,945.27 (111 claims)
Accommodation — £13,571.47 (13 claims)
MP Travel — £1,183.76 (3 claims)
Staff Travel — £412.87 (2 claims)
Most recent claims
Council tax — £0.00, 2026-04-28 — Repayment of 60301711:1
Stationery & printing — £926.81, 2026-03-30 — AMAZON UK [***] [200013613-2899]
Equipment - purchase — £90.86, 2026-03-30 — Other office equipment
Equipment - purchase — £412.32, 2026-03-30 — Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories
Service charge & ground Rent — £0.00, 2026-03-27 — Partial Repayment of 60301636:1
Stationery & printing — £73.68, 2026-03-18 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £50.65, 2026-03-18 — Banner March 2026
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £134.16, 2026-03-10 — Landline

Every claim on file for Ms Polly Billington →

Early Day Motions

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

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Ms Polly Billington is a listed officer of 4 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Art, Craft and Design in Education — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freelancers — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: PRASEG Ltd (£43,501-45,000).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature — Treasurer
Declared funding: British Mountaineering Council (£7,501-9,000); Paddle UK (£1,501-3,000).
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: PRASEG Ltd — about £44,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy).

PRASEG Ltd — about £44,250.50, 1 group
British Mountaineering Council — about £8,250.50, 1 group
Paddle UK — 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 Ms Polly Billington personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Ms Polly Billington 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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