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Al Carns

Labour Birmingham Selly Oak

Voting record

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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 Al Carns’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Al Carns — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 312 of 590 (53%).

11 Sep 2026 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading Ayes 270, Noes 286 no vote recorded
11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 no vote recorded
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 vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 no vote recorded
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 Aye
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 Aye
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: 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

Al Carns 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
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces) — Ministry of Defence (2025-09-06 to 2026-06-11) Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People) — Ministry of Defence (2024-07-09 to 2025-09-06) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Al Carns →. 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: Elizabeth Jennings
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 financial contribution towards activities undertaken in support of my parliamentary and public responsibilities
Date received: 9 June 2026
Date accepted: 9 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 June 2026)

Name of donor: Colin Campbell
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 financial contribution towards activities undertaken in support of my parliamentary and public responsibilities
Date received: 19 June 2026
Date accepted: 19 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 June 2026)

Name of donor: Colin Campbell
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 financial contribution towards activities undertaken in support of my parliamentary and public responsibilities
Date received: 19 June 2026
Date accepted: 19 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 July 2026)

Name of donor: Ashen Capital Ltd
Address of donor: 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London W1W 5PF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500 financial contribution towards activities undertaken in support of my parliamentary and public responsibilities.
Date received: 16 July 2026
Date accepted: 16 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 15804124
(Registered 3 August 2026)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: The Earl of March - Goodwood Innovation Summit
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two days attendance at the Goodwood Innovation Summit, including meals and two nights overnight accommodation (value estimated), value £1,000
Date received: 3 September 2026 to 5 September 2026
Date accepted: 4 September 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 September 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Team Forces Funding Ltd
Address of donor: Lime Cottage, Tisbury Row, Salisbury SP3 6RZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): One return economy ticket from London to Kathmandu (£1,790.65), high altitude/cold weather expedition and summit equipment (£1,351.53), mountain operations and support, safety components, evacuation insurance and logistics (£44,300), value £47,442.18
Destination of visit: Nepal (Mount Everest)
Dates of visit: 16 May 2025 to 23 May 2025
Purpose of visit: As part of a team of four UK veterans, I undertook a record breaking, speed ascent of Mount Everest in under a week. Their purpose was to unify the military community, raise awareness of the overwhelmingly positive contribution of veterans, and to raise critical funds for veterans’ charities, especially those which support the veterans ‘families whose loved ones have made the ultimate sacrifice.
(Registered 29 January 2026)

Defence & foreign affairsTransport
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: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Aberdeen
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 26 February 2026)

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£217,870.95 paid out to or for Al Carns across 296 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 Al Carns’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 — £139,531.98 (50 claims)
Office Costs — £43,122.81 (199 claims)
Accommodation — £30,709.80 (39 claims)
MP Travel — £2,577.30 (4 claims)
Staff Travel — £1,929.06 (4 claims)
Most recent claims
Insurance - buildings — £90.00, 2026-04-01 — Buildings Insurance
Postage & couriers — £82.70, 2026-03-30 — Free Post Returns for MP Survey 30 Mar 2026
Equipment - purchase — £107.87, 2026-03-30 — Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories
Equipment - hire — £600.00, 2026-03-30 — Printer, photocopier & scanner
Bought-in services — £2,000.00, 2026-03-26 — Comms & Media
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £88.90, 2026-03-19 — Landline & internet package
Advertising and contact cards — £452.00, 2026-03-19 — JUPITER ASSOCIATES LTD [200013613-5859]
Bought-in services — £2,000.00, 2026-03-18 — Comms & Media

Every claim on file for Al Carns →

Early Day Motions

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

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Al Carns 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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