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Sonia Kumar

Labour Dudley

Voting record

8
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.

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Every Commons division on file for Sonia Kumar — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 486 of 590 (82%).

4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address Ayes 307, Noes 171 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Ayes 104, Noes 316 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) Ayes 104, Noes 317 no vote recorded
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans Ayes 88, Noes 266 no vote recorded
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty Ayes 103, Noes 259 no vote recorded
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms Ayes 69, Noes 279 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Ayes 361, Noes 84 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 77, Noes 280 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 156, Noes 273 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 Ayes 161, Noes 272 no vote recorded
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Ayes 91, Noes 287 no vote recorded
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Ayes 103, Noes 284 no vote recorded
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 Ayes 294, Noes 108 no vote recorded
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 Ayes 88, Noes 310 no vote recorded
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 Ayes 61, Noes 311 no vote recorded
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 Ayes 91, Noes 378 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 100, Noes 100 no vote recorded
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading Ayes 322, Noes 179 no vote recorded
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 96, Noes 154 no vote recorded
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case Ayes 174, Noes 327 no vote recorded
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 Ayes 77, Noes 390 no vote recorded
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 9 Ayes 104, Noes 317 no vote recorded
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 167, Noes 313 no vote recorded
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 Ayes 182, Noes 307 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 121 Ayes 316, Noes 161 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 Ayes 330, Noes 161 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 Ayes 330, Noes 161 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 Ayes 318, Noes 170 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 Ayes 332, Noes 160 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48 Ayes 328, Noes 160 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 Ayes 327, Noes 164 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 Ayes 314, Noes 178 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 Ayes 329, Noes 163 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 Ayes 316, Noes 172 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 Ayes 330, Noes 158 no vote recorded
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 326, Noes 160 no vote recorded
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading Ayes 362, Noes 87 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

No government or shadow front-bench post on file for Sonia Kumar — most MPs never hold one, so this is the normal state for a backbencher, not a gap in the data.

Declared financial interests

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

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Physiotherapist
Payer: Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett Road, Dudley DY1 2HQ
(Registered 15 July 2024)

Health & social care
4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine Ltd
Address of donor: 81 High Street, Cosham,Portsmouth, England, PO6 3BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Conference cost (£372.04) transfers (£262), BUCC-USUBC Roundtable lunch (£45.88), performance by Cultural Forces (£28.00) Vinnytsia excursion transfers (£8.00), lunch (£18.00) dinner (£34.00), value £768.04
Destination of visit: Ukraine
Dates of visit: 10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025
Purpose of visit: Delegation of MPs attending the Yalta European Strategy Conference and to build relationships with our Ukrainian allies.
(Registered 8 October 2025)

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 (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Birmingham
(Registered 15 July 2024)

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£218,716.29 paid out to or for Sonia Kumar across 239 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 Sonia Kumar’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 — £142,642.00 (17 claims)
Office Costs — £46,056.80 (199 claims)
Accommodation — £23,115.65 (13 claims)
MP Travel — £3,644.83 (4 claims)
Staff Travel — £2,168.47 (2 claims)
Miscellaneous — £1,088.54 (4 claims)
Most recent claims
Utilities — £195.03, 2026-04-07 — Electricity
Stationery & printing — £61.10, 2026-03-27 — STAPLES [200013613-10281]
Stationery & printing — £1,008.90, 2026-03-27 — STAPLES [200013613-10282]
Stationery & printing — £150.00, 2026-03-19 — Banner March 2026
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £135.79, 2026-03-19 — Landline & internet package
Software & applications — -£773.86, 2026-03-17 — ADOBE [200013613-7213]
Utilities — £349.01, 2026-03-05 — Electricity
Software & applications — £773.86, 2026-02-26 — ADOBE [200013624-826]

Every claim on file for Sonia Kumar →

Early Day Motions

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

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Sonia Kumar is a listed officer of 2 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Allied Health Professionals — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Osteoporosis and Bone Health — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Sonia Kumar personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Sonia Kumar 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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