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Uma Kumaran

Labour Stratford and Bow

Voting record

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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 Uma Kumaran’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Uma Kumaran — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 386 of 590 (65%).

4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 No
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
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Ayes 155, Noes 279 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Ayes 167, Noes 266 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 Ayes 80, Noes 298 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 99, Noes 371 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 170, Noes 301 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Ayes 104, Noes 316 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) Ayes 104, Noes 317 No
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Ayes 223, Noes 335 No
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans Ayes 88, Noes 266 No
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Ayes 91, Noes 287 No
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Ayes 103, Noes 284 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 Ayes 172, Noes 334 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 Ayes 181, Noes 335 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 Ayes 187, Noes 351 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 Ayes 184, Noes 331 No
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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

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

Currently holds
Assistant Whip — Whips Office (Commons) — since 2026-07-22 Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office — since 2026-07-22 Government

Declared financial interests

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

10. Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client

Name: Jacob Tilley
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Director
Name of employer: Cavendish
(Registered 15 July 2024)

Employment & business
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Live Nation
Address of donor: 30 St John Street, London EC1M 4AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket with hospitality provided to attend a concert event with Live Nation, value £509
Date received: 28 June 2026
Date accepted: 28 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03805556
(Registered 14 July 2026)

Name of donor: UK Athletics Limited
Address of donor: Athletics House, Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2BE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets to the Diamond League Athletics Meet on 18th July 2026 at the London Stadium, two of which included hospitality, value £800
Date received: 18 July 2026
Date accepted: 18 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03686940
(Registered 4 August 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
Address of donor: 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£1,339.33), flights (£2,418.72) and subsistence received (£411.53), value £4,169.58
Destination of visit: Brazil
Dates of visit: 10 November 2025 to 17 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Part of the cross party delegation of members to COP30, to meet legislators, counterparts, UN officials and experts to build relations and have discussions on international climate process.
(Registered 15 December 2025)

Environment & climate

Name of donor: Doha Forum
Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation and F&B: £403.32 Flight: £5564.43, value £5,967.75
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on regional diplomacy and dialogue. Included meetings with Qatari ministers, ministers from other countries and key multilateral partners to discuss efforts to resolve regional conflicts. This visit is relevant to my role as a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
(Registered 19 January 2026)

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£223,206.89 paid out to or for Uma Kumaran across 225 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 Uma Kumaran’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 — £189,811.21 (10 claims)
Office Costs — £33,395.68 (215 claims)
Most recent claims
Equipment - purchase — £3,120.00, 2026-03-26 — Other office equipment
Bought-in services — £90.00, 2026-03-05 — Administrative services
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £70.00, 2026-02-26
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £80.00, 2025-12-17
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £50.00, 2025-10-15
Software & applications — £85.07, 2025-09-03 — KAPWING PRO PLAN [200013632-115]
Stationery & printing — £956.98, 2025-08-08 — Printing of Annual Report
Stationery & printing — £195.00, 2025-07-30 — Design and layout MP´s Annual Report

Every claim on file for Uma Kumaran →

Early Day Motions

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

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Uma Kumaran is a listed officer of 3 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy — Vice Chair
Declared funding: PRASEG Ltd (£43,501-45,000).
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the United Nations — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: United Nations Association UK (£3,001-4,500).
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
United Nations Association UK — about £3,750.50, 1 group

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