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Preet Kaur Gill · Labour and Co-operative Party · sitting since 08 Jun 2017 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
3242days
from 08 Jun 2017
Divisions
367
of 504 possible
Attendance
73%
137 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
35
24 debates
Written Qs
299
299 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£338k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 186 claims
Interests
7
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 70 | |
| Taxation | 69 | |
| Employment | 43 | |
| Crime & Policing | 31 | |
| Education | 29 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 26 | |
| Housing | 22 | |
| Energy | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government | 8 | 3,260 |
| Health | 7 | 2,361 |
| Housing | 5 | 2,093 |
| Social Care | 5 | 2,087 |
| Labour Market | 2 | 1,780 |
| Economy Jobs | 7 | 1,113 |
| Environment | 1 | 963 |
| Immigration | 2 | 886 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill its Second Reading, which would allow terminally ill adults in Eng… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentSurely there can be no situation where the hon. Gentleman thinks officials should not flag concerns with Ministers or Prime Ministers, who are fundamentally accountable to this Hou… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 41 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Security VettingThe House and the public understand the importance of independent security vetting and why sensitive personal information must be protected, but they are also shocked that decision… Mp PerformanceDefence | 101 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityMy hon. Friend does some fantastic work locally with her communities, and I know that she supports this campaign and really understands the real-life impact it has. She talked abou… Social CareCrimeHealth | 1,938 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityAbsolutely; I think that is really important. I have a staffer who, equally, is Jewish and does not feel that he is religious, and he wants the option to tick his ethnicity because… Social CareCrimeHealth | 92 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityCan I seek clarity from the Minister? All the correspondence I have had from the Home Office says that it has been told to use existing categories in the census, according to the O… Social CareCrimeHealth | 44 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityMy hon. Friend makes an important point, and I really value his expertise in this House. Health inequalities are an area where we really see this issue being played out. The NHS is… Social CareCrimeHealth | 117 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityI beg to move, That this House has considered Sikh and Jewish ethnicity data collection by public bodies. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts. I welcome my hon… Social CareCrimeHealth | 320 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point, and I will come on to why this is important in practice. We are both legislators in this House, and he is right: we both take our… Social CareCrimeHealth | 153 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Community OwnershipAfter 14 years of Conservative austerity, many communities like mine have seen the assets that matter most to them hollowed out. I welcome the Government’s community right to buy, … Local GovernmentCulture CommunityFiscal Policy | 90 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Community Ownership3. What fiscal steps she is taking to support the community ownership of assets. Local GovernmentCulture CommunityFiscal Policy | 14 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | EngagementsQ11. For too long, communities like mine in Bartley Green felt that decisions were made about them, not with them. Fourteen years of austerity did not just close neighbourhood offi… Mp PerformanceCrimeHousing | 91 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Supported Exempt Accommodation: BirminghamYes, absolutely. We are here to talk about when we can expect the regulations, and I look forward to hearing from the Minister. In 2021, I worked with the council, my local police … HousingLocal GovernmentSocial Care | 951 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Supported Exempt Accommodation: BirminghamIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan) for securing this debate. Since I was elected in 2017, iss… HousingLocal GovernmentSocial Care | 286 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Medical Training (Prioritisation) BillI welcome the Bill. I have long argued that a strong state must be rooted in work, contribution and fairness, and that principle stands behind the Bill. For too long, medical train… HealthLabour MarketImmigration | 365 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Commonhold and Leasehold ReformI welcome this statement and congratulate the Minister. Does he agree that strengthening and simplifying the route to commonhold will shift power away from distant freeholders and … HousingCost Of LivingLocal Government | 51 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 63 | 21.1% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 36 | 12.0% |
| Cabinet Office | 30 | 10.0% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 24 | 8.0% |
| Department for Education | 19 | 6.4% |
| Home Office | 19 | 6.4% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 15 | 5.0% |
| Department for Transport | 14 | 4.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made in establishing Regional Health Innovation Zones as part of the Life Sciences Sector Plan. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration has been given to the West Midlands and Birmingham as an early Regional Health Innovation Zone. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of stroke rehabilitation provision across England; and what steps are being taken to reduce regional disparities in access to… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early intervention for strokes. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to radiotherapy for cancer patients in the West Midlands. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve support for stroke survivors and their families during the transition from hospital to home. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure timely access to mental health services for stroke survivors and their families. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of using the Government Statistical Service categories in the Government's response to the consultation on ethnicity and disability pay gap r… | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether Gender Pay Gap Reporting will use biological sex. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of women who are employed by companies with more than 250 employees. | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to respond to the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill: mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting consultation which closed on 10 June 2025. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the number of people eligible for the Warm Homes Discount who do not have their name on their energy bill. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether an eligible individual can receive the Warm Homes Discount if there is no name on their energy bill but only the address. | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for complaints investigations in the Child Maintenance Service that lasted longer than 15 working days, what percentage of complainants received written confirmation of this delay in the… | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints to the Child Maintenance Service were resolved (a) within 15 working days, (b) between 15-20 working days, (c) between 20-30 working days and (d) after 30 working days… | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 147 | 34,942 | 10.3% |
| Staffing | 8 | 248,309 | 73.4% |
| Accommodation | 22 | 39,067 | 11.5% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 7,880 | 2.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 8,079 | 2.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 4 | 18,000 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 4,600 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 60 | 4,259 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 8 | 4,109 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 10 | 2,694 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 15 | 2,361 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 5 | 1,756 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 15 | 1,331 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 12 | 1,269 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 30 | 1,209 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 2 | 1,174 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 8 | 192 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | -72 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | -89 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | -89 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | -89 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | -133 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 4,500 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -4,500 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE PREMIERE PRO [200011725-8721] | 22 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -501 | Paid |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | APPLE.COM/BILL [200011725-8794] | 9 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011803-146] | 30 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Parliamentary accountancy | 1,080 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 83 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 45 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011803-147] | 26 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011803-148] | 10 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Subletting | Sublet Rent | 0 | Repaid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 494 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 94 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 72 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
16 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Address of donor: Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham B5 7QU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality and entry to chair's lounge, to watch India v England for myself and my guest, value £1,198.80
Date received: 3 July 2025
Date accepted: 3 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration IP27221R
(Registered 9 December 2025)
8. Miscellaneous6 entries
18 Apr 2024
An ambassador for Spring Housing Association.
Date interest arose: 29 September 2020
Additional information: Before 29 September 2020, I was a Non Executive Unpaid Director.
(Registered 5 July 2017; updated 8 December 2020)
18 Apr 2024
Member of the Co-operative Party National Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 12 February 2020
(Registered 25 February 2020)
18 Apr 2024
An ambassador for the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 10 September 2020
(Registered 9 June 2020; updated 16 September 2020)
18 Apr 2024
Vice-President of West Midlands Labour Finance and Industry Group (WM LFIG), which exists to facilitate constructive dialogue between the Government and prominent persons from industry, finance and the professions within the West Midlands.
Date interest arose: 10 April 2019
(Registered 12 April 2019)
18 Apr 2024
An ambassador for the West Bromwich Albion Foundation, which is the charity of West Bromwich Albion Football Club, designed to connect with and support local communities.
Date interest arose: 29 April 2020
(Registered 11 December 2018; updated 1 May 2020)
18 Apr 2024
Unpaid Vice President of the Local Government Association (LGA), which works with councils to support, promote and improve local government.
Date interest arose: 23 July 2018
(Registered 28 August 2018)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 5 wards, 10 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartley Green | Bruce Lines | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,814 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bartley Green | Kerry Brewer | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,672 | 05 May 2022 |
| Edgbaston | Deirdre Alden | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,710 | 05 May 2022 |
| Edgbaston | Matt Bennett | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,548 | 05 May 2022 |
| Harborne | Jayne Francis | Labour Party | 2,815 | 05 May 2022 |
| Harborne | Martin Brooks | Labour Party | 2,923 | 05 May 2022 |
| North Edgbaston | Marcus Bernasconi | Labour Party | 2,353 | 05 May 2022 |
| North Edgbaston | Sharon Thompson | Labour Party | 2,178 | 05 May 2022 |
| Quinton | Lauren Rainbow | Labour Party | 2,163 | 05 May 2022 |
| Quinton | Sam Forsyth | Labour Party | 2,249 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 111,199 | Electorate 71,787 (2024) |
| Median age | 34 | years |
| Degree-educated | 39.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 53.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 50.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 25.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 24.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 49.8% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.