Brent East / data
Dawn Butler · Labour Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4006days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
372
of 504 possible
Attendance
74%
132 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
109
54 debates
Written Qs
9
9 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£288k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 40 claims
Interests
9
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 81 | |
| Economy | 75 | |
| Employment | 38 | |
| Education | 36 | |
| Crime & Policing | 34 | |
| Business | 21 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 21 | |
| Pensions | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 9 | 6,132 |
| Culture Community | 8 | 4,555 |
| Local Government | 9 | 3,726 |
| Social Care | 14 | 3,460 |
| Health | 9 | 3,441 |
| Immigration | 5 | 2,748 |
| Technology | 6 | 1,944 |
| Education | 7 | 1,743 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on whether to pass the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill makes c… | Rebelled | No |
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38Vote on Amendment 38 to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, which would have provided greater certainty and protect… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024Vote on whether to approve new rules implementing the Windsor Framework's Northern Ireland pet travel scheme, which requires pet owners trav… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformIt is wonderful to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. The reality is that the Government have inherited a mess. We must not take responsibility for that mess. I congratu… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 344 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Neuroscience and Digital ChildhoodsWe begin with the Select Committee statement. Dame Chi Onwurah will speak on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s inquiry into neuroscience and digital childhoods for… TechnologyHealthEducation | 78 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Housing Needs: Young PeopleOrder. I remind Members to bob if they wish to partake in the debate. HousingEconomy JobsSocial Care | 14 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Housing Needs: Young PeopleOrder. I ask that Members please speak for roughly six minutes so that we can fit everybody in. HousingEconomy JobsSocial Care | 18 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. You are also not responsible for the questions asked. The Leader of the Opposition said that it was following British values to attack Muslims pray… Mp Performance | 47 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ6. At the international conference last week, it was clear that mobile phone theft is international organised crime. It drags in people as young as 14 years old. The Mayor of Lond… Cost Of LivingDefenceHealth | 103 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Defending Democracy TaskforceI hope that the shadow Minister will get to her feet and correct the record, because there is a far greater threat from the far right than there is from Islam. In this holy month o… CrimeMp PerformanceDefence | 208 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | International Women’s DayI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. You may be coming to this, but it is an incredible— Culture CommunitySocial CareLabour Market | 19 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | International Women’s DayThank you, and you are amazing, Madam Deputy Speaker. My hon. Friend may be coming to this, but my friend Elaine Banton was the lawyer in the case she refers to. I want to put that… Culture CommunitySocial CareLabour Market | 47 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | International Women’s DayWe should also recognise that some people have also been transphobic. We must be mindful that a lot of trans people feel very vulnerable at this time; some have committed suicide. … Culture CommunitySocial CareLabour Market | 42 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | International Women’s DayI thank the Government for holding this debate in Government time. I had applied for a Backbench Business debate as a back-up, as I normally do, but now that we have a Labour Gover… Culture CommunitySocial CareLabour Market | 1,394 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Grenfell Tower Annual ReportI pass Grenfell on my way home every evening, and I see the green heart move lower and lower as the building is dismantled. I wonder what will happen when the building is gone. I t… HousingCrimeLocal Government | 116 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingI thank my hon. Friend for her important speech today. Brent council, which covers my constituency, spends £100,000 a day on temporary housing. We have around 40,000 people on the … Local GovernmentHousingSocial Care | 73 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Defence: Palantir ContractsWhen I was in opposition, I raised concerns about Palantir and the £1 deal that was made. It was always a trap to ensure that Palantir got its foot in where no one else could. The … DefenceTechnology | 104 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Inner-London Local Authorities: Fundingrose— Local GovernmentHousingSocial Care | 1 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 3 | 33.3% |
| Home Office | 3 | 33.3% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 2 | 22.2% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 | 11.1% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides funding for (a) police protection and (b) transport for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. | Answered |
| 09 Dec 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 9 December to Question 96093, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals from non-sexually explicit deepfakes, digital imperso… | Answered |
| 02 Dec 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals in response to rapid developments in artificial intelligence, including protecting 1) the general public and… | Answered |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of devolving powers to Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities to allow them to intro… | Answered |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) address shortages in tuberculosis (TB) medications, including drugs for preventive and active TB treatment and (b) ensure that patients are not put at… | Answered |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made recent progress on processing applications for (a) asylum and (b) other forms of settlement made by people from Syria. | Answered |
| 07 Jul 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Faculty will have access to NHS patient DNA data through Government contracts. | Answered |
| 07 Jul 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Palantir will have (a) exclusive and (b) other access to NHS patients’ DNA data as part of its contracts with the Government. | Answered |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies were contracted by her Department to develop an IT system for the Rwanda scheme; and how much was spent with each company. | 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 | 38 | 21,496 | 7.5% |
| Staffing | 0 | 266,312 | 92.5% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 13 | 0.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 1 | 11,315 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 4,600 |
| Parking | Office Costs | 2 | 1,673 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 1,529 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 2 | 1,481 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 5 | 416 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 2 | 290 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 20 | 120 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 2 | 74 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | GIFFGAFF [200011725-9235] | 6 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 57 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 34 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | GIFFGAFF | 6 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE ADOBE | 656 | Paid |
| 01 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Parking | Parking | 1,080 | Paid |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | GIFFGAFF | 6 | Paid |
| 24 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | GIFFGAFF | 6 | Paid |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Parking | Parking | 593 | Paid |
| 06 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 136 | Paid |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | GIFFGAFF | 6 | Paid |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | GIFFGAFF | 6 | Paid |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | KAPWING PRO PLAN | 152 | Paid |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | GIFFGAFF | 6 | Paid |
| 16 Sept 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK | 186 | Paid |
| 12 Sept 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | GIFFGAFF | 6 | Paid |
| 24 Aug 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | GIFFGAFF | 6 | Paid |
| 15 Aug 2024 | Office Costs Rent | 05/08/2024 – 04/08/2025 [***] [200012041-2] | 11,315 | Paid |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | GIFFGAFF | 6 | Paid |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | GIFFGAFF | 6 | 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.
1. Employment and earnings4 entries
16 Dec 2025
Payment: £2,500 Speaking engagement at a Black History Month Event
Received on: 10 November 2025. Hours: 4 hrs.
Donated to: Jamaica Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund
(Registered 3 December 2025)
16 Dec 2025
Role, work or services: Speaking engagement
Payer: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (Law Firm), Telephone House, 2-4 Temple Avenue, London EC4Y 0HB
(Registered 3 December 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Payment: £500 Speaking engagement
Received on: 26 March 2025. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 2 April 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Role, work or services: Speaking engagements
Payer: Eden & Partners (deliver training programmes), 1 West Street, Lewes BN7 2NZ
(Registered 2 April 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
01 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Heward Mills Ltd
Address of donor: 77 Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3JU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £2,005.19, accommodation £925, value £2,925.19
Destination of visit: Ghana
Dates of visit: 23 May 2025 to 1 June 2025
Purpose of visit: The Protect Black Women Tour - Black Women leaders and allies from the UK and the US gathered in Accra, Ghana for a Liberation Tour to mark the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and to establish the Protect Black Women Accra Principles.
(Registered 24 June 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 year1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
(Registered 8 June 2015; updated 3 September 2018)
8. Miscellaneous3 entries
27 Nov 2024
Name of donor: British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union
Executive Committee Member of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 13 November 2024
(Registered 19 November 2024)
13 Nov 2024
Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 16 October 2024
(Registered 7 November 2024)
18 Apr 2024
Trustee of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 24 November 2022
(Registered 3 March 2023)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 21 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brondesbury Park | Erica Gbajumo | Labour Party | 1,658 | 05 May 2022 |
| Brondesbury Park | Ryan Hack | Labour Party | 1,464 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cricklewood Mapesbury | Gwen Grahl | Labour Party | 1,470 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cricklewood Mapesbury | Tariq Dar | Labour Party | 1,669 | 05 May 2022 |
| Dollis Hill | Arshad Mahmood | Labour Party | 2,183 | 05 May 2022 |
| Dollis Hill | Liz Dixon | Labour Party | 2,307 | 05 May 2022 |
| Dollis Hill | Parvez Ahmed | Labour Party | 2,310 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kingsbury | Saqib Ilyas Butt | Labour Party | 1,328 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kingsbury | Shama Tatler | Labour Party | 1,312 | 05 May 2022 |
| Roundwood | Elliot George Chappell | Labour Party | 2,060 | 05 May 2022 |
| Roundwood | Fleur Donnelly-Jackson | Labour Party | 2,034 | 05 May 2022 |
| Roundwood | Jake Naden Rubin | Labour Party | 1,873 | 05 May 2022 |
| Stonebridge | Abdi Aden | Labour Party | 2,266 | 05 May 2022 |
| Stonebridge | Promise Chizoba Knight | Labour Party | 2,060 | 05 May 2022 |
| Stonebridge | Tony Ethapemi | Labour Party | 2,028 | 05 May 2022 |
| Welsh Harp | Amer Agha | Labour Party | 1,774 | 05 May 2022 |
| Welsh Harp | Harbi Farah | Labour Party | 1,700 | 05 May 2022 |
| Welsh Harp | Mary Elizabeth Mitchell | Labour Party | 1,849 | 05 May 2022 |
| Willesden Green | Janice Elizabeth Long | Labour Party | 2,455 | 05 May 2022 |
| Willesden Green | Saqlain Aftab Choudry | Labour Party | 2,322 | 05 May 2022 |
| Willesden Green | Tom Miller | Labour Party | 2,114 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 135,059 | Electorate 77,547 (2024) |
| Median age | 35 | years |
| Degree-educated | 38.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 38.1% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 35.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 35.6% | households |
| Social-rented | 28.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 56.6% | 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.