Carlisle / data
Ms Julie Minns · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
428
of 504 possible
Attendance
85%
76 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
143
117 debates
Written Qs
55
55 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£180k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 174 claims
Interests
5
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 96 | |
| Economy | 85 | |
| Employment | 47 | |
| Education | 40 | |
| Crime & Policing | 32 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 27 | |
| Housing | 24 | |
| Pensions | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Culture Community | 25 | 8,183 |
| Economy Jobs | 50 | 8,108 |
| Local Government | 44 | 7,906 |
| Health | 30 | 7,833 |
| Crime | 21 | 4,371 |
| Defence | 13 | 3,830 |
| Social Care | 20 | 3,582 |
| Labour Market | 9 | 2,905 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2025 | Closure motionA closure motion was voted on to end debate and force an immediate vote on the matter under discussion. Closure motions are a procedural too… | Free vote | No |
| 16 May 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10Vote on whether to allow employers who opt out of providing assisted dying to also prohibit their employees from participating in assisted d… | Free vote | Aye |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseFor over two years, residents on the edge of Carlisle, in Rockcliffe, Harker and Cargo, have been waging an excellent campaign against the building of a gasification plant—a campai… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 92 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateThe conflict in the middle east has again highlighted just how vulnerable our off-grid rural households are to fossil fuel-driven energy shocks. Does the Chancellor agree with me t… EnergyEconomy JobsCost Of Living | 62 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeThe Carlisle of my childhood was a thriving industrial hub of textiles, engineering and food manufacturing sectors, which were all sadly decimated by successive Conservative Govern… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 81 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | EngagementsQ10. In the last week alone, two Scottish pensioners have been hospitalised following a collision with an illegal e-bike and a 10-year-old boy in Grimsby has been injured by anothe… DefenceCost Of LivingHealth | 79 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Cost of Heating OilDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the advantages of extending regulation to this market would be to introduce a requirement on the companies to maintain a priority service regi… EnergyCost Of LivingUtilities | 53 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing BillMy hon. Friend has been a doughty champion on the issue of dodgy shops. I would go as far to call her a guru on dodgy shops, if she will accept that accolade. Carlisle, like her co… CrimeTechnologyCulture Community | 109 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | National Savings & InvestmentsSadly, I have administered the wills of two relatives in the past year, both of whom held NS&I accounts, so I know acutely how difficult and emotional that time can be. I have … Fiscal PolicyUtilitiesCost Of Living | 85 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseAs the current Youth Parliament draws to the end of its term, can I put on record my thanks to you, Mr Speaker, for your continued support of our Youth Parliament? Earlier this wee… Local GovernmentEnergyCost Of Living | 103 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Public Baths and LidosIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this afternoon, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Andrew Pakes) for securing this excellent debate. I be… HealthCulture CommunityLocal Government | 475 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Public Baths and LidosMy hon. Friend has, and I appreciate it. Steve Yeates was the secretary of Friends of Carlisle Turkish Baths, and he sadly passed away last year. I also thank the Architectural Her… HealthCulture CommunityLocal Government | 107 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Tobacco and Vapes BillBefore I begin my brief speech, may I say how good it is to see my hon. Friend the Member for West Lancashire (Ashley Dalton) in the Chamber? We owe her a debt of gratitude for bot… HealthLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 557 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseCitadel Homes has issued demands for rent increases of over £200 a month, in tandem with no-fault eviction notices, to tenants in the Denton Holme area of my Carlisle constituency.… EnergyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 71 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Social Enterprises and Community OwnershipI would like to add one further example from my constituency. The Rebuild Site, a social enterprise, has identified that in the construction industry a large amount of waste goes t… Economy JobsLocal GovernmentCulture Community | 97 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Heating Oil SupportCarlisle and north Cumbria has around 7,000 off-grid households, so I thank the Minister for his statement, which I know will be welcomed by heating oil and LPG households in my co… Cost Of LivingUtilitiesEconomy Jobs | 57 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Defence SkillsI thank the Minister for his answer. He will be aware that my constituency was home to Europe’s largest munitions factory during the first world war, a legacy that lives on in MOD … DefenceEconomy JobsLabour Market | 88 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Transport | 11 | 20.0% |
| Department for Education | 9 | 16.4% |
| Ministry of Defence | 8 | 14.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 6 | 10.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 5 | 9.1% |
| Treasury | 4 | 7.3% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 3 | 5.5% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 2 | 3.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many interventions have there been by the Solicitors Regulation Authority into law firms involving (a) the sudden or disorderly closure of a firm, (b) the loss or misappropriation of client fun… | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2026 to Question 109300 on Individual Savings Accounts, whether existing Lifetime ISA holders will be permitted to transfer their savings without penalty into the… | Answered |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the commitments in the Men and Boys Explanatory Note to the Government’s Freedom from Violence and Abuse Strategy are implemented by p… | Answered |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the resilience of mobile networks. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent Scottish biodegradable municipal waste from being shipped to (a) English border constituencies and (b) other English… | Answered |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the rollout of Programme Cortisone. | Answered |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of physical infrastructure access fees on the ability of alternative network providers to roll out f… | Answered |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) fee structure on full fibre broadband roll out in rural areas. | Answered |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of different modes of delivery of SEND education. | Answered |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the cost effectiveness of the different modes of delivery of SEND education. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the University of Florida's UFLI phonics programme. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the validation process for new phonics programmes is. | Answered |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the University of Florida's phonics programme. | Answered |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the validation process for new phonics programmes is. | Answered |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which properties received Farming Recovery payments in Carlisle and North Cumbria constituency in each of the last five years. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Security and Net Zero CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 Oct 2024 | 13 Jan 2025 |
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 | 133 | 28,183 | 15.6% |
| Staffing | 4 | 137,772 | 76.4% |
| Accommodation | 21 | 508 | 0.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 8,574 | 4.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 5,222 | 2.9% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 24 | 8,582 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 7 | 5,969 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 42 | 3,394 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 2 | 3,390 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 2,495 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 4 | 2,111 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 2 | 1,434 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 5 | 1,213 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 900 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Staffing | 1 | 900 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 20 | 776 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,980 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,980 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 23 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | Website | 360 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 298 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Repayment of claim 60287905:1 | 0 | Repaid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Television | 875 | 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 sources3 entries
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Food and Drink Federation
Address of donor: 6th Floor 10 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2SL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to event at annual industry dinner with meal and drinks provided (price approximate), value £382
Date received: 25 March 2026
Date accepted: 25 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00210572
(Registered 1 April 2026)
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Citadel Policy & Communications Ltd
Address of donor: 21 Tatham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 1QB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two nights hotel accommodation at the Labour Party Conference, in respect of speaking at events organised by Citadel Communications on behalf of The Scouts and Be The Business, value £580
Date received: 27 September 2025
Date accepted: 27 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 06452500
(Registered 22 October 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Food and Drink Federation
Address of donor: 10 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2SL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to Food and Drink Industry dinner, value £359
Date received: 26 March 2025
Date accepted: 26 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00210572
(Registered 22 August 2025)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
17 Sept 2025
Trustee of Friends of Carlisle Victorian and Turkish Baths. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 18 August 2025
(Registered 29 July 2024; updated 11 September 2025)
11 Dec 2024
Member of the Carlisle Town Deal Board. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 14 November 2024
(Registered 3 December 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 16 wards, 16 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belah | Helen Davison | Green Party of England and Wales | 944 | 05 May 2022 |
| Belle Vue | Abdul Harid | Labour Party | 788 | 05 May 2022 |
| Botcherby | Robert William Betton | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 553 | 05 May 2022 |
| Brampton | Mike Mitchelson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 752 | 05 May 2022 |
| Castle | Anne Glendinning | Labour Party | 562 | 05 May 2022 |
| Corby Hayton | Roger Dobson | Liberal Democrats | 1,090 | 05 May 2022 |
| Currock | Lisa Brown | Labour Party | 630 | 05 May 2022 |
| Denton Holme | Christopher John Southward | Labour Party | 779 | 05 May 2022 |
| Harraby North | Justin Robert McDermott | Labour Party | 455 | 27 Jun 2024 |
| Harraby South | Lucy Patrick | Labour Party | 634 | 05 May 2022 |
| Houghton Irthington | John Mallinson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,024 | 05 May 2022 |
| Longtown | Tim Pickstone | Liberal Democrats | 949 | 05 May 2022 |
| Morton | Anne Quilter | Labour Party | 630 | 05 May 2022 |
| Stanwix Urban | Brian Wernham | Liberal Democrats | 1,472 | 05 May 2022 |
| Upperby | Chris Wills | Labour Party | 744 | 05 May 2022 |
| Yewdale | Jeanette Maria Whalen | Labour Party | 944 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 98,147 | Electorate 77,863 (2024) |
| Median age | 44 | years |
| Degree-educated | 27.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.7% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 66.2% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 15.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 57.7% | 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.