Dagenham & Rainham / data
Margaret Mullane · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
445
of 504 possible
Attendance
88%
59 absent / paired
Whip alignment
95%
vs party majority
Speeches
129
25 debates
Written Qs
60
60 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£165k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 107 claims
Interests
4
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 91 | |
| Economy | 84 | |
| Employment | 49 | |
| Crime & Policing | 45 | |
| Education | 32 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 26 | |
| Housing | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Market | 2 | — |
| Utilities | 1 | — |
| Social Care | 2 | 2,500 |
| Local Government | 2 | 2,231 |
| Education | 1 | 1,870 |
| Health | 2 | 712 |
| Fiscal Policy | 2 | 712 |
| Economy Jobs | 3 | 443 |
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 |
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8Vote on a technical amendment (New Clause 8) to ensure that Universal Credit payments for claimants in the Limited Capability for Work and W… | Rebelled | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1721)Do the counterfeiters drive the demand for their goods, or has that always been there and since the pandemic they have just been able to target it? | 27 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1721)I will start with a question to Phil Lewis. What would you say attracts organised crime groups to the counterfeit goods market in the United Kingdom—what is the draw? | 29 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1721)Wendy, to what extent do you think shoplifting is linked to serious and organised crime? | 15 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1721)Sarah, do you want to add anything? | 7 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1721)My seat has prolific shoplifting. What are the police doing about organised shoplifting? When does shoplifting move from somebody trying to fund their own drug habit to become an o… | 94 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1721)Do you think there is a bigger market in the UK—or what has changed in the last five to 10 years? | 21 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1721)I speak to a lot of the retailers where this is all going on in the retail part of the seat, and the reporting is very different and very varied. Shops are trying to make a profit;… | 74 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Police FederationIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. Although the Police Federation serves a purpose by taking an active role in raising issues affecting frontline officer… CrimeLabour Market | 253 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Royal Mail: PerformanceI think that we would be hard pressed to find an MP or member of the public who does not support their local postie. We know their value, and they were considered the fourth emerge… UtilitiesLabour MarketEconomy Jobs | 341 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)With that in mind, when do you see it being mandatory for employers to conduct right to work checks digitally? What is the timing? | 24 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)Would you say you were leading? | 6 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)How are you doing the consultation with the people who are not online, which is a good percentage of the population? | 21 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)Mr Tapp, will the Home Office be leading on the implementation of mandatory digital right to work checks? | 18 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)Earlier, we touched on people who are excluded online. Some 10% of our citizens do not have a passport. How are you going to support those people who might be excluded in the trans… | 47 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)We have had a series of presentations from different people as we have gone through this inquiry. They talked about the digital right to work checks. It seemed to concentrate on th… | 87 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 17 | 28.3% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 10 | 16.7% |
| Treasury | 6 | 10.0% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 5 | 8.3% |
| Home Office | 5 | 8.3% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 5 | 8.3% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 3 | 5.0% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 2 | 3.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of third party websites charging for government services that are otherwise free or low cost. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with internet search providers on preventing unofficial websites from presenting themselves as government service portals and char… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps she has taken to help improve public awareness of the risks associated with using unofficial third party websites for accessing government services. | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an independent process to set benefit levels in line with essential costs. | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of commissioning independent advice on the cost of essentials when setting the rate of the Universal Credit Standard Allowa… | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases to the Economic Crime Levy on not-for-profit housing associations. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to deliver a sustainable supported housing sector. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help reduce local authority reliance on temporary accommodation. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure social housing delivery reduces the number of families waiting for (a) three, (b) four, and (c) 5 bedroom homes. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on ensuring infrastructure accompanies new housing delivery. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support the regeneration of existing social housing stock. | Answered |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the local authority statutory duty to provide youth services. | Answered |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the hardest to reach young people are supported by the National Youth Strategy. | Answered |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to improve data collection on occupational diseases linked to silica exposure. | Answered |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the risks of silicosis among workers in the construction and engineered stone industries. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 Oct 2024 | present |
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 | 102 | 25,976 | 15.7% |
| Staffing | 3 | 139,040 | 84.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 9 | 0.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 66 | 6,893 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 4 | 6,668 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 2 | 2,334 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 3 | 2,184 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 6 | 1,663 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 2 | 1,615 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,591 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 4 | 944 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 8 | 744 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 2 | 258 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 2 | 215 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,631 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 2,850 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 24 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Training - staff | REAL CLEAR [200011725-4350] | 834 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 137 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Training - staff | REAL CLEAR [200011725-3750] | 1,500 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | ROMFORDRECOR ONLINE [200011725-2965] [200011792-486] | 2 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 159 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 101 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | WWW.ONTIMESHRED.CO.UK | 78 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 25 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 370 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 370 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 10 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 7 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 5 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | SITEGROUND HOSTING [200011792-489] | 2 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | ROYAL MAIL ONLINE SHOP | 197 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 161 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 388 | 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.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)2 entries
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Barking and Dagenham College
Address of donor: Rush Green campus, Rush Green Road, Dagenham RM7 OXU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: deposits waived for room hire for my constituency Surgery (£500.00 and £250.00), value £750
Date received: 23 January 2026
Date accepted: 23 January 2026
Donor status: other (Education college)
(Registered 26 January 2026)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: CEME
Address of donor: CEME Business Campus, Marsh Way, Rainham, Essex RM13 8EU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: CEME hosted for me, as requested by the DWP to host a Job Fair. To enable residents out of work to gain employment, value £2,100
Date received: 4 July 2025
Date accepted: 4 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07115923
(Registered 7 July 2025)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Trustee of Dagenham United Charity. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 29 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Local Government Association Mentor. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 22 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 13 wards, 33 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibon | Dorothy Akwaboah | Labour Party | 932 | 05 May 2022 |
| Alibon | John Dulwich | Labour Party | 1,060 | 05 May 2022 |
| Beam | Donna Lumsden | Labour Party | 904 | 05 May 2022 |
| Beam | MD Muhibul Alam Chowdury | Labour Party | 854 | 05 May 2022 |
| Beam | Muazzam Ali Sandhu | Labour Party | 825 | 05 May 2022 |
| Beam Park | Matthew Christopher Stanton | Labour Party | 530 | 05 May 2022 |
| Beam Park | Trevor Roland McKeever | Labour Party | 516 | 05 May 2022 |
| Eastbrook Rush Green | Princess Bright | Labour Party | 859 | 05 May 2022 |
| Eastbrook Rush Green | Tony Ramsay | Labour Party | 816 | 05 May 2022 |
| Elm Park | Barry Mugglestone | Hornchurch Residents Association | 2,971 | 05 May 2022 |
| Elm Park | Julie Lilian Wilkes | Hornchurch Residents Association | 2,827 | 05 May 2022 |
| Elm Park | Stephanie Jane Nunn | Hornchurch Residents Association | 2,934 | 05 May 2022 |
| Goresbrook | Irma Freeborn | Labour Party | 1,233 | 05 May 2022 |
| Goresbrook | Moin Ali Quadri | Labour Party | 1,119 | 05 May 2022 |
| Goresbrook | Paul Robinson | Labour Party | 1,292 | 05 May 2022 |
| Heath | Harriet Spoor | Labour Party | 777 | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Parsloes | Chris Rice | Labour Party | 1,558 | 05 May 2022 |
| Parsloes | Elizabeth Kangethe | Labour Party | 1,506 | 05 May 2022 |
| Parsloes | Hardial Singh Rai | Labour Party | 1,296 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rainham Wennington | Jackie McArdle | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,295 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rainham Wennington | Sarah Jane Edwards | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,206 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rainham Wennington | Sue Patricia Ospreay | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,443 | 05 May 2022 |
| South Hornchurch | Graham Williamson | Rainham Independent Residents Association | 1,019 | 05 May 2022 |
| South Hornchurch | Natasha Anne Summers | Rainham Independent Residents Association | 1,023 | 05 May 2022 |
| Valence | Jane Jones | Labour Party | 1,514 | 05 May 2022 |
| Valence | Maureen Margaret Worby | Labour Party | 1,403 | 05 May 2022 |
| Valence | Syed Feroz Ghani | Labour Party | 1,358 | 05 May 2022 |
| Village | Lee Waker | Labour Party | 1,675 | 05 May 2022 |
| Village | Margaret Mullane | Labour Party | 1,690 | 05 May 2022 |
| Village | Phil Waker | Labour Party | 1,647 | 05 May 2022 |
| Whalebone | Andrew Achilleos | Labour Party | 1,687 | 05 May 2022 |
| Whalebone | Glenda Paddle | Labour Party | 1,698 | 05 May 2022 |
| Whalebone | Mukhtar Yusuf | Labour Party | 1,441 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 115,121 | Electorate 76,475 (2024) |
| Median age | 35 | years |
| Degree-educated | 29.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 57.5% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 55.9% | households |
| Private-rented | 19.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 24.4% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.7% | 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.