Earley & Woodley / data
Yuan Yang · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
410
of 504 possible
Attendance
81%
94 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
472
80 debates
Written Qs
43
42 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£213k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 86 claims
Interests
19
6 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 88 | |
| Economy | 72 | |
| Crime & Policing | 45 | |
| Employment | 40 | |
| Education | 29 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 24 | |
| Housing | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 2 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 23 | 6,178 |
| Culture Community | 4 | 2,361 |
| Fiscal Policy | 4 | 2,310 |
| Social Care | 12 | 2,193 |
| Cost Of Living | 7 | 1,742 |
| Labour Market | 5 | 1,356 |
| Other | 3 | 1,150 |
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 |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | UK-EU RelationsMr Speaker, I wish you and the Minister a happy St George’s day. I congratulate my right hon. Friend on rejoining the EU Erasmus+ scheme. It is very exciting for students across th… Economy JobsEnergyAgriculture | 102 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | UK-EU Relations7. What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU. Economy JobsEnergyAgriculture | 12 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)You mentioned that this procurement process was done in line with the general public procurement standards. Does that mean there were multiple bidders for the contract, which Palan… | 30 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Finally, what independent oversight mechanisms do you have, if any, to audit Palantir’s use of FCA data? | 17 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Could you give examples of what that includes? What information do you use to identify financial crime? | 17 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Which datasets will we be pushing into that infrastructure? | 9 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Last year, OFSI’s threat assessment said that around a quarter of the suspected breach reports that it received from UK financial services firms made reference to intermediary juri… | 69 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Is it possible for Palantir to link the data that it has access to across different UK Government Departments? | 19 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)You have previously published the number of assessments that you have made each year on sanctions compliance. Do you expect that number to continue rising this year? | 27 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Is it audited in-house within the FCA? | 7 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)What have been the main changes? You mentioned that the number of sanctioned individuals has gone up since your last review. What changes have you seen in terms of the patterns com… | 43 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Palantir, of course, also operates with other Government Departments, including the NHS, the military and police departments. Did you discuss this contract, as the FCA, with anyone… | 48 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)On the topic of anti-money laundering, it has been reported recently that the FCA has awarded Palantir a contract for processing data related to anti-money laundering objectives. T… | 51 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)It is not correct, as reported, that Palantir has access to all FCA datasets. Which datasets does it have access to? | 21 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)For example, you are talking about things such as names and addresses of people whose payments are being scrutinised for potential anti-money laundering purposes. That is the kind … | 34 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Work and Pensions | 13 | 30.2% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 8 | 18.6% |
| Home Office | 6 | 14.0% |
| Treasury | 5 | 11.6% |
| Department for Education | 4 | 9.3% |
| Department for Transport | 2 | 4.7% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 | 2.3% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 2.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of raising the language requirement for settlement from B1 to B2 on BNO visa holders. | Pending |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Keep Britain Working team on the rate of statutory sick pay. | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether sick pay falls within the scope of the Keep Britain Working Vanguard Taskforce. | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to rem… | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of (a) how much new NHS primary estate is being built each year and (b) what the year-on-year change in that amount has been. | Answered |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the number of registered patients per GP is (a) across Earley and Woodley constituency, (b) the south Reading area and (c) West Berkshire. | Answered |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the future viability of the Community Speedwatch Scheme. | Answered |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities. | Answered |
| 01 Sept 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) trends in levels of (i) flooding and (ii) resulting closure of the B478 from Sonning to Playhatch and (b) the potential impact of clim… | Answered |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to monitor the number of hours that magistrates volunteer each year. | Answered |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of the PIP daily living component are (a) in work and (b) self-employed at (i) regional, (ii) constituency and (iii) local authority level; and what proportion of thos… | Answered |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access by disabled people to cancer screening; and what information his Department holds on such access. | Answered |
| 03 Jun 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost for (a) universities and (b) students of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and… | Answered |
| 03 Jun 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 12025, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting… | Answered |
| 03 Jun 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of exempting British National (Overseas) visa holders from the proposed extension of the settlement qualifying peri… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasury 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 | 78 | 29,543 | 13.9% |
| Staffing | 3 | 180,751 | 84.8% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,109 | 0.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,639 | 0.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 13 | 8,007 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 4 | 6,594 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 17 | 3,946 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 2 | 2,355 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 2 | 1,939 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 13 | 1,772 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 5 | 1,656 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 8 | 929 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 900 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 7 | 762 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 2 | 455 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Business rates | Outstanding business rates on Unit B1-03 for Nov 24 - Mar 25 [200011793-265] | 1,065 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 50 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | TRELLO.COM ATLASSIAN [200011725-9898] [200011792-397] | 1 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | TRELLO.COM ATLASSIAN [200011725-10350] [200011792-398] | 11 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 107 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011793-264] | 54 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Insurance - contents | Purchase of annual contents insurance for constituency office [200011792-396] | 28 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 360 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | AGA PRINT LTD | 37 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [***] | 626 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 69 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | SP SHOP.PARLIAMENT.UK | 20 | Paid |
| 01 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | Purchase of refreshments for MP community coffee morning | 12 | Paid |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Internet | 299 | Paid |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 107 | Paid |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 66 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 38 | Paid |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Business rates | Rate demand notice for business rates payable on constituency office | 874 | Paid |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | AGA PRINT LTD | 37 | Paid |
| 06 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 3,129 | 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 earnings8 entries
21 Oct 2025
Payment: £2,186.66 This payment was part of the final advance for a book written before entering Parliament. It is for the publication of the translated version of the book (and e-book) in Japanese.
Received on: 22 April 2025. Hours: No hours worked since entering parliament.
Ultimate payer: The English Agency Japan (Ltd), 2-2-30 Kanda-Jinbocho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
(Registered 22 May 2025)
04 Nov 2025
Payment: £2,918.51
Received on: 21 October 2025. Hours: Payment received for book sales.
Ultimate payer: RCW literary Agency (Literary Agency), RCW literary Agency, 20 Powis Mews, London W11 1JN
(Registered 23 October 2025)
03 Sept 2025
Role, work or services: Speaking engagement
Until: 13 August 2024.
Payer: Edinburgh International Book Festival (Literary festival), 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN
(Registered 18 September 2024)
17 Sept 2025
Payment: £300 Spoke on two panels at the Edinburgh Book Festival. The first was a shared event with three authors; the second was an event which Yuan chaired.
Received on: 9 September 2025. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 10 September 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Payment: £31,753.40
Received on: 22 July 2025. Hours: Advance due one year after initial publication of the book 'Private Revolutions'. The book was completed before entering Parliament.
Ultimate payer: Viking Penguin Inc, USA, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
(Registered 1 August 2025)
13 May 2025
Payment: £37,500 Final advance for publication of a previously written book, published in paperback in April 2025.
Received on: 22 April 2025. Hours: no additional hours.
(Registered 2 May 2025; updated 22 May 2025)
06 May 2025
Role, work or services: Writing a book
From: 11 July 2024.
Payer: RCW Literary Agency (Literary agency), 20 Powis Mews, London W11 1JN
(Registered 16 July 2024)
27 Nov 2024
Role, work or services: Polish edition of book published
From: 19 October 2024.
Payer: Grupa Wydawnicza Foksal Ltd (Publishing company in Poland that have agreed to publish Yuan's book.), ul. Domaniewska 48, 02-672 Warszawa
(Registered 21 November 2024)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)4 entries
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Eric Lonergan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 support for building incumbancy
Date received: 25 November 2025
Date accepted: 25 November 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 25 November 2025)
17 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Jeremy Oppenheim
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 7 September 2025
Date accepted: 7 September 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 September 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Daniel Luhde-Thompson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 support for political activities
Date received: 11 July 2025
Date accepted: 11 July 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 August 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Eric Lonergan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to support Yuan's efforts in the constituency and in parliament.
Date received: 16 June 2025
Date accepted: 16 June 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 June 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Edinburgh Book Festival
Address of donor: 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two nights hotel accommodation paid for appearance at the festival, value £600
Date received: 18 August 2025 to 19 August 2025
Date accepted: 18 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration SC188271
(Registered 25 September 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Edinburgh Book Festival
Address of donor: 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Train travel to and from Edinburgh Festival covered by the festival as a reimbursement, value £373.50
Date received: 17 November 2025
Date accepted: 17 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration SC079939
(Registered 24 November 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz gGmbH
Address of donor: Friedrichstrasse 154 | 10117 Berlin, Germany
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel (£640), meals (£148), value £788
Destination of visit: Germany (Munich)
Dates of visit: 12 February 2026 to 15 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Participation in Annual Meeting of Women Parliamentarians Programme run by the Munich Security Conference Foundation.
(Registered 3 March 2026)
13 May 2025
Name of donor: Medical Aid for Palestinians
Address of donor: 50 Featherstone St, London EC1Y 8RT
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and transport, value £920
Destination of visit: Israel (Palestine (Occupied Palestinian Territory) and Israel) and Palestine (Palestine (Occupied Palestinian Territory) and Israel)
Dates of visit: 5 April 2025 to 6 April 2025
Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding and Medical Aid for Palestinians. 5-6 April 2025
(Registered 2 May 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 Nov 2025
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Interest held: from 7 March 2025
(Registered 11 November 2025)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
03 Feb 2026
Secretary and Member of Executive Committee of Tribune Group of Labour MPs. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 4 November 2025
(Registered 30 January 2026)
27 Nov 2024
Member of the House Magazine Advisory Board. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 23 October 2024
(Registered 15 November 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 5 wards, 11 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulmershe Coronation | Alison Swaddle | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,468 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bulmershe Coronation | Shahid Mohammed Younis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,318 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bulmershe Coronation | Yusra Salman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,173 | 02 May 2024 |
| Church | Andrew Hornsby-Smith | Labour Party | 1,421 | 02 May 2024 |
| Maiden Erlegh Whitegates | Andy Ng Siu-hong | Liberal Democrats | 1,162 | 02 May 2024 |
| Maiden Erlegh Whitegates | Norman Jorgensen | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,187 | 02 May 2024 |
| Maiden Erlegh Whitegates | Stephen Newton | Liberal Democrats | 1,182 | 02 May 2024 |
| Shinfield | Andrew Gray | Labour Party | 923 | 02 May 2024 |
| Shinfield | Sarah Louise Bell | Labour Party | 997 | 02 May 2024 |
| Shinfield | Vishal Srinivasan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 881 | 02 May 2024 |
| Whitley | Micky Leng | Labour Party | 1,091 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 112,395 | Electorate 73,548 (2024) |
| Median age | 37 | years |
| Degree-educated | 40.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 70.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 70.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 16.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.0% | households |
| Employment rate | 62.0% | 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.