Gillingham & Rainham / data
Naushabah Khan · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
661days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
395
of 504 possible
Attendance
78%
109 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
69
29 debates
Written Qs
4
4 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£172k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 105 claims
Interests
5
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 82 | |
| Taxation | 76 | |
| Employment | 41 | |
| Crime & Policing | 40 | |
| Education | 28 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 24 | |
| Housing | 23 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | 1 | — |
| Local Government | 9 | 2,738 |
| Economy Jobs | 7 | 2,446 |
| Housing | 4 | 1,638 |
| Cost Of Living | 3 | 1,059 |
| Social Care | 6 | 941 |
| Labour Market | 2 | 920 |
| Fiscal Policy | 1 | 851 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Social Media: Children and Young PeopleParents in Gillingham and Rainham strongly back this Government’s efforts to keep children safe online. Does the Secretary of State agree that repealing the Online Safety Act, as R… TechnologyEducationCulture Community | 70 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Social Media: Children and Young People4. What steps her Department is taking to engage with children and young people on social media use. TechnologyEducationCulture Community | 18 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Meningitis OutbreakI thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and I particularly welcome his announcement that he is reviewing the ongoing use of the vaccine and considering expanding it to a … Health | 88 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Town and City Centre SafetyIt is a pleasure, Mr Dowd, to speak under your chairship. Our town centres are the heart of our communities. They give our towns identity and define how we interact with where we l… CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 331 |
| 02 Feb 2026 | Indefinite Leave to RemainMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Does he agree that the change to this rule could also have an impact on children? We have to make sure that, whatever the changes are, they t… ImmigrationSocial CareHealth | 60 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Youth UnemploymentI will not give way at this point. We are now left to rebuild what should never have been dismantled. It is promising to see that that is exactly what this Labour Government are do… Economy JobsLabour MarketFiscal Policy | 217 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Youth UnemploymentThis debate lays bare the sheer hypocrisy of the Conservative party. Although I certainly do not welcome the numbers we are seeing on youth unemployment and recognise the challenge… Economy JobsLabour MarketFiscal Policy | 96 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Youth UnemploymentI completely agree that those routes offer young people an alternative. They offer them a space where they have an opportunity to thrive in a way they might not have been able to t… Economy JobsLabour MarketFiscal Policy | 344 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Youth UnemploymentNo, I will continue. Let us not forget the damage that the Conservatives caused by cutting youth services by 70% in real terms since 2010. A Government who presided over the rise i… Economy JobsLabour MarketFiscal Policy | 194 |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Local Government FinanceAfter 14 years, the Tories should be ashamed of their legacy in local government. I know that my council, Medway, will welcome the Minister’s announcement about linking deprivation… Local GovernmentSocial CareEducation | 71 |
| 02 Dec 2025 | Homelessness: FundingIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. Before coming to this place, I worked on the frontline of homelessness policy at the charity St Mungo’s and also in th… HousingLocal GovernmentCost Of Living | 482 |
| 01 Dec 2025 | Budget ResolutionsI begin by expressing my gratitude to the Chancellor for her clear commitment to transforming the lives of my constituents. Over the past few days, she has set out a plan for inves… Cost Of LivingEconomy JobsUtilities | 483 |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Employment Rights BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Bill not only provides vital protections to the workforce, but gives businesses the certainty they need to grow our economy? Labour MarketEconomy Jobs | 27 |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Employment Rights BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point. Does she agree that exploitative zero-hours contracts are a huge problem for workers and that banning them is a big step, so we should op… Labour MarketEconomy Jobs | 42 |
| 04 Nov 2025 | Houses in Multiple Occupation: Planning ConsentIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) for securing this debate. In my constituency, t… HousingLocal Government | 346 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Home Office | 2 | 50.0% |
| Department for Education | 1 | 25.0% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 1 | 25.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has plans to introduce (a) misogyny and (b) the treatment of women onto the national curriculum in schools. | Answered |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants are waiting for their applications to be processed on the Homes for Ukraine scheme. | Answered |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the backlog of visa applications under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. | Answered |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure constituents are financially supported when requesting a letter from their GP. | 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 | 73 | 29,011 | 16.8% |
| Staffing | 20 | 138,511 | 80.3% |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | 389 | 0.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,017 | 2.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 535 | 0.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 2 | 11,163 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 16 | 5,333 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 19 | 4,620 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 22 | 4,375 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 6 | 3,750 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 7 | 2,192 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 11 | 1,306 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 5 | 542 |
| Moving Fees | Miscellaneous | 2 | 289 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 215 |
| Removals | Miscellaneous | 1 | 100 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 0 | Repaid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [***] [200011495-65] [200012244-1] | 1,100 | Paid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Key cutting charge - Timpsons [200011792-617] | 18 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Television | 266 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 607 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 70 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 981 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 27 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | -13 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Delivery of letter to constituents. Letter approved by IPSA. | 215 | Paid |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 28 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | New office fit out charge from landlord [200011792-611] | 11,145 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-9543] | 146 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | Service charge for march 2025 [200011792-612] | 60 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] [200011725-7487] | 13 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-7486] | 10 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Cost of printing letter to all constituents | 2,967 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 210 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Miscellaneous Removals | Cost of moving office - man and van [200011792-615] | 100 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,155 | 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. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation1 entry
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Home For Britain Ltd
Address of donor: 12 Old Bone St, London W1S 4PW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 political Donation for campaigning purposes following a fundraiser held by the company.
Donor status: company, registration 14724694
(Registered 7 November 2025)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
24 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Persimmon Homes Ltd
Address of donor: Persimmon House, Fulford, York YO19 4FE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5000 donation for a Housing Summit to give residents direct access to a variety of organisations responsible for housing issues; financial support; and welfare advice. The event was hosted by Naushabah Khan and sponsorship was given direct to Salvation Army Gillingham for the event, value £5,000
Date received: 6 March 2026
Date accepted: 6 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 04108747
(Registered 11 March 2026)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
21 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Armed forces parliamentary trust
Address of donor: Houses of Parliament, London, Sw1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, value £799.82
Destination of visit: Brunei
Dates of visit: 25 May 2025 to 29 May 2025
Purpose of visit: To undertake a visit as part of my participation in the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
(Registered 15 October 2025)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
21 Oct 2025
Councillor at Medway Council, (unpaid since 31 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1)
Date interest ended: 16 December 2024
(Registered 4 August 2024; updated 20 October 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Trustee of the Fawcett Society. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 4 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 7 wards, 18 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham South | Dan McDonald | Labour Party | 1,617 | 04 May 2023 |
| Gillingham South | Louwella Prenter | Labour Party | 1,491 | 04 May 2023 |
| Gillingham South | Naushabah Khan | Labour Party | 1,531 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hempstead Wigmore | Andrew William John Lawrence | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,617 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hempstead Wigmore | Jim Gilbourne | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,709 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rainham North | George Harry Perfect | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,210 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rainham North | Kwashie Amartei Anang | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,124 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rainham North | Wayne Ronald Spring | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,138 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rainham South East | Gary Hackwell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,430 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rainham South East | Howard Doe | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,448 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rainham South East | Roger Barrett | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,455 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rainham South West | Barry Kemp | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,177 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rainham South West | Mark Joy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,027 | 04 May 2023 |
| Twydall | Hazel Louise Browne | Labour Party | 967 | 04 May 2023 |
| Twydall | Mark Prenter | Labour Party | 869 | 04 May 2023 |
| Watling | Chrissy Stamp | Labour Party | 1,998 | 04 May 2023 |
| Watling | Marian Angelov Nestorov | Labour Party | 1,823 | 04 May 2023 |
| Watling | Tracy Coombs | Labour Party | 1,977 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 100,361 | Electorate 73,523 (2024) |
| Median age | 39 | years |
| Degree-educated | 25.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 84.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 68.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 21.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.4% | 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.