Jarrow & Gateshead East / data
Kate Osborne · Labour Party · sitting since 12 Dec 2019 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
2326days
from 12 Dec 2019
Divisions
308
of 504 possible
Attendance
61%
196 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
8
5 debates
Written Qs
62
55 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£348k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 170 claims
Interests
5
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 75 | |
| Economy | 60 | |
| Crime & Policing | 28 | |
| Education | 28 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Employment | 22 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 21 | |
| Housing | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Policy | 1 | — |
| Education | 1 | — |
| Social Care | 3 | 1,636 |
| Crime | 2 | 1,147 |
| Culture Community | 1 | 1,007 |
| Economy Jobs | 2 | 629 |
| Cost Of Living | 2 | 489 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Vote on regulations to raise university tuition fees in England by 2.71% for 2026-27. The Labour government backed the increase, while oppos… | Rebelled | No |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025MPs voted on new regulations expanding the Public Order Act 2023 to criminalise interference with key national infrastructure, such as energ… | Rebelled | No |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24Vote on Amendment 24 to the Sentencing Bill, tabled by the Conservative opposition. The amendment was proposed by Dr Kieran Mullan on behalf… | Rebelled | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2026 | Student Loan Repayment PlansIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for securing this important debate. The debate is timely, … EducationFiscal PolicyCost Of Living | 281 |
| 12 Feb 2026 | LGBT+ History MonthIt is a huge honour to co-lead this debate with my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome). We share many things, not least our proud queer identities and a dee… Culture CommunityCrimeSocial Care | 159 |
| 12 Feb 2026 | LGBT+ History MonthI share my hon. Friend’s concerns about the far right and others. While we celebrate the trailblazers—the organisers, artists and campaigners; the nurses and carers who held hands … Culture CommunityCrimeSocial Care | 848 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Civil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) for initiating this debate. I h… Social CareEconomy JobsCost Of Living | 489 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Backbench Business Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-01-13)Thank you, Chair; thank you, Committee; it is nice to be back here. | 13 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Backbench Business Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-01-13)Thank you so much. As Nadia said, this debate is a chance for us to celebrate our community and all that that brings, but it is also important that we highlight how far we have to … | 270 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Backbench Business Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-01-13)That is purely down to the availability of some of the people who want to contribute. It is the whole month, so there is not a particular day marking any event within the month tha… | 39 |
| 07 Jul 2025 | Post Office Horizon Inquiry: Volume 1Sir Wyn rightly highlights the role Fujitsu must play in restorative justice. I remind the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Dame Harriett Baldwin), and the… CrimeSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 140 |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Lesbian Visibility WeekI beg to move, That this House has considered Lesbian Visibility Week. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Butler. In this debate we are considering that this Hou… Culture CommunityHealthSocial Care | 655 |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Lesbian Visibility WeekI thank all who spoke here and ensured that they did so with respect and care. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tipton and Wednesbury (Antonia Bance) for sharing her proud les… Culture CommunityHealthSocial Care | 409 |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Lesbian Visibility WeekIn this as in so many other ways, young people can often teach us a lesson or two. I am pleased that my hon. Friend referenced Sue Sanders, as I did in my speech last year, and all… Culture CommunityHealthSocial Care | 150 |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Lesbian Visibility WeekYes, I believe that only now, with a Labour Government, will we see the continued advancement of LGBT rights, as we have in the past. While we are on the topic of the judgment, let… Culture CommunityHealthSocial Care | 304 |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Lesbian Visibility WeekI absolutely agree, and will touch on that later. As a community, we are always stronger when we are together, and we will always have T as part of the LGBT community. Given the gl… Culture CommunityHealthSocial Care | 472 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | LGBT+ History MonthIt is an honour to speak in the main Chamber in this Parliament, which, as Mr Speaker told us the other night at his reception, is the gayest Parliament in the world. LGBT History … Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 1,406 |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Banning Conversion PracticesLast week, I held a meeting in Parliament with a panel of trans people talking about their experiences of so-called conversion therapy, and their evidence was harrowing. I thank th… HealthCulture Community | 102 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 16 | 25.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 15 | 24.2% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 6 | 9.7% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 6 | 9.7% |
| Treasury | 4 | 6.5% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 3 | 4.8% |
| Department for Education | 3 | 4.8% |
| Women and Equalities | 3 | 4.8% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Rugby Football Union, Premiership Rugby and the police on the adequacy of current hate crime reporting mechanisms within professional and grassroot… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on ensuring that rugby programmes and school competitions are inclusive of LGBTQ+ pupils. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what engagement the Government Equalities Office has had with rugby governing bodies regarding their inclusion policies for transgender and non-binary players. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how does the Government plan to support the development of inclusive frameworks that respect both participation rights and competitive fairness for the LGBTQ+ community in rugby un… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that UK Sport and Sport England's funding conditions require the Rugby Football Union and other rugby governing bodies to (a) dem… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to address reports of homophobic bullying and exclusionary cultures in school and youth rugby. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Rugby Football Union, Premiership Rugby and the police regarding the recording and prosecution of homophobic abuse at rugby matches. | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on public service exemptions for Earned Settlement proposals. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the potential cost to the NHS from Earned Settlement proposals. | Answered |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's draft Code of Practice on services, public functions and associations. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2026 to UIN 111208, whether tobacco duty increases since October 2024 and the application of the RPI+2% tobacco duty escalator will preserve the retail price diff… | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2026 to UIN 111207, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of applying the £2.20 one-off tobacco duty increase in addition to the RPI+2%… | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the FA regarding proposed changes to the Women’s FA Cup. | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Women’s FA Cup on (a) domestic women’s leagues, (b) player welfare and (c) fans. | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Football Supporters Association regarding proposed changes to the Women’s FA Cup. | 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 | 112 | 35,863 | 10.3% |
| Staffing | 7 | 250,698 | 72.1% |
| Accommodation | 31 | 33,835 | 9.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 12,641 | 3.6% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 14,711 | 4.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 37 | 11,351 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 2 | 5,250 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 3 | 3,750 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,710 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 1,069 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 15 | 1,043 |
| Pooled Staffing Services | Office Costs | 1 | 948 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 3 | 944 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 837 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 14 | 778 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 14 | 776 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 7 | 720 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2025 | Staffing MP Budget Overspend | Staffing budget overspend 2024/25 | 0 | Repaid |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Repayment of claim 60287691:1 | 0 | Repaid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Pooled Staffing Services | Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour) | 948 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Pooled Staffing Services | Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour) | 302 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | WH SMITH NEWCASTLE RAI [200011725-9427] | 16 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 47 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MY O2 BILL PAYMENT [200011725-7768] | 46 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | MY O2 BILL PAYMENT [200011725-7767] | 33 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AGA PRINT LTD [200011725-9026] | 883 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | THE CLERVAUX EXCHANGE [200011725-5806] | 40 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Parking | [200011725-5320] | 420 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 93 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 47 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-3766] | 84 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 80 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-2842] | 47 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Printer Ink | 47 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-2843] | 11 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MY O2 BILL PAYMENT | 46 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | MY O2 BILL PAYMENT | 33 | 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)1 entry
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF)
Address of donor: ASLEF Building 75-77 St John Street London EC1M 4NN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 18 August 2025
Date accepted: 18 August 2025
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 20 August 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Football Supporters’ Association
Address of donor: 4 Admiral Way, Doxford International Business Park, Sunderland SR3 3XW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Three tickets and hospitality to the FA Community Shield at Wembley, value £675
Date received: 10 August 2025
Date accepted: 10 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 11660866
(Registered 28 August 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Name of donor: The Football Association
Address of donor: Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London SW1P 9EQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two FA Cup Final tickets, value £350
Date received: 17 May 2025
Date accepted: 17 May 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00077797
(Registered 19 June 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Kate Osborne Campaigns Ltd
Interest held: from 6 October 2022
(Registered 14 October 2022)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Director of Kate Osborne Campaigns Ltd. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 6 October 2022
(Registered 14 October 2022)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 11 wards, 11 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bede | Terry Foggon | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,025 | 02 May 2024 |
| Boldon Colliery | Simon Kevin Oliver | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,104 | 02 May 2024 |
| Fellgate Hedworth | Tony Roberts | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 913 | 02 May 2024 |
| Felling | Sonya Dickie | Labour Party | 937 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hebburn North | Liz McHugh | Labour Party | 860 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hebburn South | John Gerard McCabe | Labour Party | 1,279 | 02 May 2024 |
| Monkton | Joan Margaret Keegan | Labour Party | 887 | 02 May 2024 |
| Pelaw Heworth | Ian Patterson | Liberal Democrats | 1,290 | 02 May 2024 |
| Primrose | Joan Hamilton | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 762 | 27 Jun 2024 |
| Wardley Leam Lane | Jill Green | Labour Party | 1,290 | 02 May 2024 |
| Windy Nook Whitehills | Rachel Louise Mullen | Labour Party | 1,137 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 87,702 | Electorate 70,272 (2024) |
| Median age | 42 | years |
| Degree-educated | 23.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 54.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 11.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 34.0% | households |
| Employment rate | 53.0% | 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.