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Debbie Abrahams · Labour Party · sitting since 13 Jan 2011 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
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Since election
5632days
from 13 Jan 2011
Divisions
403
of 537 possible
Attendance
75%
134 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
102
58 debates
Written Qs
17
17 answered
Committees
3
1 chair
Expenses
£290k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 77 claims
Interests
0
Register

A · Overview

Last update: 15 Jun 2026

Issue volume

Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
IssueVolumeVotes
Economy
87
Taxation
77
Employment
42
Crime & Policing
40
Welfare and Benefits
27
Constitution and Democracy
27
Education
22
Pensions
21

Speech topics

Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
TopicDebatesWords
Mp Performance1—
Social Care288,611
Economy Jobs194,702
Fiscal Policy93,815
Labour Market113,243
Health92,323
Cost Of Living131,903
Defence181,552

B · Notable divisions

Source: Hansard · The Public Whip

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.

DateDivisionWhipMP voted
20 Jun 2025Terminally 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 voteNo
16 May 2025Terminally 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 voteAye
16 May 2025Closure 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 voteNo

C · Speeches

Source: Hansard · 10,675 words
DateContributionWords
09 Jun 2026Topical QuestionsT9. There is overwhelming evidence that marketised health systems, as the NHS has become, increase health inequalities. Will the Health Secretary consider amendments to the Health …
HealthSocial Care
51
09 Jun 2026Middle EastLast week, tenders for the expansion of the unlawful E1 settlements were launched, involving nearly 3,500 housing units, directly flouting international law and also putting the vi…
DefenceCost Of LivingSocial Care
142
09 Jun 2026Middle EastLast week, tenders for the expansion of the unlawful E1 settlements were launched, involving nearly 3,500 housing units, directly flouting international law and also putting the vi…
DefenceCost Of LivingSocial Care
142
09 Jun 2026Topical QuestionsT9. There is overwhelming evidence that marketised health systems, as the NHS has become, increase health inequalities. Will the Health Secretary consider amendments to the Health …
HealthSocial Care
51
03 Jun 2026Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 75)Thank you. Moving on to my substantive question, our predecessor Work and Pensions Committee undertook an inquiry during covid on the impact of no recourse to public funds on famil…136
03 Jun 2026Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 75)Before I move on to my substantive question, I would like to ask Charis about the six priority groups. How long have you had them, and what have you recorded on the prevalence of p…38
03 Jun 2026Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 75)I am sorry to be pointed, but what difference has it made to, for example, disabled children or children living in a disabled household? Have you seen a closing of the gap for thos…59
03 Jun 2026Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 75)What shift have you in the priority groups to bring them up to the Scottish average?16
03 Jun 2026Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 75)Could you write to us about how we could improve the data collection, so that we have a more accurate understanding of the numbers?24
02 Jun 2026Milburn Review: Interim ReportI welcome Alan Milburn’s report. The Select Committee is in the concluding stages of its own youth employment, education and training inquiry. We take account particularly of the d…
Economy JobsLabour MarketEducation
150
02 Jun 2026Milburn Review: Interim ReportI welcome Alan Milburn’s report. The Select Committee is in the concluding stages of its own youth employment, education and training inquiry. We take account particularly of the d…
Economy JobsLabour MarketEducation
150
27 Apr 2026Topical QuestionsOur declining healthy life expectancy, as underlined in today’s Health Foundation report, is a real worry, but as Professor Sir Michael Marmot has shown, that is no surprise after …
Labour MarketSocial CareEconomy Jobs
84
20 Apr 2026Security VettingI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. For clarity, could he confirm to whom, and when, the UK Security Vetting report outcomes were made available? Could he also say what…
Mp PerformanceDefence
47
15 Apr 2026Pension Schemes BillGoing back to the asset aspect of the debate, I came across some new analysis from the New Financial that shows that over the last 10 years UK equities allocation by DC pensions ha…
Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care
108
15 Apr 2026Pension Schemes BillI must say that I am slightly surprised by the shadow Minister’s speech. I understand that Pensions UK agrees with the asset allocation, and has welcomed the change that has been a…
Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care
339

D · Written questions

Source: UK Parliament Written Questions API (questions-statements.parliament.uk) · 17 tabled · 17 answered · 29 Oct 2024 – 14 Apr 2026
Top departments
DepartmentQuestionsShare
Department for Education423.5%
Department of Health and Social Care317.6%
Department for Transport211.8%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero211.8%
Home Office211.8%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government211.8%
Department for Work and Pensions15.9%
Treasury15.9%
Most recent
DateDepartmentQuestionStatus
14 Apr 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much did each of the 42 Independent Care Boards and NHS England spend on NHS patient care outsourced to non-NHS entities, excluding other public sector bodies, in each of the fin…Answered
14 Apr 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish spending data for the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25 on approved non-NHS entities providing NHS patient care as part of the Insourced Services framework.Answered
14 Apr 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish departmental spending data for the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25 on (a) non-NHS entities part of the NHS Workforce Alliance; (b) providing consultancy and ad…Answered
23 Mar 2026Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of wave power to the UK's renewable energy mix; and what steps his department is taking to support its deployme…Answered
02 Feb 2026Department for EducationTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish (a) the the consultation timetable on the Eton Star Oldham free school and (b) the expected date for the publication of its findings.Answered
02 Feb 2026Department for EducationTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish (a) the analysis identifying the need for additional 16 to 19 places in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and (b) the impact assessment on existing providers that was used to…Answered
05 Jan 2026Home OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing transitional arrangements for current applicants when changing the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain.Answered
17 Dec 2025Department for TransportTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of regional variations in the level of public transport provision on (a) the number of people who rely on cars and (b) levels of rural poverty…Answered
17 Dec 2025Department for EducationTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that schools have an active travel plan to increase the number of children who walk or cycle to school (including those who walk the last half-mile).Answered
17 Dec 2025Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the target for additional renewable energy will be met by the erection of 1800 hectares of solar panels on vertical surfaces.Answered
17 Dec 2025Home OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide updated guidance to police forces on the enforcement of speed limits, in the context of the number of deaths caused by drivers exceeding the speed limit.Answered
17 Dec 2025Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTo ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of enclosing motorway systems in noise barriers on the suitability of land for housebuilding.Answered
17 Dec 2025Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTo ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring developers to ensure that the area of vegetation in developments is at least equal to the area of…Answered
17 Dec 2025Department for TransportTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and leaders of local authorities, to increase tram services in towns and cities.Answered
02 Sept 2025Department for Work and PensionsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with The Pensions Regulator on strengthening its Code of Practice to require large companies running trust-based pension schemes to establish and maintain an…Answered

E · Committees

Source: UK Parliament Committees API
CommitteeRoleHouseStartEnd
Liaison Committee (Commons)SelectMemberCommons04 Dec 2024present
Work and Pensions CommitteeSelectMemberCommons11 Sept 2024present
Work and Pensions CommitteeSelectChairCommons11 Sept 2024present

F · Expenses

Source: IPSA individual MP business-cost claims (theipsa.org.uk) · FY 2024–2025 · £290,112 paid · 77 claims

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
CategoryClaimsPaid (£)Share
Office Costs6414,2024.9%
Accommodation223,2198.0%
MP Travel05,8902.0%
Staff Travel02,9471.0%
Staffing0243,85584.1%
Top itemised cost types
Cost typeCategoryClaimsPaid (£)
UtilitiesOffice Costs191,814
Council taxAccommodation21,399
Software & applicationsOffice Costs10895
Landline phone & internet - rental & usageOffice Costs4841
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collectionOffice Costs2625
Maintenance, Redecorations & RepairsOffice Costs4625
Stationery & printingOffice Costs12569
Cleaning servicesOffice Costs3283
Venue hire, meetings & surgeriesOffice Costs5190
Mobile telephone - contract & usageOffice Costs3111
Postage & couriersOffice Costs119
OtherOffice Costs1-676
Most recent
DateCategoryDescriptionPaid (£)Status
31 Mar 2025Office Costs
Cleaning services		[***][***][***] [200011725-9651]98Paid
31 Mar 2025Office Costs
Cleaning services		[***][***][***] [200011725-9650]49Paid
14 Mar 2025Office Costs
Utilities		Electricity55Paid
10 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing		stationery34Paid
10 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing		stationery17Paid
10 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing		stationery14Paid
09 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing		stationery31Paid
09 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing		stationery4Paid
28 Feb 2025Office Costs
Software & applications		Veed25Paid
21 Feb 2025Office Costs
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage		Landline & internet package224Paid
18 Feb 2025Office Costs
Utilities		Gas157Paid
18 Feb 2025Office Costs
Utilities		Electricity92Paid
31 Jan 2025Office Costs
Software & applications		software25Paid
31 Jan 2025Office Costs
Software & applications		Veed25Paid
17 Jan 2025Office Costs
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection		DATA SOLUTIONS 201450Paid
17 Jan 2025Office Costs
Utilities		Gas181Paid
15 Jan 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing		stationery55Paid
10 Jan 2025Office Costs
Utilities		Electricity74Paid
20 Dec 2024Office Costs
Cleaning services		bill136Paid
18 Dec 2024Office Costs
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries		Venue hire, meetings & surgeries45Paid
09 Dec 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Gas142Paid
09 Dec 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Electricity78Paid
05 Dec 2024Office Costs
Stationery & printing		Banner91Paid
04 Dec 2024Office Costs
Software & applications		Veed25Paid
03 Dec 2024Office Costs
Stationery & printing		Printer Ink33Paid
03 Dec 2024Office Costs
Stationery & printing		Clips6Paid
27 Nov 2024Office Costs
Stationery & printing		stationery14Paid
26 Nov 2024Office Costs
Postage & couriers		Postage19Paid
13 Nov 2024Office Costs
Software & applications		AMAZON [***]-207Paid
07 Nov 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Gas92Paid
07 Nov 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Electricity78Paid
24 Oct 2024Office Costs
Stationery & printing		VIKING114Paid
23 Oct 2024Office Costs
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs		VULCAN FIRE144Paid
23 Oct 2024Office Costs
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs		VULCAN FIRE92Paid
23 Oct 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Gas7Paid
22 Oct 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Electricity72Paid
22 Oct 2024Office Costs
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries		Venue hire, meetings & surgeries50Paid
22 Oct 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Gas46Paid
09 Oct 2024Office Costs
Software & applications		AMAZON [***]207Paid
09 Oct 2024Office Costs
Other		GE Repayment for Rent-676Paid
04 Oct 2024Office Costs
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage		Landline & internet package271Paid
01 Oct 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Electricity129Paid
01 Oct 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Gas80Paid
26 Sept 2024Accommodation
Council tax		LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB560Paid
26 Sept 2024Office Costs
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs		Fire safety235Paid
25 Sept 2024Office Costs
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries		Venue hire, meetings & surgeries40Paid
13 Sept 2024Office Costs
Mobile telephone - contract & usage		Mobile phone - Sept37Paid
04 Sept 2024Office Costs
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage		Landline & internet package160Paid
01 Sept 2024Office Costs
Software & applications		Veed - Sept25Paid
13 Aug 2024Office Costs
Mobile telephone - contract & usage		Mobile phone - August37Paid
01 Aug 2024Office Costs
Stationery & printing		Office stationery156Paid
01 Aug 2024Office Costs
Software & applications		Veed - Aug25Paid
31 Jul 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Electricity99Paid
31 Jul 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Gas65Paid
19 Jul 2024Office Costs
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries		Venue hire, meetings & surgeries15Paid
13 Jul 2024Office Costs
Mobile telephone - contract & usage		Mobile phone - July37Paid
01 Jul 2024Office Costs
Software & applications		Veed - July25Paid
30 Jun 2024Office Costs
Software & applications		Annual caseworker software720Paid
07 Jun 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Electricity171Paid
07 Jun 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Gas161Paid
19 Apr 2024Accommodation
Council tax		LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB839Paid
19 Apr 2024Office Costs
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage		Landline & internet package187Paid
19 Apr 2024Office Costs
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection		WWW.OLDHAM.GOV.UK [200011725-142]175Paid
19 Apr 2024Office Costs
Utilities		Electricity34Paid
28 Mar 2024Office Costs
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs		Fire safety inspection154Paid
28 Mar 2024Office Costs
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries		Venue hire, meetings & surgeries40Paid

G · Register of interests

Source: UK Parliament Members API — Registered Interests (members-api.parliament.uk)

No financial interests declared by this MP.

H · Ward results

Source: Local Government Boundary Commission · DCLEAPIL

Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 8 councillor seats.

WardCouncillorPartyVotesElection
AlexandraShabir HussainThe Oldham Group Party1,55207 May 2026
Saddleworth Northloan WilliamsReform UK1,75207 May 2026
Saddleworth SouthHelen Louise BishopLiberal Democrats1,59407 May 2026
Saddleworth West & LeesPeter KlonowskiReform UK1,80807 May 2026
ShawSteve EyreReform UK1,55507 May 2026
St James'Gary TarbuckReform UK1,93807 May 2026
St Mary'sSonny Shah ArstanThe Oldham Group Party2,55407 May 2026
WaterheadPaul TaylorReform UK1,45907 May 2026

I · Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 · NOMIS
IndicatorValueNotes
Population (2021 Census)110,688Electorate 73,460 (2024)
Median age38years
Degree-educated27.0%level 4 or above
Ethnicity (White)71.6%2021 Census ethnic group
Owner-occupied64.7%households
Private-rented17.5%households
Social-rented17.7%households
Median weekly pay£533ASHE
Employment rate53.1%16-64 in work

J · Council finance

Source: MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · FY: 2025-26 · Coverage: 1 council overlapping the seat

Revenue and grant figures are MHCLG headline numbers for the whole council, not just the portion in this constituency. The ‘Wards in seat’ column shows how much of the council the constituency covers — most council spending is council-wide, so a seat that holds 4 of 49 wards is exposed to roughly that share of activity (not exactly that, because spending isn’t allocated by ward). Service-level spending is apportioned from each council’s total via CIPFA SeRCOP shares — indicative, not council-published outturn. Historical fiscal years and capital spending (MHCLG COR) are not yet ingested.

CouncilNet revenueCouncil taxBusiness ratesCentral grantsBand DWards in seat
Oldham£293.9m£122.9m£46.0m£125.0m£2,4598 of 2040%

Spending by service (FY 2025-26)

Indicative — apportioned from headline revenue via CIPFA SeRCOP service shares.

ServiceOldham
Education£229.9m42.3%
Adult Social Care£123.0m22.6%
Children's Services£86.2m15.8%
Corporate & Central£24.1m4.4%
Public Health£19.8m3.6%
Culture & Leisure£16.0m2.9%
Waste & Recycling£14.5m2.7%
Housing & Homelessness£14.1m2.6%
Highways & Transport£10.0m1.8%
Planning & Economic Development£6.6m1.2%

Recent top suppliers (last 180 days)

From council transparency feeds (>£500 payments per LGTC). Shown only where the feed is recent and complete enough to be informative — best-effort, not statutory.

Oldham · 6,229 payments · £92.5m gross · 18 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026

SupplierPaymentsPaid (£)Share
NEW BRIDGE SCHOOL144,183,2974.5%
MIOCARE GROUP CIC44,025,5774.4%
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED333,263,2603.5%
OLDHAM RETIREMENT HOUSING PARTNERSHIP22,928,1163.2%
WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LTD42,886,4363.1%
NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST462,596,1342.8%
TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED62,474,3472.7%
ACADEMY SERVICES (OLDHAM) LTD112,459,6162.7%
Sources

Hansard · UK Parliament Members API · UK Parliament Committees API · The Public Whip · Office for National Statistics · Local Government Boundary Commission for England · DCLEAPIL · NOMIS · HMRC SPI · ASHE · MHCLG Local Government Finance Settlement · Council transparency feeds (per LGTC).

Pending ingest: Historical fiscal years of council finance · MHCLG Capital Outturn Return · HMT PESA & departmental capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport, BEIS R&D).

About this view

The data view is a structured archive — every datapoint is a row in a public source. Where a panel shows ‘pending’, the dataset is in the ingestion queue. Send corrections to corrections@beyondthevote.uk.

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