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Olivia Blake · Labour Party · sitting since 12 Dec 2019 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
2325days
from 12 Dec 2019
Divisions
407
of 504 possible
Attendance
81%
97 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
241
62 debates
Written Qs
131
129 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£303k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 110 claims
Interests
5
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 85 | |
| Taxation | 82 | |
| Employment | 49 | |
| Education | 38 | |
| Crime & Policing | 30 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 27 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 24 | |
| Business | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Social Care | 15 | 7,535 |
| Immigration | 8 | 6,056 |
| Health | 10 | 4,054 |
| Environment | 11 | 3,895 |
| Local Government | 9 | 3,861 |
| Housing | 6 | 3,664 |
| Cost Of Living | 5 | 3,485 |
| Economy Jobs | 12 | 3,339 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyAlongside the postcode lottery my hon. Friend outlines, the impact on young people accessing education has huge implications. Not being able to view that data also impacts our unde… HealthSocial CareLocal Government | 50 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1750)You mentioned buffer zones. How big would a buffer zone have to be to protect from the nitrogen pollution that you mentioned? I wanted a bit more understanding of how far that woul… | 65 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1750)That would be very helpful. I have a final question on animal management, which you mentioned. It is quite a controversial issue with deer, I am sure, but is there a set of policie… | 228 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1750)It would be really helpful for the Committee to get a fuller understanding of the threats to ancient woodlands. Could each of you be as comprehensive as possible on the threats tha… | 431 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1750)That is very helpful. Is there enough national guidance on such areas at the moment, or should we as a Committee be asking for more robust policies? | 27 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1750)What is the viability of habitat translocation as a solution to the threats you just outlined? There is a bit of scepticism out there about whether that is viable. What is your vie… | 35 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1750)That is very clear. Mr Phillips, I am interested in the PAWS we have been discussing. What level does it have to get to for the Woodland Trust to be satisfied that it is restored? … | 263 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1750)Are there any other views on that? | 7 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1750)Very good. Thank you. | 4 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1750)On other risks—right of access, right to roam and access to nature, which have all been kind of discussed—would you see any of those in conflict with protecting these important hab… | 213 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1749)Yes. | 1 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1749)I have a quick question for Ms Randall, if that is okay, about the terms of reference of the cross-governmental delivery board, which I believe you chair. Would it be possible for … | 53 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1749)The agricultural sector will be very influential in reaching our targets, but how would you say relations are with the farming sector now, and how involved were you in the decision… | 39 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1749)Thank you. Moving on, and back to the Secretary of State, assessments of the Government’s progress towards achieving the 30 by 30 targets under the Kunming-Montreal global biodiver… | 60 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1749)Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Secretary of State, for joining us today. How has your approach differed from that of your predecessor? | 23 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Home Office | 26 | 19.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 25 | 19.1% |
| Department for Transport | 18 | 13.7% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 15 | 11.5% |
| Department for Education | 10 | 7.6% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 9 | 6.9% |
| Treasury | 7 | 5.3% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 6 | 4.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain for survivors of domestic abuse. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has the Government made of the potential impact of shareholder digitisation on a) cooperatives, b) small businesses and c) social enterprises. | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to prevent childcare providers from asking parents of children who are receiving publicly-funded care to pay extra charges. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures he is taking to support long-term sick people to gain paid and accessible employment. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing compensation payments to those impacted by delays to the Civil Service Pension Scheme. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed asylum and returns reforms on women. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer to question UIN 120893 on 24 March 2026, what steps she is taking to protect the pensions of those who joined the Rail Pensions Scheme after midnight on 4 November 1993 in… | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what alternative accommodation will be provided to women and children asylum seekers once they are removed from hotels. | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has assessed the potential merits of a statutory mechanism similar to Section 37 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 for environmental damage over… | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessments he has made of the potential impact of a lack of director-liability provisions for environmental offences including public nuisance on water companies f… | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on music streaming royalties with respect to a) the adequacy of renumeration fo… | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that cervical screening appointments can be booked via the NHS app. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recently announced 870 job losses at Network Rail. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that all future Great British Railways workers are covered by collective bargaining agreements. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to protect transport workers a) jobs b) pay c) pensions d) conditions and e) travel facilities in the transition to Great British Railways. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Audit CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 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 | 85 | 25,279 | 8.4% |
| Staffing | 1 | 243,891 | 80.6% |
| Accommodation | 12 | 28,264 | 9.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,693 | 0.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,597 | 0.9% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,600 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 8 | 2,675 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 19 | 2,113 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 8 | 1,944 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 3 | 1,626 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 14 | 1,620 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 2 | 1,548 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 2 | 1,141 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 6 | 937 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 15 | 936 |
| Insurance - contents | Office Costs | 1 | 596 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 6 | 527 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | Service Charge April for 965 Ecclesall Road | 107 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | OFFICE MONSTER [200011725-8492] | 66 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ZUBTITLE.COM [200011725-8493] | 15 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 231 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | BIFFA WASTE SERVICES L [200011725-6055] | 212 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning for constituency office [200011781-200] | 117 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Repairs to guttering on 965 Ecclesall Road [200011781-199] | 1,584 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Training - staff | Casework Training regarding SEND | 571 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Training - staff | Casework training regarding SEND | 571 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Insurance - buildings | Insurance for 965 Ecclesall Road | 813 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ZUBTITLE.COM | 16 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 199 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning for constituency office | 117 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning for constituency office | 117 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning for constituency office | 117 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | February Service Charge for 965 Ecclesall Road | 112 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | B&Q LTD | 15 | Paid |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 817 | Paid |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | B&Q LTD | 27 | Paid |
| 26 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ZUBTITLE.COM | 16 | 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)3 entries
06 Jan 2026
Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Research services provided for two days a week between 1st January 2026 and 31st March 2026 (value stated is the maximum), value £3,250
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
Date accepted: 1 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 5 January 2026)
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Zero Hour Ltd
Address of donor: Second Floor, 123 Promenade, Cheltenham, England, GL50 1NW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus, which I chair, provided by Zero Hour Ltd, value £9,147
Date received: 15 July 2025 to 15 July 2026
Date accepted: 15 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 12846343
(Registered 12 August 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Research services provided for two days a week for up to seventy-eight days between 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025 (value stated is the maximum), value £19,500
Date received: 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 1 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 2 April 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
06 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Myleene Klass
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality to see Hans Zimmer for myself and my husband, value £450
Date received: 1 December 2025
Date accepted: 1 December 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 December 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Refugee Asylum and Migration Policy (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transportation and food (£260 per person) and translation costs (£175 per person), value £435
Destination of visit: France (Calais)
Dates of visit: 12 June 2025 to 12 June 2025
Purpose of visit: To learn more about UK/French cooperation to tackle Channel crossings.
(Registered 4 July 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 5 wards, 5 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crookes Crosspool | Ruth Marion Milsom | Labour Party | 3,310 | 02 May 2024 |
| Dore Totley | Rebecca Atkinson | Liberal Democrats | 3,283 | 02 May 2024 |
| Ecclesall | Peter Gilbert | Green Party of England and Wales | 3,147 | 02 May 2024 |
| Fulwood | Sue Alston | Liberal Democrats | 2,952 | 02 May 2024 |
| Stannington | Richard Neil Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,959 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 84,925 | Electorate 72,900 (2024) |
| Median age | 43 | years |
| Degree-educated | 51.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 88.8% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 78.5% | households |
| Private-rented | 13.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 7.9% | households |
| Employment rate | 54.3% | 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.