Southampton Test / data
Satvir Kaur · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
434
of 504 possible
Attendance
86%
70 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
23
10 debates
Written Qs
79
79 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£167k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 81 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 88 | |
| Economy | 85 | |
| Employment | 50 | |
| Crime & Policing | 41 | |
| Education | 36 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 26 | |
| Housing | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Social Care | 2 | — |
| Health | 1 | — |
| Crime | 1 | — |
| Mp Performance | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 8 | 859 |
| Local Government | 3 | 458 |
| Labour Market | 1 | 346 |
| Housing | 1 | 189 |
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: Amendment 12Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes to… | Free vote | Aye |
| 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 |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily st… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Civil Service Pension SchemeThe issues and delays that a number of civil servants and pension scheme members have encountered when accessing their pensions after a lifetime of service are completely unaccepta… Social CareEconomy Jobs | 95 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsThe Government have taken robust action through our Public Sector Fraud Authority. There is a huge amount of work being done. In fact, last year we saved the public purse more than… DefenceTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 59 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Civil Service: Performance Management PlansI think it is ironic that Opposition Members complain about civil servants but did nothing when they were in power. Instead, this Government are updating the performance management… Economy JobsMp Performance | 87 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Civil Service: Performance Management PlansDepartments are responsible for setting their own performance plans, subject to centrally set performance management frameworks. This Government are focused on a high-performing ci… Economy JobsMp Performance | 64 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Civil Service Pension SchemeI thank the hon. Member for raising both of those distressing cases, and I would of course be happy to meet her to discuss them. Social CareEconomy Jobs | 25 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Civil Service Pension SchemeI also wish my hon. Friend a happy Warwickshire day and a happy St George’s day. I thank her constituent Jillian for her public service of 34 years. I agree with my hon. Friend tha… Social CareEconomy Jobs | 118 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityI am happy to take that away. I thank my hon. Friend for raising this important topic, and for her ongoing hard work advocating for the Sikh and Jewish communities. I am keen to em… Social CareCrimeHealth | 130 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Edgbaston (Preet Kaur Gill) for tabling this important debate, and I t… Social CareCrimeHealth | 1,134 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Civil Service Visa SponsorshipWe want to champion world-class talent, and we want to have and retain the best talent. That is why we have announced the national school of government to ensure that we can do tha… ImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 57 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Civil Service ReformAs a fellow Hampshire MP, I am pleased that my hon. Friend continues to champion our wonderful region’s cause. The Government are already working to improve living standards for in… Economy JobsLocal Government | 87 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend, and to the important work being done by the new Long Eaton Business Partnership. This is exactly the kind of project to which the Office for the Im… TechnologyEconomy JobsDefence | 62 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Civil Service Visa SponsorshipThis Government are committed to preserving the civil service’s proud and long-standing committed to merit-based appointments, ensuring we have the skills and talent in place to de… ImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 62 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Co-operative SectorThis Government are committed to delivering pride in places where we live. High street rental auctions are a really effective new tool for local authorities to do that, by bringing… Economy JobsLocal GovernmentHousing | 91 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Co-operative SectorThis Government recognise the enormous value of our co-operative sector. That is why the Office for the Impact Economy is already working closely with other Departments, including … Economy JobsLocal GovernmentHousing | 98 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Civil Service Pension SchemeI will of course meet my hon. Friend to discuss Stephen’s case and resolve it as quickly as possible. Economy JobsLabour Market | 19 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 15 | 19.0% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 15 | 19.0% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 8 | 10.1% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 7 | 8.9% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 7 | 8.9% |
| Department for Education | 5 | 6.3% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 5 | 6.3% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 5 | 6.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to build flood defence capabilities in Southampton Test constituency. | Answered |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve animal welfare in the poultry industry. | Answered |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on (a) improving its accountability to consumers and (b) reducing its costs. | Answered |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the dumping of sewage by Southern Water in Southampton Test constituency. | Answered |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of trends in the level of (a) water and (b) energy usage required for artificial intelligence data centres. | Answered |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with cancer charities on the cost of travel insurance for people with cancer. | Answered |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ratify the Global Oceans Treaty. | Answered |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the volumetric concrete mobile plant industry. | Answered |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the ban on volumetric concrete mobile plants in 2028 on the environment. | Answered |
| 06 Jun 2025 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to support trans people to feel (a) safe and (b) valued. | Answered |
| 06 Jun 2025 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to issue guidance on the application of the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025 in public spaces. | Answered |
| 04 Jun 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support the development of the geothermal energy industry (a) nationally and (b) in Southampton Test constituency. | Answered |
| 04 Jun 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the National Park City initiative. | Answered |
| 04 Jun 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the chalk stream recovery pack for the river Test and Itchen. | Answered |
| 04 Jun 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support biodiversity and nature when building houses and infrastructure. | 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 | 58 | 19,562 | 11.7% |
| Accommodation | 16 | 16,369 | 9.8% |
| Staffing | 1 | 126,552 | 76.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,696 | 1.6% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,340 | 0.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 14,068 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 10 | 11,584 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,200 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 20 | 2,179 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 10 | 1,597 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 4 | 1,269 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 3 | 995 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 749 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 1 | 288 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 3 | 279 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 2 | 274 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,596 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,332 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,596 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP [200011725-8036] | 45 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,200 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 186 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 150 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | GIFFGAFF [200011725-5149] | 749 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,596 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,200 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB | 317 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] | 14 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 47 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP | 18 | Paid |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,200 | Paid |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [***] | 798 | Paid |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 229 | 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.
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
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Southampton
(Registered 2 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 10 wards, 10 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banister Polygon | Vivienne Windle | Labour Party | 1,006 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bassett | Sarah Louise Wood | Liberal Democrats | 1,481 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bevois | Jacqui Rayment | Labour Party | 1,281 | 02 May 2024 |
| Coxford | Beccy Greenhalgh | Labour Party | 1,062 | 02 May 2024 |
| Freemantle | Christie Lambert | Labour Party | 1,339 | 02 May 2024 |
| Millbrook | Christian Cox | Labour Party | 1,042 | 02 May 2024 |
| Portswood | John Savage | Labour Party | 1,401 | 02 May 2024 |
| Redbridge | Eugene McManus | Labour Party | 1,157 | 02 May 2024 |
| Shirley | Alice Kloker | Labour Party | 1,458 | 02 May 2024 |
| Swaythling | Thomas Gravatt | Liberal Democrats | 1,116 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 110,539 | Electorate 65,520 (2024) |
| Median age | 34 | years |
| Degree-educated | 33.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 77.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 45.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 33.2% | households |
| Social-rented | 21.6% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.9% | 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.