St Helens South & Whiston / data
Ms Marie Rimmer · Labour Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4006days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
323
of 504 possible
Attendance
64%
181 absent / paired
Whip alignment
93%
vs party majority
Speeches
16
12 debates
Written Qs
14
14 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£259k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 171 claims
Interests
0
Register
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 69 | |
| Taxation | 59 | |
| Employment | 33 | |
| Education | 32 | |
| Crime & Policing | 22 | |
| Housing | 22 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 21 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | — |
| Social Care | 6 | 4,220 |
| Health | 4 | 2,715 |
| Fiscal Policy | 4 | 2,521 |
| Economy Jobs | 3 | 1,579 |
| Local Government | 1 | 1,437 |
| Defence | 4 | 1,077 |
| Culture Community | 3 | 956 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2Vote on opposition amendments to the Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill that would have restricted UK Export Finance support w… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1Vote on whether to ban UK government export finance or insurance for goods where there is reason to believe they may be re-exported to Russi… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on whether to pass the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill makes c… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Freedom of Religion or Belief in ChinaThere are few of us here today, but the speeches in this debate have been absolutely from the heart, sincere, and very detailed indeed. Members have not just come in and written ou… Culture CommunityDefenceOther | 512 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Freedom of Religion or Belief in ChinaI do agree, and I will come to that later. I am glad that the hon. Gentleman has said more than I was going to say—I thought I was saying too much. Yes, he is absolutely right, and… Culture CommunityDefenceOther | 1,134 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Freedom of Religion or Belief in ChinaI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for freedom of religion or belief in China. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, M… Culture CommunityDefenceOther | 1,096 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Freedom of Religion or Belief in ChinaI have to say that I did not hear everything that the hon. Member said, but I think we should do whatever we can to bring the issue to a head, one way or another. We cannot just le… Culture CommunityDefenceOther | 86 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Type 1 Diabetes: Infant TestingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this evening, Sir Alec—for the first time as well. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell)… HealthSocial Care | 473 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Palliative CareI thank my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) for securing this vital debate. Her knowledge, understanding and compassion for people are outstanding and cann… HealthSocial Care | 801 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | UkraineMay I pay tribute to the Secretary of State for his excellent opening speech? It gave us all the details. I also pay tribute to the Opposition, although on this one thing, they are… DefenceCulture Community | 691 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) BillI rise to speak in support of amendment 1, which appears in the name of the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith). The Bill is narrow, but it g… Economy JobsFiscal Policy | 241 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Local Government FinanceWhat can councillors do to fund the statutory duties? People were given much better in the past, but we have to ration the services. They are quality services, and the integrated h… Local GovernmentFiscal PolicySocial Care | 202 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Local Government FinanceLife in my constituency is tough for many families. Too many live with the daily consequences of poverty, ill health and insecurity. Many people are vulnerable, and the impact can … Local GovernmentFiscal PolicySocial Care | 1,235 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Jimmy Lai ConvictionThe use of foreign lawyers by both prosecution and defence is a long-established tradition in Hong Kong, yet Jimmy Lai has been denied that right, even as judgment has been passed.… DefenceCulture CommunityImmigration | 265 |
| 02 Dec 2025 | Budget ResolutionsI want to turn to another measure in the Budget that speaks to fundamental fairness in our society: the high value council tax surcharge, known as the mansion tax. Under the last G… Fiscal PolicyHealthSocial Care | 473 |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Financial Transparency: Overseas TerritoriesIt is a pleasure to work under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Phil Brickell) for securing this important debate, and for his… Fiscal PolicyCrimeEconomy Jobs | 370 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Obesity and Fatty Liver DiseaseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Worthing West (Dr Cooper) for securing this important debate. It is a plea… HealthEconomy JobsSocial Care | 968 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Victims and Courts BillThis takes me back to speaking with the family and father of young Violet-Grace, who was killed in 2017, at four years old, by someone who was going 80 mph in a 30 mph zone and the… CrimeSocial Care | 68 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Justice | 8 | 57.1% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 4 | 28.6% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 | 7.1% |
| Home Office | 1 | 7.1% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of state intimidation on Uyghur families in the diaspora. | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with international partners like Taiwan on undersea cable resilience. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying bandings to regional areas of the UK to the base minimum salary thresholds and occupation-specific going rates for busi… | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the Legal Aid Agency's Sign in to Legal Aid Services implementation has been delayed; what specific security issues have arisen; and when updates on its postponed launch will be mad… | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to compensate legal aid providers for disruption caused by the cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency in April 2025. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Chinese counterparts concerning the detention of Falun Gong practitioner, Ding Yuande; and what diplomatic steps s… | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what types of personal and sensitive data were compromised in the April 2025 cyber attack on the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) including whether the breach included information on vulnerable individuals s… | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of disaster recovery planning at the Legal Aid Agency prior to the cyber-attack of April 2025. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the the Legal Advice Agency data breach in April 2025, whether his Department and the LAA had a prepared disaster recovery plan prior to the breach. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, after the April 2025 data breach of the Legal Advice Agency, what specific steps have been taken, and what further measures are planned, to ensure that a similar security breach does not occur agai… | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the determined method by which unauthorised access was gained to the Legal Aid Agency's online digital systems during the April 2025 data breach. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, regarding the cyber attack in April 2025 on the Legal Aid Agency (LAA), other than the information on the LAA’s website, what steps have been taken to notify legal aid applicants that their confide… | Answered |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps she has taken with her international counterparts to ensure the protection of Rohingya women and girls in Myanmar. | Answered |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific) made representations on the non-recognition of the BNO passport by (a) China and (b) Hong Kon… | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 33 | 11,910 | 4.6% |
| Office Costs | 122 | 28,362 | 11.0% |
| Staffing | 1 | 206,045 | 79.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 8,041 | 3.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,507 | 1.7% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 32 | 11,880 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,600 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 55 | 2,463 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 12 | 2,400 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 13 | 1,730 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 4 | 1,421 |
| Insurance - contents | Office Costs | 2 | 839 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 13 | 509 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 4 | 411 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 14 | 331 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 1 | 170 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 2 | 76 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-8270] | 420 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -372 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-6335] | 420 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | INSTANTPRINT [200011725-5839] | 49 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MY O2 BILL PAYMENT [200011725-4034] | 38 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | MY O2 BILL PAYMENT [200011725-4033] | 24 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-4679] | 210 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 93 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Parking | [200011725-4680] | 30 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 200 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-6510] | 194 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-2691] | 388 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] | 630 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | Part refund of claim 60263616:1 | -210 | Paid |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] | 51 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 203 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 139 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 20 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 17 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 13 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
No financial interests declared by this MP.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 9 wards, 21 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bold Lea Green | Allen John Makin | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,176 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bold Lea Green | David Edward Hawley | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,209 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bold Lea Green | Glen Roger Richards | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,120 | 05 May 2022 |
| Eccleston | Geoff Pearl | Liberal Democrats | 1,938 | 05 May 2022 |
| Eccleston | Michael Haw | Liberal Democrats | 2,252 | 05 May 2022 |
| Eccleston | Teresa Veronica Sims | Liberal Democrats | 2,178 | 05 May 2022 |
| Peasley Cross Fingerpost | Damien O'Connor | Labour Party | 325 | 05 May 2022 |
| Prescot South | Graham Wickens | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,029 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rainhill | Donna Greaves | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 2,133 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rainhill | James Tasker | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 2,336 | 05 May 2022 |
| Rainhill | Kate Elizabeth Stevenson | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 2,062 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Helens Town Centre | Anne Helen McCormack | Labour Party | 747 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Helens Town Centre | Michelle Elaine Sweeney | Labour Party | 700 | 05 May 2022 |
| Sutton North West | John William Hodkinson | Labour Party | 643 | 05 May 2022 |
| Sutton North West | Niall Campbell | Labour Party | 645 | 05 May 2022 |
| Thatto Heath | Nova Louise Charlton | Labour Party | 1,372 | 05 May 2022 |
| Thatto Heath | Richard McCauley | Labour Party | 1,317 | 05 May 2022 |
| Thatto Heath | Robyn Olivia Hattersley | Labour Party | 1,330 | 05 May 2022 |
| West Park | Derek Paul Long | Labour Party | 1,348 | 05 May 2022 |
| West Park | Marlene Mary Quinn | Labour Party | 1,543 | 05 May 2022 |
| West Park | Martin James Bond | Labour Party | 1,516 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 93,668 | Electorate 71,569 (2024) |
| Median age | 42 | years |
| Degree-educated | 27.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.7% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 63.9% | households |
| Private-rented | 17.7% | households |
| Social-rented | 18.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 55.5% | 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.