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Uma Kumaran · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
333
of 504 possible
Attendance
66%
171 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
182
75 debates
Written Qs
101
101 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£214k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 208 claims
Interests
4
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 69 | |
| Taxation | 64 | |
| Employment | 37 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 26 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 25 | |
| Crime & Policing | 21 | |
| Housing | 17 | |
| Pensions | 17 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Social Care | 15 | 5,455 |
| Economy Jobs | 18 | 4,166 |
| Culture Community | 7 | 3,821 |
| Crime | 8 | 2,780 |
| Defence | 26 | 2,769 |
| Cost Of Living | 9 | 2,530 |
| Education | 4 | 2,445 |
| Labour Market | 3 | 2,314 |
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: 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 |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1Vote on New Clause 1 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a private member's bill on assisted dying. Based on available debate c… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)In this case, for this particular appointment, this body is the FCDO. | 12 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Thank you. | 2 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Thank you. This is my final question. Looking at the civil service code of conduct, which we went through as a Committee recently, do you think the Prime Minister was adequately se… | 118 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Returning to the UKSV security vetting system, and respecting your comments on the sanctity of the system, just to be clear, have you ever seen any UKSV form—this type of form, or … | 38 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Without disclosing what may or may not have been in the report, the leaked document to Bloomberg at the time contained information that Peter Mandelson had passed on market-sensiti… | 78 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Would you expect, as part of the procedures of how the civil service operates, that there would be a meeting note of these decisions, or how these decisions are verbally briefed, w… | 39 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)That is okay. | 3 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Is it also right to say that information about UKSV is only verbally communicated Department to Department? | 17 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)That is the questions I have on judgment, to follow up. | 11 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Would it be right to say that, broadly, most senior civil servants never, ever see a form of this nature? | 20 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Sir Olly, as we heard in his evidence, told us that he had “never seen” this form until it was leaked or published. He says that the recommendation that was verbally briefed to him… | 151 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)I would like to go on to the judgment point, because a lot seems to rest on judgment, when there seem to be clear processes. Where this is not quite matching the version of events … | 48 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)This entire conversation, our inquiry and the way this has been playing out in public, is mostly down to a series of very high-level leaks to very well-known news outlets. We have … | 115 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Sir Oliver, you said you are proud that you didn’t bow to pressure, but of course you were our chief Brexit negotiator. You are very used to high-pressure situations, which is part… | 112 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Understood. Sir Olly, before the decision or judgment was made not to inform the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary or, it seems, anyone that Mandelson’s developed vetting clear… | 81 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 19 | 18.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 16 | 15.8% |
| Home Office | 13 | 12.9% |
| Department for Education | 12 | 11.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 10 | 9.9% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 8 | 7.9% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 6 | 5.9% |
| Cabinet Office | 4 | 4.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will hold discussions with Iranian authorities on reports of discrimination against the Baha’i community. | Answered |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15559, if she will set out what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a stepped repayment structu… | Answered |
| 23 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 merits of regulating the advertising of average upload speeds. | Answered |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of differential university tuition fees based on the Teaching Excellence Framework on further education access for students from th… | Answered |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of linking differential fees to teaching standards on higher education institutions with higher than average rate of admission to students fro… | Answered |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support sustainable farming initiatives. | Answered |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to hold a consultation on the Circular Economy Growth Plan. | Answered |
| 04 Nov 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support mass atrocity prevention in Sudan. | Answered |
| 04 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce wait times for adult gender services. | Answered |
| 03 Nov 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) atrocity prevention capabilities and (b) civilian protection expertise are used during the UK’s response to events in El… | Answered |
| 16 Sept 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional support for an urgent scale-up of cholera response in Sudan. | Answered |
| 16 Sept 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan will help tackle inequalities in the commissioning of hospice services. | Answered |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025, whether the Disabled Facilities Grant will be available to disabled re… | Answered |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that young people are able to develop creative skills. | Answered |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include measures to ensure earlier diagnosis. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 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 | 199 | 23,899 | 11.2% |
| Staffing | 8 | 189,721 | 88.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 6 | 8,397 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 143 | 5,401 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 4 | 2,266 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 7 | 1,545 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 19 | 1,329 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 8 | 960 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 7 | 872 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 439 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 4 | 397 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 1 | 170 |
| Hospitality | Office Costs | 1 | 53 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 334 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 2,160 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,160 | 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 |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | DL Constituency Contact Flyers | 414 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | A4 Constituency Contact Posters | 120 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | A3 Constituency Contact Posters | 68 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 2,160 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Design - Uma Kumaran MP DL 2pp | 55 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Design - Uma Kumaran MP Poster | 45 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 182 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs TV licence | TVLICENSING.CO.UK | 170 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 14 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 2,160 | 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.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: UK Athletics Limited
Address of donor: Athletics House, Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2BE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the Diamond League London Athletics Meeting on 19th July at the London Stadium, value £400
Date received: 19 July 2025
Date accepted: 19 July 2025
Donor status: limited liability partnership
(Registered 21 July 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
20 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Doha Forum
Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation and F&B: £403.32 Flight: £5564.43, value £5,967.75
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on regional diplomacy and dialogue. Included meetings with Qatari ministers, ministers from other countries and key multilateral partners to discuss efforts to resolve regional conflicts. This visit is relevant to my role as a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
(Registered 19 January 2026)
16 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
Address of donor: 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£1,339.33), flights (£2,418.72) and subsistence received (£411.53), value £4,169.58
Destination of visit: Brazil
Dates of visit: 10 November 2025 to 17 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Part of the cross party delegation of members to COP30, to meet legislators, counterparts, UN officials and experts to build relations and have discussions on international climate process.
(Registered 15 December 2025)
10. Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Name: Jacob Tilley
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Director
Name of employer: Cavendish
(Registered 15 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 15 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow East | Abdi Mohamed | Labour Party | 1,266 | 12 Sept 2024 |
| Bow West | Asma Begum | Labour Party | 1,601 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bow West | Nathalie Bienfait | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,253 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bromley North | Abdul Nazrul | Aspire | 1,495 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bromley North | Saif Uddin Khaled | Aspire | 1,431 | 05 May 2022 |
| Forest Gate North | Liz Cronin | Labour Party | 1,757 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| Forest Gate South | Anamul Islam | Labour Party | 1,837 | 05 May 2022 |
| Forest Gate South | Madeleine Ann Ruth Sarley Pontin | Labour Party | 1,749 | 05 May 2022 |
| Forest Gate South | Winston Theodore Vaughan | Labour Party | 1,491 | 05 May 2022 |
| Maryland | Melanie Onovo | Labour Party | 1,626 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| Stratford | Joshua Garfield | Labour Party | 1,280 | 05 May 2022 |
| Stratford | Sabia Begum Kamali | Labour Party | 1,265 | 05 May 2022 |
| Stratford | Terry Paul | Labour Party | 1,169 | 05 May 2022 |
| Stratford Olympic Park | Danny Keeling | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,186 | 05 May 2022 |
| Stratford Olympic Park | Nate Higgins | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,394 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 129,606 | Electorate 80,735 (2024) |
| Median age | 31 | years |
| Degree-educated | 48.2% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 38.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 31.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 38.0% | households |
| Social-rented | 30.4% | households |
| Employment rate | 63.0% | 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.