Warrington South / data
Sarah Hall · Labour and Co-operative Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
661days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
391
of 504 possible
Attendance
78%
113 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
186
43 debates
Written Qs
286
284 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£203k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 45 claims
Interests
4
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 87 | |
| Economy | 74 | |
| Employment | 43 | |
| Crime & Policing | 31 | |
| Education | 27 | |
| Housing | 23 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 20 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 1 | — |
| Local Government | 12 | 5,441 |
| Health | 8 | 4,840 |
| Social Care | 8 | 4,598 |
| Economy Jobs | 9 | 2,398 |
| Cost Of Living | 3 | 2,354 |
| Transport | 5 | 2,337 |
| Environment | 3 | 2,325 |
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.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)On specific lessons, can you give us some examples of things that will change as a result of the thefts? | 20 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)Making sure people only have access to the things that they need to have access to, I suppose. | 18 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)You are saying it is operational, absolutely, but a lot of these are top-level things that can be replicated across any museum or gallery—making sure that security is up to scratch… | 84 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)I would like to look at the high-profile instances of theft from national museums. We have touched on the cyber side of things, but some of the things that have been highlighted in… | 354 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)Going back to digitalisation and digital inventory, obviously there will be lots of items that are not categorised or on the system, and may be in storage. How do we know, in a tim… | 193 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)On the security systems themselves and modernising, is support being given to make sure that security standards are where they should be? | 22 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-20)What about things of an internal nature—I am not just talking about what happened here, but as we have touched on, the Louvre and so on and so forth—like whistleblowing? If concern… | 94 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. The death of a child is something that no parent should ever have to endure. It is every parent’s worst nightmare. There a… HealthSocial Care | 919 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Methane from Landfill SitesAt a time when families are already under pressure from high energy bills, what assessment has the Minister made of the risk that, without action before April 2027, declining landf… EnergyEnvironmentUtilities | 41 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Methane from Landfill Sites7. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of methane harvested from landfill sites on energy security. EnergyEnvironmentUtilities | 24 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Social Enterprises and Community OwnershipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. In Warrington South, I have been working closely with grassroots sports clubs like Cromwell Athletic, Crosfields and Bank … Economy JobsLocal GovernmentCulture Community | 535 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Education5. What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on education. Education | 14 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | EducationAs chair of the inclusion and nurture in education all-party group, I welcome the Northern Ireland Department of Education’s independent research showing that nurture provision del… Education | 69 |
| 02 Feb 2026 | Indefinite Leave to RemainIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I will speak for my constituents who did exactly what this country asked of them. They came here legally, they worked har… ImmigrationSocial CareHealth | 377 |
| 02 Feb 2026 | Indefinite Leave to RemainI am going to carry on because of time. I have spoken to highly skilled public sector workers who are being told that their day job is somehow not contribution enough. I have heard… ImmigrationSocial CareHealth | 147 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 59 | 20.6% |
| Department for Education | 31 | 10.8% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 24 | 8.4% |
| Treasury | 23 | 8.0% |
| Home Office | 23 | 8.0% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 20 | 7.0% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 19 | 6.6% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 18 | 6.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has held discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of establishing a judge-led public inquiry into the UK Government’s potential… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of support available to people with brain tumours through health and social care services. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an recent assessment of the effectiveness of the regulation of gambling advertising. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to secure an exemption to the EU Entry / Exit System for international road hauliers. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with EU counterparts on the potential impact of the 90/180 day Schengen travel restrictions on Formula One hauliers. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Schengen 90/180 day rule on international road haulage operations. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the causes of delays in the processing of driving licence renewal applications by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency; and what steps her Department is… | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of women killed in domestic homicides in their own homes. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 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 reform water companies regulation in response to sewage pollution. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the sufficiency of the level of refuge accommodation provision for victims of domestic abuse. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for refuge accommodation under the Safe Accommodation Duty. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children from Gaza have been admitted to NHS hospitals under the UK medical evacuation scheme since its launch. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the new integrated water regulator for England will be formally established. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that workers in the tech and creative sectors are able to organise and participate in trade union activity. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Motability tax changes on disabled people’s ability to access work, healthcare and caring responsibilities. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts 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 | 17 | 16,258 | 8.0% |
| Staffing | 4 | 158,059 | 77.8% |
| Accommodation | 13 | 19,089 | 9.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,515 | 3.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,008 | 1.5% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 234 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 1 | 7,703 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 13 | 6,288 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 3 | 5,339 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 3 | 3,600 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,140 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 630 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 1 | 218 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 7 | 172 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 56 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Former Coroner Office [***] [200011666-0] | 7,703 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 56 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Take up existing damaged old floor tiles, dispose of and replace with new ones [200011782-166] | 4,483 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Moving Fees | Legal costs | 630 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | Training on 25 Feb and 4 and 6th March and 18th March [200011782-168] | 1,440 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | Training on 20, 25 and 27 March [200011782-170] | 1,080 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | Training on 27 Feb 11, and 13 March [200011782-169] | 1,080 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Stationary | 20 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Stationary | 71 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 218 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Paint and Materials for Constituency Office [200011781-461] | 34 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Paint and Materials for Constituency Office [200011782-171] | 822 | Paid |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Stationary for Westminster | 3 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Stationary for Westminster | 60 | Paid |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] | 585 | Paid |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-1507] | 420 | Paid |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-407] | 210 | Paid |
| 07 Nov 2024 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] | 630 | Paid |
| 04 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Storage Box for Stationary | 8 | Paid |
| 01 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Stationary - Pens etc | 9 | 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.
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Nuclear Industry Association
Address of donor: 4th Floor, York House, 23 Kingsway, London WC2B 6UJ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights to Helsinki, hotel accommodation, transport and meals, value £882.55
Destination of visit: Finland
Dates of visit: 27 October 2025 to 29 October 2025
Purpose of visit: To visit the Olkiluoto 3 Nuclear Power Plant, Onkalo Geological Disposal Facility and Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) as part of a Nuclear Energy APPG Visit.
(Registered 13 November 2025)
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: Warrington
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member.
(Registered 2 August 2024)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Associate Governor of a Warrington based primary school. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 3 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Trustee, Museum of Policing in Cheshire. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 2 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 11 wards, 29 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton | Laura Booth | Liberal Democrats | 1,999 | 02 May 2024 |
| Appleton | Matt Scott | Liberal Democrats | 1,440 | 02 May 2024 |
| Appleton | Peter John Walker | Liberal Democrats | 1,906 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bewsey Whitecross | Shireen Saeed Mohammed | Labour Party | 1,015 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bewsey Whitecross | Steve Wright | Labour Party | 1,151 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bewsey Whitecross | Tom Jennings | Labour Party | 1,133 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chapelford Old Hall | Barbara Pete | Labour Party | 1,163 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chapelford Old Hall | Paul Warburton | Labour Party | 1,394 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chapelford Old Hall | Steve Parish | Labour Party | 1,521 | 02 May 2024 |
| Grappenhall | Helen Speed | Liberal Democrats | 1,160 | 02 May 2024 |
| Grappenhall | Mark Damen Browne | Liberal Democrats | 1,184 | 02 May 2024 |
| Great Sankey North Whittle Hall | Hitesh Patel | Labour Party | 1,319 | 02 May 2024 |
| Great Sankey North Whittle Hall | Janet Henshaw | Labour Party | 1,365 | 02 May 2024 |
| Great Sankey North Whittle Hall | Marcus Cameron | Labour Party | 1,285 | 02 May 2024 |
| Great Sankey South | Laura Watson | Labour Party | 1,378 | 02 May 2024 |
| Great Sankey South | Leah Hussain | Labour Party | 1,243 | 02 May 2024 |
| Great Sankey South | Mo Hussain | Labour Party | 1,256 | 02 May 2024 |
| Latchford East | Hans Josef Mundry | Labour Party | 847 | 02 May 2024 |
| Latchford East | Karen Mundry | Labour Party | 880 | 02 May 2024 |
| Latchford West | Denis James Thomas Matthews | Labour Party | 875 | 02 May 2024 |
| Latchford West | Maureen McLaughlin | Labour Party | 915 | 02 May 2024 |
| Lymm North Thelwall | Bob Hignett | Liberal Democrats | 1,848 | 02 May 2024 |
| Lymm North Thelwall | Ian George Marks | Liberal Democrats | 2,014 | 02 May 2024 |
| Lymm North Thelwall | Wendy Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 1,817 | 02 May 2024 |
| Penketh Cuerdley | Eunice Peters | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,144 | 02 May 2024 |
| Penketh Cuerdley | Geoff Fellows | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 986 | 02 May 2024 |
| Penketh Cuerdley | Jacob Barnard | Labour Party | 1,130 | 02 May 2024 |
| Stockton Heath | Judith Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 1,210 | 02 May 2024 |
| Stockton Heath | Sharon Harris | Liberal Democrats | 1,018 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 105,922 | Electorate 78,394 (2024) |
| Median age | 42 | years |
| Degree-educated | 35.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 92.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 72.5% | households |
| Private-rented | 15.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 61.4% | 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.