Wolverhampton North East / data
Sureena Brackenridge · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
661days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
426
of 504 possible
Attendance
85%
78 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
171
80 debates
Written Qs
36
36 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£178k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 55 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 91 | |
| Economy | 89 | |
| Employment | 50 | |
| Crime & Policing | 42 | |
| Education | 35 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 30 | |
| Housing | 24 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Transport | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 32 | 6,253 |
| Social Care | 17 | 6,059 |
| Local Government | 14 | 4,149 |
| Education | 13 | 2,514 |
| Health | 12 | 2,284 |
| Cost Of Living | 12 | 1,822 |
| Environment | 6 | 1,567 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organ… | Rebelled | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Rep… | 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 |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)Ed, you have stated that it is difficult to make an estimate of the impact of employment-related policies on the number of children in child poverty. However, is there an estimate … | 51 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)My question is for Alun Francis. You have spoken previously about your frustration about how disadvantage is badly defined in education, and how too often time is not spent working… | 50 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)My question is for Carl. The Sutton Trust has done a lot of work to highlight the double disadvantage faced by children in poverty who have SEND. What policies should be put in pla… | 41 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1819)Can I declare that, as a former teacher and deputy headteacher, I have been a paid member of NEU and ASCL? | 21 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1819)This is for Amanda and then I will open it up to the panel, if you wish to add anything. Is there a potential for tension between the reforms and schools’ and local authorities’ du… | 44 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1819)The Committee has previously heard that the rise in demand for EHCPs has been driven, in part, by weaknesses in earlier tiers of support, including non-statutory SEND support. What… | 55 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1819)The Committee has previously heard that the rise in demand for EHCPs has been driven, in part, by weaknesses in earlier tiers of support, including non-statutory SEND support. What… | 55 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1819)Can I declare that, as a former teacher and deputy headteacher, I have been a paid member of NEU and ASCL? | 21 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1819)This is for Amanda and then I will open it up to the panel, if you wish to add anything. Is there a potential for tension between the reforms and schools’ and local authorities’ du… | 44 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1819)EHCPs, as you know, were originally intended to support children and young people with the most complex needs. However, under these proposed reforms, do you believe that specialist… | 51 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1819)EHCPs, as you know, were originally intended to support children and young people with the most complex needs. However, under these proposed reforms, do you believe that specialist… | 51 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)It has become quite clear from all on the panel that uplifting the local housing rate is critical. That is not a policy that is in the current child poverty strategy. Is that the m… | 92 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)Following on from the points that you have just shared, just to be a little bit more specific and give you the opportunity to give a more considered commentary, how ambitious do yo… | 49 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)Following on from the points that you have just shared, just to be a little bit more specific and give you the opportunity to give a more considered commentary, how ambitious do yo… | 49 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1683)It has become quite clear from all on the panel that uplifting the local housing rate is critical. That is not a policy that is in the current child poverty strategy. Is that the m… | 92 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Education | 11 | 30.6% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 6 | 16.7% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 4 | 11.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 4 | 11.1% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 3 | 8.3% |
| Department for Transport | 2 | 5.6% |
| Home Office | 2 | 5.6% |
| Treasury | 1 | 2.8% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the action relating to a specialised service for patients with very severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was included in the Final Delivery Plan… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 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 integrated care boards are accountable for commissioning effective services for patients with very severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chro… | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on moving decisions on youth services funding to local communities. | Answered |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the use of industry specialists within further education colleges to provide masterclasses, staff training and professional development; and whether… | Answered |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what incentives are available to employers to support day-release arrangements for young people in further education and apprenticeships; and whether she plans to introduce additional measures to… | Answered |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve staff (a) pay and (b) conditions in further education colleges. | Answered |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending VAT exemption to further education colleges on (a) college finances, (b) learner outcomes and (c) skills provision; and whe… | Answered |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a multi-year funding settlement for the further education sector, and what assessment she has made of the potential benefits of a three-year funding cycle for workf… | Answered |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the cost of a standard class annual rail season ticket from Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street in (a) 2010 and (b) 2024. | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating a national fostering strategy. | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the National Cancer Plan for England includes measures that improve (a) early diagnosis and (b) outcomes for people with (i) myeloma and (ii) oth… | Answered |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of taper rates on young people living in supported accommodation who take on paid work; and if he will bring forward proposals to… | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that new business identity verification rules prevent the creation of businesses at people's addresses without their consent. | Answered |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage banks to use community development finance institutions. | Answered |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7047 on Holiday Accommodation: Licensing, what progress she has made on developing a short-term rental registration scheme. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education 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 | 36 | 29,301 | 16.5% |
| Staffing | 3 | 119,912 | 67.4% |
| Accommodation | 8 | 20,053 | 11.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,992 | 2.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,669 | 2.6% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 54 | 0.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 10 | 13,946 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 1 | 8,970 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 2 | 4,598 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 2 | 2,040 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 14 | 1,500 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 3 | 968 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 949 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 4 | 314 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 4 | 220 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 42 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 4 | 24 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [***] – [***] - Rent of £8,970 - 28/3/25 Faster Payment approval [***] | 8,970 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Facebook Ad - newsletter and coffee morning | 7 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | FB Ad - Newsletter and Coffee morning Ad | 7 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Facebook Ad - Newsletter and coffee morning | 6 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Facebood Ad - Newsletter and Coffee morning | 5 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Newsletter Ad | 2 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Facebook Ad Newsletter | 2 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Facebook Ad - Newsletter | 2 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Facebook Ad Newsletter | 2 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Facebook Ad - Newsletter and Coffee morning | 1 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Ad Newsletter | 1 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,238 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Printer, photocopier & scanner | 6,600 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Office stationary | 4,410 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 3,524 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | INTUIT LTD MAILCHIMP [200011725-2204] | 42 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | POST OFFICE COUNTER | 4 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 1,427 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 982 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 142 | 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
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Premier League
Address of donor: Brunel Building, 57 North Wharf Road, London W2 1HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for Premier League event, 'Inside Matters' Mental Health initiative, including Football match and hospitality, value £700
Date received: 17 May 2025
Date accepted: 17 May 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02719699
(Registered 10 June 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 7 wards, 7 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushbury South Low Hill | Paul David Sweet | Labour Party | 1,323 | 02 May 2024 |
| Fallings Park | Valerie Evans | Labour Party | 1,299 | 02 May 2024 |
| Heath Town | Jaspreet Kaur Jaspal | Labour Party | 1,305 | 02 May 2024 |
| Short Heath | Josh Whitehouse | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,093 | 02 May 2024 |
| Wednesfield North | Mary Bateman | Labour Party | 1,431 | 02 May 2024 |
| Wednesfield South | Jacqui Coogan | Labour Party | 1,243 | 02 May 2024 |
| Willenhall North | Stacie Elson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 997 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 109,402 | Electorate 70,715 (2024) |
| Median age | 38 | years |
| Degree-educated | 21.9% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 72.8% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 58.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 14.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 27.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 54.1% | 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.