What steps her Department is taking to ensure that British citizens exercising their right of abode are not prevented from returning to the UK due to carrier enforcement of pre-departure checks.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Ben Coleman.
Labour Party MP for Chelsea and Fulham.
Commons votes
380/526
72% attendance · top 51% of MPs
Party alignment
17%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
772
across 112 debates · 28,840 words
Written Qs
166
161 answered · 5 pending
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026
3 Jun 2026
Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.
Ben Coleman is the Labour MP for Chelsea and Fulham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Coleman broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 | Yes | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 | Yes | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 | No | Freevs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
27 Apr
Disabled People: Benefits Reassessments
“Supports "right to try" but warns that removing universal credit health payments for disabled under-22s could push them deeper into poverty and away from work, and calls for impact…”
20 Apr
Maternity Commissioner
“Echoes support for a maternity commissioner to drive systemic change and make improvements stick across government permanently, while acknowledging the scale of work required.”
13 Apr
SEND Provision and Reform
“The White Paper is the most important reform since 2014; supports ISPs but requires clear legal enforceability, better ombudsman access, and mandated health-social care coordinatio…”
25 Mar
Voluntary Groups and Community Centres
“Community centres are essential public infrastructure suffering from 38% real-terms funding cuts since 2009; seeks three specific asks: clearer guidance on local authority support,…”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Coleman currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Social Care Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Coleman sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 38 | 22.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 34 | 20.5% |
| Department for Education | 24 | 14.5% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 21 | 12.7% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 16 | 9.6% |
| Treasury | 11 | 6.6% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 7 | 4.2% |
| Home Office | 5 | 3.0% |
Most recent.
What assessment she has made of the impact on British dual nationals of the operation of the carrier liability scheme, as expanded under section 76 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, in requiring proof of permission to travel prior to boarding for the UK.
Awaiting answer.
Whether she plans to introduce discretion, exemptions or transitional arrangements within the Electronic Travel Authorisation system and carrier liability framework to prevent cases of hardship among British dual nationals.
Awaiting answer.
What estimate she has made of the number of British dual nationals who have been refused boarding or otherwise prevented from travelling to the UK since February 2026 as a result of pre-departure documentation requirements.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Trustee of Sands End Arts & Community Centre, a charity that maintains and manag Trustee of Sands End Arts & Community Centre, a charity that maintains and manages a public arts and community centre in Fulham, London. Thi… |
Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Aug 2024
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 155,004 | 83.1% |
| Office Costs | 31,570 | 16.9% |
| Total · 49 claims | 186,574 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Coleman on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chelsea and Fulham | 18,556 | 39.4% | Won |
2024 — full result, Chelsea and Fulham.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben ColemanWON | Lab | 18,556 | 39.4 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Chelsea and Fulham →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 3 Jun 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 3 Jun 2026
SpeechesHansard · 28,840 words
18 Jul 2024 → 18 May 2026
18 Jul 2024 → 18 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
166 tabled · 161 answered
166 tabled · 161 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£186,574 · FY 24_25
£186,574 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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