Official portrait of Liam Byrne

Liam Byrne

Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North, since 15 July 2004

The Rt Hon Liam Byrne is the Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North, and has been an MP continually since 15 July 2004.

Scorecard

63.1% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
363 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
212 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
4 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
7 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
635 Debates spoken in 854 written questions tabled

Ranked 464 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 No 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 No 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 No 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Aye 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 No 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading Aye 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 No 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Aye 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 No 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 302–155

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Payment: £820 Audio narration for book.
Received on: 2 July 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 7 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Payment: £4,100 Further advance on a book.
Received on: 31 March 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Payment: £4,100 Further advance of £4,100 on book contract from Zeus.
Received on: 13 January 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 3 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

Payment: £4,100 Advance for book
Received on: 1 June 2025. Hours: 40 hrs.
(Registered 17 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

Role, work or services: Writing a book
Payer: Head of Zeus – UK, 5-8 Hardwick Street, London EC1R 4RG

On the register since 21 Nov 2024

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotels, flights, food and transport, value £4,738
Destination of visit: China
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 30 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend the 14th UK-China Senior Leadership Forum.
(Registered 9 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£5,435

Name of donor: OECD
Address of donor: 2 rue André Pascal, 75116 Paris, France
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight (£5,100) and hotel (£335), value £5,435
Destination of visit: South Korea
Dates of visit: 13 April 2026 to 17 April 2026
Purpose of visit: To give keynote address at the fourth Annual Meeting of Asian Parliamentary Budget Officials.
(Registered 7 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

635 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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