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James Murray

Labour (Co-op) MP for Ealing North, since 12 December 2019

Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

The Rt Hon James Murray is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Ealing North, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently holds the Government post of Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General.

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Scorecard

65.2% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
375 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
200 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour (Co-op) MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
318 Debates spoken in 306 written questions tabled

Ranked 440 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
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading Aye 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 No 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading Aye 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 Aye 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 Aye 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 Aye 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 Aye 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 Aye 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 Aye 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 Aye 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Aye 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 No 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 No vote 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 No vote 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 362–107

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.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: BBC
Address of donor: Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel in relation to an appearance on BBC Any Questions for me and a member of staff (value is estimated), value £484.80
Date received: 24 April 2026
Date accepted: 24 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration RC000057
(Registered 16 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Name of donor: Mentorn Media
Address of donor: Tinopolis Centre, Park Street, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire SA15 3YE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel in relation to an appearance on BBC Question Time for me and a member of staff, value £295
Date received: 27 November 2025
Date accepted: 27 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02329345
(Registered 4 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

Name of donor: BBC
Address of donor: Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel in relation to an appearance on BBC Any Questions for me and a member of staff (value is estimated), value £328.30
Date received: 31 October 2025
Date accepted: 31 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration RC000057
(Registered 14 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

Name of donor: Mentorn Media
Address of donor: Tinopolis Centre, Park Street, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire SA15 3YE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel in relation to an appearance on BBC Question Time for me and a member of staff, value £475
Date received: 9 October 2025
Date accepted: 9 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02329345
(Registered 30 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

Name of donor: BBC
Address of donor: Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel and food in relation to an appearance on BBC Any Questions (value is estimated), value £498.30
Date received: 27 June 2025
Date accepted: 27 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration RC000057
(Registered 3 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Name of donor: BBC
Address of donor: Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel in relation to an appearance on BBC Any Questions (value is estimated), value £221.20
Date received: 7 February 2025
Date accepted: 7 February 2025
Donor status: company, registration RC000057
(Registered 3 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

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Debates

318 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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