Official portrait of James Murray

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.

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
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) Aye 364–167
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) Aye 327–182
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) Aye 362–164
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 Aye 348–176
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Aye 369–166
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Aye 371–166
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading No vote 322–179
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 No vote 187–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 No vote 189–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 No vote 87–321
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 No vote 99–367
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 No vote 57–309
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 No vote 74–311
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No vote 158–318
19 Nov 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 326–92
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 376–16
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading Aye 320–105
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No 165–327
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 No 147–318
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 No 143–318
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40 Aye 244–132
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 Aye 250–133
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 Aye 252–130
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 254–129
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33 Aye 257–128

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

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

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

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


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

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