Official portrait of Bridget Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson

Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, since 6 May 2010

Minister for Women and Equalities

The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson is the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Minister for Women and Equalities.

Scorecard

42.1% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote
242 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
333 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
13 Interests declared 7 at £5,000 or more
446 Debates spoken in 2061 written questions tabled

Ranked 601 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
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No vote 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 Aye 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No vote 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No vote 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No vote 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part Aye 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No vote 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No vote 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part No vote 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No vote 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 185–344

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.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£10,000

Name of donor: Jim Murphy
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign
Date received: 16 October 2025
Date accepted: 16 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

Name of donor: Labour First
Address of donor: Labour First, 3rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Staffing support for my Labour deputy leadership bid, plus emails sent and calls made, which were supportive of my deputy leadership campaign, value £3,923
Date received: 6 October 2025 to 23 October 2025
Date accepted: 6 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 10694816
(Registered 23 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

£5,000

Name of donor: Iain Simpson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
Date received: 7 October 2025
Date accepted: 7 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 23 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

£15,000

Name of donor: Francesca Perrin
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
Date received: 6 October 2025
Date accepted: 6 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

Name of donor: Fast Foster & Company Ltd
Address of donor: 124 Finchley Road, London NW3 5JS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
Date received: 14 October 2025
Date accepted: 27 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 15235147
(Registered 28 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

£20,000

Name of donor: Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury)
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
Date received: 3 October 2025
Date accepted: 3 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

£20,000

Name of donor: Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury )
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
Date received: 17 October 2025
Date accepted: 17 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

Name of donor: 89Up Ltd
Address of donor: 64-68 Pentonville Road, London N1 9PR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Staff time for designing and updating a website and associated functionality to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, plus associated website service costs (estimated), value £1,500
Date received: 4 October 2025 to 25 October 2025
Date accepted: 4 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 06886828
(Registered 31 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

£6,000

Name of donor: Paul Callaghan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Purchased on my behalf from the Labour Party access to campaign technology for telephoning members as part of my Labour Deputy Leadership campaign, value £6,000
Date received: 12 September 2025
Date accepted: 12 September 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 2 October 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

£5,268

Name of donor: 89up Ltd
Address of donor: 64-68 Pentonville Road, London N1 9PR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Staff time for designing and updating a website and associated functionality to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, plus associated website service costs, value £5,268.97
Date received: 11 September 2025 to 3 October 2025
Date accepted: 11 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 06886828
(Registered 6 October 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

Name of donor: Culture Quarter Ventures Ltd
Address of donor: The Dun Cow, 9 High Street West, Sunderland SR1 3HA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation of venue space for launch event for my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, including hire fee for space, technical staffing and equipment, front of house staffing, cleaning costs and refreshment cost, value £1,531.20
Date received: 13 September 2025
Date accepted: 13 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 10441014
(Registered 6 October 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

Name of donor: Paul Callaghan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Purchased on my behalf from the Labour Party access to campaign technology for sending a text message to members as part of my Labour Deputy Leadership campaign, value £4,000
Date received: 12 September 2025
Date accepted: 12 September 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 October 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

8. Miscellaneous

I am the beneficiary of the work of Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, which is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital.
Date interest arose: 18 September 2025
(Registered 6 October 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

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Debates

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


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