Official portrait of Anneliese Midgley

Anneliese Midgley

Labour MP for Knowsley, since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

Anneliese Midgley is the Labour MP for Knowsley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip).

Scorecard

77.9% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
448 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
127 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
8 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
3 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
82 Debates spoken in 163 written questions tabled

Ranked 212 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
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division No vote 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Aye 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 369–102
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners No vote 115–0
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 Aye 394–85
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Aye 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 Aye 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Aye 332–94
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 323–160
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers No 112–283
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment Aye 294–110
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness No 108–307
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 No 171–322

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: The Jockey Club
Address of donor: 21-27 Lambs Conduit Street, London, England WC1N 3NL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Attendance with a guest at Aintree Racecourse for the Grand National on Saturday 11 April., value £560
Date received: 11 April 2026
Date accepted: 11 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 02909409
(Registered 20 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Hestview Ltd
Address of donor: 4 Wellington Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 4AP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality at Cheltenham Festival 2026, value £350
Date received: 10 March 2026
Date accepted: 10 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01100741
(Registered 16 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

Name of donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Address of donor: Unit 4/4a, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London, England, N7 9AH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A seat for the Brit Awards show, the food and drink provided and access to the after show event for 2 people, value £3,432
Date received: 28 February 2026
Date accepted: 28 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01132389
(Registered 7 March 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

82 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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