Lucy Powell
Labour (Co-op) MP for Manchester Central, since 15 November 2012
Secretary of State for Education
The Rt Hon Lucy Powell is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Manchester Central, and has been an MP continually since 15 November 2012. She currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Education.
Scorecard
Voting record
590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
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. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Playscan Limited
Address of donor: 222 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8EY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £50,000 donation made directly to the Labour Party for the provision of staff costs to support my role and office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
Donor status: company, registration 01966393
(Registered 22 January 2026)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Sean Wadsworth
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 15 September 2025
Date accepted: 15 September 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 13 October 2025)
Name of donor: Small Axe Communications Ltd
Address of donor: Office 1, The Warehouse, Anchor Quay, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 8GZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In kind donation of staff time, for communications and administrative services in relation to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. In addition to paid for services between 29 September 2025 and 24 October 2025, value £20,000
Date received: 29 September 2025 to 24 October 2025
Date accepted: 29 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07877552
(Registered 28 October 2025)
Name of donor: Theodore Caplan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 16 October 2025
Date accepted: 16 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 October 2025)
Name of donor: Ivy Business Centre Ltd
Address of donor: Ivy Mill Crown Street, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9BG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 for my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 10 October 2025
Date accepted: 10 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 08046145
(Registered 28 October 2025)
Name of donor: Ecotricity Group Ltd
Address of donor: Lion House, Rowcroft, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3BY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 24 September 2025
Date accepted: 24 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03521776
(Registered 10 October 2025)
Name of donor: Martin Taylor
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
Date received: 24 September 2025
Date accepted: 24 September 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 October 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: The Football Association Ltd
Address of donor: Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HA9 0WS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality for me and a guest for the FA Cup Final match between Manchester City v Chelsea, value £580
Date received: 16 May 2026
Date accepted: 16 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00077797
(Registered 26 May 2026)
Name of donor: PRS for Music Limited
Address of donor: 1st Floor, Golding’s House, 2 Hays Lane, London SE1 2HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for me and a guest to attend a music concert, as a guest of PRS for Music at Wembley Stadium, value £858
Date received: 23 June 2026
Date accepted: 23 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03444246
(Registered 25 June 2026)
Name of donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Address of donor: Unit 4/4A, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets for me and a guest to the BRIT Awards, held in my constituency of Manchester Central and outside London for the first time in 50 years. The tickets included dinner and drinks, and an arena floor seat. These tickets were not available to buy and were by strict invitation only and extended to me as the constituency MP, value £5,016
Date received: 28 February 2026
Date accepted: 28 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01132389
(Registered 2 March 2026)
Name of donor: The Football League Ltd
Address of donor: Efl House, 10 - 12 West Cliff, Preston, Lancashire PR1 8HU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2 Tickets (myself and a guest) to attend the Carabao Cup Final between Manchester City & Arsenal. The tickets included a hospitality lounge pass for the match, value £900
Date received: 22 March 2026
Date accepted: 22 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00080612
(Registered 23 March 2026)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Type of land/property: Residential property (a room in my London flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Interest held: from 1 June 2015
Rental income: from 1 June 2015
(Registered 4 September 2015)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Name of company or organisation: New Road Management
Nature of business: A property management company
Additional information: One sixth shareholder
(Registered 13 December 2012; updated 2 June 2015 and 13 May 2021)
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Debates
465 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- SEND: Cross-Government Work
- Curriculum and Assessment Review
- Student Loans
- Topical Questions
- Young People not in Education, Employment or Training
- Education and Skills Reform
- Death of Ann Widdecombe
- Northern Powerhouse Rail
- Business of the House
- Business of the House
Money declared to them
6 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £66,000 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.
| Accepted | Recipient | Donor | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2025 | Ms Lucy Powell MP sitting MP | Theodore Caplan Individual | Cash | £5,000 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Ms Lucy Powell MP sitting MP | Ivy Business Centre Ltd Company | Cash | £10k |
| 29 Sep 2025 | Ms Lucy Powell MP sitting MP | Small Axe Communications Ltd Company | Non Cash Staff costs | £20k |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Ms Lucy Powell MP sitting MP | Ecotricity Group Ltd Company | Cash | £15k |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Ms Lucy Powell MP sitting MP | Mr Martin Taylor Individual | Cash | £10k |
| 15 Sep 2025 | Ms Lucy Powell MP sitting MP | Sean Wadsworth Individual | Cash | £6,000 |
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