Official portrait of Steve Yemm

Steve Yemm

Labour MP for Mansfield, since 4 July 2024

Steve Yemm is the Labour MP for Mansfield, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

94.1% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
541 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
34 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 MPs
5 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
126 Debates spoken in 41 written questions tabled

Ranked 5 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 Aye 322–179
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 No 187–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 No 189–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 No 87–321
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 No 99–367
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 No 57–309
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 No 74–311
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No 158–318
19 Nov 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 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.

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

Name of donor: BioIndustry Association (BIA)
Address of donor: Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London WC1B 4DA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hosting the BioIndustry Association Parliament Day Lunch on the Parliamentary Estate, value £4,442.48
Date received: 2 June 2026
Date accepted: 2 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01889626
(Registered 21 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

£7,200

Name of donor: Chamber UK Services Ltd
Address of donor: Golden Cross House Chamber Uk, Golden Cross House, Strand WC2N 4JF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: This support was for the AI in Healthcare Showcase, jointly organised by policy institute, Curia, and UKAI, the UK trade association for artificial intelligence. The event was organised with a regional innovation spotlight on the East Midlands, with a keynote address given by Nottingham Trent University, value £7,200
Date received: 14 April 2026
Date accepted: 14 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 13653688
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Name of donor: The Royal Society
Address of donor: 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hosting of an event in Parliament as part of The Royal Society’s parliamentary pairing scheme, including a reception for other MPs and Peers, value £3,051.28
Date received: 16 March 2026
Date accepted: 16 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration RC000519
(Registered 22 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

Name of donor: Royal Society of Chemistry
Address of donor: Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The Royal Society of Chemistry and I hosted an event in Parliament as part of Chemistry Week including a reception for other MPs and Peers, and students from my constituency. This is an exact cost that was incurred by the RSC in order to provide the chemistry experiment facilities enjoyed at the event, value £3,732
Date received: 12 November 2025
Date accepted: 12 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration RC000524
(Registered 4 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Name of donor: Institution of Chemical Engineers
IChemE hosted a science engagement session as part of Chemistry Week in Parliament, attended by young constituents from a school in my constituency, and funded the cost of their train/tube travel to and from Mansfield (the value of the travel costs are below the threshold for registration under Category 2.)
Date interest arose: 12 November 2025
Date interest ended: 12 November 2025
(Registered 4 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

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Debates

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

Money declared to them

5 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £22,175 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.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
2 Jun 2026 Steve Yemm sitting MP BioIndustry Association (BIA) Company Non Cash Hospitality £4,442
14 Apr 2026 Steve Yemm sitting MP Chamber UK Services Ltd Company Non Cash Other £7,200
16 Mar 2026 Steve Yemm sitting MP The Royal Society Company Non Cash Other £3,051
12 Nov 2025 Steve Yemm sitting MP Royal Society of Chemistry Company Non Cash Other £3,732
4 Jun 2025 Steve Yemm sitting MP Royal British Legion Trading Ltd Company Non Cash Hospitality £3,750

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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