Official portrait of Alex Norris

Alex Norris

Labour (Co-op) MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley, since 8 June 2017

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Alex Norris is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. He currently holds the Government post of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.

Scorecard

69.2% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
398 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
177 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
3 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
566 Debates spoken in 1169 written questions tabled

Ranked 379 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
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading No vote 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 No vote 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No vote 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No vote 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading Aye 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 Aye 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 Aye 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 Aye 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 Aye 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 Aye 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 Aye 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 Aye 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Aye 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 No 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 No vote 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 No vote 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 362–107

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: Nottingham Forest Football Club
Address of donor: The City Ground, Pavilion Road, Nottingham NG2 5FJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality for Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United, value £250
Date received: 1 November 2025
Date accepted: 1 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 1630402
(Registered 28 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Name of donor: Nottingham Forest Football Club
Address of donor: The City Ground, Pavilion Road, Nottingham NG2 5FJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality to Nottingham Forest vs. Brighton fixture at the City Ground, value £250
Date received: 1 February 2025
Date accepted: 1 February 2025
Donor status: company, registration 1630402
(Registered 28 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Chair of Governors at Rosslyn Park Primary & Nursery School in Nottingham. This is an unpaid position.
(Registered 13 April 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

566 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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