Official portrait of Louise Haigh

Louise Haigh

Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley, since 7 May 2015

First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office

The Rt Hon Louise Haigh is the Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government post of First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office.

Scorecard

58.4% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
336 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
239 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 none at £5,000 or more
466 Debates spoken in 2704 written questions tabled

Ranked 526 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 No vote 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 No vote 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 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 vote 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No vote 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 No vote 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 No vote 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 No vote 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.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Guest Panellist
From: 31 October 2025.
Payer: Have I Got News For You, Series 70 (Production Company), Hat Trick Productions, 33 Oval Road, London NW1 7EA
(Registered 3 November 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

Payment expected: £1,500
Completed or provided on: 31 October 2025. Hours: 5 hrs.
(Registered 3 November 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: The Ivors Academy
Address of donor: Prager Metis LLP, 5A Bear Lane, Southwark, London SE1 0UH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the Ivor awards, value £1,314
Date received: 21 May 2026
Date accepted: 21 May 2026
Donor status: limited liability partnership
(Registered 13 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding)
Address of donor: 1 Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DE
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, transport and food, value £1,260
Destination of visit: Lebanon
Dates of visit: 6 October 2025 to 10 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding
(Registered 13 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Member of Executive Committee of Tribune Group of Labour MPs. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 4 November 2025
(Registered 10 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

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Debates

466 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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