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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.

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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
3 Sep 2025 Opposition day: Hospitality sector No 158–334
3 Sep 2025 Opposition day: Property taxes No 98–335
2 Sep 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Second Reading Aye 365–164
2 Sep 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Reasoned Amendment No 167–367
16 Jul 2025 Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) deferred division Aye 333–54
16 Jul 2025 Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 deferred division Aye 334–54
15 Jul 2025 Opposition Day: Tax No 165–342
15 Jul 2025 Opposition Day: Welfare No 106–440
11 Jul 2025 Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Report: Amendment 1 No vote 0–47
11 Jul 2025 Motion to sit in private No vote 1–58
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading Aye 336–242
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 No 149–334
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No 130–443
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45 No 175–401
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part Aye 335–135
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No 105–370
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 No 103–416
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 No 35–469
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading Aye 415–98
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: Amendment 18 No 178–338
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 3 No 86–340
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 1 No 167–346
4 Jul 2025 Motion to sit in private No vote 1–33
2 Jul 2025 Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 No vote 385–26
2 Jul 2025 Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to insist on 2A and disagree with LA2B and LA2C No vote 321–158

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:

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

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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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