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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
2 Jul 2025 Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2025 deferred division No vote 333–168
2 Jul 2025 Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 338–79
1 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading Aye 335–260
1 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading No 149–328
30 Jun 2025 Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 No vote 315–4
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading Aye 314–291
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 No vote 274–224
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 No vote 275–209
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 No vote 223–269
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 No vote 213–266
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 No vote 208–261
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill: Third Reading Aye 312–95
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 130 No 178–313
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 121 No 114–310
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 88 No 178–313
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 43 No 147–305
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 No 102–390
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 No vote 117–379
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye 379–137
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 No 89–428
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No 189–328
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 175 No 184–336
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 174 No 194–335
13 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 No vote 259–216
13 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 No vote 230–256

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.

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 →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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