Official portrait of Andrew Western

Andrew Western

Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston, since 15 December 2022

Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Andrew Western is the Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston, and has been an MP continually since 15 December 2022. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions).

Scorecard

76.0% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
437 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
138 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
8 Interests declared 3 at £5,000 or more
165 Debates spoken in 94 written questions tabled

Ranked 254 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
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No vote 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No vote 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No vote 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 Aye 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading Aye 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 Aye 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part Aye 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Aye 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 185–344

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)

£8,500

Name of donor: R N Restaurant (Perivale) Limited
Address of donor: The Old Hoover Building Western Avenue, Perivale, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 8DW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The Royal Nawaab restaurant in Stockport, owned by RN Restaurant, hosted a fundraiser in support of my general election campaign on 28/03/2026. The owner, Mohammed Waqaas, covered the cost of 10 tables and waived hire charge of the function room, value £8,500
Date received: 28 March 2026
Date accepted: 28 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 08694498
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Name of donor: Easy Cash Card Limited
Address of donor: Lava House 1st Floor 57 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M4 4FS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 purchase of tickets to attend fundraising dinner held in support of my general election campaign, in Stockport.
Date received: 28 March 2026
Date accepted: 28 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10623187
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Name of donor: SABZ Solicitors LLP
Address of donor: 615-617, Stretford Road, Manchester M16 0QA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 28 March 2026
Date accepted: 28 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration OC371772
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

£7,250

Name of donor: World Metal Recycling Limited
Address of donor: Graphic House, 308 Moseley Road, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 2LH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,250
Date received: 1 April 2026
Date accepted: 1 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 06865444
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Name of donor: Olympic Oils Limited
Address of donor: Olympic Foods, Fallows Way, Whiston, Merseyside L35 1RZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date received: 28 March 2026
Date accepted: 28 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01946330
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Name of donor: Millennium Care (U.K.) Limited
Address of donor: Mitchell Charlesworth, Glebe Business Park, Lunts Heath Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 5SQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 purchase of tickets to attend fundraising dinner held in support of my general election campaign, in Stockport.
Date received: 28 March 2026
Date accepted: 28 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03462318
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Name of donor: Kevin Craig
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,100
Date received: 8 April 2026
Date accepted: 8 April 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 23 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Homes for Britain Ltd
Address of donor: 12 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Homes for Britain Ltd have arranged for 12 monthly payments (of £416.66) to the communications consultancy 411 Communications Ltd, for social media advice and support for one year until May 2026, value £5,000
Date received: 18 June 2025 to 18 May 2026
Date accepted: 18 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 14724694
(Registered 8 July 2025; updated 5 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

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Debates

165 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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